E-Base Kodagu

E-base Kodagu serves as a space for the community(kids) to learn about environmental conservation and drive change through activism and ownership and address various local issues such as man-animal conflict prevalent in the area, protecting the Kaveri river, water conservation and native tree preservation. The E-base runs a Fellowship Program every year, bringing bright, young, motivated individuals to work with the children and build a curriculum on sustainability while imparting life skills to the kids.

Robert Swan, OBE, established the first E-base in Antarctica in 2008. He is the first man to have walked, unassisted, to both the North and the South Pole, and has served as the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Goodwill Ambassador. Since Antarctica, there have been three E-bases established in- Pench, Madhya Pradesh; Leh, Ladakh and Blue Ridge Mountains, USA; all with the common objective to educate and learn about global climate issues, while addressing the local sustainability challenges. E-base Kodagu in Karnataka is the 5th such E-base in the world, continuing the legacy of Sir Robert Swan.

An epitome of sustainability, E-base Kodagu is being established at Titimati Ashram School, a residential government school for tribal children. With a strength of 250 children and a potential to reach out to over 500 children in the neighborhood, it gives the Fellow a multi-dimensional canvas to teach and explore. Nestled in the lush western ghats, surrounded by coffee plantations, elephant corridors and forests alike, Titimati is not far from the Nagarhole Tiger Reserve. A green and resilient building, made of clay bricks, local stones, Mangalore tiles and woven bamboo, the E-base is an embodiment of responsible and sustainable living. It integrates rainwater harvesting technology, organic farming, and clean energy.