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Here are some highlights from the beautiful historic two day Worship to WASH Summit by Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) and UNICEF in Leh, Ladakh...
""From Worship to WASH" Religious Leaders Come together in the name of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene" was presented at the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah from Oct. 15th-19th. Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) leaders from India, in cooperation with UNICEF India discuss the crucial shift amongst religious leaders on promoting sanitation through spirituality and faith - from worship to WASH. Presenters: H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati, Acharya Dr. Lokesh Muni, Ven. Bhikku Sanghasena, Sadvi Bhagawati Saraswati, Maulana Luqman Tarapuri-a-Deobandi Alim, Shree Madhavpriyadas Swamiji, Imam Umer Ahmed...
This beautiful short film highlights the historic Worship for WASH- UNICEF Global Interfaith WASH Alliance Ladakh Summit that took place from the 29-30th August in Leh-Ladakh. The two day summit was conceived and led by GIWA's Co-Founder HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, was inaugurated by Hon'ble Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Hon'ble Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Science and Technology with the blessings and active participation of GIWA's interfaith leaders, heads of India's major religions. They led a mass Sarva Dharma Swachhta Sankalp...
Pujya Swamiji talks about the Make India programme and opens the World Toilet College on World Toilet Day 2015...
Pujya Swamiji enumerates that the time has come that instead of having a bath in the Ganga we need to give Ma Ganga a bath. Due to our thoughtlessness we keep throwing trash into our drains and polluting the sacred Ganga . He said that with progress we will gain salvation. He gives example of how, with effort from all, He could prevent people from defecating on the banks of the Ganga in front of the Ashrams. He added if you start with keeping your home clean, your village clean,...
Pujya Swamiji talks about the launch of the World Toilet College on World Toilet Day 2015...
Renowned Interfaith leaders from Hindu, Muslim, Jain, Buddhist, Sikh and Christian faiths come together for a historic first-ever, two-day ‘Sarva Dharma Swachhta Sankalp’ event at the 2016 Ujjain Maha Kumbh Mela, to spread the awareness and message for a healthy, green (sustainable) and clean India. Inspired by GIWA’s Co-Founder Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, the revered faith leaders pledged for the Saints like Pujya Swami Avdheshanand Saraswatji, Pundrik Goswamiji along with many other revered saints pledged the Simhasth to be a Green Kumbh - a Mela with a Message.They shared inspiringmessages with...
A beautiful and massive saint Bhandara was organized by the Parmarth Niketan Ashram camp at Simhastha MahaKumbh, Ujjain as thousands of saints including Pujya Swami Satyamitranandaji, Pujya MM Swami Asanganandaji and Parmarth Niketan's President Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji participated and pledged to make the Earth, Green and Clean together....