As we celebrate 75 years of India’s freedom today there are still communities around us that remain far away from being free. These communities are hardly seen in our day-to-day lives and they have created their own safe spaces where they can breathe freely without any judgments and fear.
To celebrate inclusive freedom in a real sense Capital India with its CSR arm Atulya Foundation conducted Tree plantation with Transgender and Specially abled communities in Noida and Mumbai.
75 saplings were planted in each location to mark the 75 years of independence and the foundation has taken the responsibility to prevent & maintain the plants until they are self-sustainable.
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In Noida, saplings were planted with the transgender community along with Give me Trees trust in Sorkha village of Noida. Karishma, Capital India volunteer in the drive shared that this was of a kind experience for her as tree plantation was something she has done in past but the interaction with transgenders has made it special and memorable.
She further shared there was a sense of hesitation to meet the community members because of the preconceived notions but once the interaction started with the transgenders of Basera Smajaik Sansthan it was just like meeting any other person.
A similar kind of feedback was shared by volunteers in the Mumbai plantation drive. Amit, a volunteer of Mumbai plantation drive quoted “As I saw the struggle faced by the people with physical and mental disabilities, I realized the problems in our lives are so small and struggle lies with communities like these. I am happy to be part of the drive and those who missed surely missed an experience of a lifetime” The tree plantation drive in Mumbai was organized with Sangopita NGO which is a shelter home for people with special needs.
Saplings were planted by the Capital India volunteers along with special needs community members in Mumbai.
The plantation drive with these communities was a sincere effort by the organization to create a sense of inclusion among its employees and community members.
Apart from the tree plantation drive, the Atulya Foundation signed MOU with Say Trees to plant 1000 trees in a village of Haryana over 3 years with the farmers to provide their extra source of income and on natural farming.
