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December 2021


22 December 2021
The FORUM Union of the Public Administration supports the AMURTEL Family with a generous donation
Generous support from the FORUM Union of the Public Administration
22 December 2021
Rotary Club, alongside the AMURTEL Family’s children in 2021
Rotary Club, supporting the education of the AMURTEL Family’s children and their connection with the sponsors
22 December 2021
Decathlon offers the joy of playing to the AMURTEL Family’s children
Decathlon offers the joy of playing to children from the AMURTEL Family and the village of Pănătău This year, Decathlon Romania supported the children from the AMURTEL Family and those who attend the Foutain of Hope daycare center in Pănătău. Decathlon helped us with…
21 December 2021
CONSTAR GRUP, generous gift for the AMURTEL Family, right before the Holidays
Generous support from CONSTAR GRUP
21 December 2021
Leroy Merlin supports the AMURTEL Family, from the renovation project to the gift of Christmas
Leroy Merlin, by AMURTEL Family’s side throughout the year This year, although challenging for everyone, brought us the joy of being supported by our friends from Leroy Merlin Romania who helped us and the 12 children living in the AMURTEL Family Residential Center.…
19 December 2021
Super Typhoon Rai Philippines
Super Typhoon Rai crashed into the country’s southeastern islands on Thursday, levelling homes and bringing winds of about 195km/h (120mph).

12 December 2021
AMURT Itlay Newsletter (Dec 2021)
Amurt Italia Odv è una associazione internazionale di volontariato, con personalità giuridica, che si propone di aiutare i gruppi sociali più svantaggiati in ogni parte del mondo. Opera in campo socio-ambientale al fine di migliorare la qualità della vita delle persone più…

1 December 2021
A “Food-ful” Partnership
Since May, 2020, Food for All has partnered with Mount Pleasant Neighbors Helping Neighbors to provide food assistance to struggling residents in this tight-knit DC neighborhood. Begun as a response to the dramatic spike in need during the pandemic, we continue to feed up to…
1 December 2021
Interview with Reza, Volunteer Driver
Food For All: What volunteer work have you done for FFA?
November 2021
30 November 2021
Carcavelos Solidarity Kitchen
Today the Carcavelos Solidarity Kitchen made a vegetable curry with rice to go with it.

30 November 2021
Carcavelos Solidarity Kitchen
Today the Carcavelos Solidarity Kitchen made a vegetable curry with rice to go with it.

28 November 2021
Online Summer Conference 2021
The Online Summer Conference of Ananda Marga in the New York Sector took place from Tuesday, June 29, to Sunday, July 4, 2021.

5 November 2021
His Contribution to Women
Published for the occasion of the birth centenary of Shrii Shrii Anandamurti

October 2021
20 October 2021
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the London Feeding Programme
AMURT UK’s London Feeding Programme has grown from starting 10 years ago in the City of London to offering vegan meals and energy balls in Hackney, Islington and Camden.

8 October 2021
Interview with Jaime
Jaime came to DC in 1993 to further his career as a make-up artist. He fell in love with the city due to its diversity, its energy and its many events. The pandemic was devastating for Jaime’s work as social distancing and make-up artistry don’t mix well! Jaime connected with…
September 2021
28 September 2021
🍂September Equinox in Ananda Gaorii🍂
September Equinox introduced the start of autumn to us. We took this special event as an opportunity to celebrate our fruitful work in the vegetable garden by gathering around the fireplace, singing together and cooking some of our harvested goodies on the fire.
20 September 2021
Community Connections: Ann, the Forever Volunteer
Ann Ingram comes to Food For All every Thursday to pick up food for Feed The Family, one of our community partners. She is a mere 89 years young, and still engages dynamically in the community. I asked her where the motivation comes from, and she joked, “When your daughter…
19 September 2021
Volunteering experience of Dan
“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.” Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist.


17 September 2021
Volunteer Spotlight: Cathy and Hank
Cathy and Hank have been volunteering weekly with FFA since May 2020. They recently shared their observations and experiences in this interview.
14 September 2021
Autumn news from Ananda Gaorii
Wow, what a busy summer it was! Now we finally have some time to look back at all that has happened in Ananda Gaorii during these last months. Just before the Autumn Equinox Nature invites us to stop and see which seeds have sprouted, which haven’t and why.

August 2021
16 August 2021
Haiti Earthquake August 2021
Officials in Haiti have confirmed at least 1,297 people are dead after a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Caribbean nation on Saturday.


3 August 2021
Collaboration with the Alunis Art Center near to Panatau
This article “A specialist in communication opens an art center in Buzau County” was written by Marie Andries, with photos from Eli Drui, our friends from the Libertate newspaper, one of the main national newspapers and it includes a section about AMURTEL Family (see about…

July 2021
20 July 2021
India Pandemic and Cyclone response
Multiple chapters of AMURT in Inda has been providing regular support to those affected by COVID-19 lockdowns and subsequent loss of livelihoods throughout 2020 and 2021.

11 July 2021
An association for children led by an American woman cheers up the summer of Romanian childrens
The AMURTEL Aid Association, together with a sports articles company, cheer up the summer vacation of the children in Pănătău After such a difficult and unstable year that we all went through and that affected each of us, especially the children because they experienced…
June 2021
25 June 2021
The Roots of Yoga | Video made by Didi for International Yoga Day 2021
Didi Ananda Devapriya opened the International Yoga Day 2021 event with a video about the roots and history of Yoga

25 June 2021
Ananda Valley Newsletter (June)
June, – the month of new beginnings at Ananda Valley! Despite all the challenges, we can finally say that Ananda Valley has opened the doors to those who want to find some peace, love, hope, inspiration, and want to breathe some fresh, clean air out of the pollution of the city.

