Scarabs

A Regenerative Ecopreneurship initiative

Livelihood of more than 2/3rds of population of Indus basin is connected with Agriculture. It may not be uncertain to believe that the dream of Ecological Regeneration may never come true if we fail to re-introduce the farming communities with the very fundamental understandings of the Living Earth systems and why Ecological Restoration is necessary for Everything that Exists but also for their very own survival too.

We have realized that very core and initiated an initiative in July 2023 to set that stage for the farming communities to Remember the Regenerative agriculture their elders used to do and a lot of elders are still alive who used to plough with a pair of Oxen and without any chemicals. All they utilized as fertilizers were dairy, animal and food waste and we took a step ahead and Introduced Vermicomposting, a kind of huge value addition of that organic raw materials.

Mission

Introduce the commoners with the virtues of Ecopreneurship and circular regenerative economic activities i.e. vermicomposting.

Vision

Regenerative & Wellbeing Economy is not an alterative Economy, this is the way out of the mankind's worst existential crisis.

Impact

Communities producing their own biofertilizers from the Free and abundant raw materials produced by their very own animals and crops.

The metaphor of a Scarab

It was all in our minds and it started condensing into reality when Youdhishter Lal, one of our committed Ecoist from Cholistan region of mighty Thar desert expressed his commitment to be the first one to bear the Flag. And this was the birth of our Scarab Initiative. After three years Now, Youdhister’s family is our very first Vermicomposting community and we name them a Scarab community as they are doing the same work that scarab beetles do, continuously working on decomposition and equal distribution of the organic matter in Soil, that ultimately feed the Soil biodiversity on which entire Life over soil depends.

The goal is to replicate this model of communities producing their own biofertilizers from the Free and abundant raw materials produced by their very own animals and crops.

The Work

Just as the WORK and the life of a scarab beetle is breaking down and distributing the organic matter in soil, our humans do the same by supervising the Eisenia Fetida earthworms. These are 1 of the 7 Earthworm species out of 7000 of their larger family, consume only organic waste of their surroundings including the kitchen waste and transform into nutrient-rich Vermicompost. Harnessing the work of earthworms, they convert discarded materials into nutrient-rich compost, nurturing the soil and fostering a regenerative circular economy.

Please visit our Soil Campaign to learn more about the Soil regeneration process that we are working on.

Rohi

Rohi is the indigenous name of the northwestern part of the great Indian Thar desert. The Persian speaking Mughals renamed it as Cholistan and the Great Sufi saint Khawja Ghulam Fareed calls her Rohi in his poetry. The word Rohi itself means a Wilderness but female in essence.

This region is home to Meghwar Hindu community as they are original inhabitants of the region and almost all families rely on dairy livestock for survival and a number of these families do agriculture by side. We observed in Meghwars a deep connection with Mother Earth and nature and unlike the majority of masses, they consider Earth and all elements the holiest. Rohi is home to our hero Youdhishter lal Meghwar, who dared to lead the first Scarab community the Rohi Scarabs. Youdhishter is a Master graduate in Zoology and born leader who has taken charge to pull his minority community up the line of poverty with vermicomposting, while regenerating their degraded ancestral agricultural lands.

The Ripple Effect of Regeneration

The impact of the Rohi Scarab will reach far beyond its borders. The scarab communities are catalysts for change, inspiring neighboring regions to follow the suit. As the practice of vermicomposting spreads, a ripple effect of regeneration unfurls as the second of Scarab is Ghazi Scarab, that’s first university of Pakistan that has started the vermiculture setup inspired by the Rohi Scarab. And we hope that we’ll witness the ripples reaching the distances. In a country like Pakistan that’s grappling with environmental challenges, these community owned vermicomposting initiative offers a tangible solution. Landfills do shrink, emissions from chemical fertilizer production industries will reduce, and nature breathes a sigh of relief. The scarab communities demonstrate that a small shift in perspective can lead to monumental shifts in outcomes.

We hope that many will come to join hands, hearts, and souls in cultivating a Regenerative future that honors both people and planet. We expect that Formation of the Rohi Scarab will induce bigger impacts as communities take charge of the Ecological destiny of their homeland. Urging the nearby communities to rethink their relationship with the environment and embrace practices that harmonize with nature’s rhythm. It underscores the potential of collective efforts to drive positive change.

Listen to Youdhishter Lal after a couple of years of success in Vermicomposting

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