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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 livelihood…

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 Nov 24, 2015 WHERE Poothurai village, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu On November 24, 2015, our much-awaited Community Radio Station— in Tamil Pudiya Udayam (New Dawn)—was launched in Poothurai village (Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu) near Puducherry. Pudiya Udayam 91.2 FM radio station is an initiative of Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM).…

WHEN: Oct 17, 2015 WHERE: SATYAM Community Centre, Poothurai Village, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu “Shall we go around the world?” was how Dr Nigel Osborne began this session addressing the children participating. He then started to sing a Malaysian song encouraging the students to join in. So they did. Dr Osborne then took the children literally around…

WHEN: June 18–July 2, 2015 WHERE: Rameshwaram and Madurai, India As a part of women empowerment initiatives taken by Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM), 350 women visited the ancient Indian cities Rameshwaram and Madurai from June 18 to July 2, 2015. This was an all-women trip whichwas for most women a…

WHEN: May 25–June 12, 2015 WHERE: Aamby Valley, Pune District, Maharashtra, India Complete album The US Consulate has been sponsoring an English Access Microscholarship Programme since 2013 in the SARVAM villages for 110 students. From May 25 to June 12, 2015, the American Councils for International Education arranged an All-India Access Summer Camp in Aamby…

WHEN: May 6 to 26, 2015 WHERE: Villages under SARVAM Complete album Introduction For the seventh consecutive year, from May 6 to 26, 2015, SARVAM conducted a Summer Camp for the children that belong to the villages under their care and adoption. These Camps have become a highlight in the lives of these rural children…

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,…