On 8 March 2020, over 600 people, including SSIO volunteers, participated in a joyous celebration of the Hindu festival of Holi. The SSIO members set up a stand with pictures and banners of Sathya Sai Baba and His teachings in order to share them with…
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SSIO volunteers in Suriname celebrated Christmas by bringing holiday cheer to the underprivileged. On 14th and 24th December 2019, volunteers from the Sathya Sai Centre in Bhavan distributed 30 hampers containing milk, sugar, potato, garlic, oil, peanut and onions to needy families, seniors and the…
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In commemoration of Sathya Sai Baba’s 94th Birthday, SSIO volunteers from the Sathya Sai Center Bhavan travelled to a remote village in Suriname at Coppenamepunt in the Saramacca district. This remote fishing village is home to 20 families, where the men often stay at sea…
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On 4th September 2019, SSIO volunteers from the Sathya Sai Centres of Bhavan and Govindstraat packed and distributed 138 packages containing school supplies to children in need in various districts. The children were extremely happy, and even received valuable lessons on Sai values and their…
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As a part of Id-ul-Adha festival service activity, volunteers from the Sathya Sai Center Bhavan in Suriname lovingly packed food packages and distributed to the needy on 9th August 2019. Each package consisted of milk, oil, brown sugar, flour, yellow peas, garlic, peanut butter, kidney…
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Kroonenburg is a small village of about 67 families in a former coffee plantation in the Commewigne district of Suriname. On 21st July 2019, 19 SSIO volunteers including 11 Young Adults organised a medical camp in Kroonenburg. A doctor, with the help of the volunteers,…
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On 5th June 2019, SSIO volunteers visited Huize Ashiana, a retirement home, to spread love and joy on the holy day of Id-Ul-Fitr, an important Muslim festival. Seventeen SSIO volunteers distributed fruits, snacks, drinks along with care packages containing soap, tissue, Vaseline, toothbrush, toothpaste, towel,…
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On Sunday, 17th March 2019, 14 SSIO volunteers, including 7 Sathya Sai Young Adults, had an opportunity to share Bhagawan Baba’s message and teachings with more than 400 people of different ages and backgrounds in Suriname. The volunteers spoke on various topics including the five…
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Volunteers from the Sathya Sai Centre Bhavan distributed food hampers and clothes to needy families in April 2019. On the 7th, 10th, 11th and 12th of April 2019, they visited Ephraimszegen, Larecoweg and Calcutta and distributed packages containing oil, sugar, flour, toothpaste, bath soap, onions,…
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Suriname’s coast has extensive low-lying areas, identified as highly vulnerable to climate-induced sea level rise in the future. The coast is also susceptible to flooding and erosion due to the loss of stabilisation provided by mangroves. This area has been losing up to 27 meters…
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