tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46199055367567164572012-02-16T18:42:14.089+05:30In an attempt to restore Delhi’s green cover, Monsoon Wooding was launched in 2005 by Swechha - We for Change foundation. It aims to bring together volunteers who wish to see Delhi’s tree cover expand and to give them a platform to realize their plans.Chief Wooderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13183774464141119465noreply@blogger.comBlogger351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619905536756716457.post-3517815312544865232010-07-16T16:41:00.002+05:302010-07-16T16:45:49.881+05:30

Today, Friday, July 16 2010, we went down to the Japanese garden in Rohini to plant 136 saplings. The team working at the park work fantastically and had already dug the foundations for all of the saplings. After Swechha had moved all of the saplings and tools into the planting area Exel arrived with the much needed man power of about 64 very enthusiastic volunteers. Together Sweccha, Exel and

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Monsoon Wooding is all set to host another plantation drive this weekend. The Details are as follows: When: Saturday, 1st August, 2009 Where: P Block Park, Sector-21, Noida Time: 9:00-12:00 am Hope to see you there :)

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Monsoon Wooding's next Plantation Drive is in New Friends Colony, New Delhion 10th July, Friday ( B-block park) from 8-11 amPlease do come and help us Dream a Green Dream for Delhi!Call Rashee at 9971443639 for directions.

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Monsoon Wooding's next Plantation Drive is in New Friends Colony, New Delhion 10th July, Friday ( B-block park) from 8-11 amPlease do come and help us Dream a Green Dream for Delhi!Call Rashee at 9971443639 for directions.

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Monsoon Wooding is all set host a Distribution Drive this week.The Details are as follows:When: Friday, 3rd July, 2009Where: N-block Market, GK-ITime: 2:00-6:00 pmPlease do come and make the event a huge, 'green', success.

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Monsoon Wooding has teamed up with Accenture to host another plantation drive this week.The Details are as follows:When: Saturday, 4th June, 2009Where: C Block Park, Sector-26, NoidaTime: 8:00-12:00 amHope to see you there!

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Monsoon Wooding undertook it's second successful distribution drive at Janpath on 26th June.We had close to 15 volunteers participating in the event. The response was good and we were able to distribute about 100 saplings of putranjiva to raise money for the campaign.Another NGO, Bitter Chocolate also participated in the distribution drive and has agreed to lend help to the Monsoon Wooding

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Monsoon Wooding has teamed up with Bitter Chocolate to host a plantation drive this week.The Details are as follows:When: Saturday, 27th June, 2009Where: Japanese Park, Sector-11, RohiniTime: 8:00-12:00 amWe are planning to plant about 200 saplings so please do come and make the event a huge, 'green', success.Google Map

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After the success of the first Distribution Drive at Khan Market, Monsoon Wooding is all set to host another such event.We'll distribute saplings in order to create awareness and raise money for subsequent events.Distribution Drive Venue: Connaught Place( Janpath Market) Date: 26 June, 2009Day: FridayTime: 3:30-6:30 pmHope to see you there!

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Monsoon Wooding 2009 successfully kicked off with a Sapling Distribution Drive at Khan Market on June 11, 2009. Before the drive the volunteers gathered together for a short brainstorming session. Despite the Heat, around 30 volunteers gathered to distribute close to 150 saplings of Putranjiva or the Lucky Bean Tree to raise money for subsequent events. Most importantly we got to talk to a

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The campaign plans to get bigger and better this year with aim to plant atleast 5,000 trees in Delhi!We are kick starting the campaign this year with a Distribution Drive and a Plantation this week.The details are as follows:Distribution DriveWhen: Thursday, June 11, 2009Where: Khan MarketTime: 4.00 pm- 7.00 pmPlantation: Phase IWhen: Friday, June 12, 2009Where: New Friends Colony (Ashoka Park- A

