Love without action has no relevance. Action without love is irrelevant. Love in action is invincible SSGWI is love in action.
Deepak Chopra
Welcome
The Salman and Samina Global Wellness Initiative (SSGWI) is dedicated to making a tangible difference all around the world in a way that increases understanding, cooperation and mutual enrichment among cultures.
This New York-based NGO focuses on three main areas: interfaith and cross-cultural dialogue; global health and wellness; and music education. Throughout their lives, Salman and Samina Ahmad have worked on raising social awareness and bringing people together, through music, media and advocacy.
SSGWI further enables them to draw a worldwide network of partners into their efforts to connect East and West in life-affirming ways.
SSGWI MUSIC VIDEO FOR PAKISTAN
Salman & Samina Global Wellness Initiative are producing an international song and video which will focus on the people of Pakistan's resilient spirit and their yearning for relief from hardships.
This year has brought unprecedented challenges for the people of Pakistan. Urgent emergency relief is required in response to the devastating effects of floods which are ravaging life and property. Equally important to the Pakistan relief effort is the need to promote unity and solidarity. We saw a powerful example of unity and inspiration ,last week, at the PAKPAC student conference at the Pakistan Embassy where Salman Ahmad performed and spoke to a room full of Pakistani teenagers about focusing their passions on social advocacy and positive careers.
SSGWI has reached out to major Pakistani stars to be a part of the music video. SSGWI hopes that a powerful music video will help create unity and galvanize support for Pakistan,both internationally and nationally. The music video project will also crucially promote pluralism,peace and global citizenship.
Last year SSGWI produced the Concert For Pakistan ( www.ssgwi.org ) which brought together internationally known personalities (Sting,Outlandish,Junoon ,
Jeff Skoll, Bobby Sager,Naif-Al Mutawa, Deepak Chopra,Gavin Rossdale, and others) at the UN General Assembly Hall for the 3 million Pakistani IDPs in the SWAT valley. The concert was televised on major TV channels and was covered in the mainstream media as a unique and historic event which highlighted the needs of Pakistan to a global audience.
www.takepart.com/concertforpakistan
''THE CONCERT FOR PAKISTAN''
This is the time for the world to show solidarity with the people of Pakistan.
Spearheaded by musician and UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador Salman Ahmad, a special event will be organized on September 12th, 2009 to bring together a range of well-known artists and personalities in a display of unity to raise awareness as well as funds for Pakistani IDPs.
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''FUNDRAISING FOR PAKISTAN IDPS''
The Pakistani military is waging a battle against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda in the Northern valley of Swat but the fierce fighting has drained an already impoverished citizenry. more..
