Capacity building of teachers:

Paryavaran Mitra, GPCB, Paryavaraniya Vikas Kendra, and Aditya Birla Group undertook environmental awareness program titled “Jidd Karo Paryavaran Bachavani” for environmental awareness for Primary teachers and B.Ed. students in Ahmedabad and Rajkot districts during the year 2016-17. Objective of the program was to inculcate environmental education through simple activities.  We also published an activity book for environmental education that can be included in curriculum also. A total of four programs (1 teacher and 1 B.Ed. student in each district) were organized, 2 in Ahmedabad and 2 in Rajkot. Details of the training programs held in Ahmedabad is as under:

• A 2- Day teacher’s environment awareness training program titled “Jidd Karo Paryavaran Bachava Ni” on March 01, 2017, Tuesday, Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad.  Around 115 primary school teachers from 5 talukas of Ahmedabad district namely Daskroi, Sanand, Bavla, City, and Dolka participated in the program.
• A one-day student (B.Ed students) environmental awareness training program was organized on 31^st March 2017 at M.N. Shukla B.Ed College, Thaltej.  Students from 5 colleges took part in the training program.

1. Teacher’s training program titled “JiddKaro Paryavaran Bachava Ni” on March 01, 2017, Tuesday,  Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad

Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

A 2-Day training program for environmental awareness was organized by Paryavaran Mitra, ParyavaranVikas Kendra, Aditya Birla Group, and Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB). Participants were 115 primary school teachers from 5 talukas of Ahmedabad district namely Daskroi, Sanand, Bavla, City, and Dolka.

Guest and Speakers:

• Mahesh Pandya. (Director of Paryavaran Mitra NGO Ahmedabad based)
• TusharPancholi (Director of Paryavaran Vikas Kendra NGO Rajkot based)
• Mr M P Mehta (District Education Officer, Ahmedabad)
• Mr K C Mistry (Member Secretary of GPCB, Gandhinagar)
• MrAshu Parekh (Senior Representative, Aditya Birla Group)
• MsFalguni Joshi (Consultant, Paryavaran Mitra)
• MrDipesh Patel (E-Colli Waste Management)
• MrVivekSheth (Envirokleen solutions Representative of GPCB)
• Mr Anil Raval (Principal, Divan Ballubhai Primary school, Kankaria
• MrRajendra Mehta (Retired Teacher C. N. Vidyalaya)

Following suggestion were given by participants:

• E-waste collection activity in school.
• To facilitate solar system in school through Gujarat government scheme.
• Tree plantation in school by personalizing it with student’s name.
• Use of solar energy in MadhyahanBhojan Scheme.
• Reuse of plastic to make creative things
• Disposal of all waste to produce manure.
• Promoting natural product instead of chemical-base product.

Day-1:

Day 2:

2. 
   Students’s training program (B.Ed students) organized on 31^stMarch 2017 at M.N. Shukla B.Ed College, Thaltej.

One-day training program for B.Ed. Students on environmental awareness was organized by Paryavaran Mitra, ParyavaranVikas Kendra, Aditya Birla Group, and Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB). Students from 5 colleges, approximately 150 students took part in the training program.  The schedule is as below:

Teacher Training program in 2014:

A 2-day Teacher’s Training Program “Role of Social worker in Environment protection” for Master of Social Work faculty members held on 18-19 January 2014, Ahmedabad

A 2-day training programme for Faculty Members of Master of Social Work course was jointly organized by Paryavaran Mitra, Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), and Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on 18^th to 19^th January, 2014 in Ahmedabad. The role of Social Worker in Environmental Protection was much discussed in the following areas:

Content:

• Our Environment – Common resources, common responsibilities
• Environmental problems of Gujarat
• Impact of socio-political decisions on our environment
• Environmental legislations
• Climate Change – burning problem for world
• EPH – a tool to involve people in environment decision making process
• How social worker can read EIA report?
• Role of social worker
• Way forward

Resource Persons:

1. Mahesh Pandya, Paryavaran Mitra
2. Sujit Kumar Singh, CSE, Delhi
3. Hardik Shah,GPCB
4. K U Mistry, GPCB
5. SudarshanIyengar, Gujarati Vidhyapith
6. Falguni Joshi, Paryavaran Mitra

The schedule of 2-day teacher training programme is as follows:

Date: 18^thJanuary 2014

Date: 19^th January 2014