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Ghana village gets eye doctors after 8 years
After 8 years residents of the little hamlet of Keta got access to eye care. For these 700 Ghanains a one-day eye camp on 15 April 2011 was life transforming. “The people of this region are known to be afflicted by a variety of eye ailments,” says Ruchi G ... -
Building homes, building divine Karnataka
Reshma Hamumantesh looks at the newly built houses in the village and smiles with contentment. These homes have been built in Malur, Kolar district of Karnataka, India for the homeless for the region. The homes have been built for people of different reli ... -
Construction Of Toilets
A 2003 study by Mumbai-based SNDT University found that of the 1,017 rural women interviewed, only five had toilets at home. Others used fields and open spaces for defecation. This prompted The Art of Living to take up toilet construction as one of the ke ... -
Implementing Garbage Collection and Disposal System
Complete garbage removal and disposal system will be implemented in Hinjawadi village, Pune, India. This includes placing Garbage Collecting Bins across Hinjawadi Village. Employees from the local municipality will collect garbage from Garbage Collecting ... -
Children of the Bamboo sing a new tune
For the first time in March 2010, The Art of Living Happiness Programs were conducted in Chad, Africa. The programs were conducted for residents as well as staff at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Mission in the Central A ... -
Chemical Free Farming
and quot;Agriculture is the backbone of human existence. For any civilisation to prosper, agriculture has to be healthy and sustainable. We need to get our focus back on agriculture which is the primary industry. Our earth has plenty for everyone. We only ... -
Featured Case Study: Kapsi- A Village Transformed
Kapsi village in Maharashtra, India, can now withstand two years of no rainfall, has doubled its agricultural yields and is 90 % alcohol-free. Life has changed completely for Dadasaheb Khatar, a farmer who lives in Kapsi village on the dusty two-lane Phal ... -
Kathewadi: A village from another time
Sangeeta Anand visits Kathewadi village in Maharashtra's Nanded district, India, to see an amazing transformation. We are finally in view of Kathewadi,. It's been a six-hour journey from Hyderabad across two states to satisfy our curiosity about ... -
Abundant Water
The New English High School run by Shri Swami Vivekanand Shikshan Sanstha Trust was established in 1992. Rendering service to students around the area, the school did not have a water facility since its inception. In 2006, The Art of Living Foundation ini ... -
Better Health with Toilets
The access to proper toilets has helped many villages to overcome many diseases. Earlier they used the fields which lead to breeding of mosquitoes. Also women would have to relieve themselves only after sunset or before sunrise, leading to many stomach ai ...
