Education, Training and Capacity Building

Supported by SwedBio, a programme at
the Stockholm Resilience Centre

The project seeks to build capacities of children and young adults in ecology and environmental education in the Chennai and Chengalpattu districts. In the first phase, we curated a teaching-learning module on wetland ecology titled “Home of the Blue Lily: A manual on wetland ecology”. The illustrated module covers key topics related to ecology, ecosystem services, biodiversity and wetland systems reflecting local sensibilities and traditional knowledge processes
In the second phase, we seek to make ecology and environment education experiential by working with children and educators as strategic partners through capacity building workshops. Currently, we are working with children from 2 schools in West Tambaram namely Tambaram Municipal High School, and MCCRSL Higher Secondary School. Incorporating nature elements to the existing curriculum to cultivate a sense of scientific curiosity and appreciation of biodiversity is at the core of the engagement

Supported by Wipro Foundation

The Urban Water Bootcamp is an intensive, short term training session, which is intended to introduce the participants to various topics in the theme of ‘Urban Water’ and ‘Urban Ecology’ and to give them an insight of how to advance with practical proposals for the Wipro Urban Ecology Small Grant. Conducted for 20 participants in March 2023, the program included both classroom lectures and field visits. The 2023 edition of the Bootcamp consisted of topics such as Introduction to Chennai’s Urban Ecology and Urban Water; Chennai's water supply, demand and wastewater treatment; Rain Water Harvesting; Tank restoration, Proposal writing, GIS Mapping, and Field based session to the two different urban farms

Supported by US Consulate General Chennai

TechCamp Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli was a one-day tech-based workshop that focused on riverine and ocean issues. The workshop was held on April 11, 2023, in Thoothukudi and was organised by Care Earth with the support of the US Consulate General in Chennai and Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) Kochi. The event was part of the 2022 TechCamp Kochi Waves of Change. The primary objective of the workshop was to promote digital literacy and technology adoption among 20 selected participants with backgrounds in local issues, community volunteering, and education. During the workshop, participants attended a lecture on marine biodiversity and were introduced to plastic mapping exercises, and tools that could help them address local issues in their communities. Additionally, the participants were provided with bilingual resources on oceans to enable them to use in their community outreach efforts

Supported by Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation and Greening Project

With a special focus on the conservation of bird sanctuaries and wetlands in Tamil Nadu, workshops were conducted across different districts of Tamil Nadu involving subject matter experts. Visits to bird sanctuaries, field interactions covering various domains like ecology, hydrology, eco-tourism, group activities and individual tasks were carried out as a part of the project

Supported by DHI (India) Water and Environment Pvt. Ltd.

This project was designed as a training of trainers for state government officials at Chennai headquarters, coastal District Collectorates, local communities, NGOs and Panchayats under themes such as Integrated Coastal Zone Management Programme (ICZM) planning including Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notifications, shoreline protection and management, coastal biodiversity conservation, alternative and sustainable livelihood, sustainable ecotourism in coastal areas and disaster preparedness and management in eleven coastal districts

Supported by Department of Environment,
Government of Tamil Nadu

The project supported as part of the Environment Protection and Renewable Energy Development Fund 2014-2015 aimed at implementing environment education and capacity building programmes specifically for schools. While the project took the existing syllabus and pedagogy into consideration, it design programmes that focussed on sustainable living and helped schools evolve as Eco-stewards, with leadership in environmental protection and conservation. Selected schools in the city of Chennai as well as in the districts of Thiruvallur, Kanchipuram, and Thiruvanamalai benefitted from the project

Supported by Kuruvilla Jacob Memorial Educational Trust

This project was initiated in order to mainstream ecology and environment into school curriculum and pedagogy for middle school teachers in July 2012. The program spread over two modules includes theoretical and interactive sessions along with field sessions and take home activities. Care Earth also released a resource manual for teachers on Biodiversity Conservation titled ‘Green Guru.’ In order to create awareness about biodiversity and take steps to conserve it, this manual hopes to connect schools with the environment, cultivating a sense of curiosity and appreciation for biodiversity in students

Supported by Society for Conservation Biology

A three-part film series was developed portraying the challenging co-existence between marine conservation and livelihoods of over two lakh fishing communities in the region, which is home to a string of 21 islands spread up to Thoothukudi

Supported by VA Tech WABAG

Through the project, Care Earth Trust sought to evolve and implement an integrated programme for building capacities amongst stakeholders to manage wetlands. The programme was designed as a systematic procedure for transferring scientific-technological know-how to the trainees with the expectation that the trainings would increase their knowledge and skills to protect, restore and conserve the wetlands

As part of the U. S. Mission India Public Diplomacy Grants Program, Care Earth executed Project ‘Water Matters: An Interactive Sustainability Showcase’, that aimed at utilising different mediums to educate, advocate, and support South India in addressing water challenges. Starting August 2018, the campaign was designed to take the message of sustainable water management to students, administration and the community through specifically targeted interventions
The exhibition and the associated events were very well received with over 24,000 people participating in the initial three weeks of the event. The exhibition was designed around “H2O Today”, obtained through a paid license to the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES). Through a combination of text panels, installations and audio-visual content, the exhibition explored diverse topics from the universality of the resource to South Indian traditions and the challenges and innovations that lay ahead