New Delhi [India]: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who recently became the ‘Goodwill Ambassador’ of the Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (AFBCWF) internet site, ‘Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot’, on his 80th birthday, through the years has been related to some of the social reasons.
The veteran actor is one of the best and most influential stars in Indian cinema records. His personality is such that people can not help but comply with and emulate him. With his association, Amitabh has supported severa social efforts to inform people about sanitation, vaccinations, and even tourism. So, allow us to look at five humanitarian and environmental reasons the actor endorses.
Polio Goodwill ambassador
As a way to fight the same and attraction to a much broader populace, Amitabh became roped in because the emblem ambassador for the Polio Eradication Campaign in 2002 and reportedly did no longer rate any money for it.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared India a polio-free country in March 2014.
UNICEF Goodwill ambassador
In 2014, to rid the nation of discrimination against women, Amitabh was appointed as UN Ambassador for the Girl Child to emulate their success with the polio eradication marketing campaign.
In the same 12 months, he supported UNICEF’s efforts towards causes like Unite for Children and the Unite Against AIDS marketing campaign.
Hepatitis Goodwill ambassador
A survivor of hepatitis B, Amitabh was appointed as a goodwill ambassador for hepatitis in South-East Asia by World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2017.
He has been an indispensable part of the marketing campaign to help unfold attention about the ailment.
Support for PETA
The actor has been a vocal advocate for PETA, and he even helped PETA India in their fight to launch Sunder, a 14-12 months-antique elephant beaten and chained in Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
Swachh Bharat Mission
The ‘Swachch Bharat Abhiyan’ is a campaign by the Indian authorities to keep the country’s roads, streets, and infrastructure clean.
Since its inception in 2014, Amitabh has been helping Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ and is the ambassador of ‘Banega Swasth India’ marketing campaign.
Meanwhile, the ‘Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot’ website may be launched through Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday. It will permit citizens to make a contribution to the Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (AFBCWF).
According to the Ministry of Defence, the website may be launched at a feature organized at the National War Memorial Complex in New Delhi on October 14.
