Bridge of Hope Concludes 15 Day Sapling Plantation Drive to Mark World Environment Day

• Plant more than 3,00,000 Saplings across 29 states and 7 Union Territories of India

• 80,000 children and 5,000 staff participate in the Plantation Drive

With an aim to make earth a better planet, Believers Church’s child care project, Bridge of Hope today concluded 15 Day sapling plantation drive across India. The drive was started on 5^th June 2016, on the occasion of World Environment Day. More than 300000 saplings were planted across 29 states and 7 Union Territories of India by 80000 children and 5000 staff members of the organization. 

As a part of the drive, children and staff conducted various rallies, skits, street plays and distributed one sapling a home and asked them to take care of it. The children also motivated and urged the citizens of the country to purchase one tree for their home and nurture it to give a better future to the coming generations. Under this project the team also planted saplings in local government offices and identified various road side medians and planted saplings in the area.

The first sapling of the drive was planted by Mr. Rajnath Singh (SHO) of Towari Pur Police station, Gorakhpur, UP. in the presence of Gorakhpur Diocesan staff and other members of the organization. Speaking on this occasion Mr. Rajnath Singh said, “It is a great move by Believers Church. I really laud them for taking these measures to protect environment as well as combat global warming. I will extend full support to them whenever they carry out such socially significant activities.”

Mr. Prince Josiah, Director, Bridge of Hope said, “We at Bridge of Hope are committed to improve the environment which is currently depleting at a very rapid pace due to global warming, felling of trees, setting up of various industries and multiple other reasons. It is no more a choice but a necessity to save our environment so that this planet is livable for our future generations.”

Commenting on the drive Dr. K P Yohannan, Metropolitan of Believers Church said, “I really thank children, countrymen and our staff for making the 15 day drive successful. We believe in making our mother earth a great place to live in and this is one such step in that direction. Preserving and protecting the environment for a better future of our country men is top most priority. I request our citizens to help us in the drive and each family to plant a tree to maintain the ecosystem for our coming generation.”

Last year, in a similar drive Bridge of Hope planted 1,00,000 saplings across India.

About Believers Church

Believers Church is a Christian denomination with congregations and parishes worldwide and over 2.6 million followers in 10 countries. The Church at present has eleven Bishops who give spiritual and administrative leadership to the various activities of the Church. The current head of the Believers Church is Metropolitan Bishop, Dr. K. P. Yohannan.

The church also undertakes various charitable programs including women empowerment, educational projects, community development programs, rehabilitation projects and relief works. 

Some of initiatives undertaken by the Believers Church

• Believers Church has helped over 74,000 children by providing quality education and timely medical checkups under its Bridge for Hope Program.

• Believers Church has set up more than 28,000 toilets and has committed its resources to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help educate people on sanitation under the Swatch Bharat Program.

• Vocational Training and Health awareness programs have been organised for underprivileged communities.

• The church has conducted eight-month long free literacy programs, to teach the marginalised sections of society how to write and read.

• The church has provided water to communities where drinking water is scarce by constructing bore wells and community water tanks.

• The church has given sewing machines, livestock, carpentry tools, rickshaws and agricultural equipments to families to generate regular income.

• Through the Humanitarian Assistance project the Church has assisted in Nepal earthquake and Odisha Cyclone disaster relief operations through reconstruction of houses, providing food supplies, medicines, water, clothes, mosquito nets, plastic sheets for making tents, hygiene supplies and solar lights.
   

For more information kindly visit the links below

http://www.believerschurch.com/2016/03/diocese-delhi-supplies-15000-litres-water-world-water-day/

http://www.believerschurch.com/2016/03/diocese-gujarat-feeds-1000-hungry-people-international-womens-day/

http://www.believerschurch.com/2016/03/diocese-kathmandu-feeds-hungry-founders-day/