Our tree plantation drive in Bajali began as one of the foundation’s first community projects. Jan Briddhi Foundation, formed by young people of Bajali district, launched a district-wide tree plantation drive with an inaugural ceremony at the Bajali Zilla Parishad campus. Cabinet Minister and Patacharkuchi MLA Ranjeet Kumar Dass inaugurated the drive.
Three phases, funded by the community
The drive was funded through crowdfunding. In 2022-23 it planted more than 250 trees in three phases: 100 in the first, 100 in the second and 50 in the third. Before July 2022, our volunteers had already planted more than 120 trees in Bajali and Sorbhog with local communities and school students.
Why we plant with communities
A sapling only becomes a tree if someone looks after it. Every phase involved local residents and students, so each tree had people nearby who cared about it.
In the news
Read the report in The Sentinel.
The tree plantation drive in numbers
- Phase one: 100 trees
- Phase two: 100 trees
- Phase three: 50 trees
- Before July 2022: more than 120 trees planted in Bajali and Sorbhog
Funded by the community
The saplings were paid for through crowdfunding, which made the drive a shared community project rather than a one-day event.
The same approach shaped World Environment Day 2024, and today our environmental work continues through the Green Plate Initiative.
Frequently asked questions
Who inaugurated the drive?
Cabinet Minister and Patacharkuchi MLA Ranjeet Kumar Dass, at the Bajali Zilla Parishad campus.
Can I join the next plantation?
Yes. Register as a volunteer.
How you can help
- Donate to Green Plate: any amount, with an 80G receipt if you add your PAN.
- Volunteer with us in Bajali and Barpeta.
- Companies can fund Green Plate through CSR.
About Jan Briddhi Foundation
Jan Briddhi Foundation is a registered Section 8 not-for-profit company in Bajali, Assam, working since 2022 where help is hardest to reach: brick-kiln camps, flood-hit villages and rural schools. It runs four programmes: the Green Plate Initiative, Puhor, Disaster Relief and NearBlood. It holds 12AB and 80G registrations, so donations are tax-deductible for donors who add their PAN, and is CSR-1 registered. Read our impact reports.
