Irredeemable Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Repped you Shekdown. It's amazing that you feel seriously about a particular cause and invest your time in it, whenever possible. Many of us understand and feel for a concern but leave it for NGO's and some social workers to deal with it, as we are busy or have other things to do. Though it is not required to become a full time social worker, it is nice if we can take some steps however small at our levels to work towards any of the cause that we support. In my Company I started an initiative which is "Pay from the Payroll". I gave the employees an option to voluntary donate the sum they feel comfortable which can be as low as Rs.50/- to the cause they support through this body called Give India (http://www.giveindia.org/). This sum is debited from their monthly salary and paid to Give India. I have around 48% of my employees donating in one cause or the other and this gives me immense joy. It gives me pleasure that even the low runk office staff have given a piece of their pie towards this cause and it baffles me to know that some of the very highly paid ones, who talk about social issues and claim they do not have enough time, have not even given a penny for the same. Point is, It just take that one step and willingness to help someone..and you will realise that you are helping yourself becoming a better human being. Just because someone didnt contribute monetarily doesnt mean that person has no social responsibility. On the other hand, India already has enough NGO's doing their stuff, and are getting crores of rupees pouring in as donations every month. If you read the papers a few weeks back, there was an article about inefficiency in managing funds in NGO's. THAT is the issue we need to tackle. Have people think about how they can improve an NGO's efficiency, instead of pouring in more funds which will never reach the intended people. I am opposed to the notion that only monetary contributions will help revolutionize society, and take care of all of our nations problems automatically. The "very highly paid ones" may already be doing social service in their own way. Have you checked up on what they are doing for the benefit of society? No, you automatically painted a black and white picture with your statement. Ask the people in the lower rung of your office to stay out of trouble, and give their kids better education, and bring them up as thinking, feeling human beings. If the father is a security guard, most of the times the son becomes one too, even though the father wants him to become something more. It is pointless for them to contribute thinking some other poor guys life may magically improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megzworld Posted October 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 El Freako, guess you freaked out without getting me completely. I do not endorse only "Monetary Help" for social issues. Don't know if you noticed that I wrote somewhere that it's ok to take whatever step, no matter how small with an intention to help someone or something. I am not judging the people who do not pay a part of their salary to this cause, i was trying to articulate that it's people who earn less salary who showed good response towards this particular initiative. As for NGO, yes, there are a lot , with a lot of money.. but unfortunately the ones who really do something worthwhile are fighting for funds. And even if you ask them that how can I help you, they will say, Just spread awareness, help rehab these kids/women/men basically asking for help in kind and spirit. I am no Social Responsibility Crusador myself.. I dont even spend as much time and money as I would like to, to act for certain issues that I feel strongly about. But I do have the right intentions and I admire and appreciate people who do things that are exemplary. We can all learn from each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megzworld Posted October 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 HAPPY DIWALI. Diwali brings with it a lot of concerns too. Environment Concerns, Safety Concerns, Concern for Animals. My only request is, please be sensetive to the Street dog/cat/animal. The plight of the animals out on the streets is a cause for concern and hope that people would be sensitive. Due to the sounds of Diwali, stray dogs and cats run into the streets and main roads causing a rise in hit-and-run cases as well. I have also noticed people being insensetive to elders, bursting crackers near hospitals or even teasing some unfortunate mad/old people on the street. Diwali is the time of festivity, light and love. Please do share your fortune with the poor and have a grand year ahead!! Following are some tips, the do's and don'ts, for a safe Diwali . - Always buy fire works from licensed and reliable sellers - Keep small children away from the bursting area - Use a sparkler, agarbatti (incense stick) or a long fire wood to light a cracker as they keep you at a safe distance and do not possess a naked flame - Read the label on the crackers and follow the instructions carefully - While igniting aerial fire works like rockets ensure that they are not facing any opening like an open window, door or an open building which may cause fire accidents - Keep fireworks stock away while lighting a particular firework - Wear footwear while lighting fireworks - Keep a bucket full of water handy - Be prepared for emergency - Keep first aid and buckets of water handy. In the event of fire, extinguish flame by pouring water from the buckets. Every major fire is small when it starts - Light only one firework at a time, by one person. Others should watch from a safe distance - In case of burns, pour large quantity of water on the affected area - In case of major burns, after extinguishing the fire, remove all smouldering clothes. Wrap the victim in a clean bed sheet - The patient should be taken to a burns specialist or a major hospital.Don't panic - In case of eye burns, wash the eye with tap water for 10 minutes and take the victim to a hospital The Don'ts: - Do not wear nylon clothes. Prefer cottons while bursting crackers - Strictly avoid using matches and lighters for bursting crackers as they have open flames that can be dangerous - Never ignite aerial fireworks (like rockets) if there is any overhead obstruction present like trees and wires - Never ever leave a lit match, agarbatti (incense stick) or sparkler near unused crackers - Never experiment with crackers or make your own fire works - Avoid bursting fire works on roads - Never ever light a cracker in your hand. See to it that you put it down and ignite it - Don't keep your face close to the cracker while trying to light it - Do not throw fire works at people - Never try to burst crackers indoors or from inside a vehicle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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megzworld Posted October 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 I know.. I sound like me Mom.