Children's Forest Program (CFP):

CFP the flag project of OISCA is in full swing in 700 schools in South India. Love Green Clubs established in schools and Save Green Clubs in Colleges are the  basic units of CFP.  The  total  number of  saplings  planted comes around 1,00,000 a year. Saplings are produced in centralized nurseries of OISCA and  in CFP schools. Different types of educational programs, competitions and distribution of study materials are some of the ways to attract children to this project. 

Nagercoil Tree Planting Project

OISCA International started this Tree  planting cum water  conservation project in 1996. This project has already attracted the attention of public and  Medias by its nature. We believe that  this project  had a key  role  while considering OISCA for the IPVM Award, and which the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India conferred on us. This is a project to regreen 40ha of two barren hills situated at Nagercoil on both side of NH-17 at  Chungankadai.  About 40,000  plants were grown from  3 to 15 feet in height, in this totally moisture less rocky area. Scarcity of water is the main problem to grow trees on the hills.  We  harvest  the little  rain pouring  on  the hills, in  the ponds constructed in lower area. As  this  is  the  only source  of  water  for  irrigation,  during  summer   the harvested  water  pumped  to  the  top  of  the hill, stored in small tanks and distributed manually to all plants. This project on Ayyappa college hills and Chnugankadai hills are aimed to  regreen this area  and bring back the past glory of marsh lands on the valley which was converted in to dry waste land due to the deforestation on the hills.           Mr Masanori  Tanaka  Executive Director, Green Fund Japan, Mr  Fumio Kitsuki and a team of 17 members  visited  Nagercoil  and  Trivandrum  this year. Mr K Sudhakaran, Minister for Forests hosted a dinner in honor of this visiting team.

The Eco-development Project 

This January the National Afforestation and Eco Development Board of Govt. Of India sanctioned the Eco Development Project. Under this project we will plant and maintain trees in 7 educational institutions in Calicut. The project will start this monsoon and we are to plant 80,000 saplings. The total fund sanctioned for this project is INR. 900,000.

Mangrove Conservation Project

Kannur is the  richest district  in Kerala in Mangrove. The rivers in this district have rich mangrove growth. The  main  emphasis of  this project  is to initiate an  action oriented program for the bio diversity conservation and ecosystem restoration of mangroves with proper  technical  advice. The period of the project is 3 years. The Kerala  Forest Dept.  and Kerala Forest Research Institute provides the technical assistance for the success of this project. There is   active participation of public in this project.

Sacred Grove Conservation Program

     OISCA South India started a project with the Forest Department, Govt. of Kerala to conserve  a sacred  Grove in  Malaparamba, Calicut. In addition to Forest department, Zoological Survey Department of India and the Botany Department of Calicut University are  extending their technical  support to OISCA.  An inventory  preparation  on the existing plant life is going on by the scientists from Calicut University. We are planning to plant  maximum  possible trees in this 3HA land during this  monsoon.  One  area is earmarked to grow a 'Star Forest'.  Star forest  is a concept to plant trees according to the planter's zodiac sign.  We  expect this  concept  will  attract  more people in tree planting  and thus this  project will  become a grand success.  The temple authorities, neighbors of the project site and the local people are already extended their  support in planning activities and already cooperating with us in weed cutting. OISCA Save Green clubs working in colleges will dig a pond in the lower part of the grove very soon.

International Educational Exchange Program (IEEP)

This program has been initiated to disseminate the Children's Forest Program and to nurture those who will work for OISCA. OISCA International is carrying out this program with the intent to create friendly relations among the nations concerned and the International Foundation for Cultural Harmony and OISCA Academy agree to cooperate to give financial and educational support to the exchange students. Total thirteen students have been selected and send to OISCA Academy to do their plus two courses. The third batch of three students are now in Japan  and two students also got scholarships to continue their studies in Japan. Mr Babil is doing his agriculture course at University of Tokyo and Mr Abhinav is doing Material physics at University of Shizuoka.