When Trees are Falling
During the 2016 tours across India, Amma gave saplings to villagers to encourage them to start "greening" their dwelling spaces...
Construction for Change
We explore the next stage in the evolution of traditional mud blocks called Compressed Stabilised Earth Blocks (CSEBs)--a building method that combines traditional wisdom and modern approach...
A Handful of Seeds
Carrying a handful of seeds blessed by Amma, Amrita SeRVe sevites visited our village in Andhra Pradesh to initiate a small tree nursery...
In Seva for Ugadi
Fifty students and five faculty members from Amrita University joined together to serve in Komalikudy during the Telugu new year at the end of February...
Learning Holistic Health
“All villages should be like this,” said Amma to the 24 women from nine different states who completed health worker training at the end of February. The program focuses on how to take a holistic approach to improve the health of people in villages...
Upcycling to Empower
Twenty women came to Amritapuri for a two-week course in tailoring and crochet via upcycling. The students from Amrita SeRVe villages were taught how to take old and discarded materials and make them into new things—things that can often be sold for a higher price...