Category: Tsunami

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Tsunami kids take classes

    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…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • Spoken english, yoga, sanskrit classes for Tsunami kids

    25 April 2005 The tsunami has created a big shock in the minds of the children in the affected areas. Understanding this, the Amma has been providing them with counselling for the past several months through child psychiatrists of Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences. Many children have become afraid of the sea and of water…

  • First tsunami houses built by Ashram are ready

    11 April 2005 — Mayabazar in Edavanakkad, Ernakulam District, Kerala The first 18 tsunami-relief houses built by the Ashram were finished today. Complete with red-oxide cement floors, electricity, plumbing and painted walls, the houses stand 100-percent ready for inhabitation. Tsunami houses ready at ernakulam, kochi The houses are located in Mayabazar in Edavanakkad of Ernakulam…

  • Houses are ready in Ernakulam

    6 April 2005 Concreating, plastering, wiring & painting of 18 homes are almost finished. Construction of the rest of the 32 houses are underway in Edavanakkad, Ernakulam District, Kerala Construction materials for 150 homes is being transported to Arattupuzha, Alappuzha District, Kerala. Materials for construction in Alappad Panchayat, Kollam District, Kerala are being procured. Received…

  • Healing through song: Music therapy for Tsunami survivors

    2 April 2005 — Srayikkad Tsunami Relief Camp, Alappad Panchayat, Kollam District, Kerala On April 2nd a small group of Amma’s devotees from the West and counselors visited the Ashram tsunami-refugee camp in Srayikkad. Dr. Sharada Sreedevi, a clinical psychologist and stress-management expert, led the group. Dr. Sharada’s group, which is organized by AIMS Hospital,…