Climate Change is no longer a just scientific term or a future possibility. It’s our reality. It is here
and now causing forest fires, floods, ice melts, landslides, and multispecies extinction. Scientists
claim that the upcoming COP26 meet of the UNFCCC is the last chance we have of reversing
the changing environment. It is upon us to preserve our beautiful planet for the coming centuries.
With this sense of urgency to bring about change, the Green Society of Jesus and Mary College
was started in 2015 to increase awareness and promote eco-friendly practices among students.
We believe that the environment can no longer be a peripheral issue but instead a priority in the
lives of all communities. We seek to empower students to participate in meaningful
environmental activities and projects and engage and influence their neighbourhood
communities. We hope that empowering students today will create a greener future tomorrow.
As a compulsory student society, the Green Society has more than 400 members. We conduct
various activities to increase awareness and help our members learn new ways of sustainable
living. We run workshops, competitions, rallies and webinars throughout the year. Some of the
important goals and priorities we have campaigned for in the past are:
- Clean Campus
- Anti-Plastic Campaign
- Tree Plantation Drives
- Waste Segregation and Management
- Water Conservation
- Climate Change and Global Warming
As the Green Society continues to grow, our primary focus is upon increasing its outreach and
pioneering environment-friendly ventures and activities. We will do this by keeping sustainable
learning and environmental development at the core of our initiatives. For the coming year, our
focus will be on:
- Research Projects
- Organising Skill Enhancement Workshops & Webinars
- Offering an Add-on and Certificate Courses on Sustainability
- Partnering with Eco-Clubs and groups working to achieve the goals of sustainability
- Engagement with neighbouring communities
- Collaborating with schools for Outreach Programmes
As a part of the Green Society, you can learn new skills and contribute in varied ways. We have
Research, Content, Marketing and Editorial Departments.
To know more about the Society, you can get in touch with:
Convenor
Ms. Trisha Chowdhry (Convenor) trishachowdhry90@gmail.com
President
Manishika Pawaia
Email Id: manishika.pawaia15@gmail.com
Vice President
Akriti Kalikotay
Email Id: akritikalikotay@gmail.com
Activities/events conducted in 2018-19
With the aim of promoting a better and greener future, The Green Society of Jesus and Mary college works to instill among the people the value of our Environment. Following is the series of events conducted by the Green Society in 2018-2019:
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19th Sept’18:The documentary "The Plastic Ocean" was screened, followed by a discussion.
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26th Sept’18:Writestry, where students wrote an essay on the topic ‘Prevention of Plastic Pollution in our Daily Lives’. The focus was to spread awareness about what can be done to have a plastic free lifestyle.
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23rd Oct’18:A workshop on Plastic pollution, effects and solutions in collaboration with The Happy Turtle was organised. A stall was set up to give the members an opportunity to purchase plastic alternatives at special prices. The Happy Turtle are the pioneers in End -to -end plastic reduction consulting. And with this collaboration we marked a new chapter in ways of promoting environmental awareness. A project was undertaken by students of B.El.Ed to calculate their individual plastic footprints and the green society worked on it at the community level. Students also carried out a survey of the use of plastic on the college premises. As a result it encouraged the canteen to reduce the use of plastic and switch to reusable stainless steel plates.
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31st Oct’18:An online poster making competition on the topic "Say No to Crackers" was organised before Diwali.
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1st Nov’18:"Suvidha", a stall for selling biodegradable sanitary napkins was set up during the Diwali Mela promoting awareness at community level, where 200 packets were sold at the cost price, and collection drive of old posters was organised to enable the students to reuse paper as material for our next event, "Slogan writing competition".
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15th and 16th Feb’19:As part of the college festival ‘Montage’ 2019, two events were organised. These included a quiz competition, “Ecotarianism” and “For the Potter's Canvas”, a pot painting competition. For the latter event, biodegradable pots made of cow dung were provided, promoting usage of eco- friendly products.
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13th March’19:A slam poetry competition on Colours of the Earth was organised to promote Safe and natural Holi.
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10th April’19:An online inter-college poster making competition on the topics: Save electricity, Save Water, Avoid Food wastage and Do not litter was organised. The aim was on developing greater social awareness.
Last year the Green Society identified and put up nameplates of 56 different species of trees present in our college campus for developing awareness about diversity in nature. In continuation, this year a project on tree watch and tree mapping were carried out for 15 species. We found that our college has 118 Neem trees (Azadirachta indica) and 8 Saptaparini trees (Alstonia scholaris).
Activities/events conducted in 2019-20
- 22 nd July,2019In collaboration with NSS and The Fine Arts Society of Jesus and Mary college,The Green Society organized an awareness programme (a rally on water conservation,a talk given by Ms Trisha Chowdhry,a tree plantation programme and poster making competition) as initiated by District Disaster Management Authority,New Delhi,under the JAL SHAKTI ABHIYAN which is an initiative of Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation,Ministry of Jal Shakti,Government of India.
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17 th Aug, 2019A religious follower of everything nature-friendly, the society held its council elections on online basis, wherein the society students were able to vote for their preferred candidates through Google forms to avoid wastage of paper.
- 6 th Sep,19The members of Green Society voluntarily participated in the Logo Design Contest for the Ministry of Environment,Forest and Climate Change,Government of India.
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9 th Sep, 19In association with the Delhi University Garden Committee, Principal Sr. Dr. Rosily was accompanied by the teacher members and students of the Green Society in planting a variety of saplings across college campus as part of a tree plantation drive, Varsha Vriksharopan.
- 18 th Sep,19A workshop on Reducing Plastic Footprint was organized in association with The Happy Turtle organisation. A stall was also set up by The Happy Turtle,selling environment friendly plastic alternatives.
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24 th Sep,19We also voluntarily participated in United Nations’ #ActNow Climate Campaign, wherein people from across the globe are being urged to take daily actions to reduce their carbon footprints. Members of The Green Society had put up posts on their respective social media accounts talking about their daily efforts in order to help the environment.
- 24 th Sep’19As part of Delhi Pollution Control Board’s efforts to provide significant instructions this festive season of Ganesh Chaturthi/ Durga Pooja,The Green Society of Jesus and Mary College organized a Nukkad Natak in association with Asmita Theatre Group.
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25 th Sep,19Some of The Green Society members had accompanied the society convener to conclave on ‘Circular Economy of Plastic Waste and Livelihood Opportunities and Excellence Awards for Academia and Community’. This event occurred as part of the Prime Minister’s Make India Plastic Free Mission and was organized under the guidance of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.
- 3 rd Oct,2019We showed our support towards the Anti- Plastic cum Recycling campaign organized by Enactus and Mercatus Society under which plastic was collected by the students with the aim of recycling the same. Members of The Green Society were asked to get their personal plastic waste for the massive collection. Prior to this,they also shared a picture of their share of waste collected on their social media accounts to spread awareness,on 25 th September’19.
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23 rd Oct, 19The Green Society collaborated with Greensphere, Eco Club of Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, and organized a workshop on menstrual hygiene in which members were informed about alternative menstrual products and samples were brought as part of a show and tell, for better understanding.
- 23 rd Oct-27 th Oct,2019#SayNoToCrackers Campaign- A 5 day online campaign with a factcheck series of posters was initiated to spread awareness to avoid crackers in order to reduce Air pollution.
