Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday…..

The fortnight was full action as it was the birthday of our mentor and inspiration Mahatma Gandhi. Lots of inspiring activities were planned to celebrate this auspicious week. Manav Sadhna organised HeART festival giving an opportunity to all the non-profits working with kids and women to showcase their artistic talent. Paryavaran Mitra sisters also took part and shared their vision behind... Continue Reading

  • October 3, 2017
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Sharing at MIT-WPU

It’s a privilege to be able to bear witness to someone’s story when they may not have had the chance to tell it before – Lindy Alexander We proudly refer a rag-picking woman as Paryavaran Mitra due to their phenomenal service towards the society and the mother Earth. Sharing about these amazing souls and how Solid Waste Management is used as a tool to empower them, is an important aspect... Continue Reading

  • September 21, 2017
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Gratitude is the best Attitude

We often say Gratitude is the best Attitude. This fortnight was indeed special for us as we could express our gratitude to Meenalben and the team of Crowne Plaza for supporting us in our vision. They had been donating their recyclable wastes to us for a quarter now. As their housekeeping team is doing an equally important service of keeping the facility clean, we invited them to our Saturday... Continue Reading

  • September 10, 2017
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Satisfying Journey…..

Yet another satisfying week for Paryavaran Mitra team. This week was specially inspiring because we received love and support from unexpected stakeholders thereby motivating us to an extra mile. The week started with students from Riverside coming to Piyar (Our waste collection center) and actually working with our sisters. Vision was to get a feel of the efforts which our sisters put in... Continue Reading

  • August 13, 2017
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Rakhi Celebration

Rakhi - Indian festival celebrating bond and love of Brothers-Sisters, where 'Rakhi' is the thread that sister put on her brother's arm and in-turn brother pledges to always keep loving and caring her sister. We too had an amazing feeling when our Paryavaran Mitra sisters tied Rakhis to our team members. We could feel the energy and the power of this delicate thread and we knew that our... Continue Reading

  • August 7, 2017
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