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Date:14-Feb-2024 Location:Satyam Centre, Poothurai                 SARVAM regularly provides AuroSakhis (AS) and volunteers with workshops and training. In addition to the motivational workshop for AS and volunteers, a goal-setting workshop was also conducted. The goal-setting workshop complements the motivation workshop by providing individuals with the necessary tools and strategies…

Date:02-Feb-2024 Location:Satyam, Poothurai                 Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM), the Sri Aurobindo Society’s integral rural development project, has conducted educational and women’s empowerment initiatives in and around the Poothurai villages for the past 19 years. It has expanded its reach from one village to…

Date:18-31 January, 2024 Location:Satyam, Poothurai                 Many programs are being conducted for community members in commemoration of Sarvam’s annual day, which begins its 20th year on February 2nd 2024. Sarvam’s annual day holds great significance as it celebrates the achievements of the organization over its 20-year history. It…

Date:05-Jan-2024 Location:Satyam Community Centre                 An intensive three-day handicraft training programme for 40 village women entrepreneurs was conducted at the Satyam Community Centre at Poothurai. SARVAM ran this intensive three-day handicraft training programme to provide village women with the necessary skills, knowledge, and an urge to excel in…

Date: 27-30-Dec-2023 Location:30 project villages                 During the half-yearly holidays, SARVAM conducted a 4-day education camp with exciting activities for around 900 students. SARVAM conducted a 4-day camp with various activities for 900 students around 30 locations during half-yearly holidays. Running the camps in multiple locations allows more…

Date:25-Dec-2023 Location:Gandhi Gram Rural University, Dindigul                 Approximately 25 women volunteers attended sustainable entrepreneurship training at Gandhi Gram Rural University in Dindigul. Gandhi Gram Rural Institute is active on campus and rural areas, benefitting and enriching one another. The curriculum is a combination of theoretical, practical, and extension…

Date:19-Dec-2023 Location:Satyam Centre, Poothurai                 A commonly misunderstood concept is efficiency. Often, people think it means working harder, faster, and longer. However, efficiency is about being strategic with your time and resources to work smarter, not harder. It is about maximizing one’s output while minimizing work hours and…

Date:19-Dec-2023 Location:Satyam Centre, Poothurai To improve their tailoring skills using the new advanced stitching machine, 40 female tailoring entrepreneurs received second-level advanced training. Around 300+ women received skill training from SARVAM on tailoring, and 200+ started their businesses. SARVAM also provided them with free sewing machines and other necessary equipment. They also provided them with…

Date:17-Dec-2023 Location:Tiruvannamalai Stadium                 Tamil Nadu Masters Athletic Association held a state-level athletic competition for over 2000 people, including 130 women aged 55 and older from Sarvam. There was recently a State Masters Athletic Championship 2023 for 40 and older people from Tamil Nadu organized by the Tamil…

Date:26-Nov-2023 Location:Satyam, Poothurai                 A time management workshop was conducted by SARVAM for adolescent girls at Satyam Community Centre in Poothurai. The workshop focussed on helping the girls to better understand the importance of time management skills in achieving their goals. The girls were also encouraged to make…