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AVI USA BLOG

AVI USA News

AVI USA News brings you updates from Auroville, our Auroville partners and projects, and new developments from AVI USA. Check back in frequently for new articles.

Sustaining Inspiration and Aspiration

Bringing your project’s mission to life day to day is hard work. Service work requires consistency, discipline, and perseverance. And fundraising easily becomes another thing to add to an already

President’s Letter

Coming back from India to the United States is always a big shift. In India, reverence is part of the atmosphere, and devotion flows freely. God is everywhere: in little

Chennai Rotary Club Visits Auroville

At AVI USA, we cultivate institutional partnerships to support our project partners. Sometimes these partnerships involve sharing information and making connections, while other times they create opportunities for funding. One

Next Steps: Guiding Youth, One Step At A Time

Next Steps began in end of October as an official activity. Before that, the work had already started, as I was already meeting and advising Auroville high school students about their

Vegan Forest Festival at Sadhana Forest

The Vegan Forest Festival, organized by Sadhana Forest, began in 2023, It was inspired by other vegan events around the world that were bringing the community together. Luke suggested it

Inspired to Build the Future: Andreas at AIAT

During the AVI USA Auroville site visits in February and March 2025, our group had the opportunity to connect with Andreas, a recent volunteer at the Auroville Institute for Applied

Aurodeva Guerci

We are reprinting portions of an adapted article featured in Auroville Today’s February Issue. To Read the Full Article Please visit

Auroville Today . The article below contains excerpts. Aurodeva is

AVI USA New Partners in 2024

The AVI USA Project Partner collective is growing, giving us stronger connection to Auroville and the multiple facets of Integral Yoga.
In 2024 AVI USA welcomed 25 new Auroville Projects

Bhumilucis – A Collaborative work by Aurodeva

Bhumilucis is a collective work that premiered at Centre d’Art in Auroville on Friday, January 17th. We contacted Nicole and Aurodeva to find out more about the project.

Personal Facebook Fundraiser for Auroville & AVI USA

We have put together a step by step guide of how to successfully create a Facebook Fundraiser for AVI USA or an AVI USA Partner .

AVI USA’s Second Donor Development Training

Matthew Andrews and Binah Thillairajah led a second workshop for Auroville Partners focused on developing meaningful and heart-centered relationships with...

Kuilai Creative Center’s New Playground Project

We connected with Selvaraj, the head of Kuilai Creative Center, to find out more about the new KCC playground project...

Horse to Human Adopts Kleo

Here, at HorsetoHuman, we are determined to rewrite Kleo’s story. She will no longer be defined by the cruelty of...

A Nun’s Persective: Karsha Nuns visit Auroville


We are funding a trip to bring 10 nuns from Karsha Nunnery, Zanskar, Ladakh, to Auroville Pondicherry. Filmmaker Serena Aurora will...

AVI USA on Auroville Today

AVI USA is thrilled to be featured in Auroville's news outlet: Auroville Today . Read about AVI USA and Matthew...

Preventing a Public Health Emergency: Auroville Dog Shelter & AVI USA In Action

On August 19, 2024, AVI USA received an urgent message from the Auroville Dog Shelter, our Auroville partner. After a...

School Ashram Trip & Youth Camp

In 2024-2025, students from a few of Auroville’s Outreach Schools, Aikiyam, Isai Ambalam and Udavi, go on a school trip...

Filmmaker Hassan Ansah visits Auroville

An account of Hassan’s first visit to LEC, Life Education Center in Auroville, a project he has been supporting from...

Suryamayi’s New Work

Dr. Suryamayi Clarence-Smith , well known and loved Aurovilian writer, academic and instructor of the mindfulness practice Awareness through the...