AsiaOne – August 2018

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Humanitarian & Founder, The Art

of Living Foundation

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sessions with the help of reputed
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EDUCATION
With the sole aim to educate
cancer survivor kids from the
BPL (Below Poverty line)
families, Yuvraj Singh Foundation
launched an initiative under the
name of TOGETHERWECAN.
“#togetherwecan” aims to
empower kids from underprivileged
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off with Cancer.

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encouraging underprivileged or
needful sporty aspirants. In our
journey so far, we have helped
players to achieve their goals. Also

we do cricket tournaments and

other health promotional activities

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Yuvraj Singh Foundation is

consistently working with a vision

of creating health consciousness

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of regular cancer checkups, across

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campaign.

Believing in dignity and potential

of every life, through a self-

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approach towards a cancer

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Foundation derives support from

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YouWeCan. YouWeCan as a team

is group of motivated volunteers

who wish to make a difference.

“We often think “What about me?”

or “What can I gain from this

world?” Instead let us think: “What

can I do for this world?” We have

to educate & culture our individual

consciousness to expand over time

to a universal consciousness. There

should be spirituality in politics,

social responsibility in business &

secularism in religion ... then we

will have a divine society”

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Foundation is the social

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with governing philosophy

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given the correct opportunity

to thrive. It takes conscious

steps to support & empower

communities, primarily

located around its plants & is

committed to reducing social

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through health, education, skill

development & employment. It

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the communities it serves are

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position.

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communities are at the centre

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to add value through research

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Working relentlessly to tackle

the issue of malnutrition,

making learning more effective

and meaningful, empowering

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skill programs, ensuring

water security through long-

term watershed development

programs, providing access

to sanitation facilities in rural

areas to make them open

defecation free, preserving &

conserving national heritage

and promotion of sports, the

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nation, true change can take

place.

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