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Rotary Club members visits Auroville
Chennai Rotary Club Visits Auroville By Binah Thillarajah Binah, on the right, at the EcoFemme presentation for the Rotary Club Binah Thillairajah, our AVI USA Director of Development, connected with a local branch of the Rotary Club in the US a few years ago. Inspired by that first meeting and the potential for support for … Read more
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 full time job. We will explore strategies for staying inspired, which also means finding fulfillment in your everyday work!”
Sustaining Inspiration and Aspiration
Sustaining Inspiration and Aspiration An AVI USA Training Workshop with Binah and Matthew “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 full time job. We will explore strategies for staying inspired, which also … Read more
Next Steps – Guiding Auroville’s Youth, One Step At A Time
Auroville’s Next Steps: Guiding Youth, One Step At A Time Ayesha, founder of Next Steps, with Shabbar, operations director. During AVI USA’s visit to Auroville in October 2024, our Director of Development, Binah Thillairajah, met with Ayesha Kapur, an Aurovilian who was born in Auroville and is a recent graduate of Columbia University. Ayesha returned … Read more
Vegan Forest Festival at Sadhana Forest
Vegan Forest Festival 2025 at Sadhana Forest For the past three years, Sadhana Forest, one of Auroville’s forest communities, has hosted an international Vegan Forest Festival attended by participants from all over the world. In 2025, the festival was attended by 1200 from all corners of the globe. Aviram, the co-founder of Sadhana Forest, told … Read more
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 street corner shrines, bits of string tied to sacred trees, and kolam artwork drawn outside doorsteps. Images of saints and ancient mantras are as common as cows and dogs wandering the streets.
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 such partner is Rotary International, which has local clubs all over the world. In the past few years, we’ve been reaching out to Rotary clubs … Read more
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 future plans before the official start of Next Steps. So far, Next Steps includes college counseling services for Auroville high schools, internship placements, and helping the … Read more