Singer & Talk Show Host Mihir Joshi announced as Habitat For Humanity India’s Youth Ambassador

Mumbai, 20^th April 2018:

Habitat for Humanity India is delighted to announce musician and talk show host Mihir Joshi as its Youth Ambassador. Winner of the Global Indian Music Academy Awards (GIMA) 2015, Mihir Joshi will promote the cause of decent shelter and will support Habitat’s vision of building a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

Habitat for Humanity is a global non-profit organization committed to provide affordable housing to the underprivileged families. Mihir Joshi will raise awareness about Habitat’s work in India through his immensely popular talk show The MJ Show. The MJ Show hosts celebrities from the music and entertainment industry and has over 15 million views. The show has completed 100 episodes (3 seasons) and has started Season 4 with Sonu Nigam as its first guest.

“It is an honour to be associated with Habitat for Humanity India. I feel everyone can help families in need of decent shelter achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance to build better lives for themselves. As the youth ambassador, I can use my voice to raise awareness about the need for affordable housing and improved sanitation. I am equally excited to be part of Habitat’s youth movement – Habitat Young Leaders Build and look forward to encourage the youth across the country to speak out for the need for decent homes as a way out of poverty and toward self-sustainability”, said Mihir Joshi about this association

Rajan Samuel, Managing Director, Habitat for Humanity India says, “We are grateful towards Mihir for joining the Habitat movement to build a better India. His passionate support to the cause of housing and sanitation is inspirational. India has more than 50% of its population below the age of 25. If these youngsters join the cause of housing and sanitation, we will achieve our dream of housing for all and of building a Swachh Bharat. We appeal to the youth across the country to join us for building an India where everyone has a decent place to live.”

As the youth ambassador, Mihir Joshi has launched Habitat India’s handwash awareness campaign, which aims to reach out to more than 4 million youth. The initiative is part of Habitat Young Leaders Build - Habitat’s largest youth campaign that brings the youngsters together across the Asia-Pacific region to support people and families in need of decent housing.

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About Mihir Joshi

Mihir Joshi is a media personality with over 14 years of experience in radio, television, anchoring and the live music space. His band’s debut album Mumbai Blues, released in 2014 by Times Music went on to win the GIMA Award in 2015 for Best Rock Album. He worked as a radio jockey for 8 years and had interviewed over 300 of India’s best singers and musicians on his show. He continued with passion for sharing people’s stories by starting his own talk show 4 years ago. His talk show, The MJ Show has just completed 100 episodes and has featured names like Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani, Amit Trivedi, Ehsaan Noorani, Mithoon, KK, Kailash Kher, Shaan, Monali Thakur, Neha Kakkar, Armaan and Amaal Malik and many more. He kicked off season 4 of the show with the incomparable Sonu Nigam. The show, now featured on his facebook page (www.facbeook.com/mihirjoshimusic) has millions of views and a loyal fanbase of people of all ages. As an anchor Mihir has hosted hundreds of events for some of the leading brands in the country and has been working with the world’s leading sports entertainment brand – WWE since 2014 and is soon to be announced as a part of the Hindi commentary team for WWE on Sony Ten 3.

About Habitat for Humanity India:

Habitat for Humanity India’s vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

Anchored by the conviction that safe and affordable housing provides a critical foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty, Habitat works with low-income, marginalized families to build homes provides housing-related services and raises awareness for adequate housing and sanitation. Since its inception in 1983, Habitat for Humanity India has touched the lives of over 15,39,839 individuals, across all states. The core area of Habitat’s work in India is:

· Decent Shelter

· WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene)

· Disaster Risk Reduction and Response

Habitat for Humanity India’s long-term strategic goal for 2022 is to impact the lives of 60 million individuals in their dream of living in a safe and a decent home. To learn more, donate or volunteer, visit www.habitatindia.in