Nurture Nature Camp

Nurture Nature Camp

“Never doubt a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world: indeed it is the only thing it ever has”- Margaret Head. Since the inception of Siruthuli in 2003, the team has been determined to bring about a change in the environment through waterbodies restoration, afforestation, waste management and by creating awareness among people.
Nurture Nature Camp
Siruthuli team realized that creating awareness among the school community would bring in puissant impact to the cause. It all started in 2007, as a two day event in VOC park where the children would gather near the Pachanayagi tree and listen to sessions given by eminent people and environmental enthusiasts and learn from them. Later it became an event for an entire week where children from various schools would participate in various sessions. After a break of 2 years , the Nurture Nature Camp resumed in 2022 at the VOC park. It was a bright sunny day , when little cherubs from different schools gathered near Pachai Nayagi , VOC park with all zeal to take part in the camp. Dr G S Sameeran, the first citizen of Coimbatore , addressed the children with enthusiasm. He had a casual discussion with the children asking them about the various things they observed in the park. He made a count of 27 different things that the little children mentioned. He was fascinated by the Magizham poo tree and said they mention it as Ilanchi poo in their place and there is a 400 year old tree in front of his house . We could feel the sense of nostalgia he was holding when he discussed his home .

The Collector discussed how the Bats act as a carrier for various types of organisms to spread the disease and how human beings and birds act as carrier to a lot of plant species . We should try to understand the fact that everything in the universe is related and has a significance . Later the children were taken to the Noyyal Life centre where they listened to the sessions on various thematic areas such as Water, Forests, Waste, Biodiversity etc. Each day of the camp is curated with care, to take the children through the importance of various aspects of environment and the importance to preserve them. The children are also educated on the natural / made-made resources in the city and taken around the city to educate them. Various hands on and interactive sessions are also organised which help the children involve in activities and understand their responsibility towards protecting Nature. Learning by doing is the best way to learn and what better than to get involved with Nature enthusiasts in Siruthuli.
What nature teaches us is “Lets Learn to Let others Live”

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SIRUTHULI - General Donation

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