About Ecospheres
Our Mission
*Ecospheres* focuses on environmental conservation and women’s empowerment. The founder saw an opportunity to repurpose discarded flowers from temples, weddings and other events, which are usually thrown away as waste. She taught women in Bihar the art of making incense sticks from these flowers and to make sticks from dried coconut leaves. Thereby making the product completely out of waste.
Ecospheres purchases these environment friendly incense sticks at fair prices from women and sells them in the market, establishing a sustainable circular economy that provides financial independence to women.
Media - Print
Hindustan Newspaper
Hindustan Newspaper
Our IMPACT
1. Awareness ABOUT Flower Source
3. WORKSHOPS for MAKING STICKS FROM DRIED BRANCHES of coconut trees
2. WORKSHOPS for MAKING INCENSE STICKS FROM FLOWERS
Though places like temples in the vicinity are a regular source of flowers, we keep the underprivileged women informed about special events that take place in the area so they can get access to a larger volume of flowers. one such event is 'Phoolon Wali Holi' which is a religious celebration around the festival of Holi where people play with flowers instead of colors.
2. WORKSHOPS for MAKING INCENSE STICKS FROM FLOWERS
3. WORKSHOPS for MAKING STICKS FROM DRIED BRANCHES of coconut trees
2. WORKSHOPS for MAKING INCENSE STICKS FROM FLOWERS
In these workshops the process of making incense sticks from flowers in a hygienic way is taught to women. At the end of each workshop, we leave some flowers behind, to give them an immediate start to their economic independence. We also let them keep the incense sticks that they make during the workshop so they can use it at home and gai
In these workshops the process of making incense sticks from flowers in a hygienic way is taught to women. At the end of each workshop, we leave some flowers behind, to give them an immediate start to their economic independence. We also let them keep the incense sticks that they make during the workshop so they can use it at home and gain support from their family and have excitement with the knowledge that they can actually create it and earn from it!
3. WORKSHOPS for MAKING STICKS FROM DRIED BRANCHES of coconut trees
3. WORKSHOPS for MAKING STICKS FROM DRIED BRANCHES of coconut trees
3. WORKSHOPS for MAKING STICKS FROM DRIED BRANCHES of coconut trees
We teach the best way to extract sticks for the incense sticks from dried branches of coconut trees. They are taught how to make the sticks of a particular size and thickness. This helps in two ways, one is that the product becomes environment friendly by the use of dried waste branches, and second is that some consistency is attained with the look, feel and size of the incense sticks.
4. PURCHASE & SALE OF ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY INCENSE STICKS
3. WORKSHOPS for MAKING STICKS FROM DRIED BRANCHES of coconut trees
3. WORKSHOPS for MAKING STICKS FROM DRIED BRANCHES of coconut trees
Ecospheres buys the incense sticks from women and then sells them in the market. This eases them off the burden of finding a buyer themselves and makes the process of earning simpler for them by getting on the spot payement.
INSIGHT INTO OUR WORK
Founder
Ananyaa Bahadur
A student at Jamnabai Narsee International School, Ananyaa Bahadur has always been committed to giving back to her community in more ways than one.
She is currently in the 11th grade where she is studying Mathematics, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, English and Spanish. Access4Aid was inspired by her passion for community action and her lo
A student at Jamnabai Narsee International School, Ananyaa Bahadur has always been committed to giving back to her community in more ways than one.
She is currently in the 11th grade where she is studying Mathematics, Economics, Physics, Chemistry, English and Spanish. Access4Aid was inspired by her passion for community action and her love for the intersection of law and economics to create positive change in the world around her.
Apart from enjoying academics, Ananyaa is also a skilled writer who has written a legal thriller fiction book as well as a song that she composed and sung herself. She is also an adept guitarist and plays table tennis at an amateur level. Her fondness extends to MUNing as well. Most recently, she participated in the JNIS International Youth Conference in September 2024.