Articles about community service
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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During mid-June 2019, SSIO volunteers from six cities in Russia participated in a camp in a village in the Southern region of the country. They constructed a house for a young family whose head of the household was unable to work for a year, following…
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As part of the SSIO’s global initiative to adopt 95 communities, the SSIO of the Pacific Southwest region of the USA took care of needy school children and their families in Santa Ana, California, starting in 2014. In response to a request from a school…
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In early August 2019, 132 volunteers from USA, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and UK took part in an international volunteer camp in the northwest region of Russia. Organised about 240 km from St. Petersburg, the camp included activities in medical services, repair and construction, social services…
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As part of the 95 Communities project, the SSIO of the Mid-Central Region of the USA adopted the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Missouri. The Sanctuary provides refuge to eagles that are permanently injured and cannot be released back to the wild. Its mission…
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Ponta Grossa is a city in the state of Paraná in southern Brazil. It is known for the Vila Velha State Park, home to towering sandstone formations, craterlike pits and pools like Lagoa Dourada. As part of the 95 Global Community Adoption programme, SSIO volunteers…
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