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Photographs and films from the field — nests, walks, workshops and the people behind them.

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Sparrow ConservationSave Sparrow Campaign reaches a village schoolगौरैया बचाओ अभियान गाँव के विद्यालय तकStudents hold ‘Missing Sparrow’ posters beside the campaign banner — a little grain, a little water, and a home for the house sparrow.
WorkshopsHandmade nest boxes made in classकक्षा में बने हस्तनिर्मित घोंसलेChildren at a primary school in Jakhaura block turned waste cartons into painted sparrow homes during a nest-making workshop.
School ProgrammesSparrow masks and a row of new homesगौरैया के मुखौटे और नए घोंसलों की कतारThe nest boxes children built, lined up before being hung in courtyards and school verandas.
Sparrow ConservationA nest box ready to be hung at homeघर पर टाँगने के लिए तैयार घोंसलाTwo boys carry the nest box they painted themselves — each one becomes a nesting place in a family courtyard.
Vulture ConservationPoster-making for International Vulture Dayअंतरराष्ट्रीय गिद्ध दिवस पर पोस्टर प्रतियोगिताGirls of Purva Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Raghunathpura, with the vulture posters they drew during the awareness programme.
School ProgrammesA whole school speaks for vulturesपूरा विद्यालय गिद्धों के लिए आगे आयाStudents of Raghunathpura, Jakhaura block, Lalitpur, after the vulture awareness session and drawing activity.
Vulture ConservationVulture Day gathering above the Betwa valleyगिद्ध दिवस पर पहाड़ी से जागरूकता कार्यक्रमStudents, teachers and volunteers gather at a hilltop vulture habitat to mark International Vulture Awareness Day.
Nature WalkWatching a vulture habitat in the wildप्राकृतिक आवास में गिद्धों का अवलोकनMany of these students saw vultures in the wild for the first time, looking out over the river and forest below.
Heritage WalkA call for conservation in the Devgarh forestsदेवगढ़ के जंगलों में गूंजी संरक्षण की पुकारNature walk, heritage walk and vulture sightings in Devgarh, documented by our team and partner institutions.
Community ActivitiesSay no to plastic bagsपॉलीथिन को ना कहेंVolunteers distribute cloth bags in Lalitpur during a plastic-free awareness drive held alongside the sparrow campaign.
Sparrow ConservationA sapling and a nest box, handed over togetherपौधा और घोंसला, साथ-साथ सौंपे गएCommunity members receive a nest box and a sapling at a local office visit — a home for the sparrow and a tree for tomorrow.
Sparrow ConservationA parent feeds its chick in a painted nest boxरंगीन घोंसले में माँ-बाप ने बच्चे को खिलाया दानाA sparrow chick peeks out of a nest box painted in a school workshop while its parent arrives with food — the moment we work for.
WorkshopsCertificates and colourful birdhousesप्रमाणपत्र और रंग-बिरंगे पक्षी-घरChildren proudly display their certificates beside the birdhouses they painted during a Goraiya Bachao workshop.
WorkshopsWorkshop participants with their finished nest boxesकार्यशाला के प्रतिभागी अपने तैयार घोंसलों के साथA one-day Goraiya Bachao workshop ends with certificates, sparrow masks and a table full of painted nest boxes ready for homes.
Community ActivitiesNest boxes blessed at the templeमंदिर में घोंसलों का समर्पणDevotees, children and volunteers gather at a temple for a nest-box dedication — faith and conservation standing together.
Sparrow ConservationInstalling a nest box inside the templeमंदिर परिसर में घोंसला लगाते हुएA volunteer in a Manav Organization t-shirt installs a nest box at the temple gate so sparrows find shelter where people gather daily.
Sparrow ConservationResidents move inघोंसले में नए मेहमानA pair of house sparrows inspects a Manav Organization nest box installed on a building wall — proof the homes are working.
School ProgrammesA whole-school nature programme in Bharatpuraभरतपुरा विद्यालय में संपूर्ण विद्यालय कार्यक्रमStudents of Primary School Bharatpura show their paintings and nest boxes after a full-day awareness session with our team.
