PROGRAMS : FIFTY WAYS of becoming an active citizen.

Volunteering

Volunteers are members of the community who freely give-up a few hours of their time every week to help a charity or club in their area in the general activities that they are doing to help them improve civic life.

Here are the first sixteen of the fifty ways in which you can become a more active citizen!

1.      Assist your local Youth Club with activities being organised.
2.      Nominate someone for the JCI Outstanding Young Person competition.
3.      Contact your local school to see if they need assistance running a project.
4.      Pay a visit to a local elderly person and ask is there anything you can do for them.
5.      Join your local resident's association.
6.      Start a Neighbourhood Watch programme.
7.      Visit senior citizens at a nursing home.
8.      Help cook and/or serve a meal at a homeless shelter.
9.      Walk dogs for your local animal shelter.
10.  Volunteer on a helpline.
11.  Teach at an adult literacy centre.
12.  Participate in a marathon for your favourite charity.
13.  Volunteer for a sports club.
14.  Register your details on the Volunteer.ie Website and start volunteering.
15.  Contact your local branch of Meals on Wheels and offer to help.
16.  Join your local Junior Chamber International (JCI) Branch.

Environment

Everyone is not lucky like me and able to live in the Internet so if we don’t start looking after our environment there will be no where for all the little citizens of the future to live. If you want to help our environment and start to become a more active citizen here are some of things you can do:

1.      Donate unwanted clothing and/or toys to a local charity shop.
2.      Get a green and a brown bin and set up a recycling system for your home.
3.      Donate unwanted books to your local library.
4.      Clean up rubbish along a river, beach, or in a park.
5.      Create a habitat for wildlife in your garden.
6.      Start a local group that will plant trees in your locality.
7.      Ask your local Tidy Towns Committee if they need assistance.
8.      Distribute "pooper scoopers" door to door in your area.
9.      Write a letter to your local politician asking them for their environmental policies and suggest some things that they could be doing.
10.  Turn the heating down by one degree in your house.
11.  Wash your clothes at 40 degrees and use environmentally friendly cleaners.
12.  Where possible buy your groceries from local suppliers and farmer's markets.

Civic

If you decide to pledge to do one of the actions from the Civic list it will not be long before you have a greater feeling of belonging in your local region.
From my experience it is hard to match the feeling you have after you have invested some of your precious time in making your area better. Here are some suggestions of things that you can do to help your communtiy.
1. Give up your seat for elderly or disabled people when travelling on public  transport.
2. Write to the Minister for Foreign Affairs about a humanitarian crisis, ask him what Ireland is doing to help and suggest what we could also be doing.
3.  Become active in your local political party.
4.  Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper about an issue you care about.
5. Organise a public issues forum for your community.
6. Vote in all local and national elections.
7. Take a friend to the polling booth to vote who would not vote otherwise.
8. Give blood.
9. Help a blind person cross the road.
10.  Join the Garda reserves / Reserve Defence Force / St John’s ambulance.
11.  Pledge to help Active Alfie!

Community Spirit
Community spirit is the key to a happy and functioning community area. Some would say that if your area has good community spirit everything in that community will run like a well oiled machine. People smile at each other walking down the street and they are happy to do selfless acts for their fellow citizens.

If you want to improve the community spirit in your area here are some of the things that you can do!!!

1.      Clean graffiti off your local community buildings.
2.      Plant flowers in public areas that could use some colour.
3.      Manage one of your local sports teams.
4.      Start a youth club in your area.
5.      Look after a neighbour’s pet while they are on holiday.
6.      Mentor a young person and help give them confidence in themselves.
7.      Help in developing tourism in your locality.
8.      Organise a social event in your area to get to know your neighbour.
9.      Organise a neighbourhood watch.
10.      If you see someone doing something good for the community be sure to thank them for doing some great work.
11.      Smile and have a nice word when you meet people on the street and everyone     will smile back at you.

