Our planet needs us!

The sweltering heat of Chennai in June was no deterrent to the enthusiasm of the children at St. Francis Xavier School, Alwarpet. They were all set to paint graffiti on their school gates with an aim to spread awareness on burning environmental issues that calls for urgent and self-regulated action by each one of us. A similar effort was put together by the students of Corporation Middle School, Modern School Road, Thousand Lights, Chennai.

A Teacher paints Graffiti at CMS, Modern School Road, Thousand Lights, Chennai

The Event to mark the celebration of World Environment Day was co-hosted by AID INDIA and Vestas Wind Technology India Pvt. Ltd. The rallying cry was on simple methods to help mother earth retain her bounty of resources – something we can follow on a day-to-day basis – using hand-towels for drying our face and hands instead of tissue paper, turning the tap off while shaving and brushing teeth, switching off all lights and electrical appliances while leaving the house, car-pooling, setting our default printer to print on both sides of the paper to save trees!

The children painting graffiti at St. Francis Xavier School, Alwarpet, Chennai


Children at St. Francis Xavier School, Alwarpet, Chennai

About Vestas Wind Technology Pvt. Ltd.

Wind power is a competitive, predictable and clean energy resource. It has a fast ramp-up and offers the energy independence demanded by some of the world’s largest and fastest growing economies. This is why Vestas calls wind power as “Modern Energy”.

With a 20 per cent market share, and 38,000 wind turbines installed in 63 countries, Vestas is the world's leading supplier of wind power solutions. Vestas has been in India for over a decade and has developed projects in states with the best wind conditions. As on date, Vestas has an installed capacity of over 1200 MW.

About AID INDIA:

Established in 1996, AID INDIA is a voluntary organization started by a group of IIT and BITS alumni and has been involved in Integrated Community Development - Education, Health and Livelihood. Currently the primary focus of AID India is in developing curricula and methodologies to improve education quality in government schools and communities across Tamil Nadu.

Today more than a 100 full-timers at AID INDIA from all over TN participated in the Annual Project Review. The two-day workshop showcased the work of AID INDIA in the last one year.