NGO Number: 58/2020, Tax Exemption – 12A/80G/CSR 1
NITI Aayog, Government of India. Unique id no: TN/2021/0294349
Category: Awareness Programme
Reducing The Usage of Ball Point Pens
Venue: Dhanalakshmi Higher Secondary School, Royapuram
Date: 31.08.2019
‘Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make a change
EMAI is a trust for environment monitoring and action initiating. It is an organization which works to promote awareness of sparrows and conserve them by providing sparrow boxes.
Event:
An awareness program on the usage of ballpoint pens and sparrow conservation was conducted at ‘Dhanalakshmi Higher Secondary School’, Royapuram on 31.08.2019 between 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM.
Distribution Of Ink Pens & Sparrow Boxes:
The team EMAI distributed 1500 ink pens to students for reducing the usage of ballpoint pens which is non-biodegradable and also provided sparrow boxes to the students and later fixed the boxes in the students’ homes to conserve sparrows.
Event Highlight:
The Head Master Mr A. Anbuvanan motivated the students to utilize the ink pens by presenting an announcement that the students will be awarded a bonus of 5 marks in each subject in their Quarterly Examination.
Co-Ordinator: Mr D. Ganeshan, Environmentalist, Koodugal Organisation
Volunteers: Mrs Shanthini Assistant Professor(RGCE), Mr Prasanth(SRM IST), Mr Jagadhish, Mr Ronaldo, Ms Sheena(RGCE), Ms Roshini(RGCE), Mr Mathew(RGCE), Mr Jethendiran(RGCE)
ADDRESS TO STUDENTS:
- Dr T.Murugavel, Professor and Head of EMAI-SVCE-CARE discoursed how to protect and observe the sparrows.
- Mr E.Shanmuganatham, Wildlife Photographer and Writer encouraged the students to use ink pens instead of ballpoint pens.
- Mr D. Ganeshan, Environmentalist, Koodugal Organisation, explained how to fix the nest box in-house.
