Environmental Contribution

Yuvak Biradari has made a substantial contribution towards environmental conservation. It has endeavored to provide the youth an opportunity to appreciate and value the joys of constructive physical labour. The emphasis is on developing an attitude wherein social work is treated not as charity, but as an inherent part of our culture and upbringing. In this context, to bolster the equilibrium in the environment, Yuvak Biradari undertakes Vriksha Sneha and Vasundhara Bachao Andolan (Save the Earth movement), and spreads awareness about the dangers of environmental pollution and undue exploitation.

• Through tree plantation campaigns during 1982-2006, Biradars have planted more than 100,000 tree saplings of which approximately 60% are still flourishing at the Film City (Aarey Coloney, Mumbai), Ellora Caves (Aurangabad), Panhala, Sevagram, and North Guwahati.

• Through our Save Water and Cleanliness Drives (Jal Bachao aur Swachchata Abhiyaan) in 2002-2006 many groups of Biradars went door-to-door in more than 150 villages and small towns of Maharashtra to bring about awareness on these issues.
  
  

National Inter-collegiate Green Venture Competition

Environmental degradation caused by mankind is a fundamental threat to all living things. Youth who dream and dare can play a constructive role in sustainable development. As an initiative in this direction, Yuvak Biradari (Bharat) with Shri Vileparle Kelavani Mandal has been organizing ‘Vasundhara Bachao’ – National inter-collegiate Green Venture Competition’ in Mumbai. Earth-friendly concepts/practices/businesses developed by youth can go a long way in developing a community of responsible and happy citizens. Therefore Yuvak Biradari (Bharat) invited students to write a proposal for starting a social venture/business venture to address any environmental (ecological) issue they identified.

Topics were to relate to air, solid and liquid waste treatment and management, water management, recycling, reuse, environment management systems, greening of supply chain, green marketing, developing a green product or service etc. In 2007 the competition was conducted in association with Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and in 2008 it was put up in association with National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE). The objective of this competition was to channelise the thought process of budding managers which will eventually lead to the subject of ‘environmental sustainability’ occupying centre stage in board rooms and drawing rooms. A large number of student teams from premier institutes across India participated and the best teams won cash prizes.