Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Surveying Local Sacred Groves

Feature, By Peter

One of Auroville’s success stories has been the greening and transformation of severely denuded and eroded land to what is now a diverse, rich and, in pockets, thriving woodlands.

Of farms, fences, and funds

Feature, By Gita

metre, the complete fencing of the farm would entail a costs of 175 lakhs (US $ 230,000)

On a recent Thursday morning, there were sharing by a number of Auroville farmers related to new and on-going initiatives on the lands they steward, along with the many immediate challenges they face.

Restoring the Siruseri Twin Lakes

Feature, By Peter

3 Community engagement at Pitchandikulam in Auroville

Road works

News in brief

For many years, Auroviians and guests have suffered from Auroville’s dusty roads. This will now change. The Neyveli Lignite Corporation has made a donation to the value of Rs 1.1 crore from its Corporate Social Responsibility funds for making the access road in front of the Visitors’ Centre.

Promoting poor girls education in the villages

Editorial, By Ing-Marie

A meeting of the Women’s Self-Help Groups at Auroville Village Action Group

At the end of June, the Auroville Village Action Group (AVAG) received a 1 Crore grant from Motherson Sumi Systems Limited through their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, for a project that aims to increase access to education for poor girls.

The ADCERRA Dental Team goes to Gujarat

Event review, By Gordon Korstange

Jacques (right) overseeing the training of village youth

Each day in a different school in a rural, semi-tribal area of Gujarat, village children lined up for their first ever dental checkup. There were tears for a few, but in the end new smiles for all, thanks to a dedicated team of Aurovilians.