Source : www.fifty-ways.com

PROGRAMS : Sports Professional Chapters

The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad, is a multi-sport event that opened in Guangzhou, China on November 12 and finishes on November 27, 2010. Guangzhou is the second Chinese city to host the Games, after Beijing in 1990. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao declared open the Games on Haixinsha Island. A total of 476 events in 42 sports will be contested by athletes from 45 nations, making it the largest event in the history of the Games. The games will also be co-hosted by Dongguan, Foshan and Shanwei, the three neighbouring cities.

The 2010 Asian Games Indian Gold Medal Winners is a gallery of athletes from India who have won gold medals during the 2010 Asian Games, held in Guangzhou, China, from November 12 to November 27, 2010.

Asian Games Quest for Glory – Indian Gold Medal Winners

November 14, 2010

1) Pankaj Advani(Advani studied at the Frank Anthony Public School, Bangalore. Advani is business communications student of Sri Bhagawan Mahavir Jain College, Bangalore.) – Cue Sports Men’s English Billiards Singles

2) Bajrang Lal Takhar (Bajrang Lal was born in a small village named Balu Baba Ki Dhani in Sikar district of Rajasthan. His father's name is shri Dula Ram Takhar, a Hindu Jat. He then went on to join the Rajputana Rifles regiment of the Indian Army, in which he currently serves as Naib Subedar.)– Rowing Men’s Single Sculls

3) Ronjan Sodhi (is a champion Indian trap shooter who won two silver medals in 2010 Commonwealth Games and a gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games. He is also a recipient of Arjuna award.)– Shooting Men’s Double Trap

4) Sudha Singh (She holds the current Indian National record for 3000m Steeplechase with a mark of 9:55.67)– Athletics Women’s 3000m Steeplechase

5) Preeja Sreedharan(She graduated from Alphonsa College, Pala.) – Athletics Women’s 10,000m

6) Somdev Devvarman and Sanam Singh – Tennis Men’s Doubles

7) Somdev Devvarman(He rose to prominence while at college at the University of Virginia NCAA in the USA. He is the only collegiate player to ever have made it to three consecutive Singles Championships, winning it in his junior and senior yea) – Tennis Men’s Singles

8) Ashwini Chidananda Akkunji (Born in a Kannada speaking Bunt family to her mother, Yashoda Shetty Akkunji and father, B.R. Chidananda Shetty.Ashwini hails from a agriculturist family. with a sporting legacy.[10]She grew up on her family's 5 acre farmland amidst Areca nut plantations along with her elder siblings a sister, Dipti and a brother, Amith. Ashwini is currently employed with the Indian Railways.)– Athletics Women’s 400m Hurdles

9) Joseph Abraham (Born in Kottayam district of Kerala , Abraham made a steady progress in intermediate hurdles. His first sub-52 came in 2003 and in the following year he clocked a time of 51.98 s. His best time in 2005 was 50.87 s)– Athletics Men’s 400m Hurdles

10) Vikas Krishnan (Vikas was born in Singhwa Khas village in Hisar district. His father Krishan Kumar Yadav is an employee in the Maharishi Dayanand University. In 1994 he came to Bhiwani along with his father, who was transferred to this city. In 2003, Vikas joined the Bhiwani Boxing Club. Later, he received training in the Army Sports Institute at Pune. Presently, Vikas is an employee of the Haryana State Electricity Board.)– Boxing Men’s 60kg

11) Indian Women Team – Kabaddi

12) Indian Men Team – Kabaddi

13) Manjeet Kaur, Ashwini Chidananda Akkunji, Sini Jose, Mandeep Kaur – Athletics Women’s 4 x 400m Relay

14) Vijender Singh (Vijender was born on October 29, 1985 in an Indian family in Kalwas village, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Bhiwani, Haryana. His father, Mahipal Singh Beniwal, is a bus driver with the Haryana Roadways, while his mother is a homemaker. His father drove buses overtime so as to pay for Vijender and his elder brother Manoj's education. Vijender did his primary schooling from Kalwas, secondary school from Bhiwani and finally a Bachelor's degree from Vaish College.)– Boxing Men’s 75 kg

Sports is the one area where the phrase "NO BAR" is in real existence. Promoting the Worldwide Federation through SPORTS will reach and develop new heights eradicating all the existing "BARS" found inside the organization which is corrupting and sliding the wonderful organization. 

