Yuvsatta

A Profile

Gandhi believed in only one religion - the religion of humanity. And his dream for a violence free world can be achieved only through spreading the virtues of mutual respect, concern for the poor and compassion for each other.

In India various non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are assiduously working in a variety of areas to steer the people towards implementing Gandhian ideas of Constructive Programme based on voluntary effort and individual & community action.

One such NGO is YUVSATTA which means youth power in a city Chandigarh, 250 kms. north of New Delhi, the capital of India.

In the last fifteen years of its inception this group of volunteers has pioneered socio-economic upliftment of slum dwellers and rag-pickers, various environmental concerns like solid waste management, promotion of Cycling & love for trees, many health related initiatives on HIV/AIDS, Drug De-addiction and Counseling, they had also organised international conferences and lectures on the theme of ‘Millenium Without Violence and Need for Afro-Asian Dialogue’ to name a few...

This group of youngsters aim to realize the dream of a Peace-city Chandigarh, where one day the love for humanity will flow. They’re also working to take this flame to other cities as well and following their footsteps now a Campaign for Peace-District Belgaum in Karnataka has also been started...similar other efforts are also in the offing...

	Major Actitivities of Yuvsatta Campaign for Peace – city Chandigarh GREENTIRE – Cycling for Health & Happiness TIMEDONATION – For a disabled-friendly Chandigarh ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMME      Project heritage TreEs KASTURBA GANDHI KENDRA RAKSHAK: Promoting Health, Hygiene & Education in Slums Aasha School– For education of slum children
	Important Webpages http://www.timedonation.org http://www.greentire.org http://www.mahatmagandhitravels.org