Looking back at 2011, I can think of so many challenges, countless national and international issues, big disasters, mighty political changes especially in the Arab end of the world, shameful failures, marvellous successes, needful lessons and incredible ties. On one hand, the year brought millions of happiness and jubilations for some people but on the other, millions of people could not make to some basics of their lives. By in large a great number of world population ended this year below the

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Our Prime Minister David Cameron is on a ‘mission’. His mission is to make the Big Society idea succeed. Charities and voluntary organisations are invited to become part of the Big Society. He would like to see charities and voluntary groups and their volunteers come forward and take more responsibilities and solve society’s problems. Mr Cameron would like the local bodies to transfer some of the statutory provided services to charities and voluntary community organisations.

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The past weekend has been a very busy one for me. I had to present my eye-witness account of Pakistan floods and fund raise in Edinburgh and Lanark during 2 fundraising dinners. Over £115,000 were raised from the 2 events. On Saturday evening the fundraiser dinner for the Pakistan flood victims was in Edinburgh (Royal Highland Centre). The event was organised and hosted by the community of Edinburgh. It was truly inspiring to see that local Edinburgh organisations came together and were

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