National Hindu Students Forum

Writtten by Roshni Shah and Raj Basu

At the National Hindu Students Forum (NHSF) Manchester, we believe it is important to be a part of the local community. As the biggest Hindu society in Europe, we want to be able to do our best to use our resources to help those who are less privileged and need help.

In Manchester, we have various programs throughout the year organised by the NHSF Sewa Team. Sewa means selfless service, and our Sewa is raising money for our local, Ancoats-based charity, Mustard Tree and our national charity, Manav Sadhna.

We kicked off the year with a bang. Our first major event of the year was Sewa Day on the 25th September, which was part of a global event. Over 50 society members took part to make it a successful day. We went down Mustard Tree, who help the homeless, unprivileged and women in need. We helped them out with activities which they normally do not have the numbers to carry out.

We also planted a tree in Whitworth Park to help the environment, in the hope that we will plant more during the month to come. We hope to continue this success with events during the current Community and Student Action Week and Sewa Week in February. Find us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/nhsf.manchester