Home > MyNet4kids > GSRD Foundation > Project: India: Ecopark

Back to overview page

Key figures

Location:

India

Theme:

Accommodation , Health care , Infrastructure , Primary education , Secondary and vocational training , Street children , Accommodation , Health care , Infrastructure , Primary education , Secondary and vocational training , Street children

Net4kids project since:

2007

Do you require more information?

You can request an extra information here

Look closer

Want to look over the shoulder of one of our sponsors? Select a sponsor below:

select

Zonder onderwijs geen vooruitgang

DLA Piper

GSRD Foundation

India: Ecopark

Photo Albums

In Tirupur, an industrial area in the south of India, with a history of child labour, local organisation SAVE is active. SAVE combines two values important for the future: children’s aid and environmental care. SAVE developed a lasting ecological theme park which offers street children shelter, food and education. In the park fruit, vegetables and trees are grown, animals kept, furthermore compost is produced and paper is recycled. The goal was to make the park self sustaining within 4 years. Although this goal has not yet been met, SAVE Ecopark is more self sustaining every year.

Educational Programme Costs

Costs of books and learning materials for 50 children for one school year.

01 Jul 2009 - 30 Jun 2010: 1x

Dresses and Blankets for children

Dresses and blankets for 50 children. All the children have 3 sets of clothes.

01 Jul 2009 - 30 Jun 2010: 1x

Food expenses and Toiletries

Meals and toiletries (soap, shampoo etc.)for 50 children during one year.

01 Jul 2009 - 30 Jun 2010: 1x

Fuel expenses for Van

Fuel expenses for one year for the little van that is mostly used for the transportation of the children to and from the local schools.

01 Jul 2009 - 30 Jun 2010: 1x

Tree planting / Gardening

The agro forestry and vegetable garden is one of the major activities to sustain the environmental culture and living among the children. The children maintain the trees (a.o. bamboos, teak, mango) with the help of a gardener.

01 Jul 2009 - 30 Jun 2010: 1x

Human Resources

Salary costs for one year of the children's Incharge couple, a farm worker/gardener and two cooks

01 Jul 2009 - 30 Jun 2010: 1x

Educational Programme Costs

Cost of the books and learning materials for 50 children.

01 Jun 2008 - 31 May 2009: 1x

Food expenses

Costs of food for 50 children for 12 months

01 Jun 2008 - 31 May 2009: 1x

The goal of this project is to provide street children with direction, and teach them to reintegrate into society in a healthy manner. Thanks to this initiative, more than 100 street children each year receive food and shelter. These street children are given vocational education, but are also taught about ecological management and organic agriculture. The development of strong, independent individuals is nurtured. These children learn to take care of themselves, each other and nature in the broadest possible sense.

The project entains running an ecological park in which street children (often former child laborers) receive shelter, education and clean clothing. The older children have the opportunity to take training courses to become carpenters or electricians for example.

The funds are used for shelter, food and education of the children, but also for the development of the ecological park to become a sustainable enterprise, where revenues are coming a.o. from the proceeds of the land and the recycling plant.

SAVE

SAVE is a Non Profit and Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) working for rights of children in Tirupur region ever since its inception from the year 1993. Over the years, SAVE has emerged as a relentless campaigner for elimination of child labour.