PROJECT PUNJAB AWARENESS

PLEASE DONATE NOW TOWARDS OUR PUNJAB AWARNESS PROJECTS

Sikh Channel is the only media organisation highlighting the serious issues in Punjab. Sikh channel and Khalsa aid have started the Punjab awareness project as the floods have caused devastation to thousands and thousands of our people. Districts Patiala, Sangrur, Mohali, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, Moga and Mansa have all been affected. Khalsa aid is providing relief to the floods affected areas of Punjab-Please do not forget the poor farmers of Punjab. These are our people and need our HELP...Sikh channel will have footage coming soon WE MUST NOT FORGET PUNJAB.. Sikh channel working with Khalsa Aid will highlight all the work Khalsa Aid is doing and we will have special footage from Punjab and will start a LIVE show on raising awareness about Punjab and the struggle our people our having there. No Aid has gone to Punjab at all whilst other crisis hit countries receive help Punjab is ignored and forgotten. SANGAT will not let this happen.

Participate and support Sikh Channel, we need your contribution.

Educate Punjab Project

Please donate now towards our punjab awarness project

Sikh Channel And Guru Nanak Trust, Manchester are starting the Educate Punjab Project.

In this project our viewers and sikh community will adopt and sponsor the needy and bright students from Punjab, especially rural Punjab and empower them to lead a holy, happy and healthy life, free of drugs, depression, and debts.
Sikh channel will promote this charity of sponsoring the students in Punjab and will show regular footage about the sponsored students.
We are looking for people who are in a position to make a difference for the children of Punjab.

How will it work?

1. Sukrit Trust, working in India will identify, interview and shortlist the needy students based on their needs, and merit.
2. The shortlisted student profiles will be forwarded to the ‘Educate Punjab Project’ for approval and funding.
3. Help will be sent directly to the students’ bank accounts or in the accounts of the institutions, they are studying.
4. Please visit www.sikhchannel.tv OR www.sukrit.org for details.
5. Full programme will be coming soon live and exclusive on Sikh channel.

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