Padhega India tabhi kuch Karega India

In India, nearly one out of two children does not go to school and 47 per cent of India’s habitation does not even HAVE a primary school.

We all hear alarming facts like these often and feel the urge to contribute within our means. 'Sheltering Books' understands this national concern, and gives you all simple yet powerful way to participate in building India’s educational future.

Every time you discard your old stuff such as books, toys, clothes and stuff you no longer need, Sheltering Books contributes the proceeds towards children’s education.

In 2010, Sheltering Books began its work by giving used book a new life in form of new users, building reading rooms across India, supported 2000+ children and aims to build at-least 5 more in the coming year.

This year, many schools came forward to extend there selfless support to Sheltering Books, encouraging students to help Sheltering Books lead more and more on the path to education.

The Schools were delighted to hear that Sheltering Books is also building reading rooms and activity center in Jaipur and helped build a model for our activity center that will be presented to the children at Adarsh Nagar.

At the Sheltering Books Joy of Giving event a teacher said “It’s truly commendable that with your support, Sheltering Books has been able to impact 2000 children and begun building reading rooms across India. I am proud to be associated with Sheltering Books and felt very happy to be creating this activity center that will be built for the children at Adarsh nagar. I urge you to remember that the next time you discard something basic like a book, a toy or anything you no longer need - you can help educate a lesser-privileged child by giving away to sheltering books.”

Present at the event, Shyam Bansal, Founder, Sheltering Books India said, ‘‘Apni Jagah is not just an initiative, but a passion that we as an organization strongly believe in. After touching the lives of 2,000 children, we are now helping build the future of India’s children “Brick by Brick” by building 2 reading rooms this year and an aim to build another 5 in the coming year and take Sheltering Books’s impact to 20,000 children. After all, “Padhega India, tabhi toh Kuch karega India”

Sheltering Books has been successful in impacting 2,000 children thus far, with support of leading NGOs and schools - Pravah, PUCL, Maheshwari Public School amongst others. NGO Pravah is  bringing onboard expertise as well as contribution towards driving youth energy towards the space.

Apni Jagah is an integral part of Sheltering Books's program - Discover,Develop and Deliver - focused on the development of children in need across the globe, currently reaching over 2,000 children. Started in 2010, Sheltering Books has grown immensely and is today a Children Support Movement with strong support from people. This year, Sheltering Books, will build 2 reading rooms across the nation to give more children the invaluable gift of education with a focus to build more reading rooms cum activity center in the years to come.

Phenomena Of Street Children - Indian Scenario

India is second only to China in population with over 1 billion citizens. It is home to almost 19% of the world's children. More than one third of the country's Population, around 440 million, is below 18 years. The future and strength of the nation lies in a healthy, protected, educated and well-developed child population that will grow up to be productive citizens of the country. India must invest its resources in children proportionate to their huge numbers. Therefore it is an urgent need for increasing expenditure on child protection, so that the rights of the children of India are protected. The neglect of child protection and development issues not only violates the rights of the children but also increases their vulnerability to abuse, neglect and exploitation. 

The Constitution of India recognizes the vulnerable position of children and their right to protection. It guarantees in Article 15, special attention to children through necessary and special laws and policies that safeguard their rights. The right to equality, protection of life and personal liberty and the right against exploitation is enshrined in Articles 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 23 and 24. The concern for children has also been expressed in UN Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC) 1989. The Convention prescribes standards to be adhered to by all State parties in securing the best interest of the child.

However, these policies and legislations for children have on the whole suffered from weak implementation, owing to scant attention to issues of child protection, resulting in scarce resources, minimal infrastructure, and inadequate services to address child protection and their development problems. 'Child Protection' is about protecting children from or against any perceived or real danger or risk to their life, health, personhood and childhood. It is about reducing their vulnerability to any kind of harm and protecting them in harmful situations. It is about ensuring that no child falls out of the social security and safety net and those who do, receive necessary care, protection and support so as to bring them back into the safety net.

While protection is a right of every child, some children are more vulnerable than others and need special attention i.e. street children. The Government recognizes these street children as 'children in difficult circumstances', characterized by their specific social, economic and geo-political situations. Failure to protect children has serious consequences for the physical, mental, emotional, social development of the child, with consequences in loss in productivity and the loss in human capital for the any nation. SHELTERING BOOKS, a Jaipur based organization, also therefore, endeavors to create a strong foundation for a protective and developmental initiative for children specially slum and street children. Jaipur being no exception to other metro cities also has a similar set of characteristics. This mainly includes a large population of varied nature living in slums, pavements, Bus & Railway Station etc. With poor accessibility and delivery of services in such places, prevents this segment of our society specially the children, to receive them meaningful and much needed services for their overall psychosocial, personal and economic development.

