Children's NGOs get French support
New Delhi, Mar 18 (UNI) Social commitment and diplomacy, it seems, now go hand in hand.
And as this reality dawns on them, foreign missions in India are taking up social causes close to their heart.
Leading the bandwagon is the French Embassy, which recently organised a fund-raising function for two NGOs-- Salaam Balaak Trust (of Salaam Bombay fame) and CanSupport-- working for children's welfare.
Helping out the Embassy in this endevour were several Indian and French corporates, besides members of the fashion fraternity.
More than Rs 10 lakh, raised from the gala evening, went to the two NGOs which also received another Rs 10 lakh from the French Embassy Salaam Balaak Trust, involved in rehabilitating the street child, also got Rs 1.3 lakh as auction money for the painting of Bulbul Sharma.
French
dancer
Gilles
Chuyen,
who
participated
in
the
fundraiser,
said:
''I
have
seen
how
Salaam
Balak
has
been
providing
housing,
food,
education
to
childen,
but
more
importantly,
hope,
tools
and
platforms
for
their
creative
energies.
It
was
but
natural
to
be
part
of
this
very
precious
initiative
from
the
French
Ambassador
to
raise
funds
for
them.''
UNI