A Gold is always a GOLD. But the efforts and the gallantry people make to reach it the something unimaginable and distinctive. At this juncture we salute the stupendous achievements of our athletes who made us proud.

Let Us create, Support and Encourage the efforts of the UPCOMING ASPIRANT ATHLETES from ANY SPORT in INDIA.

PROGRAMS : Nothing But Nets

 

Malaria is a disease caused by the blood parasite Plasmodium, which is transmitted by mosquitoes. Malaria, from the Medieval Italian words mala aria or “bad air,” causes 350 million to 500 million illnesses per year and kills more than one million people – mostly children under the age of five. Malaria is particularly devastating in Africa, where it is a leading killer of children. In fact, there are 10 new cases of malaria every second. Every 30 seconds, a child in Africa dies from a malaria infection. 

Malaria is also the number one killer of refugees in Africa. Nothing But Nets™ is working closely with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to send urgently-needed insecticide-treated bed nets to more than one million refugees in 15 countries.

About Bed Nets

Studies show that use of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets can reduce transmission as much as 90 percent in areas with high coverage rates.  

Bed nets prevent malaria transmission by creating a protective barrier against mosquitoes at night, when the vast majority of transmissions occur. Malaria-carrying mosquitoes generally bite between 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. A bed net is typically hung above the center of a bed or sleeping space so that it completely covers the sleeping person. One bed net can safely last a family for about four years, thanks to a long-lasting insecticide woven into the net fabric.

  

A net treated with insecticide offers about twice the protection of an untreated bed net and can reduce the number of mosquitoes that enter the house and inhabit the surrounding areas. Currently, bed nets are treated with pyrethroid insecticides. These insecticides have very low levels of toxicity to humans, but are highly toxic to insects. 

The nets purchased and distributed by Nothing But Nets™ are long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets. They have been approved by the UN World Health Organization (WHO) for safety, quality, and efficacy. These standards ensure that the children and families sleeping under these bed nets won’t get sick from the insecticide woven into the fabric of the net. There are three companies that are currently producing these WHO-approved nets:

• Vestergaard-Frandsen, a European company, produces a net called “Permanet” 
• Sumitomo Chemical, a Japanese company, produces a net called “Olyset Net”
• BASF, a German company, produces a net called “Interceptor” 

Where Are Bed Nets Produced?

Many long-lasting insecticide-treated net manufacturers produce them outside of Africa. In an effort to stimulate local economies and employment, manufacturers have begun efforts to bring the net business to the areas that need them most. One good example is Sumitomo Chemical Company. In 2003, Sumitomo granted a Tanzanian-based manufacturing company, A to Z Textiles, the right to manufacture the Olyset Net in their country. The 50/50 venture created more than 4,000 jobs and is now producing 20 million Olyset Nets per year – approximately 50 percent of global Olyset Net production. Sumitomo Chemical has also established a net sewing operation in Ethiopia. Operated by the Ethiopian textiles business Woinu Curtain Trade, the facility produces nearly three million nets per year and employs more than 300 people.  Sumitomo Chemical recently committed to establishing a Nigeria-based factory.

Partnership for a Better Future

JCI Members have been working since 2003 to advance the UN Millennium Development Goals (UN MDGs) in communities around the world. In 2008, JCI created JCI Nothing But Nets in partnership with the UN Foundation to provide JCI Members the opportunity to take action against malaria through education and fundraising in their communities.

JCI and the UN Foundation continue to coordinate joint initiatives and work together for the eradication of malaria in Africa.

Our Partners and Sponsors

UN Foundation

The UN Foundation was created in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner’s historic USD $1 billion gift to support UN causes and activities. The UN Foundation builds and implements public-private partnerships to address the world’s most pressing problems, and also works to broaden support for the UN through advocacy and public outreach. The UN Foundation is a public charity.

Nothing But Nets is a global, grassroots campaign to raise awareness and funding to combat malaria, one of the largest killers of children in Africa.

http://www.jci.cc/nothingbutnets/