It all started as a green initiative over eleven years ago by Nirbhay Kwatra. The young man, a Modern School fifth grader then, embarked on a long but stimulating journey of contributing towards saving the planet in January 2012 when he conducted a “Go Green Walk” at Lodhi Gardens to spread awareness about effective ways of conserving the environment and planting trees. Ever since, Smiling Tree has spread its reach far and wide to take its massive mission forward, gifting plants and saplings on birthdays, weddings, social events, Diwali and other occasions, conducting environment awareness and anti-plastic campaigns, planting trees, fostering plantation drives at Delhi School of Economics, KR Manglam University, Hansraj College, Modern School, St. Xavier’s School, Roshanara Club, Nirmal Hriday, and scores of other institutions, partnering with private companies and the Government in plantation drives, for instance with Delhi Police, in Namami Gange Programme, national mission for clean Ganga, and various other endeavors in and around Delhi-NCR.
At Smiling Tree, our mission is to involve people in voluntarily furthering green cover, fighting tree depletion, promoting awareness and practice of creating clean, renewable energy from our everyday; responsible and environmentally caring daily living – proactive steps and activities that will result in positive changes for all, amplifying the larger goal of sustainable ways of life, augmented by lowering energy costs and minimizing the use of plastics, reducing, reusing and recycling of all waste.
