Before the camp: months of survey for one day of trees

"Fifteen years of tapasya, the trust of lakhs of trees" — that is how the Foundation introduced the 2026 season to its followers in July. The day of distribution is the part people see. What makes the trees survive is the work that comes before it.

Months before a camp, volunteers and workers go village to village to talk with farmers and families. Every village is surveyed to settle four questions: where the trees will be planted, how many saplings are needed, which trees suit the local climate and soil, and who will take responsibility for looking after them. Only then are farmers registered and given the card that will bring them to the camp.

That planning, the Foundation says, is why the lakhs of trees planted under the campaign are not only alive but now support biodiversity and village livelihoods. The volunteers who do it work through the summer heat and the monsoon rain to reach every village before the season begins.