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The Wooders from I.P College planted several trees and shrubs inside the College Campus.More than 80 volunteers toiled to Plant almost 80 trees and more shrubs.All these Volunteers have pledged to nurture and water the plants they planted,hoping to add more life to the poison in Delhi we breathe everyday.Do call us at 9958147041 or email at monsoonwooding@gmail.com to have the Wooders come to

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Our Wooders did it again! On a lazy Sunday, 10th August, about 50 Volunteers from St.Stephens and other Delhi Colleges fought lethargy to green up Vasant Kunj's Sector C,Pocket1.We planted Kaner, Hibiscus, Kachnar and Chameli to add greens and flowers to the locality.Do write to us at monsoonwooding@gmail.com if you too wish to have the Wooders come to your Locality, College or Office Area and

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Target 600Join Wooders from St.Stephens College and others this Sunday, 10th August and help the nation in the Greenest Way possible...Date: 10th August 2008Venue: Sector C, Pocket 1 Vasant KunjTime: 8 a.mDo come and help us see a greener IndiaCall 9958147041 for directions

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On Saturday 26th,July a few but faithful Wooders planted 100 saplings at Shankar Vihar.It was a hot day, but the Wooders braved the odds to green the city. We were also helped by the DEORA workforce to assist us, since our other Volunteers couldn't make it.Diospyros, Sheeham, Alistonia and Peepul are some of the trees we planted.We are planning our next De-nailing Drive soon, but we need

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Monsoon Wooding's next Plantation Drive is at Shankar Vihar, Delhi Cantton 26th July, Saturday (Beyond AWWA Hostel and USI Mess). We are targeting almost 250 saplings and need all the help we can.Please do come and help us Dream a Green Dream for Delhi!Call Chirag at 9871684021 or Lopa at 9958147041 for directions.We really need all hands on deck!Follow this link to locate Shankar Vihar:http://

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The Wooders did it again! On a hot and sultry Saturday, more than 20 of us planted 100 saplings at the Chirag Dilli Parks. We spent most of Friday at the park, cleaning it up,removing weeds and digging pits.With this Plantation, Monsoon Wooding has planted 400 saplings in different parts of the city. But the city needs a lot more greens. Please call us or email us to let us know if your locality,

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The MCD has agreed to support Monsoon Wooding in future plantations. To this end, they have given us a large plot of land in Chirag Dilli in which we should we able to plant more than 200 trees.We plan to make this our biggest event yet so please do come and make this event a huge, 'green', success!Venue: Chiraag DilliDate : 19 July, 2008Day : SaturdayTime : 8.00 a.m. onwardsFor detailed

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Underneath are links of the two areas we 'greened' up that you can now track using Google Earth.The first link shows Maharaja Agrasena Park in Green Park where the Wooders along with volunteers from Accenture planted 50 saplings.http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Green+Park+Market+,+New+Delhi&ie=UTF8&ll=28.555713,77.202955&spn=0.002087,0.004699&t=h&z=18The second link tracks the

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Location- Green Park Market Fighting to get a nail out. Look what we found beneath a poster: an infestation of termites. Checking for nails beneath the boards. This

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The Department of Environment and Forest, Government of NCT of Delhi, is organizing Plantation Drive at Najafgarh Drain (Chawla Village) on 28th June, 2008, 10.30 A.M. Hon’ble Chief Minister will be the Chief Guest.Monsoon Wooding and and its volunteers have been invited by the Department to join this plantation.It would fantastic if we could contribute to this plantation and the best way to do

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On Saturday, 21st June, Monsoon Wooding undertook its 2nd Plantation Drive of 2008. It turned out even better than the Wooders had hoped for and we were successful in planting a staggering 200 trees!25 Wooders gathered in Rockview Apartments, B2, Vasant Kunj to commence the arduous task of digging 200 plots, planting 200 trees and fabricating 200 tree guards. It wasn't all work though, the entire

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Monsoon Wooding undertook its third successful sapling distribution drive in the Defense Colony Market on 16th June.We had 20 eager volunteers ready to mobilize support among the shoppers. We distributed over 100 pots of lavender and kofia! The response was good and we received much encouragement.Another NGO, Katha, has agreed to lend help, monetary and otherwise, to the Monsoon Wooding compaign.

