GAIA Eco Club
Introduction
Gaia Eco Club of Shillong Commerce College is a voluntary group which promotes the learning of students about their environment. It is a platform where students are empowered to take up meaningful environmental activities which sensitize them about environmental issues and sustainable development. It is a forum through which
students can reach out to influence, engage their parents and neighbourhood communities to promote sound environmental behaviour.
Mission:
Going green and to maintain a sustainable green campus. To create a natural, holistic, student-centered learning environment that inspires our students to be creative, innovative, green leaders and eco-friendly decision makers.
Aims and Objectives
- Motivate the students to keep their surroundings green and clean by undertaking plantation of trees.
For teachers, it is a wonderful opportunity to create awareness, build attitudes and help students take up activities in real world, in a way in which the constraints of the classroom and curriculum will not allow.
Sensitize the students to minimize the use of plastic bags, not to throw them in public places as they choke drains and sewers, cause water logging and provide breeding ground for mosquitoes.
- Organize tree plantation programme, awareness programme such as Quiz, painting competitions, wall magazines, compost making and rally etc. regarding various environmental issues and educate students about re-use of waste material & preparation of products out of waste
- Motivate students to imbibe habits and life style for minimum waste generation, source separation of waste and disposing the waste to the nearest storage point.
- Organize Nature Trail/camping in ecosystem/ Parks/ Lakes areas to know about the Bio-diversity.
- Promote the conservation of water and use of rainwater harvesting techniques
- Organizing different seminars and film show in collaboration with various organization regarding different issues of environment
- To train the green volunteers for gardening on various aspects (medicinal, floral, agricultural) and composting through experts.
- Beautify selected road side area with Avenue plants and put campaign boards to generate awareness.