Articles about community service
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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Lopburi province is in the central region of Thailand. It is a historically significant province, where many historical structures, artefacts and prehistoric settlements have been discovered. On 7th December 2019, 20 SSIO volunteers distributed 32 grocery packages containing rice, oil, sugar, noodles, milk, cookies, blankets…
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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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Each year, volunteers from the Sathya Sai Center of Dallas in Texas collaborate with the Universal Unitarian Church to honour community firefighters. This event is organised in memory of firefighters who sacrificed their lives during the September 11, 2001 (911) terrorist attack in New York…
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Based on the positive feedback received from participants of a Cognitive Therapy Workshop in December 2018, the Medical Wing of the SSIO of Canada organised workshops between 28th April and 23rd June 2019 to help people with life challenges and self-management. In the first workshop…
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The Good Shepherd Sisters of Thailand is a non-profit organisation dedicated to improving the quality of life of the needy, regardless of their religious affiliation. It provides opportunities for women and young girls at risk and to break the unending cycle of poverty. More than…
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Usme is a small, rural community located south of Bogotá, Colombia. For over four years, SSIO volunteers, along with the Art Circle of Life (Círculo Arte De La Vida) Foundation have lovingly served approximately 20 women and children of this community. The volunteers assist the…
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For the last two years, the Women’s Wing of the Sathya Sai Center of Des Moines, in collaboration with the Visiting Nurse Services (VNS), have organised prenatal classes for pregnant refugee women through the Stork Nest Program. The purpose of these classes is to educate…
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In early October 2019, over 200 volunteers from Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan served food to about 1,200 needy people in various locations. Food items included hot porridge (rice, buckwheat, wheat) with vegetables, muffins, tea, coffee, fruit drinks, sweets, cookies and gingerbread…
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Torrential rainfall in December 2019 triggered widespread flooding in several villages in the northern and eastern provinces of Sri Lanka, displacing more than 30,000 people. About 45 SSIO volunteers in the eastern region of Sri Lanka, including 15 young adults, jumped into action to provide…
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