Women Empowerment: Social Empowerment

  • India: Punarjani Village

    Punarjani, at Pathiyoor, is one of the hundreds of villages in India that has been transformed into a sustainable, progressive society. The seeds of development were sown with the Youth Leadership Training...
  • Ending Female Foeticide

     Spearheading gender equality The Art of Living promotes the active involvement of women in decision-making processes so that their voices are not only heard, but appropriate action is taken towards development...
  • Alcohol Ban in Warwarhere, Maharashtra

    In the village of Warwarhere in Maharashtra, The Art of Living introduced its rural development program - 5H, in February 2001. Upon initiation of the 5H program, 400 women in the village raised their...
  • Smokeless Chullahs

    Women face respiratory problems through cooking with firewood The kitchen assumes an important place in the life of a rural woman. In many villages, firewood is used as a medium of cooking. Due to the...
  • 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,...
  • 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...
  • Yoga and Breathing Techniques for Female Victims

    Yoga and Breathing Techniques for Female Victims of Domestic Violence According to Parliamentary Library (Parliament of Australia) domestic violence prevails in all geographic areas of Australia and cuts...
  • Journey towards rehabilitation

    “Anoek Shanti Paysi (we got lot of peace now),” chorused the participants of the first special Art of Living workshop for sex workers in Bangladesh. The Mirpur premises of the Social and Economic Enhancement...
  • Women Unlimited Macedonia launched

    Women Unlimited Macedonia launched with support from The Art of Living Macedonia. A new network for women to discuss serious issues and create an atmosphere of support received help from The Art of Living...
  • 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....
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Empowering Women Socially and Economically

    Delivering multiple roles effortlessly every single day, women are undoubtedly the backbone of any society. Doting daughters, caring mothers, competent colleagues and a wide range of many other roles are...