Social campaigns with ideas worth spreading around:
Grassroutes is a Fellowship Program which funds youth to go on road-trips across India, discover and work with changemakers, do their bit to change the world and inspire more youth into social action.
Grassroots takes young people on a 10-day road trip preceded by a month-long mentoring process by social entrepreneurs and leaders from diverse sectors [hat tip: Swaroop CH].
Learn Without Fear blog captures the voices of children across India as they recall their experiences of going through various forms of violence in schools. The blog illustrates these voices in the form of videos, cartoon strips, animations, and radio jingles created by the children themselves.
Plan India, an NGO working for child centered development, has rolled out an online campaign, for its Learn Without Fear initiative, which seeks to prevent violence against children in schools. Featured previously on DesiPundit.
“Bell Bajao” (Ring the Bell) urges men to take a stand against domestic violence. Ring the bell and intervene in situations of abuse. A simple act from your side is all it takes to bring it to a halt.
The Bell Bajao campaign seeks to spread awareness about domestic violence most of which goes unreported in India by being more proactive and involved in your community.
Each of these campaigns have a significant presences in the social networking community so feel free to join and help out.
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