Category: Cultural
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AYUDH grows organic food for good in Netherlands
AYUDH Netherlands took part in the the biggest volunteer event in the Netherlands, ‘NLdoet’. During the weekend Saturday, March 22, over 325.000 volunteers were active all over the Netherlands. For AYUDH it was a great opportunity to lend a hand. This time AYUDH helped planting fruit trees and bushes in the fruit- and vegetable garden…
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10th European AYUDH Youth Initiative: Awareness in Action
Awareness in Action! The 10th European AYUDH Youth Initiative, “Awareness in Action,” was an overwhelming success. Nearly 300 youth between the ages of 15 and 30 from nearly 23 countries gathered from 13th – 20th July 2014 at M.A. Center Germany, Brombachtal, to take part in the event. The general theme of the initiative was…
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300 AYUDH members meet at European Parliament
EU Parliament, Strasbourg, France – 17 July 2014 Several Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) joined AYUDH Europe (Amrita Yuva Dharma Dhara), the youth wing of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math (MAM), for its 10th Anniversary Celebrations at the European Parliament at Strasbourg in France. The event titled “Strengthening Europe through Youth Empowerment”, engaged nearly 300…
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Values from Valimiki, Sadgamaya Summer Camp for children
10 May 2014, Amritapuri Sadgamaya Summer Camp 2014, with the theme “Values from Valmiki,” was conducted at Amritapuri, May 7 – 10, 2014. 2,000 students attended the camp. Addressing the students, Amma said that “Even in failure there is a lesson to learn. Understand it and move forward. In fact, if we can cultivate faith,…
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AYUDH Portugal brings HOPE to care homes
During AYUDH’s 2013 youth summit in Germany “Our World, Our Vision, Our Future,” a group of young people were introduced to playing harp as a means of therapy. At the conclusion of the camp, two youth were awarded a harp with the idea that it would be used by them to play at care-homes in…
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Amritakeerti Puraskar 2013 to Manoj Das and Turavoor Viswambharan
In conjunction with the 60th birthday celebrations of Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, the 2013 Amritakeerti Puraskar National Award will be bestowed upon renowned English and Oriya writer Prof. Manoj Das. The Kerala State Level award will be bestowed upon eminent writer, scholar and orator Prof. Thuravoor Viswambharan. Manoj Das The announcement was made on 17th…
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Rise Arjuna: Awake, Arise and Seize the Future
15 June 2013, Tabanan, Bali The Youth Forum is dedicated to the empowerment of youth in Tabanan, a regency of Bali had a program with Swami Purnamritananda. The theme of the event which Swami graced was “Rise Arjuna: Awake, Arise and Seize the Future”. Surpi, who organized the event, said in her opening speech…
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Color the World with Love
Our World Our Vision Our Future The ninth European AYUDH Youth Initiative was conducted from July13th – 20th, 2013 at MA Center Germany, Brombachtal. More than 200 young people between the ages of 15 and 30 participated in the week long camp. For the first time participants from Greece, Denmark and Lebanon took part in…
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Family Camp at the Amma Center, Switzerland
On a weekend in June, over twenty children and teenagers participated in the Family Camp 2013 of the Swiss Amma Center in Flaach. The theme of the camp was “Man and Nature in Harmony” with a special emphasis on water. The children and teenagers participated, according to their age, in different workshops centered on the…
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World Hindu Summit 2013 Bali
Swami Purnamritananda participated in the World Hindu Summit of 2013 in Bali, Indonesia. The agenda of the World Hindu Summit of 2013 is to establish the World Hindu Parisad or Assembly, developing its constitution, structure, office bearers, etc. The highlight of the opening ceremony was a very grand performance put up by the Balinese, representing…