Category: News
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Poothurai Students Excel in Exams
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At the Poothurai village, a part of the Integral Village Development Programme, excitement spread as the results of the board examinations for the 10th standard were announced. Each one of the 37 students who took the exam had passed, 7 had scored above 90% and, overall, 19 students got scores above 75%. This was especially significant considering…
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Summer Camp for Children
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For the fourth year in a row, a corner of the Poothurai village, a part of the Integral Village Development Programme, came alive each morning from 5th to 26th May 2012 with hundreds of children eagerly beginning their day’s activities at the Summer Camp. With twice the numbers from the previous year, the 400-odd highly engaged and…
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Workshop for Women Volunteers
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The Integral Village Development Programme has been regularly conducting training workshops for its coordinators. These workshops have been very successful, as evidenced by the positive work being carried out by coordinators. In order to expand its workforce, this year the Programme selected 40 women from 7 hamlets as volunteers. They were provided training for 2 days, on…
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Students from University of Oregon
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In December 2011, Sri Aurobindo Society (supported by the Sarvam Trust) hosted a group of 15 students from the University of Oregon, United States, for a three-week programme. As a part of this visit, the students were informed and made aware of, through enriching sessions, the various areas of research and development that the Society…