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Ensuring environmental
integrity 1,576
In Mithapur, we run biodiversity
conservation programmes like recovery youth trained under
of coral reef, conservation of whale
shark, mangrove plantation, rejuvenating various skill development
indigenous flora and fauna and interventions
environmental education initiatives.

Our Whale Shark project focusses on its
habitat study and research on migratory
pattern and breeding biology. We are
working with the Eco Clubs in local
schools to raise awareness on environment
conservation.
TCL participated in UN Convention
on Migratory Species – COP13 held in
Gandhinagar. In the Green Program, we
planted 1.03 lakh mangroves in Dwarka,
Gujarat and Sundarbans, West Bengal. We
have established C-SCAPES in Mithapur as
a dedicated knowledge, research and field
implementation institution.

Land development, water management Education local primary schools on a weekly basis, to
and conservation programmes like TCL undertook need-based educational mentor groups of underprivileged Year 5
recharging by well recharge structures, programmes across locations focussed and Year 6 children, and help open their
water harvesting by check dam and on ensuring zero drop-out and improving minds to the possibility of a career in the
community pond structures, etc. were educational quality in schools, starting manufacturing and chemical industry.
carried out at Gujarat. A dry waste
processing plant was installed at from pre-primary. Initiatives like eLibrary, Safe water and sanitisation
Mithapur, launched under the Swachh Learning Enhancement Program, teacher We facilitated clean water supply through
Bharat Abhiyan. training, scholarships, Child Learning and
Improvement Program, Shreemati Nathibai our Samridhhi and Swachh Tarang
Damodar Thackersey Women’s University projects under which roof rainwater
Enablers for social, economic and Career Resource Centre benefited harvesting structures were developed,
and environmental ~13,900 children. The Learning & Migration hand pumps were repaired, and
development Program, focussed on strengthening the households were supported with water
Good health and well-being community school management system purifier systems. During the year, 830
During the year, 3,194 people benefited and improving the learning capabilities of households were provided tap connection.
through health and nutrition camps. In students, benefited ~6,900 children. Behaviour change programme – Swachh
Sriperumbudur and Mambattu, a herbal- Bharat Mission Cleanliness Drives and
based kitchen garden was promoted as In Kenya, TCML provided infrastructure construction of toilets and sanitation units
preventive health measure. In Kenya, TCML support to schools and scholarships to improved sanitation in the rural areas.
supported Magadi Hospital provided health more than 100 students at various levels.
care services to 30,000 community people. In UK, TCE provided career information In Kenya, TCML supplied 60,000 litres of
TCML also supported with 15 tonnes of with emphasis on STEM to 300 students treated drinking water per day to 18 public
unimix for 3,000 nursery school children in in all-girls Loreto Grammar School in primary schools, 40 ECDE (early childhood
Magadi. In UK, TCE organised fund-raising Altrincham, Cheshire. TCE has collaborated development education), 7 dispensaries
volunteering activities for charity-funded on a joint CSR project with Passion for and 17 community waterpoints using its
St Luke’s Hospice. TCL implemented ‘Holistic Learning, who mentor 400 children across water boozer. TCL supplied 150,000 litres of
Nutrition’ project in Amravati and Barwani schools in the North West of the UK (TCE’s treated drinking water per week to remote
targeted at the child’s first 1,000 days. locality). Our team of volunteers go into regions between Magadi and Singiraine.

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