More than two thousand Mumbai youth have come together for the WAYE initiative to clean up India’s city of Dreams…. ameya bhise
The World Alliance by Youth Empowerment (WAYE) foundation has launched a four-day Mumbai Utsav for the youth, at the MMRDA grounds in Bandra. The Utsav is a mix of events, ranging from relaxation and handling stress, to a unique Mumbai cleanliness drive.
The participants – who are in the 18-30 age group – are geared-up and raring to go and make Mumbai a cleaner city. Dinesh Ghodke, director of waye, and one of the pillars supporting the Utsav, feels that it is the youth who dare to dream, and, given the right platform, should be able to make a palpable difference.
“So, to start with, we are going to take up just a few roads in a few Wards in Mumbai, and make these young people agents of change in those localities. It is our appeal to all living in these localities to give these volunteers their full cooperation and not dampen their enthusiasm for a better Mumbai,” says Ghodke.
The plan is to have youth groups of 20 each, who would adopt a particular road in the city and undertake the external cleanliness and beautification of the road, as well as ensuring that residents living there adopt an environmentally-friendly policy.
Ghodke believes that society is nothing more than a collection of individuals. And he aims to bring about societal transformation, by transforming the individuals.
“Also an individual’s outer behaviour is a reflection of his inner state of consciousness. If we can raise or cleanse that state of consciousness, then his attitude will be more pro-life, and his actions more responsible and proactive,” says ghodke.
The response for the Utsav has been overwhelming, and has come from all quarters of society. Words of praise have been offered and support rendered by chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, special secretary, Mumbai transformation, Sanjay Ubale and DNA newspaper.
Buoyed by the encouragement, those behind the Utsav have plans to make it an annual event in the city. “We intend to hold more Utsav programmes in Mumbai every year, this way we hope that, over time, we can bring about a lasting and much-desired transformation in the city. it is a colossal task, but we are confident of the cooperation of mumbaikars and the enthusiasm and dedication of our youth team to slowly, but surely, make a sustainable difference,” says Ghodke.
The World Alliance by Youth Empowerment (WAYE) foundation has launched a four-day Mumbai Utsav for the youth, at the MMRDA grounds in Bandra. The Utsav is a mix of events, ranging from relaxation and handling stress, to a unique Mumbai cleanliness drive.
The participants – who are in the 18-30 age group – are geared-up and raring to go and make Mumbai a cleaner city. Dinesh Ghodke, director of waye, and one of the pillars supporting the Utsav, feels that it is the youth who dare to dream, and, given the right platform, should be able to make a palpable difference.
“So, to start with, we are going to take up just a few roads in a few Wards in Mumbai, and make these young people agents of change in those localities. It is our appeal to all living in these localities to give these volunteers their full cooperation and not dampen their enthusiasm for a better Mumbai,” says Ghodke.
The plan is to have youth groups of 20 each, who would adopt a particular road in the city and undertake the external cleanliness and beautification of the road, as well as ensuring that residents living there adopt an environmentally-friendly policy.
Ghodke believes that society is nothing more than a collection of individuals. And he aims to bring about societal transformation, by transforming the individuals.
“Also an individual’s outer behaviour is a reflection of his inner state of consciousness. If we can raise or cleanse that state of consciousness, then his attitude will be more pro-life, and his actions more responsible and proactive,” says ghodke.
The response for the Utsav has been overwhelming, and has come from all quarters of society. Words of praise have been offered and support rendered by chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, special secretary, Mumbai transformation, Sanjay Ubale and DNA newspaper.
Buoyed by the encouragement, those behind the Utsav have plans to make it an annual event in the city. “We intend to hold more Utsav programmes in Mumbai every year, this way we hope that, over time, we can bring about a lasting and much-desired transformation in the city. it is a colossal task, but we are confident of the cooperation of mumbaikars and the enthusiasm and dedication of our youth team to slowly, but surely, make a sustainable difference,” says Ghodke.