Starting checks
Waste checks, behaviour reviews, and infrastructure assessments at every school.
Hara Vidyalaya Initiative
279+ Delhi NCR schools now run zero-waste systems, climate curriculum, and student-led campaigns powered by corporate CSR.
The Problem
Unmanaged school waste and lack of practical climate education.
Schools across Delhi NCR generate large volumes of organic and dry waste daily, yet most lack proper segregation, recycling pathways, or compost setups. Furthermore, environmental education in classrooms remains mostly abstract and theoretical. Students miss the opportunity to develop active climate-smart habits, resulting in hundreds of schools contributing directly to the city's overflowing landfills.
- High volumes of organic meal waste and single-use plastics.
- Lack of segregation systems or on-campus composting facilities.
- Abstract environmental education without hands-on practice.
What We Are Doing
Composting pits, waste segregation, and Eco Councils.
Powered by corporate CSR funding, Hara Jeevan introduced the 'Hara Vidyalaya' program to make school campuses waste-smart and climate-ready. We install physical composting pits and waste segregation units, establish student-led Eco Councils, and design practical climate curriculum modules for teachers.
Infrastructure kits
Composting pits, segregation stations, rainwater harvesting retrofits, and signage.
Curriculum & campaigns
Learning modules, peer-led workshops, and "No Plastic" enforcement squads.
Monitoring & scale
Monthly progress audits, storytelling, and a model other districts can easily adopt.
Eco councils own the agenda.
Each school runs a student-led Hara Core Team with dedicated roles to monitor compost pits, audit plastic usage, and organize events.
- Monthly zero-waste markets showcase upcycled school crafts.
- Digital dashboard tracking logs daily composting and emission savings.
- Parents and alumni are invited to seasonal student-led environment fairs.
Current Status & Impact
A growing network of self-sustained green schools.
Today, the Hara Vidyalaya initiative runs autonomously on participating campuses. Composting stations turn organic waste into rich manure for school gardens, and school Eco Councils act as safety ambassadors in their neighborhoods.
- Autonomous composting systems run by trained student teams.
- Visible reduction in single-use plastic consumption on campus.
- A scalable blueprint approved for regional education boards.
279+
schools equipped with waste infrastructure.
25,000+
students actively participating.
35%
average waste diversion from landfills.
120
teachers trained on climate pedagogy.
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