Now this is some serious balancing act – brings water to my eyes just watching it. Bindaas – only in India!

John Abraham, Abhishek Bachchan, and (Ali bhai) I mean Udhay Chopra eat your heart out – Here’s the new hero of Dhoom 3

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Vote For GiveIndia

The title says it all – but it is only true to the very few privileged and fortunate enough to afford it in our nation. The under-privileged either go without or have to make do with very little education and therefor stand little or no chance of making a better life for themselves let alone support their family.

That is the sad reality but its not the end of it – it is not a hopeless situation and its not an issue that we can stand idle and do nothing about. We can make a difference and we can bring about change – we can do so by uniting and extend our arms of support. This is where GiveIndia comes in.

First of all there is an event taking place right now where GiveIndia is looking to win a donation which will be used to educate 40,000 children in India. And to this end they need your support and votes – so without delay, please visit http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/338730 and cast your vote ASAP. Then visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/GiveIndiaorg/21169267101 and become a fan.

Here’s something to help you understand the purpose of it all and hope you will take a little time to show your support.

The Issue
Wide eyed, under nourished children standing dusty by the side of the road while cars and trucks zoom by them – will this be the story of India? Will the underprivileged be left behind, while the prosperous enjoy opportunities like never before? Will young voices asking for a better future be unheard? Not if you join hands with GIVE Foundation to make a change!

Children have the right to study and enjoy their childhood. However 50% of school age children in India are not in school today. It is estimated that there are anywhere between 10-20 mn children working as labourers in hazardous industries and being exploited when they should be learning and playing.

Education is the key to unlocking our children’s future, the key which will allow them to lead a dignified and financially independent adult life.

The Plan
GIVE Foundation will use the $1mn grant to for educational sponsorships costing $43 per child per year thus providing access to education to more than 20,000 children through our partner NGOs. All partner NGOs have undergone due diligence, and are highly transparent and credible organizations. They are located across India and provide access to education to underprivileged children, including the girl child, tribal children and children from remote rural areas.

However, so that your vote COUNTS and goes FURTHER we will take the balance of about $90,000 and run a matching campaign that raises an additional $1mn from individual donors. This balance will also help meet the operating costs of running this program, including costs of project monitoring, and tracking including regular quarterly updates.

Each $43 sponsorship will provide books, school bags and uniforms to the children as well as the education i.e. teachers salaries and other costs to ensure a quality education.

The Outcome
More than 20,000 children will be educated for a year with the grant support. In addition over 20,000 children will be educated for a year through matching donations raised from individuals, thus ensuring that in all, more than 40,000 children are educated.

The program aims to make the underprivileged children of India self-reliant and independent by providing them a mainstream education. It is a movement to strengthen the future of the nation, an attempt towards a better life.

Each child we help is one less child that has to work for a living; one less child that has to experience illiteracy; one less child that has no hope for the future.

We believe that there are enough people who want to see this happen, enough people to ensure that we get 40,000 votes that will in turn help to educate 40,000 children. One VOTE = one CHILD!

Thank you for your support. Please leave a comment in support of this post and GiveIndia! Don’t forget to retweet or add this to your facebook account if you have one – show your support by spreading the word

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Waise I’ve been thinking ke, how will they know that the users have started behaving again?

If you want to see dosntanamehfil’s original bollytalk “ishtyle” chat room re-open again then make yourself heard – leave a comment to say yes! Ask and tell your friends and fellow chatters to do the same.

My promise? If I get more than 20 of you saying “Yes” I will put back the chat room for all to enjoy and socialise

Deal? Well, start commenting then

Talk soon

AJ

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