CompletedPlantation1 Jul 2017 – 30 Sept 2017Bareilly, Pilibhit, Kasganj and Mathura

Vriksh Mitra–Gram Mitra Abhiyan 2017 with SAIL

53,000 fruit saplings across Bareilly, Pilibhit, Kasganj and Mathura in the 2017 monsoon, 35,000 of them funded by Steel Authority of India.

Farmers with fruit saplings at the Silver Law College camp, 2017

In the 2017 monsoon the Foundation distributed 53,000 fruit saplings, and Steel Authority of India (SAIL) funded 35,000 of them under its CSR programme. Each camp brought together the farmers of nearby villages for a short programme on the value of fruit trees and how to care for them.

Camps

13 August: Silver Law College, Pilibhit Road, Bareilly
20 August: Labhakhera
27 August: LBS College
3 September: Narayan College
10 September: Bisalpur, Pilibhit
24 September: Pooranpur, Pilibhit, and Jatipura, Mathura

At Pooranpur, about 1,200 farmers from the surrounding villages each took home two saplings, including mango, after a session on scientific farming and the environment.

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Vriksh Mitra–Gram Mitra Abhiyan

Since 2011, more than 17 lakh fruit saplings have reached over 2.5 lakh village families across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana, giving them fresh fruit, extra income and a greener village.

Bareilly, Mathura and villages across Uttar Pradesh

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School education for children of the Gadhiya Lohar community since 2014 — fees, books, uniforms, tuition, transport, nutrition and medical care — across 13 localities of Bareilly.

Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh

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Maharana Pratap Chatravas

A residential hostel for Gadhiya Lohar children on a one-acre campus at Village Naugava Jagir, Pilibhit Road, Bareilly — built with the support of our donors.

Village Naugava Jagir, Pilibhit Road, Bareilly