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  1. Project Udaan Helps Sex Workers to Overcome Social Stigma in Kolkata

    Overview Location: Kolkata Duration: 2013 Partner: DMSC Her husband did not do any work and was a drunkard. One day he brought her to see the city and sold her to the brothel. He started demanding money and abused her regularly. When she got fed up and pr ...
  2. Powerhouse of Strength

    Afflicted by polio, she has battled her illness with determination. Yet she has brought succor to villagers in Bihar by preventing girl child marriages. Social worker and an Art of Living faculty, Sangeeta Sinha recounts her journey. She sits in an electr ...
  3. The stories of Shravani, Tattvamasi & Jyoti

    Shravani: B ubbly, Smiling, Meditating! My journey to cover the story of a special girl, Shravani, brought me to Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The aroma of fresh food reached my nostrils as soon as I stepped into the Art of Living office here. I peeked into the ...
  4. Touching Lives Positively

    Touching Lives Positively Eleanor Alfred (42) of Harare, Zimbabwe lovingly known as Mai Tafara (mother of Tafara, her home suburb) shares her life’s story: "I was diagnosed with HIV along with my husband. He passed away some years ago and after this, ...
  5. Sri Sri Yoga for the City of Johannesburg

    Art of Living and Sri Sri Yoga teachers had a wonderful opportunity to share their wisdom and skills with over 150 people in Soweto, as part of the City of Johannesburg's, Young Mothers ECD program (Early childhood Development). The City of Johannesb ...
  6. Giving Slum Dwellers a New Direction in Life

    The Aparajita Seva Project, under the aegis of Vyakti Vikas Kendra India, was started for the benefit of the slum dwellers near Kalkaji, in New Delhi. Aparajita, or the unconquerable, began with an aim to achieve economic self sufficiency for women. Since ...
  7. Program for Migrant and Refugee Women

    Australia has one of the highest refugee resettlement rates in the world. Although many women refugees have had to flee from their countries as a result of war and other crises, adjustment to life in a new country also presents significant challenges. Imm ...
  8. Agnihotra Therapy

    The Agnihotra, a ritual to purify the atmosphere using fire, has been followed since ancient times. When performed everyday, it enables the environment to capture the cosmic energy from the sun and moon, ensuring good health and harmony. There are many he ...
  9. Women Empowerment Programs in war-torn Iraq changes lives of many

    Suad is a 35-year-old widow and is a mother of five children. As an immigrant without any identification papers, it was difficult for her to find a job. Raising five kids in today’s time added to her struggle. Suad’s struggle, however, was lessened soon a ...
  10. Rays of Hope in the City of Sun

    "All my children have left the house and I have been very lonely. This made me feel secluded, sad and sick. After taking this course I feel great and I live without stress and now I would change nothing. Thank you everyone," expressed a Haitian ...