Americas

NC Prisoners Find Balance with Yoga

For almost ten years, Ananda Marga volunteer Steven Landau has run a weekly yoga program at Wake Correctional Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The voluntary two hour class includes Ananda Marga instruction on yoga postures, philosophy, kirtan, and meditation. Once a month, the prisoners are even treated to a vegetarian meal. Many participants have responded positively to the classes, reporting less aggression and higher levels of relaxation and physical well being.

Puerto Rico

Hurricane Fiona – Puerto Rico

With over a million people left without power or clean drinking water, Puerto Rico is reeling from the fury of Hurricane Fiona. Just 5 years since Hurricane Maria devastated the island, families were finally getting back on their feet. And now Fiona has taken out the power grid and caused massive flooding, leaving devastation in its wake. Please help us send solar lanterns and supplies to help bring some hope during this challenging time.To donate, please visit www.amurtel.org

Peru

Peru – Community programs

Rurapuk Stars, is employing six hearing disabled women and one non-disabled woman, who is our designer and the creator of the first dolls. These women are working full-time at a fair wage to make hand-made ethnic Peruvian dolls. The hearing-disabled women are talented, sincere, hard working, and have a refined sense of art and aesthetics. It has been our experience that, with patience and proper guidance, they do higher quality work than non-disabled people.

Haiti

AMURT Haiti intro

AMURT & DESPRI results in Haiti in the fields of social entrepreneurship, education, health, and the environment. This video presents the key achievements of AMURT-Haiti and DESPRI in Haiti over the last 15 years in terms of community strengthening, environmental progress, fighting malnutrition, and solving iodine deficiency.

USA

Hurricane Helene Southeast USA

More than 600 people are missing or unaccounted for in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, according to the White House. Some 2 million people are without power. Roads blocked by debris and downed communication lines have hampered search and rescue efforts.