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Planting Hope: Grassroute and BSW Students Celebrate Christmas by Restoring Mangroves

Celebrating the inauguration of our mangrove planting initiative with Smt. Neethu Binod handing over saplings to the students
"Celebrating the inauguration of our mangrove planting initiative with Smt. Neethu Binod handing over saplings to the students, alongside esteemed guests including Ward Member Smt. C.C. Sijy, Grassroute President Sri. Sreeraj K.T., Vice President Sri. Merten Joseph, Treasurer Sri. Jose C. Vattathara, Rajagiri Outreach Coordinator Sri. Renjith, local social worker Sri. Dishi Kochuthara, and dedicated BSW students. Together, we are nurturing our coastal ecosystems!"

This Christmas, Team Grassroute and BSW students from Rajagiri School of Social Work took a unique approach to celebrate the festive season—by giving back to the environment. In a heartwarming initiative, volunteers and students came together to plant mangrove saplings along the Valiya Banarjee Canal in Nayarambalam, reinforcing their commitment to environmental sustainability. By restoring lost mangrove forests and creating awareness among coastal communities, this initiative not only enhances biodiversity but also strengthens the resilience of coastal areas against climate change.

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Activities Community projects Planting

4,000 Reasons to Celebrate: Phase Two of Coastal Conservation Initiative moves into success.

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United for a Greener Future: Participants Celebrate the Success of the Coastal Conservation Initiative.

This ambitious project has been meticulously planned by Grassroute and is overseen by Rajagiri Outreach, with support from Ocean Network Express, a leading logistics company. The initiative has also garnered cooperation from Nayarambalam Gram Panchayat, various National Service Scheme (N.S.S.) units, and the Encon Club.

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Activities Community projects Planting

Empowering Coastal Protection: Students Join Hands to Plant Coast Cottonwood Trees

Participants of Grassroute's coastal conservation initiative at Puthankadapuram, Nayarambalam, where students, local leaders, and organizers came together to plant Coast Cottonwood trees along the sand wall, strengthening coastal protection efforts.
Participants of Grassroute's coastal conservation initiative at Puthankadapuram, Nayarambalam, where students, local leaders, and organizers came together to plant Coast Cottonwood trees along the sand wall, strengthening coastal protection efforts.

This initiative not only strengthens our coastlines but also fosters a sense of environmental stewardship among the younger generation. By planting these trees, students are directly contributing to the protection of their community’s future, while also gaining invaluable knowledge about the importance of preserving our natural environment.

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Activities Community projects Planting

Grassroute Joins Forces with Rewild: Plant a Tree, Build a Legacy!

Rewild's Planting project.
Rewild's Planting project.

For Grassroute, planting trees with Rewild is more than just a one-time event; it’s an investment in the future. Imagine the joy of witnessing these saplings blossom into a thriving ecosystem that provides fresh fruit, fragrant herbs, and a haven for butterflies!

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Activities Community projects Organic Farming

Pokkali Farming Workshop finished with grand success.

Pokkali Farming Workshop Chapter 4
Participants are learning the harvesting principles during the chapter 4 of Pokkali Farming Workshop organized by Grassroute.

We have got the Pokkali farming method from our ancestors and they were doing it very well, but somewhere we have lost it somehow. Now it is on the verge of being obsolete. It is our primary commitment to support such native cultivation methods and to prevent them from extinction.

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Community projects Planting

Grassroute Celebrates World Coconut Day with Mathrubhumi Seed

Grassroute on World Coconut Day
Saplings are handed over to Seed Students and teachers by SSV Sabha officials and Grassroute activists

Keralites use coconut as food, tender coconuts for water and toddy they drink, with the fronds they make mats and roofings, with the oil they cook and with the husk fibre they make ropes. But the thing is that coconut is declaining in Kerala. On World Coconut Day, we plant a few saplings.

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Activities Community projects Organic Farming

Pokkali Farming Workshop. Chapter 1

Pokkali Farming Workshop
Rajagiri College Computer Science Students participating in the Pokkali Farming Workshop Organized by Grassroute

The Computer Science students from Rajagiri college participated in the Pokkali Farming Workshop organized by Grassroute. The team includes 53 girls and 36 boys. Department heads, Associate Director and Assistant Director of the college were also present. Mr K.K. Reghuraj, Farm Superindent, KUFOS and mentor of Grassroute lead classes on Pokkali Farming.

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Community projects Mangrove Nursery Planting

Grassroute Mangrove Nursery Inaugurated.

Inaugurating Grassroute Mangrove Nursery

On the second week of April, the Ward Member, Nayarambalam Panchayath, Mrs Beena Jagadeeshan inaugurated the Grassroute Mangrove Nursery. Students from various schools and colleges were present to witness the event. Some native people also attended the ceremony. It was a pride moment for Team Grassroute fulfilling a dream job.

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Biodiversity Community projects

Seeing off the babies of Olive Ridley Turtle to the Arabian Sea.

Mr Devadas Pulikkal, a native of Pallathamkulangara, took care of the turtle eggs which hatched early this morning. He was caring the eggs for more than a couple of months. According to him, the eggs need 50 days to hatch. In this batch, there were 74 babies sent to the Arabian Sea. These lovely beings are the babies of Olive Ridley Turtle (binominal/scientific name – Lepidochelys olivacea).

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Charity Community projects

Supporting MHAT to care Coastal area people’s mental health.

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The meeting organized by Grassroute to facilitate OP Clinic at Sanjopuram Church, Nayarambalam.

MHAT gives recovery-oriented mental health care to the poorest people with severe mental disorders. MHAT finds their patients based on a process of economic screening based on direct home visit. Grassroute has coordinated locally to find the suitable place to start their OP Clinic.