Serving Refugees in Calais, France
Calais, overlooking the Straits of Dover, is a major port in northern France. Migrants from impoverished backgrounds, looking for a better life in the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe, formed a
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇCalais, overlooking the Straits of Dover, is a major port in northern France. Migrants from impoverished backgrounds, looking for a better life in the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe, formed a
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇOn 20th June 2017, SSIO members from the Netherlands and Belgium brought food and supplies to a warehouse in Calais for further distribution to
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇFour SSIO members from Belgium and the Netherlands delivered food items, sleeping bags, shoes, and clothing to a large warehouse in Calais, which supports many refugees sheltered in
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇTouched by the suffering of displaced people, SSIO volunteers from Belgium and Netherlands offered food, clothing, and toiletry kits to refugees camping on the outskirts of Calais, France, on 8th August 2017. This was the
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇThe United Nations estimates that hundreds of thousands of Eritreans have fled injustice and oppression in their northern African homeland in recent years, seeking shelter in Europe. Touched by their plight, Belgian and Dutch SSIO volunteers
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇOn 21st March 2017, SSIO members from Belgium and the Netherlands held a concert for Kurdish refugees sheltered in northern France. About 15 SSIO volunteers organised
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇSathya Sai Youth in France participated in a Serve the Planet project themed, “Human Values for Nation Building.” The service activities began in April 2015 with the youth distributing clothing, shoes, school supplies, and food to about 20 families residing in a blighted area.
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇAbout 35 Sathya Sai members from France, Belgium, and Switzerland participated in a human values seminar in Paris from 24th to 25th May 2014. Three teachers from the Institute of Sathya Sai Education in Southern Europe taught courses in Sathya Sai Educare and
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇBhagawan’s Mahasamadhi was observed on 24th April 2014 at the Sathya Sai Centre of Paris, by more than 40 members,
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