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Making the India of our Dreams THE BROADER PICTURE

Making the India of our Dreams THE BROADER PICTURE. www.OverseasVBI.org. After 60 years of Independence India continues to struggle with greater than 55% poverty. After 60 years of Independence India continues to struggle to provide basic education . The Rupee plunge

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Making the India of our Dreams THE BROADER PICTURE

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  1. Making the India of our Dreams THE BROADER PICTURE www.OverseasVBI.org

  2. After 60 years of IndependenceIndia continues to struggle with greater than55% poverty

  3. After 60 years of Independence India continues to struggle to provide basic education

  4. The Rupee plunge • Erosion of Values • Cancerous GMO Food • sanctioned by Govt • Border infringement

  5. Yes, but How did we get here?

  6. INDIA THEN & NOW

  7. INDIA GETS LOOTED TODAY’S SCAMS SUM Just a few samples of recent scams Current GDP < 100 Billion

  8. Why did India get here? Apathy of citizens - Lack of sense of responsibility for the country- Very little percent of population volunteer their time for the betterment of society.- More than 40% eligible voters don’t vote

  9. Where do we go from here? We need to create an India that is…

  10. VOLUNTEER FOR BETTER INDIA How do we get there? Inspired by H. H Sri Sri Ravi Shankar A nationwide coalition of organizations to Rebuild India http://tinyurl.com/vbilaunch

  11. ‘YOU OWN INDIA’ – Sri Sri’s speech at Inauguration “Give one hour to the nation. The country has problems because good people are apathetic. Youth and citizens must take charge and volunteer for Better India”

  12. PROJECTS Volunteers restoring springs, lakes & mini water bodies by Kumudavathi River, Bangalore.

  13. Rain water Harvesting achieved with 24% of Govt. estimate in Mumbai PROJECTS More: Make Plastic bags banned by Law World Environment Day Free Medical Camps, Women’s safety campaigns

  14. PROJECTSMore: Slum development, Caring for the old camps, De-addiction campaigns, River cleaning Women Empowerment, Self defense, Values for youth training in Delhi

  15. Uttarakhand Disaster ReliefVBI volunteers in action within 24 hours, efforts highly lauded by army and paramilitary forces. Hundreds of dedicated volunteers reaching out to provide food, medical camps, supplies to villages cut off due to broken roads.

  16. VBI Resources VBI Projects • 200K youth volunteers • Volunteer base in 40,212 villages • Social media/ blogger & tweeter groups in many cities • Youth representation in a large number of colleges and universities • National database of candidates for elections • Nation wide Right-to-Information (RTI) applications on various issues of national importance • Voter Awareness and registration • 300K voters registered • Pure Water for villages • Reforestation - 300k saplings planted • Organic farming training for farmers • Train farmers on zero-budget farming • Light a Lamp – Village electrification • Vocational training – Empowering women & youth • Child education • De-addiction • Medical camps • Blood donation • Legal Services • 1 Million positive pledges

  17. OverseasVBI.org Goals

  18. OVBI Resources OVBI Impact • 3500+ Members • 350 Volunteers • Social media/ blogger & tweeter groups in many cities • Presence in 7 countries • Presence in 15 cities in US Technology products to Voter Registration/Awareness.(partnered with NASSCOM/FICCI) Big ideas for a better India(bringing Together brightest minds) Series of Google hangouts(Education/Awareness series with eminent Indian personalities) Pushing for NRI voting reforms(www.nrivote14.com) Bringing Indians together through Patriotic/cultural events 18

  19. Immediate Next Step… Bring a change to the socio-political system through the 2014 General Elections

  20. How ?

  21. ELECTION CHALLENGES

  22. III Phase Strategy

  23. Implementation Plan in INDIA • Creating a network of VBI volunteers across India • 850,000 precincts (voter booths) all over India • Inspire 1 million volunteers across India • Register 30 million new voters (Age 18-35) • Clean up 30 million bogus electoral roll • Using technology for increasing voter productivity • Digitized voter rolls for efficient validation • Website/App giving info of contesting candidates • to help make informed decisions • Campaign activity • Door to door / university campaign • Celebrity endorsements /social media

  24. Be Part of the Change • Donate to OVBI – Help Fundraise • $1000: Support A Youth Leader (Adopt 5 villages) • $500: Partially Support A Youth Leader (Adopt 5 villages) • $300: Help register 1000 voters • $150: Help register 500 voters • GET OUR FAMILY back home TO REGISTER & VOTE! • DID YOU KNOW… • UPA came to power with : 16.6% of Voters [120M votes] • People who did not vote : 42%

  25. JOIN US Spread the word, Share the information available on OverseasVBI.org

  26. What can an NRI do in their city?

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