28 June
ROOTS FOR BEING organized a workshop in collaboration with Swabhlambhi. 195 participants attended the workshop. The objective of the workshop was to create awareness about how chemicals that one uses on routine basis can be replaced with bio- enzymes. Ms Kamaljit Kaur, General Secretary in her introductory remarks highlighted the work & achievements of ROOTS.
Ms Balwinder Kaur, Founder, Swabhlambhi addressed the participants about the harmful effects of chemicals and emphasized on reducing their usage. Resource person Mr Shrikanth RG the famous Youtuber & blogger demonstrated the procedure of making bio-enzymes at home.
26 June
ROOTS FOR BEING organized a webinar in collaboration with KC School of Management & Computer Applications, Nawanshahr. More than 100 participants attended the webinar.
Ms Kamaljit Kaur, General Secretary ROOTS in her welcome address said that ROOTS is Committed for the betterment of society. She further said that a drug addict needs emotional support of his/her family members and friends to get rid of drugs.
Mr Akashdeep Singh, President, ROOTS in his introductory remarks said that one should take directions from Gurbani to live a happy drug free life.
Dr Deepali Gul, MD, Psychiatry, PIMS was the Guest Speaker on this occasion. Addressing the participants, she said that the major problem is lack of awareness about the long-term effects of drugs. She further said that to meet the daily requirement of drug dosage youth shifts towards criminal activities. She concluded that a drug addict should be dealt with love & care.
Mr Ankush Nijhawan, Principal, KC School of Management & Computer Applications, Nawanshehar was also present on this occasion. He said that the issue of Drugs and illicit trafficking needs utmost attention. He further said that he & his college will always come forward for any social activities organized by ROOTS in future.
17 June
ROOTS organized webinar to mark World Day to combat Desertification & Drought on June 07, 2021. The theme of the webinar was “Punjab- At the verge of Desertification". On this occasion Bhai Mandheer Singh from Agriculture and Environment Centre & Mr Akashdeep Singh, President, ROOTS addressed the participants. More than 100 participants attended the webinar.
Mr Akashdeep Singh, President ROOTS during his address highlighted the various reasons of desertification. He further said that if the malpractice to grow paddy crop will not stop, we would be responsible for converting the land of Punjab into a desert.
Guest Speaker Bhai Mandheer Singh ji in his address said that one of the primary reason of desertification is modern agricultural/farming practices. Paddy crop takes thousand liters of water to grow. It is resulting in depletion of underground water. He further said that decrease in rainfall has also lead to deterioration of soil, which ultimately results in desertification. The need of the hour is to return to our traditional farming practices and to conserve water resources.
7 June
World Food Safety Day is observed on June 07 every year. The theme of this year’s celebration was “Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow”. ROOTS organized a webinar based on the theme using ZOOM platform. 100 participants from different schools and colleges joined the webinar.
Ms Anjna Joshi, Director, NFCI Jalandhar was the guest speaker at this occasion. During her talk, she emphasized on food safety and good eating habits. She said that 1 in 10 people all over world fall ill by consuming contaminated food. She also talked about the causes and prevention measures.
Mr Akashdeep Singh, President ROOTS FOR BEING in his welcome address said that the objective of celebrating this day is to create awareness about food borne diseases and unhealthy eating habits. He said that the healthy and safe food should reach to every human being.
Ms Kamaljt Kaur, General Secretary ROOTS present at this occasion said that United Nations in 2018 Proclaimed that June 7 will be celebrated as WORLD FOOD SAFETY DAY. She further said that approximately 93% of children all over the world consume junk/fast food, which is worrisome. She said that we should adopt good and safe eating habits.