Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos (Lao PDR), Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand
The Coronavirus pandemic has affected thousands of people through the loss of jobs, lack of medical care and food. The outbreak has had significant impact on the most vulnerable populations, including the elderly, children and daily wage earners. The loss of jobs in the cities…
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ
On 18 and 19 March 2020, SSIO volunteers including four doctors and two medical students in the northern region of Sri Lanka organised a COVID-19 preventive educational programme in the villages of Selvapuram, Bharathinagar and Inbasolai – which had been earlier adopted under the Sathya…
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ
On 24 January 2020, SSIO volunteers in Veeramuani, a rural village in Sri Lanka, organised a workshop for teenage students and their parents on raising awareness of the ill-effects of drug and alcohol consumption. Attended by 55 students and 16 parents, the event was organised…
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ
On 7 March 2020, the SSIO of Sri Lanka inaugurated a water purification project that serves about 1,200 people in the Marungoda, Mahauswewa, Anamaduwa villages. The construction work started in August 2019 and ended with the installation of a water purification system in the Siri…
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ
In December 2019, many states in Malaysia, including Johor, were affected by floods resulting from heavy monsoon rains. On 22 December 2019, SSIO Young Adult volunteers from the SAIRAM Johor Flood Relief Team jumped into action to help the flood victims in distress. They distributed…
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ
On 5 January 2020, members from the Sathya Sai Center of Veeramunai opened a preschool in the Ampara district. The preschool had earlier ceased operations due to various reasons, but the Sathya Sai Center of Veeramunai restarted it. Sathya Sai Education in Human Values is…
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ
On 1st February 2020, a mega Medical Camp was organised by the SSIO of Nepal at Thulakhet in Pokhara. A team of 125 volunteers including 19 doctors, 26 paramedics and around 90 SSIO volunteers provided loving care to more than 735 patients. Sri Sathya Sai…
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ
On 8th February 2020, more than 30 volunteers welcomed needy families and the elderly at the Baba House Center in Lopburi. The SSIO of Thailand has adopted the Lopburi community as part of the 95 Global Communities project and has brought much needed help to…
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ
On 12th January 2020, the Taal volcano in Batangas province in Philippines erupted, causing widespread destruction to life and property. About 57,000 people were displaced from their homes and sought refuge in over 255 evacuation centres in safer parts of the province. The SSIO of…
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ
On 25th January 2020, SSE children and Young Adults (YAs) of the Colombo Sathya Sai Center celebrated the harvest festival of Pongal with 22 residents of the Sri Sathya Sai Suva Sevana Cancer Hospital, which serves needy cancer patients. The YAs decorated the hospital with…
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ
You must be logged in to post a comment.