From carrying out facilitation
East Kolkata Wetlands. Our pride. Our guarantor of ecological security. Kolkata can boast of being the city by the side of the largest organic wetlands in the world that take waste from the city, integrate its management and give back fresh food, resh air, good microclimate and much more. As we step into our action research ever more with the farmers of EKW, we realise the enormity of the challenge to make food production viable for the farmers of East Kolkata Wetlands, and also ensure nutritional security for the consumers of the city of Kolkata. Our aim is to provide support to farmers and education to city dwellers so that all stakeholders can contribute to conserve the unique and utilitarian ecosystem, the East Kolkata Wetlands. We wish to be the bridge that facilitates exchanges between those who work to conserve the ecosystem, and those who benefit from this conservation.
Our most pressing needs are:
A) To help research that enhances fish diversity by encouraging local fish to be grown more widely – we need fingerlings for our experimental ponds.
B) To help generate literature that assesses the current socio economic condition of the wetlands and tells citizens how they can participate to conserve the ecosystem
So we need financial support for:
A) Fingerlings to be procured from reputed hatcheries that supply high quality fish fingerlings/ fish seed
B) Support to design and bring out educational material on the wetlands
C) Resources for afforestation to offer protection for pond banks
D) Generate funds for innovative solid waste management techniques by reputed practitioners in the field
We are able to provide relief u/s 80G for what you donate. Our bank details are:
Our details are:
Name of Organisation: Society for Creative Opportunities and Participatory Ecosystems
Bank – Punjab National Bank, Dhakuria branch
A/c no – 0089010292016
IFSC code – PUNB0008920
NOTE: When you donate, kindly write in to us at scopekolkata1@gmail.com giving us your name, address and PAN number. We have to process your certificate.
How much is our target? About INR 2,50,000.00