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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megzworld Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 There is this movement that I support.It’s called Men Against Demand(M.A.D) Did you know these facts and figures with regards to Child and Women Sexual Trafficking:- 1.Every 10 minutes a human being is being sex trafficked 2.The counted number (and these are only reported numbers) of total people sold for sex every year in the world is 28 million in 2010. 3.In India, the majority of sex workers are in the age range of 9 to 14 years. Though you can get hundreds of girls sold for sex even as small as 2 to 5 years. 4.From a recent records, the Indian sex workers on an average cater to 35 men per day. And almost all who participated in this survey said, that they have been tortured by their clients for sadistic pleasures like banging their head on the wall, chili powder in their vagina, beer bottle in their rectum and worse unmentionable. 5.There is only one state in our country which has an Anti-Trafficking Policy in action. And that’s Andhra Pradesh. The police mostly does not know how to deal with the sex workers or pimps or others in the absence of clearly laid out policies and governance. 6.Most these girls are pushed into this profession by coercion/treachery/torture/betrayal. They finally get absorbed into it and reach a level of submission and many a times eventually the victim becomes a perpetuator of the same process. You may visit this website of the NGO that I know of to know more, http://www.prajwalaindia.com/home.html. This is a heinous organized crime. These sex workers are made and created because there is a DEMAND for it. If there were no customers for these prostitutes, no takers for the pornographic videos and materials these girls will not be created or forced into such a heinous life. It is difficult to rescue them out from this life and even more difficult to deploy them to a normal life as there are hardly anybody there to recruit them, or allow them to live next door, or love them to marry them. They have no other choice but being raped day in and day out by the cultured/educated men for the money that their pimp keeps and if they get some, it goes to feeding the power authorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Bird Bird Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 It's a sad state we live in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irredeemable Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Another article blown out of proportion. The media goes out of its way to create sensational looking reports. If that website was one of those sites which stated a media report as its source, it lost credibility even before it got it. You mentioned your source(btw the link isnt working, Im getting a 404 ), where did they mention theirs?! Did they cook up those numbers, just like our local kannada newspapers do? Did you know that 76.364 % of all statistics are made up on the spot? Yes, human trafficking is bad. Prostitution has actually been called the oldest profession in the world. Like lotteries, and drinking, if there is no way to stop it, legalize it and put some rules in place. Whoever wants to do these things will do it no matter what. In many countries prostitution is legal. France is one example. Brothels are illegal, prostitution is not. Read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_for_the_Suppression_of_the_Traffic_in_Persons_and_of_the_Exploitation_of_the_Prostitution_of_Others This is the actual problem with these sensational reports. They blow things out of proportion, and later blame the government / society. Watch the TV when such things are being discussed/reported. They drag the matter on for weeks together asking "experts" their opinions. Everyone has the same thing to say. Yet, all they do is sit on their asses all day long and complain. If you're so frustrated, do something about it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irredeemable Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 - Avoid bursting fire works on roads - Never try to burst crackers indoors or from inside a vehicle Where in gods name are we supposed to burst crackers then? In parks?! For the record, I didnt light a single cracker this time. I dont like polluting the bloody air Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megzworld Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Mr. Freako, wonder why you freak out every time I voice a cause. You say you find Human Traficking bad yet you propose to legalise it since it's an age old profession. Even murder and theft has been an age old evil so should we also legalise that? God forbid, if a near and dear one gets raped tomorrow would you say, oh the damage is done let's make her a professional sex worker. And should we also open universities to teach how to be the "best wh*re in town" ? Would you send your kids for a career counselling in this profession? You gave example of France. Let me give you an example of Sweden. A country which has the anti demand legislation in place. Any man or woman who buys sex is arrested and prosecuted. The officers are trained for intensive surveillance. It becomes very important to catch the buyer in the act itself so that the officer can be a witness also in the court and there is no scope for acquittal. What is incredible is that in a year’s time the cases are completed. The compensation is a sizeable amount and ensures that victim can be reintegrated back to society comfortably. The prostitution cases of course has mostly the officers as the witness. As for reports and facts and figures. Go here and find for yourself, http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/global-report-on-trafficking-in-persons.html What I wrote were just some numbers to highlight the situation not to sensationalise. These figures are collected from various sources. I am highlighting this cause here only because I personally know the woman who was raped by 8 men when she was 16. It's she who runs an NGO to save other such women from traficcking. She has so far saved 6000+ victim and she works with her grit, power and pain. http://www.prajwalaindia.com/home.html We cannot blame the government or society if we ourselves are so insensetive to these causes that are around us. Many a girls even from Middle/Higher income group are kidnapped or betrayed by their BF/friends and made to do such heineous acts. They did not "CHOOSE to BE a PROSTITUTE" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godspeed4476 Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Another article blown out of proportion. The media goes out of its way to