Sparrow ConservationGoraiya Bachao Abhiyan campaign posterगौरैया बचाओ अभियान का पोस्टरThe campaign poster we share in villages and schools — 'a little grain, a little water' for the childhood companion, the house sparrow.
Sparrow ConservationSave Sparrow awareness artworkगौरैया संरक्षण जागरूकता चित्रAn illustrated reminder shared with schools and supporters: keep a bowl of water and grain out so courtyards echo with chirping again.
Sparrow ConservationEvery handover is a new home for sparrowsहर सौंपा घोंसला गौरैया का नया घरA nest box changes hands during a community visit — one more family courtyard ready to welcome the house sparrow.
Community ActivitiesNature art at the exhibitionप्रदर्शनी में प्रकृति की कलाOur founder at artist Sagar Shrivastav's exhibition — art and conservation share the same love for Bundelkhand's living heritage.
School ProgrammesA classroom full of little sparrowsगौरैया के मुखौटों में सजी कक्षाStudents wear sparrow masks during a Goraiya Bachao session — when children become the bird, they never forget to protect it.
Community ActivitiesPrakriti ki Jhalak — a glimpse of natureप्रकृति की झलक — एक नया दृष्टिकोणA poster from our joint programme with Students for Development and the Indian Biodiversity Conservation Society, Kanpur.
Sparrow ConservationBlessings for the Save Sparrow Campaignगौरैया बचाओ अभियान को मिले आशीर्वादMaharaj Sudhasagar Ji holds up a nest box during a Jigyasa Samadhan gathering, lending his voice to the campaign.
School ProgrammesScouts take nest pots back to their villagesस्काउट्स ले गए अपने गाँवों के लिए घोंसलेScouts and Guides with earthen and wooden nest pots after a camp session — each one carried home to be hung on a tree.
School ProgrammesCertificates for young conservationistsयुवा संरक्षणवादियों को प्रमाणपत्रScouts receive participation certificates after completing the nest-building and bird-awareness activities at camp.
Sparrow ConservationUp the ladder, a nest pot finds its branchसीढ़ी चढ़कर पेड़ पर टाँगा घोंसलाA scout climbs up to hang a clay nest pot high in the branches — where sparrows actually choose to nest.
Vulture Conservation'Vultures: the vanishing sky lords''गिद्ध: आसमान के विलुप्तप्राय रक्षक'An award-winning poster by Saina Bano of Colonel's Brightland Public School, Agra, from our vulture awareness competition.
Community ActivitiesOur awareness stall at a public exhibitionसार्वजनिक प्रदर्शनी में जागरूकता स्टॉलVisitors learn about sparrow decline, safe food and water points and nest boxes at a Goraiya Bachao exhibition stall.
Sparrow ConservationWorld Sparrow Day exhibition stallविश्व गौरैया दिवस प्रदर्शनी स्टॉलOur team at the Goraiya Bachao Abhiyan stall on World Sparrow Day (20 March), with clay water bowls and nest boxes for visitors to take home.
Community Activities'I love sparrows' at our drawing exhibitionचित्रकला प्रदर्शनी में 'आई लव स्पैरोज़'Supporters pose with sparrow posters in front of a wall of children's bird drawings at a Save Sparrow exhibition.
School Programmes'In nature, everything is connected''प्रकृति में सब कुछ जुड़ा है'Artwork inspired by our certificate ceremonies, where children celebrate completing bird and nature programmes.
Sparrow ConservationA bird house passes from one generation to the nextएक पीढ़ी से दूसरी पीढ़ी को पक्षियों का घरA grandfather shows a hand-painted bird house to his grandson — conservation habits passed on at home.
School ProgrammesEco Club prize winnersईको क्लब के पुरस्कार विजेताTwo students receive certificates at an Eco Club event held with the Basic Education Department in Lalitpur.
School ProgrammesEco Club students with their certificatesप्रमाणपत्रों के साथ ईको क्लब के विद्यार्थीThe whole Eco Club group — students, teachers and our volunteers — after a full day of nature activities at school.
