Digital Desk: The 80-year-old Bollywood
icon Amitabh Bachchan recently accepted the position of "Goodwill
Ambassador" for the Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot website, which supports the
Armed Forces Battle Casualties Welfare Fund (AFBCWF).
The veteran actor is one of the finest and most influential
stars in Indian cinema history, and his persona is such that people can`t help
but follow and emulate him. With his association, Amitabh has supported
numerous social efforts to inform people about sanitation, vaccinations, and
even tourism. So, let us take a look at 5 humanitarian and environmental causes
that the actor endorses.
Polio Goodwill ambassador
Amitabh was selected as the brand
ambassador for the Polio Eradication Campaign in 2002 as a means of addressing
the issue and appealing to a larger demographic; he apparently did not charge
any money for it. The World Health Organization (WHO) certified India as polio-free in March 2014.
UNICEF Goodwill ambassador
Amitabh was chosen as the UN
Ambassador for the Girl Child in 2014 with the intention of ending gender
discrimination in the country and replicating the success of the polio
eradication program. He helped UNICEF in the same year with campaigns like
"Unite for Children" and "Unite Against AIDS."
Hepatitis Goodwill ambassador
Amitabh, a hepatitis B survivor, was
chosen by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2017 to serve as a goodwill
ambassador for hepatitis in the South-East Asia region. He has played a crucial
role in the effort to raise awareness of the condition.
Support for PETA
The actor has been a strong supporter
of PETA, and he even worked with PETA India to help free Sunder, a 14-year-old
elephant who had been abused and chained in Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
Swachh Bharat Mission
The "Swachch Bharat Abhiyan"
initiative has been started by the Indian government to keep the nation's
roads, streets, and infrastructure clean. Since the campaign's inception in
2014, Amitabh has supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi and acts as its ambassador.
Rajnath Singh, the defense minister,
will unveil the "Maa Bharati Ke Sapoot" website on Friday. It will
make it possible for citizens to make donations to the Military Battle
Casualties Welfare Fund (AFBCWF). The website will be unveiled at a celebration
planned on October 14 at the National War Memorial Complex in New Delhi,
according to the Ministry of Defence.
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