Sunday 22 April 2012

WE FOR PEOPLE

Be the change you want to see in the world, a quote by a man,  whom millions have revered
 for his deeds,his thinking,his genuine will to bring about a change but also a man whom unfortunately people have forgotten ,yes i am talking about Mahatma Gandhi.We have all become practical in this 21st century the so called age of capitalism where every one is surrounded by and yearn for all those expensive and gaudy products like smartphones,branded apparels,big cars,houses etc etc. Every one is so busy making money that they just can't see that we are living in a country where 500 million people earn less than $2 a day and go to bed every night with an empty stomach. The count of uneducated,under nourished,disease ridden children and adults is increasing day after day. People knowing these conditions take no time in blaming the government, overlooking the fact that the responsibility lies on every shoulder of this country but thankfully certain people have realized, that to see the change, they have to be the one. One such organization               "We For People" an NGO driven by the young and bright individuals have taken this task up on itself to improve and empower  the lives of the downtrodden.The Unique Selling Proposition(USP) of the organization is that it is a non profit entrepreneurial venture which doesn't just aim at providing elementary education to the slum children or giving them basic knowledge about sanitation ,cleanliness but  also to impart vocational training to the people, like teaching them the art of making designer envelopes,registers and other Stationary products which solves the dual purpose of raising funds to invest back in those children and to make them skillful enough so that they can earn their own bread by dignified means rather than begging on the streets.We For People is building itself ,going against all the odds and teaching the new  idea of Social Entrepreneurship to the society.The volunteers of this organization are truly passionate,diligent,selfless and dedicated to this one cause of helping the helpless and giving them a life of dignity.They have got the vision and the hunger to achieve that vision .
Congratulations to all the volunteers for achieving yet another successful visit to slum and a step ahead towards completing the project Aarambh.
  Keep up the good work folks.

  Visit We For People at ::
  http://www.weforpeople.in

Thursday 19 April 2012

Indians As Electorate

In the 21st century,the information age, where we are surrounded by these loud mouth economists,analysts and politicians claiming that India has arrived,India to become a superpower by 2030,India soon to surpass japan in terms of gdp(ppp) etc etc .a big question arises-- Are we really prepared to assume the responsibility of a world leader or to take important international decisions ,when India's very own citizens are not proving to be a responsible electorate. Almost every third person in our country is heard cribbing about the central government,state government or the municipal corporations for various reasons be it the law and order problem in the area,sanitation and drainage problems,dilapidated conditions of the area they are living in etc,but not once do we realize that it's in the hands of the common people to make or break the leaders,a power which we are not exploiting very efficiently.It's a shame,that people especially the 74% literate ones don't even know the names of the leaders contesting the elections.In the MCD Elections(2012) for the three recently divided zones ,i personally witnessed a highly disappointing scenario .On april 15,2012 in ward number 108 (Khyala region),standing in the queue to exercise my right to vote,i noticed that even the educated people especially the youth was more interested in discussing the things like, the features of  recently launched IPAD v3 rather than pondering over whom to vote or which candidate is genuinely interested in solving the area's problems.And when they arrived at a stage where they had to press one of the buttons on Electronic voting Machine(EVM) ,without thinking much about the candidates they preferred to choose one of the popular parties randomly.People are hardly interested in taking the pains and just have a look at the manifestos of the parties and its future plans and that what are the problems of their respective areas and how the prospective candidates plan to solve those problems.If the so called responsible citizens of this country are not even thinking over above mentioned basic questions before electing their leaders ,then how can we expect our leaders to perform their duties responsibly, If we are not much bothered about the problems then we don't have the right to criticize the governments or the leaders.