Ammucare Charitable Trust And Mohanji Foundation Initiate 'Fruit Tree Plantation Drive'

Haryana, India / Manesar, March 26, 2022

Increasing deforestation and disturbances to ecological balance by humans has affected wildlife and beings of forests. Mohanji, a humanitarian and founder of various non-profit movements across the world, has inspired Ammucare Charitable Trust, a non-profit founded by him in 2003, to launch a sustenance movement called Fruit Tree Plantation Drive that will have an extraordinarily positive impact on our environment and all beings. By providing natural food sources from fruit trees, this drive will help retain the natural habitat for wild animals. The team is also collaborating with communities, government/ semi-government organizations or institutions for boosting plantation efforts. Fruit trees will be chosen as per the location, climate and soil condition and those with longevity to last for generations.

“Fruit tree plantation is not just an act of kindness, it is a social responsibility. This is giving the fruits of kindness to the coming generations beyond species. Fill the forests with fruit trees. Plant more fruit trees in and around your city. It brings sweet grace to our lives beyond time” - Mohanji

The drive has already been kickstarted by Ammucare Charitable Trust earlier this year, with the active support of Mohanji Foundation, and has so far planted over 45,000 saplings across the country in various states including Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, New Delhi, Odisha, Kerala, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir etc. to name a few. The Fruit Tree Plantation Drive has received accolades and acknowledgement from local governments, administration and ministries. The same movement is also being conducted globally by ACT Foundation, a sister organisation of Ammucare also founded by Mohanji, with the same objectives.

Livelihoods of millions of people in India, its entire ecosystem and the lives of billions of animals depend on trees and forests. Despite this, as per government data, 14,000 square kilometres of forests have been cleared to make way for thousands of industrial projects over the past 30 years.

In contrast, the environmental impact of planting trees speaks for itself: planting trees is particularly useful in filtering and improving air quality - a mature tree can sequester up to 48 pounds of carbon per year. Restoring forests will improve the lives of the estimated 275 million Indians that depend on them.

In particular, a focus on fruit trees goes over and beyond the regular benefits of afforestation. Animals often come out of the forests due to lack of food and end up being attacked or killed. Fruit trees planted in areas adjacent to forests will provide enough food for various beings of the forest, enhancing their safety.

Planted fruit trees will be the property of the community, and that means additional income to all its members, not just a source of food. This will ensure the availability of free food for everyone, people and animals, for generations to come. The drive aims to make sure that future generations have a world to live in - this begins with planting fruit trees - One Fruit Tree at a Time. Our children, our future are being inspired to participate actively in this drive with schools in various locations coming forward to join hands.

The organisers have estimated the cost of planting a tree, inclusive of all the protective covers and preparation, at around Rs 400/- tree, excluding the maintenance for the next 3 years, which will depend on the geography of the plantation. More details about the drive are available at https://fruittreeplantation.org or via email at treeplantation@ammucare.org.

“We invite all the members of our community, both Corporate Donors and Individual supporters, to donate generously and propel our effort to revive and restore forests in India. We will celebrate our donors through the media in various ways. The whole of India should recognise who their true heroes are. Together we can make sure that our future generations have a beautiful world to live in” – Soma Seal, President (Ammucare Charitable Trust).

About Mohanji Foundation:

Mohanji Foundation is a global non-profit headquartered in Switzerland, with registered non-profit organizations in over 16 countries across five continents and a presence in over 80 countries. The global activities of Mohanji Foundation are united by a simple motto – Adding Value to the world.  Through various methods, practices and programs, Mohanji Foundation works towards transforming individuals and communities by nurturing the universal values of truth, purity, compassion, non-violence, and unconditional love.

About Ammucare Charitable Trust:

Ammucare Charitable Trust is a registered non-profit organization established in India in 2003. Founded by Mohanji in honour of his late daughter (Ammu), Ammucare provides resources and services such as food, shelter, clothing, medical care, education, and other means of support that empower and uplift the helpless and needy, beyond any man-made barriers of religion, caste, race, class or gender. Ammucare operates in over 20 states in India and is powered by a growing team of volunteers that are united by a common purpose of selfless service. To make a donation to Ammucare Charitable Trust, click here.

About Annalect:

Launched in 2012, Annalect India is Omnicom’s global capability hub. They are also a socially responsible company and believe in adding some value to the world we live in, and environment sustenance has been their main focus area for this year.

About Hydragreens:

Hydragreens Foundation is an organisation focussed on reviving nature’s wealth. Hydragreens envisions to create an environment where every species has an equal right and equal care on the earth. 
 

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