I scribbled down this sometime back and I always postponed to publish it as I was wondering whether it is worth writing something without doing anything. Today I did a small deed! To write something is easy, but to do something needs more dedication. Recently I read a blog from a friend of mine on a related topic and I saw the emotional comments on her blog and I hope this emotion inside you would come out as an act! Now my friends, I would like to ask you all some favours!
India is a fast moving country, which is converting a huge mass of population from middle class to upper middle class, from poverty to above poverty line every year. Economic growth rate of New India is 8%. Amidst of all these growth and increasing economy, there is one section, a huge section of India, which is still not touched by all these. The parts which are untouched by the globalisation and the economic growth. This huge region includes poverty, regions affected by natural calamities, underprivileged women and children, and the list goes on. It will take quite some time to eradicate these. The future of India is in our hands! If some of us put some effort, it can make a huge difference, by making lives happier and futures better.
Now my question is, if someone would like to give a hand, how to do it? Which is the best way to give help? There are microfinanciers, many organisations, foundations, within and outside India giving help for the eradication of this section of India, by helping them in any needs, giving help in regions affected by natural and man made calamities, with the basic education, uplifting underprivileged lives, etc. Many of them are not transparent enough to trust them. How to make the flow of money transparent? The non-transparency of some leads us not to trust any, which is bad.
Haven gotten this much opportunities in our life, with our job, education, why don't we think about giving a hand to one of these underprivileged life. Look to your vicinity back home! May be you can give a hand to one of them directly or may be though an organisation. A few thousands can make a huge difference to a life. What do you all say?
Recently, I met someone via flickr (photo sharing) and then later in orkut, involved in working in a cafe in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, with the aim of serving people. He is involved in a group which runs a cafe in Ahmedabad and the profit from this place goes to support social service projects in India. Anyone could volunteer to help in this cafe (for a day or so? as you like!), if you like to help them. I was quite fascinated by this idea and the sprit of team work.
I also know about an organisation called Asha, which was started in the United States. It is a non-profit organisation dedicated to socio-economic changes in India, especially by helping to give basic education in rural India. It has also been started in Zurich by few Indian students and professionals in Zurich (http://www.asha-zurich.ch/index.html). I liked their idea to inculcate charity as a hobby called 'charity as your hobby (CAYH)'. Asha has got now chapters all over the world. If you like to do something, you can get involved with them and see by yourself how they function.
OR if you like to give your help directly, atleast you can give a glance to your vicinity back home OR suggest your way to act. I urge you all to think about it and do something and I thank you all for reading this. I hope there will be actions!
India is a fast moving country, which is converting a huge mass of population from middle class to upper middle class, from poverty to above poverty line every year. Economic growth rate of New India is 8%. Amidst of all these growth and increasing economy, there is one section, a huge section of India, which is still not touched by all these. The parts which are untouched by the globalisation and the economic growth. This huge region includes poverty, regions affected by natural calamities, underprivileged women and children, and the list goes on. It will take quite some time to eradicate these. The future of India is in our hands! If some of us put some effort, it can make a huge difference, by making lives happier and futures better.
Now my question is, if someone would like to give a hand, how to do it? Which is the best way to give help? There are microfinanciers, many organisations, foundations, within and outside India giving help for the eradication of this section of India, by helping them in any needs, giving help in regions affected by natural and man made calamities, with the basic education, uplifting underprivileged lives, etc. Many of them are not transparent enough to trust them. How to make the flow of money transparent? The non-transparency of some leads us not to trust any, which is bad.
Haven gotten this much opportunities in our life, with our job, education, why don't we think about giving a hand to one of these underprivileged life. Look to your vicinity back home! May be you can give a hand to one of them directly or may be though an organisation. A few thousands can make a huge difference to a life. What do you all say?
Recently, I met someone via flickr (photo sharing) and then later in orkut, involved in working in a cafe in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, with the aim of serving people. He is involved in a group which runs a cafe in Ahmedabad and the profit from this place goes to support social service projects in India. Anyone could volunteer to help in this cafe (for a day or so? as you like!), if you like to help them. I was quite fascinated by this idea and the sprit of team work.
I also know about an organisation called Asha, which was started in the United States. It is a non-profit organisation dedicated to socio-economic changes in India, especially by helping to give basic education in rural India. It has also been started in Zurich by few Indian students and professionals in Zurich (http://www.asha-zurich.ch/index.html). I liked their idea to inculcate charity as a hobby called 'charity as your hobby (CAYH)'. Asha has got now chapters all over the world. If you like to do something, you can get involved with them and see by yourself how they function.
OR if you like to give your help directly, atleast you can give a glance to your vicinity back home OR suggest your way to act. I urge you all to think about it and do something and I thank you all for reading this. I hope there will be actions!
