Formation 2014 – present Legal status Active | Founder Shamim Akhtar (Aarzoo) Area served Uttar Pradesh | |
Focus spread awareness about cleanliness Location Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||
Kyunki Shahar Hai Aapka is an initiative of Lucknow society, The mission of this initiative is to spread awareness about cleanliness of their city, to make people stop writing on walls and pasting posters wherever possible. The initiative is not only confined to cleaning the walls but the main purpose of the initiative is to spread awareness among the common people as to what this city can be. The effort known as Kyunki Shahar Hai Aapka, is as much a reminder to the people of Lucknow as to the volunteers, that the care and welfare of Lucknow is not merely a bureaucratic affair but the responsibility of each and every individual. The initiative is open for all and has no criteria through which a citizen has to go through in order to be a member, but to fill an online form available on the website and Facebook page of Kyunki Shahar Hai Aapka.
Contents
Who they are
They are mostly students, freshmen and young professionals, who take out a little time from their schedule to serve a noble cause. There is a group of people who work to make their neighborhood cleaner and spread awareness — a group of volunteers of the initiative “Kyunki Shahar Hai Aapka”.
How they Clean
- Cleanliness drives are conducted every Sunday morning.
- A bunch of volunteers pick a dirty patch and clean it through required processes.
- All the members are given a prior notice of the venue to be cleaned and necessary instructions via Facebook Page/Group and WhatsApp