Ramanathan Thurairajoo Enviro Peace Founder
Background Enviro Peace Environmental and Peace are interlinked and aspire human development and existence. Environmental stability improved the conditions for peace and peace catalyses environmental actions. These intrinsic correlation are often overlooked and has been advocated independently.
Objectives To highlight and strengthen the kinship and inseparable connection which humans have with the natural eco-systems and processes. Establish sustainable partnerships with other likeminded organisations for wider environmental sustainability and peacekeeping efforts, through various platforms, positive actions, thoughtprovoking engagements, beyond conflicts, geopolitics, theories and trends. Endeavour to enable supporters to mutually inspire, motivate, reflect, relate to nature and wildlife, and bring peace within themselves, through quotes, photographs and other deliverables.
Desired outcomes Providing daily updates, discussions and networking activities on social media platform Regular plant adoption and seeds distribution. Involving children, youth leaders and members of the wider community. Talks and workshops with the support of local grassroots and youth related organisations.
Desired outcomes Aim to convey basic messages of human s inter-connectedness with the natural environment and that peace-building has to begin from within. Leading by examples. Promote fellowship. Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn. Variations in learning and teaching methodologies with respect to target audience and nature of themes
What we believe Little things make big differences, collectively. Enviro Peace Simple messages to take away, to be encouraged to pay it forward and share with others alike. To conduct one major event with multiple minor scale events to outreach and empower young people and children mostly
Problem Statement Enviro Peace Environmental and Peacekeeping implications due to unprecedented global population growth and rapid industrialisation in recent decades has heightened pressure on natural resources which has both possibilities to directly and indirectly increase the frequency and intensity of conflicts and crisis globally.
Environmental Sustainability and Peace Understanding Inaugural Enviro Peace Day 2014 in conjunction with World Environment Day 2014.
Enviro Peace Day 2014 Was a day out to engage members, friends of members and children on environmental appreciation and peace conservation. An initiative by Enviro Peace team to commemorate the first year of founding to reinforce education for sustainable development through outdoor, informal, interactive, experiential and enriching learning.
Enviro Peace Day 2015 Proposed date: Annually in the week of World Environment Day (c. 23 May 2015) Proposed budget: None mostly, otherwise donations in kind or funding and sponsorships by local agencies or companies in line with their CSR initiatives for previous year but we due to high demand from partners from other countries, we will have to project for a seed funding of $5,000 USD. Target audience: Children, 12 years and below and parents Persons: 100-150 Location: SDN Public Elementary School
Peace through Environmental Education Proposed Event 2 nd Enviro Peace Day activities in Purowokerto, Indonesia, jointly organised with UNSOED Medical Students and facilitated by Youth Peace Ambassadors from YPA10. Follow-up events in the upcoming months based on requests. Possible Enviro Peace Day activities in other regional countries.
Proposed Event - Peace through Environmental Education Optimising and modifying existing Enviro Peace educational tool kits Using recycled products to conduct activities, i.e. peace doves, peace messages in their own languages and banners Souvenirs and messages be exchanged as token of appreciation and memento to the institution and all participants, organisers and facilitators.
Enviro Peace Day 2014 Budget Items Remarks Total Proposed budget: Transportation 2 way Transportation $120.00 Refreshments Packed meals $80.00 Miscellaneous cost Logistics for activities Training manual and materials Usually recycled or shared amongst participants $40.00 $20.00 or lower
Proposed timeline 2015 July-Aug Review of outcomes from stakeholders consultation, feedbacks and suggestions Sept -Oct Informal discussions with members, friends of Enviro Peace and supporting prospective partners on final type of project Nov-Dec Formation of organising committee, inaugural meetings and administrative matters
Proposed timeline 2016 Jan - Feb Appointment event of committee members Proposal preparations, budgeting and preevent engagement side events Mar-Apr Confirmation of donors, funding organisations and sponsors May - June Trial events, site visits and finalisation of programme, manpower and logistics Appreciation events and after action review
Challenges vs Opportunities Commitment from volunteers to continue with the respect to location Language Funding Storage of learning and teaching materials, logistics, transportation and venue bookings Recruitment, screening and interviewing facilitators and volunteers
Way forward Possible projects in line with MDG Eradicate extreme poverty Achieve Universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other disease Develop a global partnership for development Enviro Peace
For more information Ramanathan Thurairajoo Founder Enviro Peace B. Env. Pol. & Mgmt Postgraduate Specialisation in Env. Mgmt & Sust. Contact: ramanathan.thurairajoo@alumni.adelaide.edu.au