Bala Kendra Tree planting

The tree planting today went really well! There were dozens of kids with their parents, those who knew Amma and many who did not, and about 10 AYUDH members to assist them. It was mostly for the Bala Kendra and younger children to get involved in helping the environment. Many of them had heard about the activity from a website, and were interested in helping. We started out by making nets for the trees we were going to plant. Then a short slide show was presented about Amma and the environment. Afterwards, the same instructions that were given to AYUDH were given to the kids and their parents at the spot where we all planted. It was pretty much the same activity we did, but modified for younger children. There were a few issues, like how people kept forgetting to put compost and mulch, and how parents sometimes refused to listen to the youth about digging, but overall it was fun and effective!