Question: Recently the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee marked his 81st birthday by launching a ‘100 Million for 100 Million’ Campaign. The Campaign organized by which of the following foundation?
(a) Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation
(b) CHILDLINE India Foundation
(c) Starlight Children’s Foundation
(d) None of the above
Ans:(a)
Related facts:
- On 11 December 2016 the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee marked his 81st birthday by launching a ‘100 Million for 100 Million’ Campaign organized by the Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
- The ‘100 Million for 100 Million’ Campaign aims to mobilise 100 million youth and children for 100 million underprivileged children across the world, to end child labour, child slavery, violence against children and promote the right of every child to be safe, free, and educated, over the next 5 years.
- On the occasion President said that despite the progress the world has made in science and technology, economic development and in other fields of human endeavour, there are still over a 100 million children who are “out of school”
- He urged all children and young people from India and abroad to join this campaign and be the torchbearers for a vibrant, compassionate and happy world where every child is free from want, fear and exploitation.
- Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian children’s rights and education advocate and an activist against child labour.
- His work is recognized through various national and international honours and awards including the Nobel Peace Prize of 2014, which he shared with Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan.
Reference:
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