Street children, the offspring of today's complex urban realities worldwide, represent one of our global family's most serious, urgent and rapidly growing socio-educational challenges. No country and virtually no city can escape the presence of these so-called street children. In some parts of the world, they have been a familiar phenomenon for many years. In the last decade this phenomenon has grown at an alarming rate throughout Asia and Africa. 

First media imprints !!

source : http://epaper.dnaindia.com/dnaahmedabad/epaperpdf/11042011/10jaipur%20main%20edition-pg4-0.pdf

Joy of giving

Years have passed since the deaths of Mother Teresa and Princess Diana. Yet, their lives remain clear in our memory. And for good reason, for there is much we can learn from them. For example, their deaths remind us how a person is remembered.

How do we remember the dead?
Not, "How did they die?"
But, "How did they live?"
Not, "What did they gain?"
But, "What did they give?"

History does not judge them by the number of servants they had, but by the number of people they served. Why did Princess Di embrace an AIDS victim and Mother Teresa comfort a dying child? Isn't it because they understood that it is far better to wipe a single tear than to shed a thousand? They realized it is actions, not words that count.

We can learn from them and experience the joy of giving. To do so, we need not be as heroic. There is no need to travel to some distant land or search out the less fortunate. All we need do is awaken, to become aware of those around us. Every encounter is an opportunity to give. Our siblings, spouse, children, friends, relatives, co-workers, boss, customers, and all those we meet will gratefully accept our gifts. The gifts I'm referring to are spiritual in nature and, therefore, do not have any costs.

Sometimes we forget how much we have to offer. For example, though tired of waiting in line at the bank, we can offer the stressed-out bank teller a warm smile and the gifts of patience and understanding. We have the power to uplift her spirit and make her day! At home or in the office, our words of encouragement can plant the seeds of confidence in the minds of our children and co-workers.

You say your teenage daughter has dyed her hair pink and there is nothing you can do about it? Well, don't fret; there is something you can do. You can give her the gift of acceptance, unconditional love. You see, all through life we are told to conform to the standards of others, instead of being accepted for whom we are. It starts with mommy and daddy, then it's our teachers and peers, followed by our supervisors in our workplace. Even our boy and girlfriends (and later our spouses) get into the act! It seems as if everyone is telling us what to do and how to think. No wonder people hunger for a little acceptance. Speaking of hunger, it takes more than food banks to feed the hungry. It also takes spiritual gifts, such as acceptance.

There are many more gifts that we can give. For instance, the gift of interest. What do you imagine is the worst thing we can do to someone? It is not to hate them, but to be indifferent toward them, to display no interest. If someone were to hate you, it may be because of envy. Hatred, then, is an expression of interest. Imagine what it would be like if no one had the slightest interest in you. That would hurt! Our gift of interest can help satisfy the craving for attention. Ironically, it is only after we express our interest in others that we can learn how interesting they are!

Still another gift is that of recognition. There are more people starving for recognition than there are starving for food. Why is praise so sought after? Because, like gold and diamonds, it is rare and hard to find. Can you remember how many times you were frustrated because your achievements and efforts went unrecognized? We can stop frustrating others by bearing the gift of recognition. Since praise is free, let's offer it freely, but it has value only when it is sincere.

The greatest gift we have to offer is that of time, for time is the stuff life is made of. As our only nonrenewable resource, it is precious. What greater way of expressing love, than by devoting time to those we care about and those in need? Walt Whitman, the poet, expressed it this way, "Behold, I do not give lectures or a little charity. When I give, I give myself." When we give to our friends, we draw them closer. When we give to our enemies, we change them into friends.

The deaths of Mother Teresa and Princess Diana remind us of our own mortality. It's almost as if they were whispering, "The time to give is now." Or, as Marcus Aurelius wrote in the second century, "Live not as though there were a thousand years ahead of you. Fate is at your elbow; make yourself good while life and power are still yours."

BLOOD DONATION

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Every year our nation requires about 4 Crore units of blood, out of which only a meager 40 Lakh units of blood are available.

Every two seconds someone needs blood.

More than 38,000 blood donations are needed every day.

A total of 30 million blood components are transfused each year.

More than 1 million new people are diagnosed with cancer each year. Many of them will need blood, sometimes daily. 

A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 units of blood.

have YOU ever donated blood ???

have YOU ever saved a life ???

IF NOOO

 now is your chance to CHANGE a life forever  

Pravah Jaipur Initiative & Sheltering Books brings to you

 BLOOD DONATION CAMP

  

DATE : 6th March' 2011

VENUE: C-96, Jagraj Marg, Bapu Nagar, Jaipur - 302015

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