BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, March 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In recognition of The Prem Rawat Foundation's humanitarian work, Prem Rawat, widely known as Maharaji, was invited to speak at the Argentine Senate by Claudio Jacoy, president of the National Forum for Human Rights and Humanitarian Action, and Ambassador Oscar Laborde, vice president of the White Helmets, a UN-affiliated humanitarian aid and peacekeeping agency.
The Forum for Human Rights and the White Helmets have partnered with representatives of The Prem Rawat Foundation to roll out a pilot program where tapes from Prem Rawat's message of peace, along with other materials, are made available to people in prisons in Argentina. Similar initiatives have taken place in other countries around the world, including Mexico, Colombia, and India, and have had considerable success in improving the self-worth and dignity of inmates and helping them to move forward and go on to live better lives.
For Linda Pascotto, president of The Prem Rawat Foundation, "We are honored by the recognition for the Foundation's endeavors from these two respected organizations, which are doing so much to help people in Argentina and around the world. Prem Rawat's message of peace has brought so much hope and dignity to prisoners in India and Mexico. I would like to thank Ambassador Laborde and Mr. Jacoy, and I am looking forward to the contribution this project can make in Argentina."
The White Helmets were presented to the international community at the UN General Assembly in 1994. The UN then adopted the initiative into its organizational framework. The organization brings assistance in natural or man-made disasters and socio-economic crises, bringing volunteer support and international financial assistance. They report to Argentina's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Within the UN, the White Helmets Commission works closely with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV).
They have recently taken part in a number of missions including: an anti- infectious disease campaign in Argentina; containment of forest fires in Brazil; disaster management in Honduras after a hurricane; humanitarian aid in Peru and Iran after earthquakes; reconstruction in India after the earthquake in Gujarat; flood control in Uruguay; and humanitarian aid to Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, and Bolivia after natural disasters.
The National Forum for Human Rights and Humanitarian Action focuses on quality of life in prisons and prisoners' rights, offer educational programs about human rights, and provide counsel in human rights to inmates and their families. They help shape public policy so laws are passed that protect the rights of inmates and their families and improve the quality of life of inmates and their families through large-scale prison programs.
The Prem Rawat Foundation supports significant humanitarian initiatives that improve the quality of life for people in need around the world by providing basic necessities such as food, water, medical care, and disaster relief. Recent humanitarian projects have provided aid in Australia, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Niger, Mexico, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the United States.
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