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  1. 12 women volunteers who have made a difference: Inspiring stories from the field

    Women are born givers. They are naturally inclined to contribute and make a difference. This International Women’s Day, we are celebrating the dynamism and power of volunteerism by recounting a few stories of the women heroes in The Art of Living. 1. Chan ...
  2. Sensitizing Masses Against Sex-Selective Abortions

    Overview Location: Pan- India Duration: 2005- 2009 Partner: UNFPA- IMA “As a future doctor, I swear that I will never involve myself in sex selection also I will not allow my colleagues to do it.” – Sarika Patil, a participant in our outreach program from ...
  3. Girl Child Pledge Campaign

    Overview Location: Pan- India Duration: 2013- Present Partner: UNICEF The marriage of Jaya (name changed), a 13-year-old student of Government School Yediyur, was fixed with a 25-year-old man. Justifiably upset, she shared the news with her school headmas ...
  4. Reeta Singh- Voice of courage

    “December 11, 2005, Purbi Champaran District, Bitauna Village- at around seven in the evening, around 50-60 naxalities (a Maoist Communist group in India that has been declared as a terrorist organization under the Unlawful Activities {Prevention} Act), b ...
  5. Katrien

    Katrien has dedicated her time to teaching inmates around the world. The techniques taught on the Prison Program have transformed the lives of many, bringing new hope and new life. She shares: "In my first Prison Program in Belgium, now more than one ...
  6. Snjezana Nisevic: Healing the Trauma

    Snjezana Nisevic, is director of The Art of Living programs in Kosovo and Albania. The Kosovo area of the Balkans has been the scene of conflict many times in the last millennium, most notably the Kosovo War in 1998-1999. The Art of Living has carried out ...
  7. Mawahib: Working towards a better Iraq

    The Art of Living began its work in Iraq in 2003 with a focus on bringing relief and peace to people affected by the war. Several teachers from around the world were sent to Iraq in the face of ongoing bombings to conduct trauma care workshops, provide re ...
  8. Shabari: Educating first generation learners

    The beautiful villages in the North East of India have been ravaged by many challenges, due to lack of infrastructure, inappropriate development, and militancy. Shabari created a revolution in education in the North East, through the creation and sustenan ...
  9. The Peanut Butter Project empowers women in Zimbabwe

    Every morning, Mary, a resident of Murewa in Zimbabwe, would wake up before dawn and toil making peanut butter with stone. The tiresome process would take hours, giving just enough butter to survive. Low on funds, she hardly had enough money to send her k ...
  10. Deepali Patel unites warring tribes, becomes an ambassador of change

    Civil war, the tension between ethnic groups and poor health care have long plagued Ivory Coast, a country in the African continent. When Deepali Patel, an Art of Living faculty from India and a small team of volunteers began working in this region to res ...