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GREEN ROOTS INITIATIVE

EVERY PLANT TELLS A STORY OF CHANGE AND THE FUTURE

GREEN ROOTS TURNS LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION INTO A SHARED, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE. STUDENTS AND PARENTS PLANT AND CARE FOR SAPLINGS, MAP GREEN SPACES, AND GATHER IN REFLECTION CIRCLES WHICH CONNCETS EVERYDAY ACTION WITH COMMUNITY VOICES AND CLIMATE REALITY

OUR ACTIVITIES

PLANTING WALKS
STORYTELLING

GATHERING AFTER THE WALK TO SHARE EXPERIENCES AND LISTEN TO STORIES FROM ELDERS

STUDENTS PLEDGE TO CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH DAILY SMALL ACTIONS

PLEDGE

OUR ACTIVITIES TURN TREE PLANTATION FROM A ONE-TIME EVENT INTO A SHARED, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE. COMBINING PLANTING, CARE, STORYTELLING, AND COMMITMENT TO INSPIRE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION.

STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN SHORT PLANTATION WALKS TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF GREEN COVER

TOOLKIT

OUR TOOLKIT TURNS TREE PLANTING FROM A ONE‑DAY EVENT INTO A GUIDED, COMMUNITY‑LED JOURNEY — COVERING PLANNING, NATIVE SPECIES SELECTION, PLANTING METHODS, AND TRACKING SURVIVAL RATES FOR REAL IMPACT.

IT HELPS STUDENTS PLAN AND LEAD NATIVE TREE DRIVES, IDENTIFY CLIMATE‑SUITED SPECIES, AND MONITOR SURVIVAL RATES. IT TRANSFORMS SIMPLE PLANTING INTO A SUSTAINABLE, DATA‑DRIVEN COMMUNITY ACTION. DESIGNED TO INSPIRE YOUTH TO PROTECT LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS AND TURN AWARENESS INTO LONG‑TERM IMPACT.

OBJECTIVES:

  • BUILD UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL CLIMATE RISKS AND NATIVE SPECIES SELECTION

  • CONNECT YOUTH WITH SEVERAL INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES

HOW IT WORKS

1. REGISTER YOUR SCHOOL OR COMMUNITY GROUP

2. DOWNLOAD THE GREEN ROOTS TOOLKIT

3. PLAN THE ACTIVITY AND PREPARE MATERIALS

4. CONDUCT THE ACTIVITY

5. REFLECT, DOCUMENT, AND SHARE STORIES

6. TAKE A CARE FOR ENVIRONMENT PLEDGE

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS, YOUTH GROUPS, OR LOCAL CHAPTERS SIGN UP TO HOST A GREEN ROOTS ACTIVITY.

ACCESS GUIDES FOR PLANTATION DRIVES, WATER WALKS, STORY CIRCLES, AND REFLECTION ACTIVITIES.

IDENTIFY LOCAL SITES, MAP ROUTES OR PLANTING AREAS, AND ASSIGN STUDENT ROLES.

STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN WALKS, PLANT TREES, ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND OBSERVE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL REALITIES.

GROUP DISCUSSIONS, STORYTELLING CIRCLES, PHOTOS, AND WRITTEN REFLECTIONS CAPTURE LEARNING AND COMMUNITY VOICES.

STUDENTS COMMIT TO SIMPLE, EVERYDAY ACTIONS THAT PROMOTE A CARING AND RESPONSIBLE RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE.

USE A SIMPLE, STEP-BY-STEP MODEL TO TURN ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS INTO LOCAL ACTION

GALLERY

GREEN ROOTS IN ACTION—MOMENTS OF LEARNING, CARE, AND COMMUNITY-LED ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION CAPTURED ON THE GROUND

OUR IMPACT

10+

250+

NATIVE TREES PLANTED

DRIVES

Nitipath’s work emphasizes consistency, documentation, and learning over scale. The following highlights reflect outcomes across programs over the past four years.

SO FAR
  • 3+ years of continuous civic engagement

  • 400+ students directly engaged

  • 10+ Environmental Drives and campaigns

  • 2 original curricula designed and implemented

  • Research & policy outputs supporting fieldwork

  • ~25,000 monthly learners reached through digital dissemination