PlantationHugging the trees they promised to protectजिन पेड़ों की रक्षा का वादा किया, उन्हें गले लगायाEco Club children hug trees in the school grove — a pledge to care for every tree on their campus.
School ProgrammesEco Club at the primary school, Jakhauraजखौरा के प्राथमिक विद्यालय में ईको क्लबStudents of Purva Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Jakhaura, in their Eco Club t-shirts after the day's bird-awareness session.
Sparrow ConservationOur youngest nest-pot painterहमारे सबसे छोटे घोंसला-चित्रकारA young participant proudly shows off the clay nest pot he painted at a Save Sparrow workshop.
Community ActivitiesScouts take nest boxes home from our exhibitionप्रदर्शनी से घर ले जाते स्काउट्स और घोंसलेA line of scouts with their new nest boxes at the Goraiya Bachao Abhiyan exhibition, in front of the children's poster wall.
Community ActivitiesA young winner honoured at the awareness exhibitionजागरूकता प्रदर्शनी में सम्मानित नन्हा विजेताA boy receives a certificate and a sparrow nest at the Manav exhibition stall, surrounded by children's paintings of trees and birds.
Community ActivitiesChildren raise their certificates highबच्चों ने गर्व से उठाए अपने प्रमाण-पत्रParticipants of a school painting and nest-making contest celebrate under the banner ‘In nature, everything is connected to each other’.
School ProgrammesAwareness booklets reach Purva Madhyamik Vidyalayaपूर्व माध्यमिक विद्यालय तक पहुँची जागरूकता पुस्तिकाएँGirls from a government school in Jakhaura block, Lalitpur, with conservation booklets and their own bird drawings.
WorkshopsWorld Sparrow Day nest boxes in the classroomकक्षा में विश्व गौरैया दिवस के घोंसलेStudents display the painted cardboard nest boxes they built during a World Sparrow Day workshop.
School ProgrammesBoys present their Save Sparrow modelsछात्रों ने प्रस्तुत किए गौरैया बचाओ मॉडलHandmade nest models with grain and water bowls, presented to visiting guests at a school programme in Lalitpur.
School ProgrammesA whole school pledges for the sparrowपूरे विद्यालय ने लिया गौरैया संरक्षण का संकल्पDozens of students hold their own posters at a Save Sparrow assembly, with nest boxes placed at the front.
Community ActivitiesTalking conservation with college studentsमहाविद्यालय के विद्यार्थियों से संवादAn open-air session with college students and volunteers on birds, trees and everyday conservation choices.
Heritage WalkClay nest pots on a heritage pillarऐतिहासिक स्तंभ पर मिट्टी के घोंसलेPainted earthen nest pots placed on an old carved pillar — cool in summer and safe for nesting sparrows.
Community ActivitiesNew nest boxes launched with local supportersस्थानीय सहयोगियों के साथ नए घोंसलों का शुभारंभTeam members and supporters at the Manav Organization office in Lalitpur launching a fresh batch of sparrow nest boxes.
School ProgrammesThe lesson begins with a sparrow on the blackboardश्यामपट पर गौरैया से शुरू होता पाठA volunteer teaches village children to recognise the house sparrow before the nest-making activity starts.
Community ActivitiesBird Watching Day brings the whole town outबर्ड वाचिंग डे में उमड़ा पूरा शहरScouts, students and residents take turns at the spotting scope on a winter morning bird count in Lalitpur.
Sparrow ConservationA truckload of nest boxes ready for distributionवितरण के लिए तैयार घोंसलों से भरी गाड़ीHundreds of wooden sparrow nest boxes loaded up before a district-wide distribution drive.
Community ActivitiesA promise to give up plasticआओ एक वादा करें, प्लास्टिक का त्याग करेंWomen receive cloth bags and saplings at a memorial event campaigning against single-use plastic.
Community ActivitiesCloth bags handed out at the art exhibitionकला प्रदर्शनी में कपड़े के थैलों का वितरणVolunteers distribute cloth bags under a canopy of children's sparrow drawings during a Say No to Polythene drive.
