I have voted, it's your turn...

This article was published in Cyber Sansar and I thought why not promote it? After all, it's a matter of pride to all of us that Shanti Sewa Griha has been nominated for the precious award. I would like to extend my best wishes to the Shanti Sewa Griha family...

Vote for Nepal
11 November 2008-Tuesday
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"Karma Gara Phal ko Aash Nagara", Shanti Sewa Griha exemplifies this quote. Started in 1992 with 13 leprosy affected people with a vision of helping beggars, leprosy victims, severely disabled, Shanti Sewa Griha today has proved that Impossible is Possible. Shanti Sewa Griha has been nominated for the Top 12 Finalist in 4th World Challenge 08 Global Competition aimed at finding projects or small business from around the world that have shown enterprise and innovation at a grass roots level.

This competition is brought by BBC World News and Newsweek, in association with Shell, and is about championing and rewarding projects and business which really makes a difference. The winner will receive a grant of US$ 20,000 to put back into their projects, and two runners up will each receive USD$ 10,000. One representative from each of the three finalists will be flown to The Hague, The Netherlands to attend the award ceremony in December.

The competition is categorized in six different categories including Community Welfare and Enterprise, Health and Education, Sustainable Farming, Energy, Water and Environment. Nepal is competing with other finalist’s from India, Kenya, Colombia, Pakistan, South Africa, Paraguay and Kyrgyzstan.

You can vote for Nepal to win this Competition. Just log onto www.theworldchallenge.co.uk and Vote for Nepal, project titled A CHANCE TO GROW- Shanti Sewa Griha-Nepal. Remember that the voting lines will be closed by 22nd November.

We would like to congratulate Shanti Sewa Griha for their endeavor and wish all the best for their achievement. Don’t forget to Vote!!!!!!!!!!!!!