Eco & Social work SIG

GreenAid

An ecological and social initiative by Institution of Engineers, NITK Chapter
Objective: To use the platform provided by IE SIGs to spread awareness about major social and environmental concerns and conduct events that will be of interest to the participants and also help spread awareness.
Relevancy: This SIG is essential and very relevant, since there isn’t much going on with respect to the above topics.
Tasks/Plans for this year:

• Try to get in touch with organizations like IAHV, Greenpeace India, CRY, WWF India, PETA India, and organizations dedicated to working for children with special needs, Jute Cottage, etc and help them out with projects that they have undertaken, specially around this area and help out with donations.
• Search for villages or localities that can use financial help and support them.
• Sponsor children’s educations and try to provide tools that can help them study.
• Try to conduct a vocational training session with a children and adults too.
• Attempt to make a difference through the kind of events we organize.
• Try to reduce the Carbon Footprint of people at college by spreading awareness.
• Recycling! Make it easier for others to give their stuff up for recycling.
• Start our own newsletter about environmental impact and social issues.

Since this is a new SIG, we are really looking forward to help and support from as many members of the club. If you have contacts/ideas, please let us know. :)