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Flood relief work in Brisbane
How can I help? There are two ways of supporting: Contact the nearest Art of Living teacher and make donations. Go to Brisbane and lend a hand. For more details, contact: AtulAneja @ aol.atulaneja@gmail.com The January 2011 floods in Queensland, Australia ... -
Mumbai Flood Relief
Mumbai, India (July 2005) Soon after Mumbai was submerged by floods in July 2005, the Art of Living volunteers rushed to the worst-affected slums of Agripada, Dharavi and Kalwa despite chest-high water levels. Volunteers distributed large quantities of fo ... -
Surat Flood Relief
Surat, India (August 2006) In August 2006, heavy floods ravaged the city of Surat, Gujarat, claiming the lives of hundreds and affecting thousands more. Water levels were as high as 22 feet in some parts of the city, causing an estimated economic loss in ... -
Bringing hope in flood-affected Bihar
For most, August 18, 2008 is another date on the calendar. “When we reached there on August 19, we didn’t know what to do because most of the villagers were still stuck inside. We took a truck full of supplies but there was no one there to receive it. By ... -
Trauma Relief in Japan
Breaths of joy at post-tsunami camps “I’d like to come to India to learn yoga,” quipped a Japanese lady in the middle of the room. This may not seem like an unusual wish. After all, India is known as the yoga capital throughout the globe. Yet consider the ... -
Tsunami Relief
South-East Asia Tsunami (December 2004) On 26th December 2004, an earthquake of a magnitude of 9.0 on the Richter scale shook the western coast of Northern Sumatra. The earthquake spawned a series of tsunamis that travelled across the Indian Ocean from In ... -
Bihar Flood Relief
Bihar, India (September 2008) September 2008 saw an estimated 3.5 million people in Bihar affected by the flood caused when the Kosi River, engorged by the monsoon, changed its course, following a breach in a dam upstream in Nepal. Around 1,600 villages i ... -
Cyclone Aila
Cyclone Aila, West Bengal, India (May 2009) Within two hours of Cyclone Aila hitting the Sunderbans, Art of Living volunteers from West Bengal reached the affected areas. The initial two to three days were spent in extensive search and rescue operations a ... -
Karnataka Flood Relief
Karnataka Flood Relief Efforts (Sept. 2009) On 5th October 2009, the Indian state of Karnataka suffered from severe flooding. The heavy rains left over 200 people dead and 300,000 people homeless in the state. According to official sources, over 26,000 ho ... -
Manila Flood Relief
Manila Flood Relief The Art of Living centre in the Philippines worked closely with the Red Cross to provide Breath-Water-Sound trauma relief programmes for thousands of families in Manila and Northern Luzon. The Art of Living teachers and volunteers cond ...
