GUDI PADWA - Social Service and Awareness Campaign with KDMC
Every year GGUS Foundation works with KDMC and other Ngos like Nirmal Youth Foundation, Shivshaurya Foundation, Paryavaran Dakshata Mandal in cleaning the garbage made by the public in the Gudi Padwa Rally and raise environmental and cleanliness awareness.
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Gudi Padwa, the Marathi New Year, is celebrated with great enthusiasm and joy. It's a time for new beginnings, and what better occasion to promote social service and cleanliness awareness than this festive day? Here’s how you could organize a meaningful campaign to mark Gudi Padwa with a focus on cleanliness and community service:
1. Campaign Theme: “Cleanliness is the New Tradition”
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Focus on integrating cleanliness as a part of the festive rituals and celebrations.
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Raise awareness about the importance of keeping the surroundings clean and healthy, especially after the festivities.
Focus on integrating cleanliness as a part of the festive rituals and celebrations.
Raise awareness about the importance of keeping the surroundings clean and healthy, especially after the festivities.
2. Pre-Festival Preparations:
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Awareness Drive: Use local social media pages, posters, and flyers to spread the message of cleanliness leading up to the festival.
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Workshops & Talks: Organize sessions in schools, colleges, and communities about how to celebrate Gudi Padwa while ensuring a clean and eco-friendly environment.
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Tree Plantation Drive: Partner with local organizations or environmental groups to plant trees or shrubs in the community. This can symbolize new growth for the new year.
3. On Gudi Padwa Day:
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Street Cleaning Campaign: Volunteers can come together in the early hours to clean public spaces such as streets, parks, and temples. It can also include clearing up plastic waste and ensuring there’s a zero-waste celebration.
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Gudi Padwa Procession Cleanliness: Organize a procession to celebrate the festival, but with a twist. The procession can involve participants cleaning as they walk along, setting an example for others to follow.
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Public Engagement Activities: Encourage people to bring their waste and trash bags to local community centers, offering them eco-friendly Gudi Padwa paraphernalia or small gifts as a thank you for participating.
4. Promote Waste Segregation:
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Segregation Stations: Set up waste segregation stations in popular areas where people can segregate wet waste, dry waste, and recyclables. This encourages people to think about how they dispose of waste.
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Recyclable Gudi: Encourage people to make Gudis using recyclable materials like cardboard, cloth, and natural items instead of plastics.
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Segregation Stations: Set up waste segregation stations in popular areas where people can segregate wet waste, dry waste, and recyclables. This encourages people to think about how they dispose of waste.
Recyclable Gudi: Encourage people to make Gudis using recyclable materials like cardboard, cloth, and natural items instead of plastics.
5. Collaboration with Local Authorities:
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Work with municipal corporations or local bodies to ensure additional garbage collection post-festival, and provide eco-friendly disposal options for festival decorations.
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Request local vendors to avoid using plastic and encourage them to switch to biodegradable materials for decoration and packing.
Work with municipal corporations or local bodies to ensure additional garbage collection post-festival, and provide eco-friendly disposal options for festival decorations.
Request local vendors to avoid using plastic and encourage them to switch to biodegradable materials for decoration and packing.
6. Post-Festival Follow-up:
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Community Clean-Up Drive: After the celebrations, continue with a clean-up drive to gather any remaining waste from public spaces.
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Awareness Campaign: Continue educating people about cleanliness and sustainability by organizing monthly follow-up drives and talks to ensure the message stays active in the community.
Community Clean-Up Drive: After the celebrations, continue with a clean-up drive to gather any remaining waste from public spaces.
Awareness Campaign: Continue educating people about cleanliness and sustainability by organizing monthly follow-up drives and talks to ensure the message stays active in the community.
7. Social Media Challenge:
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Create a social media hashtag such as #CleanGudiPadwa and ask people to share their clean and eco-friendly Gudi Padwa celebrations. Recognize and reward the best initiatives with small prizes.
Create a social media hashtag such as #CleanGudiPadwa and ask people to share their clean and eco-friendly Gudi Padwa celebrations. Recognize and reward the best initiatives with small prizes.
8. Incorporating Local Traditions:
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Emphasize how cleanliness and caring for the environment is an ancient tradition, and this year, everyone can take the initiative to ensure their surroundings remain clean.
By blending the festive spirit of Gudi Padwa with a message of social service and cleanliness, we not only honor tradition but also promote a healthy, green, and prosperous start to the year!
Emphasize how cleanliness and caring for the environment is an ancient tradition, and this year, everyone can take the initiative to ensure their surroundings remain clean.