As part of 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗵𝘄𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, the High Commission of India partnered with 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 and 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗗𝗼 𝗜𝘁! 𝗖𝘆𝗽𝗿𝘂𝘀, the country’s largest environmental and volunteering campaign, for a community-led clean-up initiative in Nicosia on 𝟭𝟵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, in connection with 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗽 𝗗𝗮𝘆.
𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵
@ManishGIFs worked alongside volunteers during the cleaning drive and interacted warmly with children and young participants. He highlighted the importance of 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and encouraged young people to become responsible custodians of their city and the environment.
More than 𝟳𝟬 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀, including students and representatives of youth organisations, civil-society groups and advocacy organisations, participated in cleaning Nicosia’s historic centre. The initiative culminated at the 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 in the Buffer Zone, near the UNFICYP Peace Memorial. Nicosia Mayor Mr. Charalambos Prountzos
@Prountzos also joined the initiative.
Participation in this initiative provided the High Commission with a meaningful opportunity to promote and mark 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗵𝘄𝗮𝗱𝗮, being observed by the Government of India and Indian Missions and Posts worldwide from 𝟭𝟳 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝟮 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿.
It also enabled the Mission to engage with Cypriot youth and participants from diverse nationalities, convey the values of 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 and 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 underlying Seva Pakhwada, and promote cleanliness, environmental awareness and active community participation.
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