At 80, Mr Pradip Burman is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, environmentalist & prolific businessman, founded Mobius Foundation. It is a non-profit organisation that works towards sustainable development & spreading awareness among people about why we need to walk on this path.
The founder strongly believes that we must sprout sustainability awareness in society and showcase the irresponsible activity we do without thinking about our environment for petty gains.
For a sustainable lifestyle, we must educate children & make some profound decisions so that they can be soft and friendly towards nature because running behind materialistic comfort only takes us towards our end.
Therefore, Pradip Burman began his initiative to save the environment.
The Initiatives by Pradip Burman
Human population growth is the root of all environmental-related problems. However, this is often left out of the conversation. We can fight to lessen climate change, clean up pollution & stop habitat loss of biodiversity. But these all cannot be achieved until we address or control unsustainable population growth. The first thing that we can do is talk about it with the people.
To achieve this goal, Mobius Foundation began its journey by partnering with Zee Media and WION Channel to start conversations nationwide to explain how population growth is destroying natural resources and greenery.
- Project Aakar
Project Aakar is another initiative by the Mobius Foundation and a part of the Sustainability Solution program that works to promote awareness among women for family planning.
As the Earth is burdened with the growing population, they require more natural resources to consume, such as water, food, energy. This growing demand is depleting the planet’s resources.
Through this initiative, Mobius Foundation is supporting the Government of India’s commitment to stabilize the population. It is a crucial step to reduce global issues, extinction of species & carbon footprint.
3. Gyan Anant Vidyalaya
Pradip Burman has established a sustainable school called Gyan Anant Vidyalaya to teach young children about experiential learning by planting trees, and to live a sustainable life through curriculum activities.
The school gives knowledge through activities like conservation management, forestry, organic farming, etc.
4. Project Sanjeevani
To increase green cover in the states, Mobius Foundation, under Project Sanjeevani, began a mass tree plantation drive in 2018 and has planted 5000 saplings in Haryana.
The growth of greenery will not just reduce the greenhouse gases & other carbon footprints, but it will also help restore the ecological conservation projects for plantation drive.
Many local schools, students, farmers, Kisan club members and NGOs join the plantation drive to improve our Earth’s health.
5 .ICSE India
The International Conference on Sustainability Education (ICSE) was jointly established by Mobius Foundation and ‘The Climate Reality Project’ in partnership with the UNESCO New Delhi office. The initiative addresses the challenges that are halting the path of sustainable education.
It is empowering learners with new values, skills and attitudes that take the entire society towards sustainability. The leaders, educators, practitioners and policymakers are sharing innovative ideas, practices, case studies and policies to make a better decision for ‘Education for Sustainable Development, Environmental Education and Climate Change Education.’
6 .Training of Trainers on Circular Economy (ToTCE): The Educational Institutions
ToTCE is an empowering education programme that brings change to education with circular economy knowledge. In this initiative, Mobius Foundation invites collaborative efforts from practitioners, educational institutions and leaders to strengthen the education system and practices to provide knowledge beyond formal education. The programme is also designed to induce core circular thinking and values for teachers, lecturers, and academicians to teach future generations.
7. Khushal Parivar Diwas
Mobius Foundation began Khushal Parivar Diwas in sync with the UP government’s initiative, family planning. It organises camps at Trivendigani CHC and Kaisarganj CHC in Barabanki and Bahraich district to spread awareness and showcase how contraceptive methods can help them in planning a family.
It will increase the awareness among couples, help them plan a family & reduce the birth rates so that they can live a fulfilling and happy life.
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