Upaaygiri

“We are the first generation to feel the effect of climate change and the last generation who can do something about it.” – US President Barack Obama.

As our air gets dirtier, soil gets more contaminated and water becomes really undrinkable, we have to act NOW.

iamgurgaon is working hard to raise consciousness about the high pollution levels in Gurgaon’s air, soil and water. That being a starting point, we regularly conduct workshops to promote sustainable living, that is, reduce the burden of human existence on earth by minimising the use of resources while ensuring maximum recycling.

2019-03-31 Leaf Composting, a very easy way to use the fallen leaves

2019-03-31 Leaf Composting, don't burn them learn to return it back to the soil

2019-03-31 Leaf Composting, lets not add to the pollution by burning this resource, very simple ways to use this

2019-05-04 By throwing mixed waste is a resource getting lost? Is our mixed waste creating major health hazard situations for us?

2019-05-04 Do we need to throw this? Are we throwing a resource?

2019-05-04 Segregation of Waste & Management at individual and community level has direct impact on improving our Air, Soil and Water quality

2019-05-04 Upaaygiri. Get started! Lots of times we are aware and want to get started but either the task looks too difficult or we don’t know how to get going

2019-05-04 As generators of waste WE are responsible for what WE throw

2019-5-5 Natural Community Composting, Upaayagiri

2019-5-5 Upaaygiri Natural Community Composting, by Keshav Jaini

2019-5-5 Upaaygiri Natural Community Composting

2019-5-5 Upaaygiri: Community Composting by Keshav Jaini

2019-06-19 Workshop to educate our maalis on the salient features of Segregation

2019-06-19,Segregation Workshop for the Malis

2019-06-19,Segregation Workshop for the Malis(4)

2019-06-19,Segregation Workshop for the Malis, a very interactive session

2019-06-19,Segregation Workshop; all the Maalis took an oath to segregate, reduce the use of plastic and throw the garbage in the bins rather than on the road side

2019-06-19,Segregation Workshop; all the maalis participating very actively on what they did at present, and then afterwards, of what they would do it differently

Our fortnightly workshops at Samaadhaan Hub (Sector 43, near Excelsior American School) focus on observing and learning how to make small, simple changes in our lives towards sustainable living. Our interactive workshops are designed to target a particular group or focus on one simple solution per workshop.

Leaf Mulching: Our leaf mulching workshop helps participants manage the pre-summer horticulture waste, enrich the soil and stop leaf burning to lower air pollution. This workshop targets both the community-level audience as well as home-level volunteers.
Know Your Waste: Given the enormous amount of waste we generate daily, it is essential to know how to identify, throw and recycle waste. Our waste segregation workshop demonstrates how to manage different categories of waste, with a special focus on e-waste, the most hazardous category of waste.
Composting: Almost 60% of the waste we generate is organic/wet waste, which can be converted into compost to enrich the soil. Our composting workshop shows how to make compost using low-cost models, both at community and home levels. We also provide do-it-yourself (DIY) kits so you can create compost with least effort.
Making Bio-Enzymes: If you are alarmed at an accelerating rate of chemicals and plastic contamination, you need bio-enzymes, the wonder chemical that helps get rid of chemicals and micro-plastics in our water. Our bio-enzymes workshop explains how easy it is to make bio-enzymes for your community and home.

IAG charges a token amount from the participants of the workshop. This amount partly helps us to procure the materials for use in the workshops, organise workshops, and provide you with a simple toolkit to help you start your journey towards sustainable living.