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Economies rise from organic farming: Anisha

Text, Stephan Solat — photos: Rashidah Solat (Originally published in the Subud World News) After arriving in Bangalore from Delhi, our home base, Rashidah and I met with Valliammal Krishnaswamy (Valli), Founder and Program Coordinator of Anisha, after latihan in … Continue reading

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Budesti English Language Summer School, mark two

Applications are now welcome from willing volunteers! Following the success of the first Summer School in English for disadvantaged children in Budesti, Moldova, Subud members are launching the second edition of this project, which is now an SD network member. … Continue reading

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A Change is Gonna Come

On July 3rd, we (project coordinators and volunteers) piled into three vans and headed into the mountains of Indonesia. Wait, rewind! My journey began months before the camp began! Close your eyes and let me tell you a story. Six … Continue reading

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Promoting justice: An unexpected life

Livingston Armytage has been a Subud member since 1971, and is a child of Subud parents, Sofyan and Halimah. He served as National Chair for Subud Australia between 1981/3, and as a regional and local helper. He has lived and … Continue reading

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Bright Futures

Bright Futures is the name of a new program aimed at sending send deserving children with potential on to higher education. Continue reading

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Bright Futures: Erpan

Tangkiling, Central Kalimantan Like many of the poorest Javanese families, Erpan’s parents joined a government transmigration program to migrate from Java to Kalimantan on the promise of a block of land to farm. This ‘Promised Land’ turned out to be … Continue reading

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English Summer Camp in Budesti, Moldova

This first English Language summer camp for teenagers from low-income families was supported by SD France, SD Germany, SD Norway, GHFP, SD and SDIA. In a country where many children are exposed to a high risk of poverty and/or the … Continue reading

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Bright Futures: Herni

Chandra MacDonald writes about Herni Listiani, one of the stories from her collection Iseng Mulang (Never Give Up) which deals with the struggles of young people to cope with the difficulties of life in Central Kalimantan… Continue reading

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The Girl who had Never Seen a Tree

The day we went to pick Diana up from the prison, her mother, Ana M. who is a prisinor, was at her side and very happy. This was the first time that mother and daughter had ever been separated… Continue reading

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Don’t fall in love with your projects

At the Children’s Vision project in Bolivia, of the 90 children provided with glasses, 72% had broken or lost their glasses! Continue reading

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