Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
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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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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In April 2019, volunteers from the SSIO of Kazakhstan organised a Human Values Day to familiarise the public with the SSE programme and human values. More than 30 people watched films about Sathya Sai Baba’s universal message on human values and associated projects. A 15-year…
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In late October 2019, 25 people from eight cities in Ukraine and Russia gathered in Odessa, in southern Ukraine, to attend a seminar by the European Sathya Sai Education (ESSE) Institute. Many participants were newcomers who were not aware of the teachings of Sathya Sai…
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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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More than 40 participants from 11 cities of Kazakhstan and Russia participated in the National Conference of the SSIO of Kazakhstan during late October 2019. The conference began with soulful devotional songs. SSIO members presented reports on Centre activities during the past year, including a…
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In mid-October 2019, a conference on the theme: “Unity is Divinity. Purity is Enlightenment” was organised in the Caucasus region for 36 people from Moscow, Azerbaijan, St. Petersburg, Nizhny, and Novgorod. The purpose of the conference was to summarize the activities conducted during the year…
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The annual service camp of the SSIO of Ukraine was held from late June to early July 2019. SSIO volunteers who served at the camp included 45 from Ukraine, 19 from Europe and one from the USA. They renovated one of the school buildings by…
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In early June 2019, 36 volunteers from 11 Sathya Sai Centres and Groups in northwest Russia took part in a week-long camp near St. Petersburg. The volunteers began the camp by renovating the school where they were staying. They removed old furniture, painted the walls…
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During mid-September 2019, SSIO volunteers from three cities in Belarus lovingly served the elderly and disabled at a local nursing home. They brought cleaning supplies, construction equipment and cleaned the windows, rooms and the lobby. Then they distributed sweets and bananas to the residents, while…
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