GFI Over the Years

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Citizens came together to found Garbage Free India (GFI), a social media platform.

Launched GFI Anthem
Held educational workshops at Nabadisha School run by WB police
Conducted community cleanup drives & trash mobs in Kolkata
Received recognition at Videocon’s International Film Festival Award held in Macau

Participated in the Kolkata Book Fair as a collaborator with Earth Day Network to conduct awareness programs

Ran a billboard campaign for mass awareness supported by SELVEL and Forum Mall, Kolkata

Conducted mass awareness and clean up drive at New Market, Kolkata. This campaign was featured on NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India’s 12-hour telethon.

Partnered with NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India to implement a door-to-door awareness campaign on source segregation in Sadiq Nagar government colony, South Delhi
GFI representation as a panellist at the NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India telethon

Participated in the Jaago Gurugram anti-pollution campaign in collaboration with other organisations
Community cleanup and beautification drive in Kolkata
Launched the ‘Colours with A Purpose’ program with six schools in Kolkata and Delhi NCR
GFI represented as a panellist at the NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India telethon

Conducted various awareness programs on source segregation and plastic pollution in Gurgaon housing societies
Launched ‘Bank it, Don’t Bin It’ program with Kolkata and Delhi NCR schools and Gurgaon communities to divert low-value plastics and multi-layer packing from landfills
Launched the ‘Milk bag Project’ in Mumbai to divert milk bags from landfills and waterways
Designed and launched ‘Sikanderpur Meri Shan’ market cleanup program
Recognised at the CSR Awards 2019 sponsored by Dainik Jagran

Initiated a community-based project with Lotus Rescue NGO to implement the ‘Environmental Learning Program (ELP)’ and take local action
Initiated a community intervention in Mahad, Maharashtra, for waste management with a community composting initiative
Piloted the Environmental Learning Program digitally
Conducted Earth Day Campaign digitally
Started supporting Freepathshala’s work through earning from dry waste recycling
Mobilised resources to provide relief support to our partners’ communities during the pandemic and cyclone Amphan

Launched ‘Dharti Sakhi’, a sustainable menstrual health and hygiene program in Mumbai
The Milk Bag program gained a national moment through social media
Scaled up the low-value plastics diversion and dry waste recycling programs
Conducted the Earth Day to Environment Day campaign digitally
Launched an online campaign, ‘ElseWear’, to promote pre-loved clothing and create awareness of fast fashion’s destructive impacts

Launched ‘Dharti Saathi’, a long-term volunteering program to enable environmental learning in Mumbai schools

SVP India’s Kolkata Chapter onboarded GFI for the 2023 cohort and launched My Para My Pride in Kolkata
Partnered with Teach For India Kolkata, to incorporate Dharti Saathi Program
The first large-scale composter was set up at Tollygunge Club under the “Grow It, Don’t Throw It" program
Launched the source-segregation manual for the Waste Management Program based on GFI practical intervention with stakeholders
GFI Advisory Board expanded, adding two new members
Chief Strategy & Partnership Officer joined the GFI team

Launched ‘My Para My Pride’ - Volume 2 in collaboration with SVP India’s Kolkata Chapter
Launched the ‘Mumbai Meri Shaan’ campaign in Mumbai to implement waste segregation and composting
SILA-managed buildings were inducted under the ‘Mumbai Meri Shaan’ campaign
Clean up the drive and plastic brand audit in the beach and heritage site at Mumbai and Kolkata, respectively
Knowledge partner with India-Clean Air Network (India-CAN), expanding waste management initiative to West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha, training 90+ NGOs and local organisations
Climate Film Festival in collaboration with ALT EFF across schools in Kolkata and Mumbai
1000+ mangrove saplings plantation in collaboration with Meer Foundation (a KKR initiative)
Induction of Community Outreach Program in Murbad and Alibaug
‘Textile Waste Revolution’ in collaboration with Saahas Zero Waste and Slim Homes across condominiums, schools, institutions, tech parks and others in the Delhi NCR region

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