Month: October 2017

WHEN Oct 6, 2017 WHERE Larsen & Toubro Financial Services, Chennai   Daan Utsav (also known as ‘the Joy of Giving’) is a ‘festival of philanthropy’ or just ‘an occasion to spread love’, which aims to become a part of the Indian ethos. It is celebrated every year for a week, covering the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, by…

WHEN September 2017 WHERE SATYAM Centre, Poothurai village, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu   Introduction Sustainable rural development is essential to the economic, social and environmental viability of all nations, especially in a developing country like India. Not only is it essential for poverty eradication (since throughout the country poverty is overwhelmingly rural), it would prevent mass migration…

WHEN September 2017 WHERE SARVAM Villages, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu   Introduction For the past more than 13 years, SARVAM has been actively involved in various societal development activities of the villages under its care. As the result of the efforts, there is a marked attitudinal change in the people of the villages. The most obvious change…

WHEN Aug 28–29, 2017 WHERE Pegasus Institute For Excellence, Puducherry   Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM), a rural development initiative of Sri Aurobindo Society, works for a progressive, empowered village community, which takes responsibility for bringing about a change in their lives. Recently, on August 28–29, 2017, as a part of their community…

WHEN July 11, 12, 14, 18, 19 and 21, 2017 WHERE Satyam Centre, Poothurai Village   From July 11 and also on 12, 14, 18, 19 and 21, 2017, SARVAM is organizing Digital and Financial Literacy Workshops, titled ‘Money Matters’, for three batches of 40 women each. In the past, SARVAM has organized many soft skills and…

WHEN Jun 17, 2017 WHERE Poothurai Village, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu   Malnutrition refers to the population of a certain geographical area suffering of an unbalanced diet in which some nutrients are in excess, lacking or wrong proportion. More than one-third of the world’s malnourished (lacking of food) children live in India. Among these, half of them…

WHEN April 15–May 30, 2017 WHERE SATYAM Centre, Poothurai Village, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu   SARVAM’S 9th year Summer Camp in the villages once again set new milestones. Starting from April 15 to May 30, 2017, the presenters, organizers, volunteers and parents provided a fun and engaging experience for over 1,200 children, many of whom were attending…

WHEN September 2016 WHERE SATYAM Centre, Poothurai village, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu Introduction Sustainable rural development is essential to the economic, social and environmental viability of all nations, especially in a developing country like India. Not only is it essential for poverty eradication (since throughout the country poverty is overwhelmingly rural), it would prevent mass migration from…

WHEN Sep 10, 2016 WHERE SATYAM Centre, Poothurai Village, near Puducherry   Introduction Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM), an initiative of Sri Aurobindo Society, is on a mission—of creating a village community model that is empowered and developed in all spheres of human existence. In 2005, SARVAM started its societal developmental programmes at…