I am late in submitting this post,
supposed to post in May 2019. Due to travel and other commitments I am delayed,
nevertheless I do not want to give up posting here. Thanks for reading in
advance.
Aabid Surti – the man who goes around
with a plumber repairing the leaking taps. According to him he says he had a
difficult childhood and grew up on the pavement of Mumbai, saw his mother rise
as early as 4 a.m to stand in the que to fetch a bucket of water. He says he
has seen people fighting for water, and these memories of child has enabled him
to take up such a initiative and whenever he sees a tap leaking he has offered
help to get that done.
He shares his experiences of moving
around in the neighborhood to find any taps leaking in any apartments and
checking with them whether there’s any water leakage; he also has books 80
books to his credit as an author. He is the founder of an organization called
Drop Dead Foundation with a tag line that says “save every drop, or drop dead”.
He talks about his challenges as he
visits the houses; in order to help women feel comfortable he recruited female
volunteers to help to in visiting people’s homes free of cost. The faith and
trust he had in the almighty helped him deal with all the issues and
humiliations he faced. He is also won the Hindi literature award which came
with the prize money. It is said that
over the years he has helped save millions of water and the message of
conserving water seems to inspire many to join hands and take responsibility to
motivate, create awareness among people in neighborhood.
I
am impressed with this person and feel happy to write a post and share his
success story so that we too in small ways can make a difference and brighten
up the world. You can read the links for
further information.
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What a wonderful man Genevive - each drop of water counts! A message SO worth while spreading. xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan, water crisis every where and its time that something is done, I loved reading about Aabid who takes time to ensure that water is not wasted.
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