Sankalptaru Foundation

Works to green the planet by planting trees besides helping rural communities take up extensive agriculture to strengthen the green revolution

  • Started: 2012
  • Dehradun, Uttarakhand

About

Sankalptaru strives to work for a greener planet along with the assistance of the community. It takes up plantation of trees and encourages the people Read more to contribute their time to plant trees. It has various programmes to enable people to participate in greening the environment, for instance, it facilitates plantations for particular projects, on birthdays, as per zodiac signs, native species or to celebrate festivals. It has created applications to help people in taking part in greening activities while taking care of their health.

Sectors

  • Energy & Environment
  • Agriculture

Sub Sectors


  • Scientific & Industrial Research
  • Vocational Training
  • Women Empowerment

Demographies Served

  • Youth
  • Women
  • Children
  • Men
  • Farmers

Impact

Sankalptaru has planted 488799 trees which have absorbed 733198.5 tonnes of CO2.

Programs

  • Clean and Green School Programme

    Haridwar, Dehradun
    Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

    Through this programme, schools are roped in to help with drives where the students are mobilized in large numbers to plant and nurture trees. It connects with organisations and corporates like Teach for India, RB, Tata Power, Godrej Appliances and Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India, to conduct large-scale plantation drives and tree gifting campaigns.

  • City Based plantation Programme

    Hyderabad, Chennai, Jaipur, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Anantapur, Bangalore, Pune
    Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal

    To increase employee engagement and promote corporate social responsibility toward the environment, Sankalptaru partnered with New India Assurance Co. Ltd., NEC Technologies India Limited, ThyssenKrupp Elevator India Pvt. Ltd. (tkEl), Kotak Life Insurance & Kotak Mahindra Bank and Philips India Ltd, to successfully conduct plantation drive in city areas of Mumbai and Bengaluru which are crowded and known for traffic and pollution.

  • Community Land Plantation Programme

    Satara, Kanpur Nagar, Haridwar, Pauri Garhwal, Agra, Buldhana, Leh, Gurgaon
    Maharashtra, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Ladakh

    Partnering with Rio Tinto, State Bank of India Foundation, GIC Re, RB and TechnipFMC, the organisation set out to provide livelihoods and green areas in the Aravallis, Himalayan region of Uttarakhand, Ladakh and Satara and Buldhana districts of Maharashtra.

  • Rural Livelihoods Support Programme

    Jaisalmer, Hanumangarh, Barmer
    Rajasthan

    Also called Project Thar, This programme works in the desert areas of Rajasthan. It aims to provide a livelihood to the local farmers while taking care of the environment. Sankalptaru plants fruit-bearing trees like Pomegranate, Ber, Lemon and many more which can survive in arid climates while providing an income to the farmers through selling their fruits. It also includes tree plantation drives in partnership with corporates.

Leadership Team

  • Apurva Bhandari

    Founder

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  • Priyanka Negi Bhandari

    Chief Operating Officer

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  • Khushbu Doshi

    Associate Director - Technology and Innovations

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  • Simar Mann

    Associate Director - Outreach and Marketing

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Registration Details

  • PAN Card

    AAAAZ1378F

  • Registration ID
    368/2011-12
  • VO ID / Darpan ID
    UA/2017/0151841
  • 12A

    AAAAZ1378FE20211

  • 80G

    AAAAZ1378FF20219

  • FCRA

    347900195

Location

Project Location

Headquarters

Plot no. 12, Dohran Khas, Kishanpur, Near ST. Xaviers School, Canal Road

Offices in Cities

Pune, Delhi, Guwahati, Dehradun, Bangalore, Kolkata

Projects in States

West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi

Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Society

  • Employees

    100+

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