International Earth day is an annual event celebrated on the 22nd of April every year. Over the last few decades the condition of our environment has degraded drastically due to increased global warming, deforestation, industrial pollutions, testing of nuclear weapons and various other reasons leading to a lot of complications. The events conducted on the International Earth Day addresses issues a like these tries to find a solution to the problems.

Hamraah foundation celebrates International Earth Day which is supported and funded by Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India. A series of events and lectures are organized by the foundation wherein hundreds of students from many small towns and districts are invited to participate. The power of a nation lies its youth, and educating young students about problems like these would give us a hope of a promising future.

The activities conducted, which are symbolic in nature raise awareness among the students and also spread the message of nature conservation and focus on environmental issues that our earth faces. The main objective of celebrating Earth Day is to create awareness on sustainable use of natural resources and to retain these resources for our future generations. Every individual needs to realize that it their responsibility to work together and make this world a better place to live

A sense of responsibility is inculcated through this activity within the participants. Children are our future leaders and caretakers of the society at large. As they grow, it is most important to make them aware so that they evolve into mature adults with clear vision and take appropriate decisions in order to make the most judicious use of the earth’s natural resources for a sustainable future.