Category: Nature Care

  • GreenFriends towards greener society

    GreenFriends representatives from several European countries met in the French ashram for an Easter retreat from 2 to 5 April, to launch GreenFriends Europe, the informal network of all of Embracing the World’s green initiatives in Europe. The three-day retreat was a meeting to motivate, cultivate and develop newer ideas on green initiatives for fostering the…

  • Sprouting of GrowIn

    Sprouting of GrowIn

    People from many countries took part in a webcast and highlighted the work on many different vegetables they could grow in small spaces.

  • The power to change

    The power to change

    If each one of us is to do their part well, we could still save the earth. Their despair had turned into hope and they would be more cautious of what they do in the future.

  • AYUDH plants 500 trees at Amrita Watoto Boma

    25 Oct 2009, Nairobi, Kenya AYUDH Kenya participated in the 350 movement on Saturday 24th October 2009. This day marked a milestone towards fighting against climate change as people from all over the world united with a common goal to be heard and try and save the planet. (http://www.350.org/) AYUDH’s contribution was through organizing a…

  • Amma in Paris

    Paris, France, 25th – 27th October 2009 Amma’s program was attended by an endless crowd. People from all over France lined up outside as long as to the street corner almost 1 km away. AYUDH, the youth wing presented the amazing ecological project called Babel that started in Amma’s French ashram in Pontqouin about 1…

  • Bee farming by Green friends

    West Cork, Ireland The GreenFriends members in Ireland started bee farming. A devotee has provided space on her land for organic growing. On ‘Bee Day’ 2009, Greenfriends Ireland beekeeper gave a practical course, including a visit to some hives and detailed presentations. The course was held in a house made of natural building materials, like…

  • Composting the waste, completing the cycle

    Each day thousands of visitors are fed by the ashram. The preparation of food inevitably produces waste peelings. ‘Premix’ is the combination of wet food waste and wood chip. One of many buckets of the day’s ‘premix’ is emptied on to the compost heap, over a layer of elephant dung. Slurry (cow’s urine and manure)…

  • BABEL: the sacred yields of dreams

    Building bee houses with mud and straw with an eco-green roof and walls inhabited by bee swarms. BABEL project by GreenFriends, France

  • The joy of gardening

    August is the season when many youth from all over the world flock to Amritapuri to spend their holidays with Amma. It is a time for the youngsters to reflect about life in a deeper way, contribute to Amma’s charitable work and socialize with other like-minded youngsters. This year, AYUDH decided to make an effort…

  • River Promenade clean-up project

    Sunday, 21st June, 2009 The Clean-Up of River Promenade Père Laval was one of the projects AYUDH Mauritius had committed to at its inception in February 2009. The Municipal Council of Vacoas/Phoenix, keen on AYUDH’s initiative, helpfully provided rakes and baskets as well at a waste truck at the disposal of the Mauritian youths. Thus…