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in the UK a free 24-hour helpline for children and young people; and Give A Chance, which works in Kenya to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS and also help the children affected by the virus.
For further details about these organisations contact Hasmita Shah: By phone :07962 255975 (Ms. Mila Shah), 07720 633516 (Ms. Priti Shah)
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WALK4CHILDREN' MAKES EVERY STEP COUNT
na week dominated by headlines and events to make poverty history', Shishukunj, a UK registered charity, played its part
by organising a sponsored walk on Sunday, 3 July 2005 under the 'Walk4Children' banner to help children throughout the world. With over 670 participants and around 80 volunteers, this was one of the biggest sponsored events held at Richmond Park. More than £40,000 is expected to be raised for the following three UK registered children's charities: Shishukunj which is dedicated to the welfare and cultural development of children and also works to relieve poverty, sickness and distress of children globally: Childline which runs
Following a short prayer, the Mayor of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Councillor Robin Jowit, dressed in full regalia, broke a coconut for good luck and sent the walkers off on their way round Richmond Park. Some walked 12 km, others 24 km. Participants ranged from 6 to 74 years of age and included some with disabilities. Everywhere you looked, you saw a sea of white (participants), yellow (volunteers) and green (organisers) Walk4Children T-shirts.
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The organisers would like to thank all the sponsors, donors, volunteers and of course the participants without whom the event could not have happened. A culmination of six months of hard work resulted in a day when everyone had so much fun and at the same time they will all be helping the children of the world!
and photographer's perspective in summarising the thoughts created by the words.
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The exhibition was also part of the annual London Open House Weekend on the 17-18 September. This is the city's biggest architectural exhibition', which gives people the opportunity to visit over 500 buildings, old and new, across London - many of them normally closed to the public, completely free of charge.
Such a high profile appearance was a wonderful event for Ravin's local community in his home city. He describes the experience as, "an exciting opportunity to explore inspiration in an innovative way." .
himsa Diwas, or Day of Ahimsa, was celebrated at the Bhavans USA Center on 23 July amidst the gathering
of religious minded devotees and Bhavans USA members. The whole programme was compered by Ms. Sneha Mehta. Acharya Shri Amrender Muni Ji blessed all and showed the importance of ahimsa in the modern world along with Acharya Shri Chandanaji, who also explained the meaning of Namokar Mantra. Gurudev Chitrabhanuji blessed all those who were present. Samani Charitra Pragnaji, who was the chief guest on the occasion, delivered a moving speech on the Jain message and its place in the present day with special reference to anekantvada. ViceChairman, Dr. Navin Mehta greeted and presented the guests of honour with a bouquet of flowers and as a token of respect he also extended this gesture to some of the Bhavan USA publications. Secretary Shri Rashmi Kamdar thanked all the guests on behalf of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan..
ondon is a city never shy of claiming to be one of the design capitals of the world. And just to make sure we know, every
year the last two weeks in September the London Design Festival celebrates it with over 70 exhibitions, events, seminars, screenings, lectures and parties all over the city, show casing all aspects of design from architecture to fashion.
www.londondesignfestival.com www.luminium.co.uk www.apicturewith.co.uk
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Photographer Ravin Mehta landed an exciting and prestigious spot this year. Ravin produced the photographic exhibition installed in the Chamber Lobby of City Hall, which ran all through September. The whole preparatory project was carried out over eight days in August when Ravin spent each day shadowing a designer, working with the words Inspiration, Creativity and Diversity. Together they produced an image idea from these words for Ravin to go out and shoot, resulting in the 24 photos featured in the show. The exhibition served to be a pioneering way of collaborating for both the designer
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photo from the Creativity' section by Ravin Meta
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