A need to learn from India’s villagers
Forty-three Master of Social Work students with Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham decided to spend a month in 14 different villages across the country. The goal of the fieldwork was to practically learn what life is like in rural India, a place where 80% of India’s 270,000,000 people in poverty live. “All in all, this placement has been a […]
Amma addresses the Trillion Tree Campaign
A vow has been taken today by people from all over the world to do everything possible to inspire the planting of one trillion trees. A gathering to launch the Trillion Tree Campaign was held in Monaco. Amma sent a video message along with AYUDH Europe (our youth wing) and Embracing the World representatives who attended. “Forests play the […]
How tribals are making eco-friendly & cheap furniture using weed that otherwise destroys forests
In the year 2000 Maya Mahajan, a PhD scholar from Coimbatore, was researching on the impact of invasive alien weeds on native flora and ecology in various forest types in the Nilgiri biosphere reserve, including Siruvani hills, Mudumalai, Silent valley and Upper Bhavani. Duing her research, Maya came to know about ‘lantana camara’, anexotic weed […]
A tale of success: Food security in a Tamil Nadu village
61% of India’s agricultural land is rainfed; due to lack of irrigation facilities, farmers can cultivate only one crop a year. During the rest of the year, most are forced to work as daily laborers on construction sites in order to earn money. These rainfed areas are home to a whopping 84% of India’s rural […]
Preserving water and empowering India’s farmers
Water is one of our most precious natural resources, and it is in increasingly short supply around the world. India is already facing severe shortages. According to the World Resources Institute, India is one of the most water challenged countries in the world. Groundwater levels are falling at alarming rates, leaving more and more farmers […]
Our international headquarters goes organic
Organic vegetable gardens are cropping up in every corner of our headquarters in Amritapuri, India, following Amma’s words on the importance of avoiding chemically treated food wherever possible. From the rooftop terraces to the skinny alleys below, the clean greens are taking root. Worldwide, the food we eat is getting less and less healthy – […]
Working towards Billion Trees Campaign
As a member organization of the United Nations’ “Billion Tree Campaign,” we have organized the planting of more than a million trees globally since 2001. In the beautiful, peaceful hills of our U.S. headquarters, M.A. Center San Ramon located in California, hundreds of trees are already thriving under the impressive care of the residents. In […]
Bring the lost love and reverence towards nature back to tackle climate change
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, (COP21) will take place on November 30 – December 11, 2015, in Paris, France with the goal of reaching a global agreement about climate that will be legally binding under international law. Given the high level of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, it is understood by most climate […]
