SSSIO volunteers in Mauritius participated in the White Cane Safety Day – which coincides with Avatar Declaration Day – by distributing white canes to visually impaired children at the Louis Lagesse Trust Fund in Beau Bassin on October 17, 2024. The event was a unique…
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Mauritius has the second-highest prevalence of breast cancer in Africa, with 500 newly diagnosed cases in the past three years. To address this need, the SSSIO of Mauritius, in collaboration with Breast Cancer Care, held a breast cancer screening on December 4, 2022, at Le…
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On July 16, 2022, the SSSIO of Mauritius held a free general health and dental screening camp at the Children in Distress Shelter in Forest Side. Thirty-one shelter residents between the ages of 4 and 23 received loving care at the camp. More advanced cases…
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Chantons l’amour, chantons la joie, chantons la paix, chantons Sai (Let us sing for love, let us sing for joy, let us sing for peace, let us sing for Sai). This was the refrain from the children at the Distress Shelter in Forest Side, Mauritius…
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On October 24, 2021, SSSIO volunteers in Mauritius observed National Disability Day by packing and distributing gift bags containing towels, coffee mugs, and fruits to 20 people with disabilities. About 25 volunteers also packed food for disadvantaged families living in northern Mauritius and went to…
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The SSSIO of Mauritius celebrated the auspicious festival of Mahashivarathri on March 5, 2021 with a special live broadcast on national television. Although the devotees in Mauritius could not hold festivities at Ganga Talao, an ancient holy lake basin nestled deep in the heart of…
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The National Young Adult Forum of the SSSIO Mauritius organized a mental health workshop on March 26, 2021, titled ‘Coping with Stressful Situations during Lockdown’. Along with the risk to physical health due to the pandemic, many people found it difficult to cope with the…
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Despite the national lockdown imposed on March 10, 2021, SSSIO volunteers in Mauritius continued hosting blood donation drives to secure blood for those who need it. In the month of March 2020, they were able to host such an event on March 20, where 37…
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In February 2021, SSSIO volunteers in Mauritius organized five blood donation drives in three different regions. More than 430 pints of blood were donated. On February 21, 2021, the Sri Sathya Sai Centre of Valory organized a mega-medical camp at the Petit Verger Multi-Purpose Hall….
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On February 27, 2021, a workshop on child development and human values was organized at the village hall in Petit Raffray, in northern Mauritius. More than 100 people, including SSE teachers, students and their parents, enthusiastically participated in the workshop. A renowned child psychologist gave…
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