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BAPS
De-Addiction Campaigns
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Motivated by books,
pamphlets, exhibitions, personal letters and counselling, countless
people have been de-addicted.
Over 6 million people have visited BAPS mobile exhibitions and
its de-addiction work has received the prestigious Gujarat Cancer
Society and Ravishankar Maharaj Awards.
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World's
Largest De-Addiction Drive By children
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In 20 days of summer
holidays, 10,000 children in 2,500 groups visited relatives, neighbours,
citizens in streets, shops, offices and public places, contacting
nearly 900,000 people, and de-addicting 312,500 addicts.
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Family
Assembly Campaigns
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To strengthen family
bonds, 50,000 homes have been inspired to conduct Family Assemblies,
wherein all the family members daily sit together for half an
hour to pray to God, discuss their day and understand each other.
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425 couples have been
married at 9 dowry-free mass marriages organized by BAPS. Over
20,000 youths have pledged never to take dowry.
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BAPS helped achieve
a 100% literacy rate in Bhavnagar District. Special language books
were prepared by the sadhus who personally encouraged the villagers.
In Kheda, 8,200 illiterates learnt to read and write.
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