Deadline- 9th July 2012
Countries/Region- All countries
The Tony Blair Faith Foundation aims to promote respect and understanding about the world’s major religions and show how faith is a powerful force for good in the modern world.
The Tony Blair Faith Foundation is a response to these opportunities and challenges. They educate, inform and develop understanding among the world’s major religious traditions.
The Foundation’s multi-faith social action programme, Faiths Act, mobilises people of faith to work together on issues of health and global poverty, in order to help achieve the UN’s Millennium Development Goals. Our initial focus is the eliminating of deaths from malaria.
Eligibility-
- This competition is open to any person under the age of 17 on 9th July 2012 in any country. The purpose of the competition is to give those entrants the opportunity to produce a 3 minute film about how their faith inspires them.
- Submitted entries can be no longer than 3 minutes including titles and credits.
- Entries can come from individuals or groups but must have a lead filmmaker.
- Entries (both pitches, and film entries) can be submitted in any language but films need English subtitles.
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ERRAGUDUR VILLAGE NOW ON ECO – FRIENDLY
MODEL VILLAGE IN ANDHRA PRADESH
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In 1992 started social voluntary organization of P.S.S. Educational Development society (NGO) and inaugurated a eco friendly model Erragudur village of Pamulapadu Mandal Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh that was worked and Heavy blasting by Telugu Ganga Project work in 2006. The village lives in Erragudur Grama Panchayat and has been built under the take Relief and Rehabitation programme by P.S.S Educational development society (NGO) and Blue cross youth seva sangam Executive Secretary Bathula Sanjeevarayudu erragudur is located beside of Telugu ganga project & Pothureddy padu project of Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh. The Housing and social infrastructure was by P.S.S Educational Development Society and Blue Cross (NGO) thousands of many verities of plants planted Erragudur village and surrounding villages also.
With the Govt support the rehabitation and reconstruction activities in Erragudur village Gram Panchayat located in the remotest parts of Nallamalla Forests has little external connectivity’s linkage, electricity, drinking water supply sanitation, special schools of ST Sugali (Banjara), internal roads and is prove to frequent natural disaster. This development was conceptualized, planned and implemented by PSS Educational Development Society and Blue Cross Youth Seva Sangam (NGO) as an Eco – friendly model village with aim to transform the life style of the effected community and narrow the gap between the privileged and under privileged sections of the society. PSS Educational Development society and Blue cross youth seva sangam (NGO) B.Sanjeevarayudu under took a holistic planning approach and use innovative themes and ideas while drawing up this village. Pothureddy padu project widening of work used heavy blasting by contract company. 574 houses fully damaged by heavy blasting. The NGO Team ensured full involvement of the affected communities by beneficiaries during the entire cycle of development & welfare of process. It took consideration the present socio economic profile, people’s sentiments and preference and provided facilities and amenities such as drinking water supply, sanitation, amenity building, cattle sheds, machaans, (raised resting plat forms). Shade net, green house, adequate open areas including children play areas, space for communities participation, besides creating disaster resistant dwelling unitis, Animal welfare & Development, The NGO team under B.Sanjeevarayudu ensured full involvement of the affected people and beneficiaries during the entire cycle of development process several green and eco efficience features. Were in corporate in planning, design and contruction.
Additionally PSS Educational Development Society & Blue Cross Youth Seva Sangham (NGO) ensured extensive usage of locally available materials, skill sets and employed the local work force in this project. Erragudur village most back word and heavy blasting effected village a year ago, now erragudur village to day has been completely transformed and boasts of a clean environment good ambience and safe living with all facilities like water supply, sanitation, greenery amenity buildings, lighting, Education, Health, Banking, formation of womenself help groups, A.P. Government all programmes implementation, linkage roads with other villages good implementation of MNREGS Programme Animal welfare etc., NGO Executive Secretary Bathula Sanjeevarayudu take special efforts and concentration dedicatedly done.
Mr. Bathula Sanjeevarayudu has relentlessly worked in the field of eco development, Animal welfare, wild life protection, villages development programmes for last 32 years, Mr. Sanjeevarayudu has faced many life threatening situations while implementing all welfare and development programmes and Govt. Programmes also. He has played a major role in educating people to give up the ritual of superstitions in Rural areas.
CONTACT ADDRESS:
B.SANJEEVA RAYUDU,
Excecutive secretary
PSSEDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY,
ERRGUDURU – 518442
PAMULAPADU MANDAL
KURNOOL DISTRICT.
ANDHRA PRADESH , INDIA