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December 2020
27 December 2020
Ananda Valley Newsletter – Dec 2020
December, the month of fireplace and family! We started the month celebrating International Volunteer Day on the 5th, where we thank all the volunteers who have already passed by.
19 December 2020
Online Dharma Maha Sammelan and Ananda Marga Spiritual Festival, Nov. 1 – 8, 2020
Dharma Maha Sammelan (DMS) is a unique gathering where the spiritual head of Ananda Marga, the Purodha Pramukha, chairs and addresses the congregation of Ananda Margiis during the two or three-day event. This time, the DMS was online in cooperation with the Office of the…
19 December 2020
OroqCoco – PROUT in Action
OroqCoco is a PROUTistic cooperative which empowers farmers to create their own premium products from their local coconuts. Through decentralized production and decision making the farmers earn much more from their produce than under the capitalistic system.
19 December 2020
Connecting to Country—Celebrating Nature’s Icons, a teaching video from River School
Contact: Ann Donoghe
18 December 2020
Espaço Mantra Cultural Group – Brinca Mantra
In 2018 the project ‘Brinca Mantra’ begins, offering 5 day activities during the period of school vacations (january and july). As a pedagogial structure, the team reunites in training and study, looking to put to practice neo-humanist activities and principles featuring a…
4 December 2020
Grădinița Răsărit Has Obtained Accreditation!
After considerable effort, spread over several years, with the culmination in October, we are very happy to tell you that we have just received the extraordinary news that Grădinița Răsărit has obtained accreditation.
November 2020
10 November 2020
Online Dharma Maha Sammelan – Nov 2020
Dharma Maha Sammelan (DMS) is a unique gathering where the spiritual head of Ananda Marga, the Purodha Pramukha, chairs and addresses the congregation of Ananda Margiis during the two or three-day event. This time, the DMS was online in cooperation with the Office of the…
October 2020
25 October 2020
October 2020 Newsletter
Lotus House Blossoms on Ananda Viithika Construction of Lotus House is moving forward quickly on Ananda Viithika. After completing the foundation of the house, a work crew experienced in Deltec construction is now putting together the entire prefab structure (walls and roof)…
24 October 2020
Ananda Marga West Africa
In Burkina Faso our AMURT team is moving ever forward, despite the security challenges we are now facing in the Sahel Region. The conflict in Mali is beginning to affect our project areas there, which is forcing us to keep a lower profile while we wait for the situation to…
24 October 2020
30 Years of Baan Unrak (part2)
A brief history of the “Home of Joy” 19977 to 2004 1997 This is the year we met Me Lek. She became one of the pillars of strength of Baan Unrak. She came to us in search of refuge, but she ended up staying as a caring mother. She is in charge of all small children and all…
September 2020
25 September 2020
Ananda Marga KBC NEWS fire relief
More than 200 residential houses in Kibagare slums, Loresho, Nairobi were razed by fire. According to victims, the cause of the 8pm inferno is still unknown.
7 September 2020
Online Spring Retreat
Last three years, Ananda Marga has organized successful Spring Retreats in May for the regions on the East Coast of the US. The previous retreats were at Arsha Vidya Gurukulam retreat center in Pennsylvania. This year, due to the Pandemic, the retreat center was closed, and…
August 2020
26 August 2020
Another incredible week….
This past week, Food for All DC (FFA) once again set new records. We received 25,300 pounds of food and served 2206 people in 903 households.
11 August 2020
Meet Sofia, our Morning Kitchen Supervisor
In the midst of the lockdown, Sofia joined the volunteer team to share her valuable expertise and lead the morning meal prep session on Thursdays for vulnerable families and the homeless in the local area. We caught up with her to find out her passions and what brought her to…
10 August 2020
Getting to know our partners #1
Interview by Peter Sage (Food for All DC’s Director) with Brother Mike from The Shrine of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Washington, DC.
July 2020
24 July 2020
Unexpected positive effect of quarantine on children in AMURTEL Family residential care
Triggering trauma?
23 July 2020
Back to Roots Survey
Our team has been working on Back To Roots, a training and research program on the depopulation of rural areas, the associated social issues and the creative ways people have found to reinvigorate those areas and bring life back to the villages.
8 July 2020
Yoga for All DC
Mariana has been volunteering with Food For All DC (FFA) since the beginning of the pandemic, serving as the intake coordinator for our Spanish speaking clients. To date, she has supported 114 of our clients.
5 July 2020
AMURT, Rotary Provide 30 Ebonyi Villages with Boreholes
Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT) in partnership with Rotary Club, Abakaliki have provided 30 boreholes to 30 villages in Ebonyi State as well as trained 360 villagers from the communities of Ebonyi State Nigeria on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) activities…
June 2020
28 June 2020
International Day of Yoga
The International Day of Yoga has been celebrated annually on 21 June since 2015, following its inception in the United Nations General Assembly in 2014. Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual practice that originated in India.
19 June 2020
Our School Build Upon Success!
Almost one year ago we sent the appeal that appears below, and fortunately, some support was sent our way. Here are the latest photos, the first phase of new development has moved toward completion. One new classroom on the ground floor is nearly ready but needs plastering,…
17 June 2020
AMURT: Rohingya Refugee Crisis
AMURT: Since 25 August 2017, an intensification of targeted violence has seen over 626,000 Rohingya refugees driven out of Myanmar’s Rakhine state across the border into Bangladesh in what became the world’s fastest refugee influx in decades. They joined others who had earlier…
16 June 2020
International Yoga Day in Spain
15 June 2020
Stronger Together
Over the last four weeks, Food For All DC (FFA) has assisted over 5000 food insecure people in the Washington DC area. We have dramatically increased our reach into the community by partnering with a number of grassroots organizations and community health centers, including:
13 June 2020
AMURT reaching the slum areas to save poor people
AMURT team headed by Dada Ashok Chawla continuously reaching in slums of Ludhiana to fight Corona.
8 June 2020
A brief update from our team of volunteers!
John, our stage/food pantry coordinator, emailed us all last week with a great idea. Respond to team and give a quick update on life since the world changed!
1 June 2020
Creativity as a “Journey in Pandemic Times”
How do children adapt during the pandemic at Grădinița Răsărit?
May 2020
28 May 2020
ZOOM PLATFORM DISTANCE LEARNING
With the spread of the coronavirus in our country, education took an unforeseen turn – all the activities so eagerly awaited by children, parents, grandparents and teachers moved online, each choosing their platform…
25 May 2020
Innovation in the Time of Corona
While the new Coronavirus was spreading rapidly around the globe, shutting down countries and entire economies in its path, the Răsărit Kindergarten also had to suspend its activities in accordance with the new official rules.
25 May 2020
Solidarity Kitchen Campaign
AMURT will continue its food support initiatives, part of the campaign AMURT Covid 19 – United at a Distance.
24 May 2020
AMURTEL’s Bio Garden makes headlines as pandemic triggers concerns for safe, local short-chain suppliers
In the beginning of May 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic triggered lockdowns and interrupted supply chains worldwide, AMURTEL Bio Garden, was in the headlines as interest in small, local, short-chain distribution grew. The AMURTEL Bio Garden is set up as a Community Supported…
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