Serving Refugees in Thailand
Since 8 April 2020, SSIO volunteers from the Sai Prasanthi Centre have also responded to the needs of six refugee families in their community by distributing food to them.
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Since 8 April 2020, SSIO volunteers from the Sai Prasanthi Centre have also responded to the needs of six refugee families in their community by distributing food to them.
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On 7 May 2020, more than 65 people participated in a virtual Buddha Poornima event hosted by the SSIO in Thailand. The programme started with Veda and Buddhist chanting, followed by several talks. Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) teachers made a presentation titled In the Realm…
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To curb the spread of Coronavirus, the Sri Lankan government issued a ‘Work from Home’ decree and ordered a curfew, starting 17 March 2020. However, volunteers from the Sathya Sai Centres in various within the limits imposed by the authorities. In the southwestern region of…
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More than 20 SSIO volunteers, including 12 members of the Sathya Sai Centres of Maesai and Prasanthi in Thailand worked tirelessly to make and distribute facemasks and shields to the local community for their personal protection in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Since 4…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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