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"From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us

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Monsoon Wooding and Accenture teamed up on Saturday, 7th of June to plant 47 trees in Maharaja Agrasena Park. This was Monsoon Wooding's first plantation in 2008 and the turnout was brilliant. Over 30 enthusiastic Wooders joined hands to convert the decrepit wasteland into a green oasis.The work began as early as 2nd of June when 7 volunteers took up the tough task of cleaning the park and making

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Yamunostav is an annual celebration of World Environment Day organized by Swechha. This year, it was hosted in partnership with Nokia Siemens Networks at India Habitat Center.Monsoon Wooding was a big part of this event and we distributed 400 trees! The event was a confluence of music, art and innovation. The music was spell bounding with artists like Raghu Dixshit, Valentine Shipley(Parikrama &

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Monsoon Wooding is all geared up for its first plantation drive of 2008!The target area is Maharaja Agrasena Park in Green Park Market. On the 7th June, Swechha and Monsoon Wooding would like the support of all their volunteers as we aim to plant over 50 trees! This plantation also has the support of Accenture and its employees who will join in the planting process.The park is barren and littered

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Friday's event was fantastic!Watching 'Wasted', the journey of our city's waste, was really eye-opening. The movie had a huge impact and was followed by a discussion on Delhi's poorly executed waste disposal system. As discussions often do, it led the Wooders into an interesting conversation about several things including the true meaning of 'Urban Development'.Is a city developed when it has

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Monsoon Wooding is hosting another event on Friday, 30th May.We will screen "Wasted", an award winning short film made by Swechha We For Change, at the Swechha office :3rd floor, B1/46, Malviya Nagar.All interested, please come to the office at 2 pm.Following the screening, all volunteers will move to Khan Market to begin our 2nd de-nailing drive.We hope that it will be as or even more successful

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The Wooders met at Khan Market on 24 May to garner support for their campaign. We distributed close to 200 saplings. But more importantly we talked to an even larger number of people about Monsoon Wooding and the driving force behind it. In the process we managed to gain an insight about what the citizens of Delhi think about infrastructure developement and the consequent damage to the

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Buoyed by the success of the De-nailing Drive at GK I, the Wooders congregated at the Swechha office on 19 May to discuss the future course of the Monsoon Wooding campaign. It was decided that the next event will be held at Khan Market on 24 May. Along with de-nailing the trees in the vicinity, the Wooders will also give out approximately 200 saplings of Golden Duranda amongst several other

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Wooders With the SaplingsGetting Ready to Sell De-nailing in progress Fighting 'Plier' and Nail! A Tree to Lean on...

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Monsoon Wooding launched its first de-nailing drive on the 16th of May, in and around the M block market in GK I. The objective was twofold: one to remain within the main market, giving out saplings as tokens to spread awareness and the other to move from tree to tree freeing them from nails, wires or barbed fences. Our first target was a nasty barbed fence wound around several Ashoka trees. The

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Our first General Body Meeting of Monsoon Wooding 2008 was held at the Amphitheater, India Habitat Centre (New Delhi) on 14 May 2008. We had sent invites to people on Facebook and through word of mouth. It was heartening to see that despite the heat, around 25 enthusiastic volunteers turned up to brainstorm on how to initiate the campaign and take it forward. After everyone introduced themselves,

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‘There is so no such thing as a free lunch.’ One of the basic tenets of Economics (implying that there is an opportunity cost attached to everything); this is epitomized in the rapid infrastructure development Delhi is witnessing at the moment. The Delhi Metro, preparations for the Commonwealth Games, construction of flyovers, are a step in the right direction towards making Delhi a world class

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