22 June 2021
Samadhi Ice Cream
Namaskar, my name is Dada Devavratananda and I am a yogic monk. I embraced the path of the yoga monk of Ananda Marga, dedicating my life to serving all living beings and teaching people to meditate. I was born in South Africa and now I stay in Berlin. This is a story that…

6 June 2021
Pomp & colour as Ananda Marga celebrates 100 birth Anniversary
It was cheers and dance as Ananda Marga Mission in Kenya celebrated the 100th Anniversary of their spiritual leader Shri Pr Sarkar aka Shrii Anadamurtijii.


3 June 2021
Kärcher Home & Garden Romania contributes to the renovation of the AMURTEL Residential Center
The Amurtel Family home needs urgent renovations Our residential center in Buzau County, where 12 vulnerable children live, is in urgent need for renovations. Fortunately, Kärcher Home & Garden has provided us with a commitment of 1000 euros, which gives a promising boost to…
3 June 2021
Kärcher Home & Garden Romania offers a chance for children’s education in Pănătău
Education in rural areas has faced new challenges during the pandemic We are already at the end of the second school year during the pandemic, when formal education has faced a lot of obstacles for Romania’s vulnerable children. Closed school, poor access to devices, internet…
3 June 2021
AMURT – Leave No One Behind (Philippines)
AMURT (Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team) was one of the first NGOs on the ground after the super-typhoon.



May 2021
31 May 2021
Talk show with Mugur Mihaescu on Metropol TV
I was honored to be invited to a talk show with Mugur Mihaescu on Metropol TV that features ordinary people doing things that can offer inspiration to others. A big surprise at the end, was that the children from AMURTEL Family have visited his house a few times and that he…
31 May 2021
Food Delivery – Spring Campaign – May 2021
The food and clothing collected during this month of May, as part of the Food Collection Campaign – Spring 2021, was delivered to the association "Geração com Futuro" in the Lavrado neighborhood of Lisbon.

25 May 2021
Campanha de Recolha de Alimentos – Primavera 2021
Campanha de Recolha de Alimentos em Lisboa

23 May 2021
AMURTEL Family’s renovation project on TV – Kanal D!
The AMURTEL Family children’s home in Panatau is in desperate need of repainting and renovation, after years of wear and tear. I was so happy that Kanal D came to the home to make a piece about our story, and I hope it helps to attract the support that is needed to keep the…

23 May 2021
Living the Romanian dream!
Our organic farm in Buzau county Romania gets a lot of attention as it has a very special story – growing vegetables not only as a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture project) for a consumer group in Bucharest and Buzau, but also for the children at the AMURTEL Family. The…

22 May 2021
On TV for a “Hero of the Day” program
The title was “Didi A. Devapriya, guardian angel for many children”….while I feel it is an exaggeration, it was an honor to be invited to the program, and I am very grateful for the opportunity and their kind words. Hopefully more people choose to support the distance adoption…
April 2021
30 April 2021
No judicial inquiry yet on Bijon Setu massacre 39 years on
(Kolkata, 30 April 2021) – Ananda Marga Pracharak Samgha today organised a silent procession and observed a solemn program following Covid-19 protocols to commemorate the brutal killing of 17 monks, nuns and grihi margiis by CPM goons 39 years before on 30 April 1982 at Bijon…


March 2021
20 March 2021
Spiritual Spring Festival – RAWA
(Vasantotsav) on.13.3.21 was a very inspiring event with artists from India, Germany, Spain, England, Switzerland, Ukraine, Russia, and South America. The number of attendance was over 85 from all over the world. There was a great variety of dances, instrumental music, songs,…

11 March 2021
One of our all stars. Meet Elizabeth
We met Elizabeth and her husband Denis last Spring. They’ve been a core part of our operation since. Elizabeth is a testament to hard work, determination an ability to adapt in difficult situations. We’re very proud of her and really glad that’s she’s part of the Food for All…
5 March 2021
Ananda Valley Newsletter
February, a month filled with sunny, energising and fluorescent days, as well as, rainy, cleansing and nourishing evenings. Let us look forward and see the vast amount of p o s s i b i l i t y that lies before our feet. Let us live by example, and step into that place of…

2 March 2021
Covid-19 Awareness, Yoga Training and Relief Distribution
India’s leading humanitarian organization, the Chinmaya Foundation & its Bhadrak District Branch has continued raising awareness about the coronavirus pandemic and supporting worst-hit communities.

1 March 2021
Planetary Leadership Training
In April 2020 a group of us saw a need to revive the spirit of our spiritual mission and to inspire younger spiritualists to get training and commit to becoming full-time volunteers.

February 2021
20 February 2021
Ananda Kanan Renovations
We are always trying to upgrade our Ananda Kanan facilities. The Ananda Kanan White House is the organizational quarters; the other facilities are the kitchen, dining hall, Baba’s quarter, dormitories, and cabins.


16 February 2021
Anandmargis observe Neel Kantha day
Jamshedpur: The founder of Ananda Marga, Anandamurti was given poison in the name of medicine on 12 February 1973 in Patna Bankipur Central Jail, Bihar. The dictatorial system of the Indra Gandhi government arrested Anandamurti, the founder of Anand Marg and sent him to…


8 February 2021
Ananda Kanan Renovations and Fundraising
We are always trying to upgrade our Ananda Kanan facilities. The Ananda Kanan White House is the organizational quarters; the other facilities are the kitchen, dining hall, Baba’s quarter, dormitories, and cabins.

5 February 2021
Ananda Marga Winter Retreat 2021
The online Winter Retreat was from December 31 to Sunday, January 3, 2021.
January 2021
5 January 2021
Winter Retreat 2021
The online Winter Retreat was from December 31 to Sunday, January 3, 2021.

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