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WSO Calls on Sikh Community to
Support Haiti Relief Effort
WSN Network
 Ottawa:
Expressing solidarity with the victims of the tragic earthquake in
Haiti, the World Sikh Organization has urged the Sikh community to
offer its full assistance and support to the relief effort and asked
local Sikh communities and Gurdwaras to organize fundraising drives.
Many gurdwaras
are already soliciting donations to meet the immediate needs of the
survivors and to help in the relief effort.
WSO Canada’s
president, Prem Singh Vinning said, “as per the teachings of the
Sikh faith, Sikhs have an obligation to help in the humanitarian
effort in Haiti. The Sikh community’s generosity will go a long way
in helping the victims of this quake.”
WSO
International President, Ram Raghbir Singh Chahal said, “Haiti has
suffered greatly over the past several years. Sikhs must do their
part in helping the victims and in rebuilding this shattered
nation.”
Several
Gurdwaras across Canada are organizing fundraising drives, including
Gurdwaras in the
Vancouver
and Toronto area. Punjabi media are also organizing telethons
including the successful radio telethon in Vancouver by Radio
Sher-e-Punjab 1550AM, Red FM 93.1, and Radio India 1600AM from
Thursday and Friday. The Sikh community is once again encouraged to
donate generously.
The World Sikh
Organization (WSO) is a non-profit international organization with a
mandate to promote and protect the interests of the Sikh Diaspora,
as well as to promote and advocate for the protection of human
rights for all individuals, irrespective of race, religion, gender,
ethnicity, and social and economic status.
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Khalsa Aid
also reaches out
Khalsa Aid has
said it will be coordinating with a relief agency already working in
Haiti in view of cost effectiveness. "The task of choosing our
partners has been a very careful process and we will review our
working relationship at frequent intervals," it said in a statement.
However, it
reiterated that its priority throughout 2010 will remain Punjab.
"Khalsa Aid is deeply concerned at the rise of drugs abuse amongst
the youth, HIV/AIDS, severe poverty and farmer suicides in Punjab," it
said.
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20
January 2010
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