create sensational looking reports. If that website was one of those sites which stated a media report as its source, it lost credibility even before it got it. You mentioned your source(btw the link isnt working, Im getting a 404 ), where did they mention theirs?! Did they cook up those numbers, just like our local kannada newspapers do? Did you know that 76.364 % of all statistics are made up on the spot? Yes, human trafficking is bad. Prostitution has actually been called the oldest profession in the world. Like lotteries, and drinking, if there is no way to stop it, legalize it and put some rules in place. Whoever wants to do these things will do it no matter what. In many countries prostitution is legal. France is one example. Brothels are illegal, prostitution is not. Read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_for_the_Suppression_of_the_Traffic_in_Persons_and_of_the_Exploitation_of_the_Prostitution_of_Others This is the actual problem with these sensational reports. They blow things out of proportion, and later blame the government / society. Watch the TV when such things are being discussed/reported. They drag the matter on for weeks together asking "experts" their opinions. Everyone has the same thing to say. Yet, all they do is sit on their asses all day long and complain. If you're so frustrated, do something about it ! my hero. He does not believes in articles from reputed sources, but completely endorses Wikipedia as the gospel of truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megzworld Posted October 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 my hero. He does not believes in articles from reputed sources, but completely endorses Wikipedia as the gospel of truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarishProGamer Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 @ El Freako Extroadinair: Going through your posts for the 1st time. You have a point Mate, that can't be neglected. Actually i should thank you for saving my time. Whatever I wanted to convey in this thread, you covered most of the points. See, Doing something great for social cause is very much appreciated BUT this dosn't apply to most of the people in India. One has to look his children, His family, his time and work. If he satisfies all needs and then if he has time to donate/help/join a cause then He is welcome. Managers/VPs/RMs and business heads have a mammoth of wealth.. same goes to politicians/actors/sporstars and all... They can donate/join a social cause and most of them does. But for a common man earning a common salary which just satisfies His and his family's daily needs, Its difficult for him. But still some of us Do help/join the cause irrespective of our status(Middle Class/Lower Middle class) if we think its a life & death situation or some person is really in need, sure we sacrifice something ours to see the person we love/care happy. But you just can't do this to everyone who is in need. Its sad but that is How the Trend is moving. You can try. you can improve but you can't CHANGE everyone's Fate who are in need. And please guys don't bring Theft,murder,rape,prostitution and all in this thread..... These happen in most countries, We have to deal it and avoid it by being careful but we can't Stop it! My Suggestion: Help the Needy, Join social cause ONLY if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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megzworld Posted October 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 When I went to Singapore, I saw they had a very good plan to tackle the greenery problem. Everytime a new building or complex comes up, there is a space compulsorily ear-marked for trees and plants. It has to be done up. It will be reviewed by a govt official and will be given a go-ahead for the rest of the complex. This is why you always find trees around every building there. We should seriously consider adopting that. You know when I first went to Singapore, I was totally spell-bound. That was the first time I trevelled out of India. The place was so neat, systematic, green and everyone behaved with utmost civic sense. No stray dogs, no spitting on the railway station, people driving with caution, stopping at signals even without pandu on sight, people standing in queue behind yellow line to enter the MTR..even Indians.. Later I realised it took singapore a CEO like management and some hefty fines to make it what it is. Definitely one of my best country. I try and be as disciplined an Indian I can be while in India Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizanurification Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 R.I.P. thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megzworld Posted November 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Did you guys hear/read about the Amboli Murder Case? Just goes to show the extent of Eve-Teasing and how weak are we to fight it. The incident took place on October 20, when two youth, Keenan Santos and Reuben Fernandez, were killed after they got into an altercation with eve-teasers.The duo was attacked for standing up to goons who were eve teasing their girlfriends outside a surburban restaurant in Mumbai. (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Amboli-murders/news) I live alone in this city Mumbai. I always considered it safe. Never really felt scared by myself walking on the roads or even in Public Transport unlike Delhi and some other North Indian towns. But lately things are not the same. The place is getting loaded with perverts and eve-teasers and they are not necessarily the road-side romeos. Have you ever witnessed any such incident? What would have been your reaction if your girlfriend was eve-teased in front of you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 I heard this. I would turn a blind eye to some mild comments but certainly not to someone grabbing at her or something. Sadly, after all that candle-holding and protest-marching each time something bad happens in Mumbai, not one gutless bastard had the spine to stand up (with so many people there just standing and watching) when these two guys were getting beaten to death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vip3r Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 I heard this. I would turn a blind eye to some mild comments but certainly not to someone grabbing at her or something. Sadly, after all that candle-holding and protest-marching each time something bad happens in Mumbai, not one gutless bastard had the spine to stand up (with so many people there just standing and watching) when these two guys were getting beaten to death. Yup arm chair activism is quite a rage these days. Wear a badge and wash your hands of any responsibility, good pay off I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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