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OneGrassRoot

(23,424 posts)
Fri Apr 12, 2013, 02:53 PM Apr 2013

A village that plants 111 trees for every girl born in Rajasthan

In an atmosphere where every morning, our newspapers greet us with stories of girls being tormented, raped, killed or treated like a doormat in one way or another, trust India's “village republics” to bring in some good news from time to time.

One such village in southern Rajasthan's Rajsamand district is quietly practicing its own, homegrown brand of Eco-feminism and achieving spectacular results.

For the last several years, Piplantri village panchayat has been saving girl children and increasing the green cover in and around it at the same time.

Here, villagers plant 111 trees every time a girl is born and the community ensures these trees survive, attaining fruition as the girls grow up. Over the last six years, people here have managed to plant over a quarter million trees on the village's grazing commons- inlcuding neem, sheesham, mango, Amla among others.


http://www.thehindu.com/news/other-states/a-village-that-plants-111-trees-for-every-girl-born-in-rajasthan/article4606735.ece

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A village that plants 111 trees for every girl born in Rajasthan (Original Post) OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 OP
Very interesting. It's so simple: take care of the environment, honor "femaleness", and you Flaxbee Apr 2013 #1
I like that! Suich Apr 2013 #2
"Eco-feminism".. I love it.. Cha Apr 2013 #3
Fabulous! Helen Reddy Apr 2013 #4
k and r--how wonderful. honouring our Mother Earth by honouring Her daughters. niyad Apr 2013 #5

Flaxbee

(13,661 posts)
1. Very interesting. It's so simple: take care of the environment, honor "femaleness", and you
Fri Apr 12, 2013, 06:22 PM
Apr 2013

will most likely have a damn good life.

Cha

(305,428 posts)
3. "Eco-feminism".. I love it..
Fri Apr 12, 2013, 11:17 PM
Apr 2013

How practical is this planting of 111 trees for every girl born in Rajasthan for our Planet and the nuturing of baby girls.

thanks OGR.

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