Flames for humanity

A group of people were gathered in buspark of Tvdestrand yesterday. Some Red Cross Youths were selling flame and people were buying that in 100 kroner. We were going for a rally with flame to show solidarity and support to Haiti. Tvdestrand is a small town in Aust-Agder and there were more than 150 people and most of them were youths.

people with flame in their hands.

During this time my co-delegate was talking about the difference in the usages of this flame rally in Nepal and Norway. when some groups are against government's action or want to thraten government, people do flame rally in Nepal but here It is using to show solidarity and humanity.

 After a short rally, there was a concert in city hall of Tvdestrand. There also Red Cross Youths and students of Tvedestrand videregående skole(a high school in Tvedestrand) were selling hot dogs, pølse, bread and drink to collect money to help Haiti. Some of the youths who were not in Red Cross Youth group were thinking of joining soon because of these sort of acitivities. I found this when I talked to them. It was great to make youths involved in humanitarian activities like this.

 

Red Cross Youth Selling Food and Drinks

 Most of the perfomer in concert were school students. Also the point of attraction was Mari Lorentzen who was placed third in X-factor(one of the norwegian talent hunt show). She gave her performance at last but before that people were enjoying songs, dance and poems of youths. Some youths also challanged adults to do something for the shake of humanity after watching this work of youths. It was an incredible arrangement of Tvdestrand Red Cross Youth in this short period.

Mari Lorentzen singing a song

Andy playing guitar and singing song

youths dancing

group performance.

  
What you and your youth group is doing to help Haiti?

Haiti needs you

Human need humans; Help Haitians

More than 3 million people are affected by earthquake in Haiti. Many people died, many people lost their everything(house, property and beloved). They don't have house to stay and food to eat. there is a long queue for water.

It's time to show brotherhood, and help Haitian to overcome this sorrow. Your little help can save the lives of many people. In Aust-Agder district we have started to collect fund to help them. Me together with local Red Cross Youth group is collecting money in different places of Aust-Agder. Sometime by going door to door or sometimes by standing in roads and supermarkets. We were 35 youth to go door to door on last friday(15th january) in Tvdestrand. Most of the people contributing as much as they can to help Haitian.

You can support Red Cross to relief Haitians from this humanitarian disaster. If you think it as your social responsibility, you can help them just by clicking here.
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Donor Phone 820 44001 (£ 200, -)

New Year camp

"We would like to invite two people from Nepal in stage to take this gift from our side" Ole Andreas(one mentally handicapped people) announce from stage. It was so un expected for me because we were just two to get gift from them among 14 volunteers. I spent my New Year holidays by assisting 35 mentally handicapped people in the New Year camp in Merket.

Their love towards me.

It was a interesting experience for me. Sometime, My communication with them became a nice ice breaker because i can't speak good norwegian and they can't understand english. Their interests, and their behaviour was very different and they were very sensitive. I was vey afraid that maybe i could hurt them unknowingly but i'm happy that I managed.

dancing with them.

We both, my co-delegate and me organize different activities for them. Just like; baloon fight and musical chair. They were very happy at that time. Most of them participate in those games. I also played with them. The game became intresting when some of them don't want to leave chair in musial chair.

Playing musical chair...

I enjoyed a lot together with them. They were also happy to get company and help from me. They were laughing, dancing, playing and enjoying the best moment of their life.

game to find chocolate in a bowl(full of flour) without using hands.

Mentally handicapped people are also citizen of this world. They also have equal right as we have. Your hate will hurt them but your love towards them can bring happiness in their life. Show your love towards mentally handicapped people, will you?