INDIA'S FIRST TOBACCO FREE VILLAGE

Pongalipaka village in Andhra Pradesh, India, with a population of 1,632 people, located about 48 km from city of Hyderabad, has been declared a "tobacco-free" village. Pongalipaka village achieved this unique feat on the special occasion of World No Tobacco Day, May 31, 2012. Pongalipaka village's mission to become tobacco free was a joint initiative of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and Nature.

This super cool initiative was started last year in Aug, 2011. Under the program, all the shops selling tobacco in the village were asked to stop selling tobacco and tobacco related products. To everyone's surprise all the villagers took the initiative really seriously, and as a result the village has attained this very unique feat.

The same village, Pongalipaka, had also bagged "Nirmal Gram Puraskar" in 2007 for maintaining good hygiene and sanitation.

No doubt, people of Pongalipaka village set high standards not only for themselves but also for all the villages in the country. iBlog4aCause congratulates all the people involved in this marvelous effort !!

By the way, if you still smoking the cigarette, now is the time to throw it away. Com'on you can do it !!

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USE ELECTRICITY WISELY

 

This is such a fantastic message, let's hope we all follow what the advertisement showcased i.e. using the electricity wisely !!

Here few of the most fascinating facts about the electricity:

• The first windmills were developed in Persia in about 600 B.C.
• About 200 years ago, Alessandro Volta discovered that when two strips of different metals were put in a sulphuric acid solution and connected with a wire, electricity began to flow. Voila! The first electric battery was developed! Think of him the next time you pick up your battery-operated CD player or Game Boy.
• In 1879, just over 100 years ago, Thomas Edison invented the first light bulb. Think of the incredible changes it has brought to our current world!
• The first windmill to produce electricity was in Denmark in 1890.
• In the past, frightened sailors voyaging at night saw ghostly phantoms of bluish light dancing on the masts of ships. Called Saint Elmo's fire, the light is actually a form of static electricity.
• In 1986, an accident at Chernobyl, USSR, sent radioactive material into the atmosphere and raised concerns about the production and storage of radioactive waste.

Well, so now please try to use the electricity wisely !! 

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NEVER GIVE UP

Failure is part of life, you can't avoid it, but what you can do is- Get Over It !!
~ iBlog4aCause

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HELPING HAND SOCIETY

We happen to discover yet another non-profit organization, which is striving forward to make a difference to the lives of needy. This time we proudly showcase- HELPING HAND SOCIETY !!


Helping Hand Society (HHS) is a Non-Profit organization working for the uplift of under-privileged children in Andhra Pradesh state of India.

iBlog4aCause could easily relate to HHS, and the reason for that is- HHS was also started as a community on the social networking site Orkut in June 2006 with an intention to involve the entire society to serve the needy just like iBlog4aCause, which started as a blog in 2009. 

Initially for couple of years, HHS conducted multiple events such as visiting homes and orphanages, organizing blood donation camps, distributing relief material to beggars etc., but the focus of HHS gradually shifted towards the issues that could impact the society and the country at large in the years to come. Hence, in Jan 2008 it resulted in the registration of the society.

Since June 2008, HHS has been actively supporting under-privileged children at Sphoorti Foundation, Hyderabad which is among the most respected NGO’s in Hyderabad, and Sphoorti was also featured on iBlog4aCause few days back, here!! 

HHS looks at the act of taking care of the all-round development of children, as an investment with the expected returns of them turning out as upright and productive leaders of a new India. Also, since Sept 2008, HHS is registered with the Directorate of Income Tax (Exemptions) under Section 12A/80G(5)vi India.

Helping Hand Society presents an excellent opportunity for all the people who want to come forward and work for the cause of children. HHS is currently involved in 4-projects: Helping Hand Sphoorti, Heal Andhra Pradesh, Sponsor a Child (SAC) and the Green School Project. You can join HHS in its mission by getting involved in any of these projects. You can support HHS in the form of volunteering, mentoring, donating or promoting.

Kite Festival At HHS

If you are interested you can contact HHS by following below details:


Phone:

+91-98667-07038

+91-99662-01399

Email:

info@helpinghandsociety.org

aashish@helpinghandsociety.org

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