The Art Of Living Foundation, Singapore

We have many local Seva projects running in Singapore regularly. Register to be a part of our seva activities?

Send e-mail to seva@artofliving.org.sg

Art Of Living is currently collecting Financial Assistance for Subash S/o Saminathan (Apt Blk 119, Bukit Merah View, #09 – 53, Singapore 152119 H/p : 9838 1611) who has undergone a major surgery for the removal of tumour at his neck, heart and lungs area. The surgery was done at Singapore General Hospital in November 2009. Doctors from National Cancer Centre Singapore had advised and certified him not fit to work on 7 December 2009 for a minimum period of one year which might be extended.

He 35 years old and had a Pacemaker implanted in September 1992. His employment had been unsecured due to his ill health and he had been retrenched from his part time job since July 2009.

He lives with his family in a 3-Room HDB Flat under the Rent and Purchase Scheme. The monthly rent payable fee is $ 300.00 per month which excludes Town Council Charges.

His wife works at Tan Tock Seng Hospital from November 2009 and she is under training. She takes home about $ 800.00 per month. Beginning of this year their 3 year old son started to attend pre-schooling at PCF Kindergarten Tanglin-Chainhill Branch.

They have accumulated arrears with HDB rental amounting to $ 2,100.00 including current month rent fee, Sp Services amounting to $ 627.70, Singtel amounting to $ 800.00 and personal debts. Their household uses the Pay As You Use Scheme meter for Electricity and they have no savings to ends meet their family expenses.

If you wish to donate to help Subash’s family please contact Sashi at 96684532 email : adler92@singnet.com.sg.

Service at SILRA Home

The SILRA Home was founded in 1971. It is committed to improving life of ex-leprosy victims in Singapore through providing them with a home, basic care and love.

The Home provides food, lodging, recreation and healthcare services for ex-leprosy patients. It also teaches the patients some handicraft skills and rehabilitative work. Eligibility criteria are ex-leprosy sufferers who are destitute.

We have been lucky to be associated with the home since July, 07. Since then our volunteer team has grown and contributed together in spreading love and care at home. Since our inception with them, we have organized plenty of activities on regular basis. We have so far celebrated Christmas, Hari Raya, Deepavalai, Lantern festival and other events with the residents at home. In addition we have also had magic shows, dance performances, picnics, hippo tours etc.

Apart from such celebrations we serve food to residents on last Saturday of every month.

Myself along with team from AOL contribute a fixed amount on monthly basis to keep the activities going. Special mention to Sashi for organizing and taking initiative for each and every activity planned so far.

To share about recent activity we had was a Hippo Tour on 21st Sept in the evening to enjoy the lighting and decoration around Little India for deepavali, kampong Glam and Geylang Serai for Hari raya and China town for Mid Autumn. We had chartered a hippo bus for 2 hours ride along all these places.

30 residents and 8 volunteers were a part of this memorable trip.
You can log into our online web albums for pictures for all activities
www.picasaweb.google.com/aolsilra.

Past Event - SILRA Residents Outing on the 8th of March
Venue - Pasir Ris Park
Place to meet - Pasir Ris Park, Car Park C - infront of Galleop Stable
Time - 8.30am

The SILRA Home is committed to improving life of ex-leprosy victims in Singapore through providing them with a home, basic care and love.
Our Activity:

- To assist those residents on wheelchair to wheel them and for those non wheelchair to assist them and to provide them company
- We will be taking them for a walk around the mangrove area, pony area and the bird wathc area, Then we will have a game of passing ball and then lunch will be served for the residents
- Appreciate if volunteers can pack lunch for two so that we can all share.
Those who are interested pls contact Sashi K at 96684532 and email address is seva@artofliving.org.sg.This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Please do bring umbrellas. If mats or canvas can be brought along would be of help as we can spread it and just sit and relax away.

Thanks very much for your support.For your inforamation we have a total of 44 member and 18 of them are on wheelchair.

Gift A Smile

Since 1985, the Art of Living Foundation has helped support Gift A Smile, an innovative school and service program for children and their communities in rural India. The school is now so popular that many parents in this traditionally agricultural area (with no history of education or schooling) now send their children to school instead of to work in the fields.

Gift A Smile is pleased to sponsor the “Dollar-a-Day” Program for the children in the poorer regions of India. For only a dollar a day, you can house, feed, clothe and provide education for a school-aged child.

Students from five to twenty years of age are provided with balanced meals, regular medical care, school supplies, and two sets of uniforms.

Since public schooling is not available in the villages and tuition for distant private schools is too costly, Dollar-a-Day offers the only opportunity these youngsters will have to acquire the education and skills they need to become self-sufficient adults.Image

At present there are three kinds of schools - tribal schools, rural schools and schools for the weaker sections in cities. Although the philosophy behind all the schools is the same, the working methodology is slightly different. In the tribal areas, there are non-conventional schools, which lay more emphasis on enabling the students to shine in the fast changing world. In the rural areas, normal conventional schools provide all round education to fully tap the creativity of the child. In the schools for the weaker sections, a greater emphasis is laid on human values and inculcation of good habits like cleanliness and hygiene.

Our schools nurture the complete child, including mind, body and spirit. Family values are strengthened and social barriers are replaced by progressive attitudes. In addition to the basic curriculum of science, math, reading, language and arts, several innovative approaches are incorporated into the students’ daily routing. These include:

Laughter: Studies are presented as an enjoyable challenge instead of as an overly-serious undertaking.

Friendliness: Students are encouraged to make new friends continually, fostering a feeling of closeness and togetherness.

Belonging: Each child is encouraged to feel that his/her teacher is also his/her friend and confidant. On this ground of mutual trust and admiration, a feeling of belonging to a caring community is cultivated.

Vocational and art classes provide older students with the practical and creative skills required to make a living and to help make their personal lives fuller. Women, who have traditionally remained at home with little opportunity for social contact or vocational training, now have a chance to expand their opportunities and to find new purpose in their lives. Classes for women include tailoring, typing, and traditional Indian crafts such as art, painting and music.

Here’s what YOU can do:

Contact Sashi adler92@singnet.com.sg. for more details