Photos: Nimesh Ved
Last October we sent a parcel with 3 binoculars, 1 spotting scope, 2 compasses and 2 cameras to Rajgath Besant School, a rural school in Varanasi (India) that has been providing educational opportunities to underprivileged children for over 60 years. The school is located in a biodiversity-rich area alongside the Ganga river with abundant birds and mammals, a nearby turtle sanctuary and a mosaic of different habitats. The teachers at the school aim to awaken the inherent interest the children have in nature and to connect them with the natural values in and around their campus. We encountered some problems importing the equipment to India, but in the end the parcel arrived well at its destination and we are very happy to see that the afternoon birding sessions have already begun! We wish the teachers and the pupils diverting and instructive excursions and extend their gratitude to the donors of the equipment.