Month: January 2023

Date: 28-Jan-2023 Location: Satyam Community Centre National Cancer Prevention Month, marked every February, is upon us, ushering in yet another opportunity to spread the word and take action to live better, healthier, and happier lives. Sarvam conducted a cancer awareness program with Inner Wheel, Pondicherry, for around 50 women volunteers from the villages. The program aimed to…

Date: 13-Jan-2023 Location: Online In association with Shanthi Ashram, Coimbatore, online training was conducted for 30 mothers from SARVAM’s Project villages. Immunisation prevents deaths yearly in all age groups from diseases like diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), influenza and measles. According to a source, immunisation prevents 4-5 million deaths yearly. It is one of the most successful…

Start Date: 14-Jan-2023 Location: 12 Project villages of SARVAM Pongal is the harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu from 14 January to 17 January. In Tamil Nadu, Pongal is one of the most important festivals dedicated to the Sun God (Surya Bhagwan). On the same date (14 January), the festival of Makar Sankranti is also celebrated all…

Date: 14-Jan-2023 — 15-Jan-2023 Location: Vedanthangal and Sathanur Dam A two-day educational tour was arranged for students aged 15 and 18 on the 14th and 15th of January, 2023. The main intention of this educational trip was to make the students aware of some of the archaeological temple buildings and dams in and around Pondicherry. The trip also…

Date: 28-Dec-2022  Location: Chennai Around 100 Access students along with the Access teachers visited the U.S. Consulate General in Chennai on Wednesday, December 28, 2022. They took part in a day full of activities and presentations organised by the Consulate. Following a security check, everyone gathered in the auditorium to be welcomed by Mr. Scott Hartmann, Cultural…

Date: 07-Jan-2023 Location: Trichy AGENDA OF THE VISIT: to provide a learning experience for the Access Students on various spiritual, historical, geographical, and entomological characteristics of their environment.      1. TRICHY BRAHMA TEMPLE: Around 100 Access students visited the Brahma Temple in Tirupattur, near Trichy, on Saturday, January 7, 2023. After seeking blessings from the deity,…

Date: 07-Jan-2023 — Date:08-Jan-2023 Location: Gandhi Gram Rural Institute, Dindigul training sessions were conducted for Access students at Gandhi Gram Rural Institute, Dindigul on the theme of US cultures and Behavioural skills for two days. The 2-day training programme were aimed at enhancing the communicative abilities of the students. LIFE, with years of experience training various groups of…

Date: 31-Dec-2022 Location: 12 project villages Several enhancement activities were conducted during the New Year in the 12 SARVAM project villages.  Around 300 students attended this activity, and all the Auro Sakhis facilitated the activities.  Our main goal was to make the students understand the New Year celebrations worldwide. On the night of 31 December and the…