Take initiative…

You can make a positive impact by implementing one or more of the ideas listed on this page. Remember, you can take initiatives everyday! Every small deed is important, every day.

Help your winged friends: Keep water in balconies and window sills for birds. Many birds die due to lack of water during summer. Grow plants on your balconies to provide shade to the birds. You will be delighted at the company of your winged friends.

Know your Language: Language we have been brought up with, is our mother language. Many languages in our country are fragile. Practice speaking your native language with children. Teach them the significance of the language. Read a story or poem in your native language. Encourage friends and youth to use native language. Blog about your language. Language is one element preserved by continuous usage.

Reduce your plastic bag consumption:

• Keep cloth, paper, or jute bags with you at home, office, or car, so that you remember to use them when you go shopping.
• If your purchase is relatively small, avoid taking a plastic bag.
• Challenge yourself and your friends to go without getting new plastic bag for a week or a month. Every bit counts.

World Leprosy Day: Understand the scientific cause for Leprosy and help spread its awareness in our society.

Oil and Gas Conservation: Read about the need for ‘Oil and Gas Conservation’. Understand that there is a limit on the oil supply. Fossil fuels take millions of years to form. Each one of us can help reduce the country’s oil imports by following simple steps. 1. Walk whenever possible, instead of using a vehicle. This is good for your health too. 2. Reduce the heat while cooking on your stove. 3. Maintain good condition of your vehicle. More great tips can be found here.

Child Labour: Educate yourself about Child Labour. Learn more about the causes of Child Labour and the laws governing them. Spread the message to raise awareness about it. Support organisations working to help eradicate Child Labour.

World Braille Day.Make an attempt to learn more about blind people, and the issues they face in their every day life. (http://nabindia.org/usefulinfo_faqs.htm ) Support an organization serving the blind by volunteering your time or by making a donation. Go a step further, by making a pledge to donate your eyes.

Start Today: What better time to start doing something good than today! The reasons are countless, but the need definitely exists. Someone in your community may need help.Give your time as a volunteer. If you need a place to start check out the websites: Earn Karma, Karma Yogi, and Idealist . From my own experience, the amount of satisfaction obtained while serving is immense. Whatever we do, however small could shape a person’s life.We can make a difference everyday. Let us start today!