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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 the…

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…

WHEN September 2016 WHERE SATYAM Centre, Poothurai village, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM) in its poverty alleviation and economic development programmes has focused on providing better livelihood opportunities through innovative programmes of wage generation and self-employment. Some of the programmes started in September 2016 are listed in…

WHEN Feb 22, 2015 WHERE Satyam Campus, Puthurai Village, District Villupuram, Near Puducherry The graduation ceremony for the English Access Micro Scholarship program took place at the SATYAM campus on February 22, 2015. A total of 112 students who attended Access classes for the last two years were awarded certificates by Ms Andie De Arment,…

WHEN Jun 5–26, 2014 WHERE Washington, DC, United States of America   Two students from the Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM), the rural development initiative of Sri Aurobindo Society, went to US for 21 days and returned back home on June 26, 2014, with a few glimpses into the life in…

On February 14, 2014, a Water Purifying Unit was inaugurated and a short opening ceremony was held in the presence of the Managing Director and several esteemed team members of FORBES & COMPANY LIMITED, the Chairman and team members of SARVAM, village women, children and volunteers at Satyam, the Community Center of SARVAM. The Purifying…

US Government-Funded Fulbright Scholarships, established in 1946 by Senator J. William Fulbright, are designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of United States and other countries all over the world. These scholarships offer grants to US citizens (and now also to citizens of other countries) for teaching and training, advanced research, graduate study and professional…

The US Consul General Jennifer McIntyre inaugurated the “English Access Microscholarship Program” at Satyam, the SARVAM Children’s Corner at Poothurai Village, on the 29th of September, 2013. In the presence of village representatives, teachers and the 110 students of the Program, Mrs Jennifer McIntyre and Mr David Gaynor – US Consul General Public Affairs – kick-started…