Here's a dilemma..
You see a cute bird. And you see a cute kid. Then you see the kid kill the bird with this slingshot. Will you punish the kid?
This is very common in many villages in Nashik. It leads to empty forests - no birds, no chirping, no singing.
Only silence!
So how to make these innocent kids stop using galor (slingshot)?
By talking to each child.
By telling each kid how painful it is.
By making them promise never to use again.
By nudging them to "voluntarily #surrender Galor"
In short, by winning their hearts! ❤️
Video from a village on how children made this into a #movement
What started as a small initiative of 'Galor Samarpan Abhiyan' on this #environmentday, last 30 days were hugely heartening for me -
• 590 Galors were voluntarily surrendered until
• Kids from 68 villages took #pledge
• Some kids even reached out to staff to surrender!
"The strongest weapon a soldier takes to war is the reason WHY"
Once our green warriors found the purpose, they worked relentlessly - nights, weekends & in rains to reach out to every kid.
It was great to see true #Teameffort !
Change a child, you'll change a generation 🌱
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