Workshop for Spiritual Growth in Sri Lanka
On 3rd March 2019, the SSIO of Sri Lanka organised a regional workshop on personal and spiritual growth with a specific focus on understanding how emotions play a role. The event was held at
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On 3rd March 2019, the SSIO of Sri Lanka organised a regional workshop on personal and spiritual growth with a specific focus on understanding how emotions play a role. The event was held at
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As of December 2018, over 3,500 people were awaiting cataract surgeries in the Hambantota District of Sri Lanka, mainly due to the shortage of government-issued lenses. The SSIO of Sri Lanka took
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The Central Camp village in Ampara District has been severely affected by the long-running Civil War in Sri Lanka. To help alleviate the suffering of the people, SSIO volunteers from the
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On 16th February 2019, SSIO volunteers from the Colombo Sathya Sai Centre, including Young Adults and Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) children, celebrated Valentine’s Day at the Leprosy Home in
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Villages in northern Sri Lanka were devastated by floods during the monsoon season in early 2019, forcing large-scale evacuations. SSIO volunteers, including nearly 20 Young Adults, from
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In northern Sri Lanka, on 18th January 2019, 15 SSIO young adult volunteers, along with school children, planted trees in public areas not affected by floods during the recent monsoons. Parents and
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Since 2016, volunteers from the Sathya Sai Centre of Katkovalam have conducted SSEHV classes for 55 students in Thirumalpuram, a small coastal village near Katkovalam. On 8th July 2018 members from Sathya Sai Centres in Katkovalam, Point Pedro, Nellandai, Manthihai and Valvettithurai celebrated the two-year…
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As part of the global Serve the Planet initiative, SSIO volunteers organised coastal clean-up campaigns around Sri Lanka. On 4th April 2018, 45 SSIO members, along with the Thambiluvil Pradeshya Sabah, the local government authority, cleaned up the beach area between the villages of Thambiluvil…
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Every year during July-August, pilgrims from all over Sri Lanka visit the land of Lord Muruga (Skanda) in Katharagama (Kadhirgamam) over a 16-day period encompassing the Esela Festival. Many people walk up to 400 km on foot in extreme weather conditions, as a spiritual exercise….
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To receive medical care, villagers in Maruthankernikulam in the Batticaloa District are forced to walk to Vakarai, a town about 30 km away. To alleviate the situation, the SSIO organised a medical camp on 5th May 2018 in Maruthankernikulam. A team of five doctors, one…
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