WorkshopsThe youngest helper carries a nest boxसबसे नन्हा साथी घोंसला उठाए हुएFreshly made wooden nest boxes drying in the sun at home before installation — helped along by the smallest volunteer.
Sparrow ConservationA pair of sparrows settle into a painted homeरंगीन घोंसले में बसा गौरैया का जोड़ाHouse sparrows perched on a green hand-painted nest box installed under a veranda roof.
Sparrow Conservation‘Goraiya Ghar’ — a sparrow at its doorway‘गौरैया घर’ — दरवाज़े पर बैठी गौरैयाA hand-painted pink nest box on a home wall, occupied by a nesting pair within weeks of installation.
Heritage WalkWarli art on a working nest boxघोंसले पर वारली कलाA sparrow peers out of a nest box decorated with folk Warli figures — art and habitat together.
Sparrow ConservationThree homes in a row, all occupiedकतार में तीन घोंसले, सभी आबादWooden and painted nest boxes fixed along a veranda wall, with sparrows moving in and out through the day.
Sparrow ConservationSparrows nesting in a Manav nest boxमानव के घोंसले में बसती गौरैयाA sparrow pair feeding at the entrance of a wooden nest box — proof that simple boxes bring the birds back.
Sparrow ConservationA parent sparrow feeds its chick inside a nest boxघोंसले में चूज़े को दाना खिलाती गौरैयाThe clearest proof of success — a house sparrow raising its brood in a nest box built by Manav volunteers.
Community Activities‘My dear childhood friend is now homeless’‘मेरा बचपन का साथी आज बेघर है’A street banner in Lalitpur market asking shopkeepers and passers-by to make room for the vanishing house sparrow.
Community ActivitiesExhibition stall with the Forest Department, Lalitpurवन विभाग, ललितपुर के साथ प्रदर्शनीChildren line up to see nest boxes, water-saving displays and anti-plastic panels at a joint public exhibition.
School ProgrammesScouts collect nest boxes at the campaign gateअभियान द्वार पर घोंसले लेते स्काउटScout volunteers receive wooden nest boxes and certificates to install across their own neighbourhoods.
School ProgrammesPoster-making and a conservation oathपोस्टर प्रतियोगिता और संरक्षण की शपथScouts and guides display their posters at an oath-taking ceremony pledging to protect birds and trees.
Vulture ConservationInternational Vulture Awareness Day briefingअंतर्राष्ट्रीय गिद्ध दिवस पर संवादManav's team briefs forest and police officials on vulture nesting sites and threats in the Lalitpur district.
Community ActivitiesNest boxes handed to the local bar associationअधिवक्ता संघ को घोंसलों का वितरणLawyers and volunteers at the district court take nest boxes home as part of the Save Sparrow Campaign.
School ProgrammesCertificates held high at the closing ceremonyसमापन समारोह में लहराते प्रमाणपत्रYoung participants celebrate after a drawing and model-making competition on nature and biodiversity.
WorkshopsDemonstrating jute and cardboard nest designsजूट और गत्ते के घोंसलों का प्रदर्शनLow-cost nest designs shown at a Save Sparrow Campaign workshop with the Indian Biodiversity Conservation Society.
WorkshopsOne-day workshop with NSS volunteersएनएसएस स्वयंसेवकों के साथ एक दिवसीय कार्यशालाStudents at Nehru Mahavidyalaya, Lalitpur learn sparrow identification and nest-box making at an NSS special camp.
Community Activities"Missing: the house sparrow" awareness stall"लापता गौरैया" जागरूकता स्टॉलVolunteers display clay nest pots, wooden nest boxes and campaign leaflets beside the Save Sparrow Campaign banners.
Sparrow ConservationA sparrow pair settles into a painted nest boxगौरैया जोड़ा रंगे हुए घोंसले में बस गयाNesting material spills from a hand-painted box installed under a verandah roof — proof the design works.
School ProgrammesChildren receive nest boxes at a park gatheringपार्क कार्यक्रम में बच्चों को घोंसले वितरितYoung participants take home Save Sparrow nest boxes to hang at their own houses.

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