Nisargachi Dhamaal Shala

From Education to Action

‘Nisargachi Dhamaal Shala’ (‘Fun School for Nature’) was a workshop conducted in 2019 and 2020, for students in Zilla Parishad schools in Maharashtra. It was created with the mission of sensitising students on crucial environmental issues, and inspiring direct action. No textbooks, homework or exams were involved, and the programme was hosted free of cost. 

Students learned about issues such as climate change, water scarcity and conservation through games, films and experiments. Across a total of just 13 weeks in 2019 and 2020, Nisargachi Dhamaal Shala reached 65,000 students in 1,900 Zilla Parishad schools, across 76 talukas of Maharashtra. 

Inspired by the success of this programme, in 2021, we launched ‘Paani Foundation’s Planeteers Workshop’ for students in cities. Learn more about it here.

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(Scale across 2019-2020)

‘Nisargachi Dhamaal Shala’ (‘Fun School for Nature’) was a workshop conducted in 2019 and 2020, for students in Zilla Parishad schools in Maharashtra. It was created with the mission of sensitising students on crucial environmental issues, and inspiring direct action. No textbooks, homework or exams were involved, and the programme was hosted free of cost. 

Students learned about issues such as climate change, water scarcity and conservation through games, films and experiments. Across a total of just 13 weeks in 2019 and 2020, Nisargachi Dhamaal Shala reached 65,000 students in 1,900 Zilla Parishad schools, across 76 talukas of Maharashtra. 

Inspired by the success of this programme, in 2021, we launched ‘Paani Foundation’s Planeteers Workshop’ for students in cities. Learn more about it here.

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(Scale across 2019-2020)

Initiatives Led by Students

Fundraising for village level requirements

Nursery creation and digging soak pits

Hosting gram sabhas, rallies and cleanliness drives

Impact Stories

Schoolgirls in Beed donate 32 litres of diesel for machine work, and inspire their village to donate 5,500 litres more!

Twins in Latur inspire their village to become a part of the movement against drought.

11-year-old ‘Rani of Jhansi’ in Parbhani overcomes personal challenges, and goes door-to-door to motivate her village to become water-abundant

Impact Stories

Schoolgirls in Beed donate 32 litres of diesel for machine work, and inspire their village to donate 5,500 litres more!

Twins in Latur inspire their village to join the movement against drought.

11-year-old ‘Rani of Jhansi’ in Parbhani overcomes personal challenges, and goes door-to-door to motivate her village to become water-abundant.