The second day of JGW and .......
The second day of JGW and the Blind Peoples Association has begun to conduct cataract surgeries free of cost in the slums of Ahemdabad. This initiative will run for a week.
The second day of JGW and a number of events have already been held and many more are slated to be held. The Akanksha Carnival is on in Mumbai, a literacy campaign has kicked off, there are awareness programmes for domestic violence, health, the environment. A lot of enquiries about the Vastrasamman campaign of Goonj.
If you have not already contributed to the week, it is not too late to do so. The JGW runs till 8th October. So come forward to spread joy by giving, the Joy of Giving,
- group of 15 children with Downs Syndrome will be serving food to beggars outside the Balaji temple in T Nagar.
- 2 medical camps have been planned - one in Vysarpadi and one in Pallavaram (both suburbs of Chennai)- at least 150 people will benefit and 3- 4 doctors have volunteered
- Police kicks off its week long training for women on domestic abuse and recourse to action. Inspector Rajalakshmi will be handling this. A group of 30 -50 slum women will know at the end of her session today as to what to do when faced with the challenge
- Cleaning of govt. hospital kicks off in Thiruvanamalai - 10-15 volunteers + govt. staff will be working together on this.
The second day of JGW and the Blind Peoples Association has begun to conduct cataract surgeries free of cost in the slums of Ahemdabad. This initiative will run for a week.
The second day of JGW and a number of events have already been held and many more are slated to be held. The Akanksha Carnival is on in Mumbai, a literacy campaign has kicked off, there are awareness programmes for domestic violence, health, the environment. A lot of enquiries about the Vastrasamman campaign of Goonj.
If you have not already contributed to the week, it is not too late to do so. The JGW runs till 8th October. So come forward to spread joy by giving, the Joy of Giving,
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