Category: Disaster Relief
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An alternative to traditional means of livelihood for the villagers
Amritapuri, 12 June, 2005 Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita: parasparam bhaavayanta param sreyam avaapsyata [‘By nourishing each other, may you attain supreme prosperity’]. As part of the Amrita Tsunami Rehabilitation Project, the Math has initiated a project to make families living in the Alappad village more self-reliant. Called Matru Gramam (‘Mother’s Village’), this…
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Amma lent support to the kerala government
12 June 2005 — Amritapuri “The government and other organizations were not able to do much to help the tsunami victims, no matter how hard they tried. They were not able to ease the pain and sorrow of the people. But Amma came to our rescue. The Mata Amritanandamayi Math lent us a supporting hand,”…
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What Government officials say about the Ashram s tsunami relief work
Government of Kerala “In the coming years, India will be known—not for its population of 100 crores or its nuclear power—but for the far-reaching humanitarian activities of Mata Amritanandamayi.” His Excellency R.L. Bhatia, Governor of Kerala, 27 September 2005 (on the occasion of distributing keys to 550 tsunami-relief houses constructed by the Ashram) “Amma has…
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Houses are ready for rehabilitation
30 May 2005 25 houses in the Alappuzha district are ready for habitation. The work on the 125 other houses is about 80 percent over. The ashram is building two types of houses here according to the two plans provided by the government – one for houses close to the sea and one for those…
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Ashram holds second camp for tsunami kids
20 – 24 May 2005 — Amritapuri A second educational camp for tsunami-affected children was held at the Ashram, this time for 6,000 kids from the neighboring district of Alappuzha . yoga-eng class question answer session The children were given free classes in spoken English and in yoga. They also had many classes with the…
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Construction started in Alappad panchayat
Ashram Lays Foundation Stone for Tsunami Housing Project 11 May 2005 — Alappad Panchayat, Kollam District, Kerala The foundation stone for the houses Mata Amritanandamayi Math is building for tsunami-affected people in Alappad Panchayat was laid today at 8:00 a.m by the district collector of Kollam, Sri. B. Srinivas. The Kerala government has allotted 1,200…
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MOU signed: Ashram to build 160 houses in Sri Lanka
3 May 2005 — Colombo, Sri Lanka Mata Amritanandamayi Math signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Sri Lankan Government on 3rd May at the office of the Minister of Urban Development. According to the agreement, 60 houses will be built in the Sinhalese area of Kaluthurai (Colombo District) and 100 houses will be…
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Tsunami kids take classes
1 May 2005 — Amritapuri Amritapuri was flooded once again, but this time the ashramites were not waist deep in seawater, but in children. Approximately 4,000 children from the villages around the Ashram spent the five days from April 25th to 29th at Amritapuri, taking free classes in Spoken English, Sanskrit and Yoga. The children—who…
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History will be the witness for Amma’s service to Tsunami-affected
29 April 2005 The camp conducted by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math for the children affected by the tsunami in Alappad Panchayat concluded today at Amritapuri. The Honourable Minister of Education, Sri. E.T. Mohammed Basheer, gave away the certificates of participation to the 3,000 children. “History will be the witness to the love and compassion Amma…
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Camp for tsunami kids
Ashram Provides spoken english, yoga & sanskrit classes 25 – 29 April 2005 — Amritapuri The tsunami has created a big shock in the minds of the children in the affected areas. Understanding this, Amma has been providing them with counseling for the past several months through child psychiatrists of Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences.…