Month: January 2019

Date: 27-Dec-2018 Location:Poothurai Village, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu Introduction SARVAM conducted the Second Mid-Term Intensive Training Session for the English Access Microscholarship Program students, for 4 days, from December 27–30, 2018. This Mid-Term Session was conducted in two parts, in association with two external organizations. For the first two days, the Access students were trained on enhancing…

Date:08-Dec-2018 Location:Poothurai Village, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM), as a part of Community Service under English Access Program visited Fraternal Life Service Home (FLSH) and interacted with mentally disabled people of all ages and walks of life. FLSH was established in the year 1983 initially with 10 mentally…

Date:07-Dec-2018 Location:Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM), an initiative of Sri Aurobindo Society, organized a tour for 70 community women in the villages, to the ancient cities of Thanjavur. Thanjavur, (formerly Tanjore) is a city in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu and an important centre of South…

Date: 01-Dec-2018 Location:Madras Management Association Center, Chennai The U.S. Consulate General, Chennai, in partnership with NalandaWay Foundation, hosted a two-day “South India Youth Speak Summit” on December 1 and 2, 2018, at the Madras Management Association Center in Chennai. This summit brought together youth between the ages of 18 and 30 years across South India…

Date: 25-Nov-2018 Location: Location:Poothurai Village, Villupuram District, Near Puducherry Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today, which remain largely unreported due to the impunity, silence, stigma and shame surrounding them. This violence prevents women and girls around the world to live in…

Date: 24-Nov-2018 Location: Poothurai Village, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM) has been working in the field of integral rural development for the last nearly 15 years and currently operates in 18 villages, including Poothurai. On November 24, 2014, the much-awaited SARVAM Community FM Radio Station in Tamil…

Date: 22-Oct-2018 Location: Satyam Centre, Poothurai Village Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM), in association with L&T Financial Services, conducted a one-day Data Collection Workshop for their coordinators from all the 20 villages under rural development. A ‘Digital & Financial Literacy’ project was initiated last year between SARVAM and L&T, and in…

Date: 21-Sep-2018 Location: Satyam Centre, Poothurai Village Introduction Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM, an initiative of Sri Aurobindo Society) has been conducting English Access Microscholarship Programme since 2013, through which the students in the village learn English language through varied activities and mediums. This Program is being conducted in association with…

Date: 16-Sep-2018 Location: Various Centres, Poothurai and Parambarai Villages, Villupuram District, Near Puducherry Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM, an initiative of Sri Aurobindo Society) has been conducting English Access Microscholarship Programme since 2013, through which the students in the village learn English language through varied activities and mediums. This Program is…

Date: 12-Sep-2018 Location: SATYAM Centre, Poothurai Village, Villupuram District For the last few years Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM) is working closely with many social service organizations, establishments and clubs for the benefit of people in SARVAM project areas. Activities such as health camps, community education and awareness programmes are organized…