Vrikshit Foundation
Vrikshit Foundation is a voluntary organization based in New Delhi.[1] The NGO runs cleanliness drives, works to spread awareness about cleanliness and sanitation. conduct wall paintings and organizes tree plantation programs with citizens.[2] It was founded by 22 years old software developer Shankar Singh with the objective to make his city clean.[3] Vrikshit has done many wall makeovers in New Delhi with the message to save environment as a part of their awareness program.[4] The organisation has helped and fed nearly 1 million stray dogs in lockdown. Currently they are visually impared and economically weak students free of cost through their program Education For All.[5]
Recently during coronavirus crisis in India, Vrikshit has worked to help patients to find oxygens, hospital beds, ICU, medicines etc. After the lockdown was imposed in view of Covid-19 pandemic in Delhi, almost 2,000 sex workers have lost their only source of livelihood at Delhi's GB Road. Vrikshit Foundation distributed ration to about 800 families of sex workers.[6][7] The foundation has worked with the Delhi Government on the first dengue campaign of the government #10hafte10baje10minute. The NGO also works with underprivileged children and visually impaired children.[8] It has also supported the Delhi Government's campaign Switch To EV by spreading awareness about electric vehicles through their wall painting.[9]
Awards and Recognition[edit]
- Delhi Ke Nirmata - The Makers of Delhi Award by the Government of Delhi[10]
- Envirocare Green Award by Envirocare Labs
References[edit]
- ↑ "Vrikshit Foundation | Best Ngo in Delhi working for Environment | vrikshik foundation|Best Ngo in India | NGO's Near Me". www.vrikshitfoundation.com. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ↑ "Youths bring out shovels for a clean sweep of this open dumping ground | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-06-19. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Trying to Make Delhi Swachh, but Govt Needs to Contribute Equally". TheQuint. 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2021-06-19. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "A clean act: Youngsters give a new lease of life to these Delhi walls". Hindustan Times. 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ↑ "Education For All: This NGO Is Teaching English-Speaking To Visually-Impaired Students". Youth Ki Awaaz. 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ↑ "Delhi: Struggling to survive, sex workers at GB Road get help from Good Samaritans amid Covid pandemic". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ↑ "Covid second wave: Sex workers get help from Good Samaritans". Hindustan Times. 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ↑ "जब चेहरे पर मास्क और हाथों में फावड़ा लेकर सफाई में लगे स्टूडेंट्स". Navbharat Times (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ↑ "Delhi government says overwhelming support from youth for 'Switch Delhi' campaign's last leg". Hindustan Times. 2021-04-04. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ↑ "'Delhi ke Nirmata'— The Makers of Delhi felicitated at Kejriwal's oath taking ceremony". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-06-19. Unknown parameter
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