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FRIENDS OF VRINDAVAN
The Friends of Vrindavan (FoV-India) was
founded in 1997. Its founders felt that the ecological heritage
of Braj, represented
by the groves, Yamuna and the sacred-raj (dust) of Vrindavan is
in great danger and desired to serve this sacred land by taking
some concrete steps.
The FoV dedicates its services for
environment, with focus on conserving the ecological and
cultural heritage of the Braj region focusing on Vrindavan. It
mixes traditional methods and modern technology to sustain
shared natural resources of Braj, the holy abode of the Divine
Couple Sri Radha Krishna.
Vrindavan is literally losing its ground to
garbage, ruthless cutting of trees and in their place mindless
concrete jungle emerging all over. There is an utmost need for
preserving the swarupa (ambience) of this holy Dhama.
FoV
has grown into a community enterprise, an enviro-regeneration and
care based initiative, in tune with the spiritual values and the
cultural traditions of Vrindavan.
FoV has undertaken various community-based
projects to realize its vision of a Vrindavan that is eco-friendly
and sustainable. Successful partnerships with the local community
and various national and international organizations and
institutions have allowed us to increase the impact of these
initiatives. It has been at the forefront of many struggles for
conserving the pilgrimage town of Vrindavan, specially sanitation,
restoring river Yamuna back to the ancient ghats, plantation, water
harvesting and other heritage conservation measures.
The projects run by Friends of Vrindavan
benefitted the marginalized sections of the community and other
vulnerable groups, by finding them the job opportunities, while
serving the sacred land to maintain its sanctity.
It
has been working vigorously to find effective solutions to keep
Braj-Vrindavan’s essence alive for the future generations. FoV
has facilitated community platforms for discussions and peaceful
resolution of issues related to environmental conflicts.
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