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Nurturing environmental values through gardening
“Most of what is called growth today is waste. A sustainable human community must be designed in such a manner that its way of life,...
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Introducing nature journaling
Our impact on nature, whether it’s positive or negative, depends on the way we learn about it and interact with it. In today’s time of...
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How might we reimagine nature camps?
Helping children connect with nature in their locality is a gateway to build empathy in them towards the natural world. One of aims of...
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Who are our Earth Ambassadors in 2019?
Authenticity is one of the key traits we need while working with children. Authenticity comes from lived experiences like observing a...
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Sessions on leading an eco-club
Community driven eco-clubs can be a great platform to connect children with nature during their formative years. One of aims of the...
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Using audio-visuals for conservation education
Ending one of his sessions with this image of a waterfall from Panna Tiger Reserve, Shekar Dattatri said, “This is why I do what I do...
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Launching the Earth Ambassadors Programme 2019
The ecological crisis we face needs every one of us to take up new roles to care for our planet. To do this through education, we need an...
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Nisha's nature club updates
Nisha , an aspiring conservation biologist, has surprised and inspired us at various moments during her YOUCAN journey. She has been a...
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A nature calendar by children
Suvedha and Dodli, came together with us carrying an amazing spirit to spread the good of how strongly they felt, that all of us should...
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Introducing children to native trees
Nambi Rajan, our Earth Ambassador, is a passionate young individual, whose spirit is in the mountains. He described his second session at...
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Featured - You can connect with nature
We are over the moon to note that we received 64 inquiries to apply for our Earth Ambassadors Fellowship after The Hindu EDGE published...
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Reaching out to children in their communities
Nisha Bhakat, a YOUCAN Earth Ambassador, is keenly engaging with kids in her apartment to recycle existing materials for using them up...
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Featuring a session by our Earth Ambassador - Sathya Priya
Sathya Priya is one of our enthusiastic Earth Ambassadors who is a final year humanities student at IIT Madras. She conducted her first...
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Announcing the first cohort of Earth Ambassadors
Nature has blessed us with beautiful forests and oceans. Forests that provide life giving water. Oceans that fight climate change by...
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How to Facilitate an Interactive Session
Interaction and facilitation are two of the most important skills to conduct education and outreach sessions on environment and...
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How to Conduct an Awareness Session
Like how there are many ways to reach out to a school principal and plan for an awareness session on ecosystems, there are many ways to...
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How to Plan for an Awareness Session
There are thousands of ways to plan for an awareness session to introduce students to ecosystems. It depends on the region, culture,...
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How to Approach a School Principal
There is no ‘one right way’ to approach the Principal of a school in India to conduct an awareness session on environment and...
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