The current lockdown has us all in the comfort wings of our homes but has had a deep impact on the livelihood of the daily wage workers. To support them in the hour of need, the initiative, #IstandwithHumanity was started on social media by Shri Shri Ravi Shankar with the support of Rajkumar Hirani and Mahaveer Jain. This initiative spread across quickly, people from the television and the entertainment industry stepped forward, generously marking their contribution to support the nation and urging the others to also join.
Pankaj Dubey, a very well known author and screenwriter who is also the official spokesperson for this initiative expressing his gratitude also shares, “It’s so encouraging to share that with the support of friends from Bollywood and even other walks of life and the amazing execution by The Art of Living Foundation , we have reached out to more than 3.5 lakhs needy people in 9 states across India. We are constantly working and strive to touch 1 million people soon. We are thankful to everyone who is supporting our initiative #iStandWithHumanity for their love.”
Leading personalities like Karan Johar, Ekta Kapoor, Rohit Shetty, Ajay Devgn and many others from the industry have joined hands and taken part actively in this initiative.
This initiative is not just limited to one city, it has even reached Delhi, providing for the daily wage workers with food and ensuring that they can be at peace. It’s amazing to see how people from all walks of life are doing their bit to save us from the wrath of the coronavirus. This initiative has a PAN-INDIA reach of 9 states and is growing tremendously.
An initiative as beautiful as this, requires an input from everyone in their own way to be successful and surely the fraternity came in full support. The way this initiative has got its momentum is truly because of the support it has received from all across.
Covid-19 Lockdown : Greenwood High International School comes forward to help the needy
Bangalore, April 02, 2020 : The nationwide lockdown to combat Coronavirus outbreak in the country has led to severe difficulties for the poor and homeless people. In an effort to help the needy, Greenwood High International School, has come forward to do their bit to the cause. The school have undertaken the initiative to prepare food for 300 underprivileged families every day and distribute in and around Sarjapur area with the help of Sarjapur police station. This would be a continuous support from the school authority towards the needy people until the lockdown ends. While distributing the food, the school authority also followed the social distancing norms and ensured that necessary precautionary measures like masks and gloves were used in the entire process to provide clean and hygienic food to the people.
Speaking on this initiative, Ms. Niru Agarwal, Trustee, Greenwood High said: “As much as we believe in inculcating the values of benevolence and philanthropy among our students, we practise these ourselves too. Greenwood High has always been compassionate to help those in need and we continue to do so. We are mindful of contributing to the society in multiple ways and are proud to leverage our sources towards such an important cause. Several NGOs, individuals and businesses are pitching in to help the citizens and government through various initiatives with the hope that humanity would survive these dreadful times of coronavirus onslaught. We believe that only by active collaboration between all the members of the society, we will be able to overcome the impact of this pandemic.”
Courtesy: Bhaskar Live
