Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, Kochi celebrated the Harvest Festival on January 17, 2017, as part of their Amrita Values Programme (AVP) and Student Empowerment for Environmental Development (SEED).
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s Summer Camp students and Amrita Multi Modal Application Using Computer and Human Interaction’s (AMMACHI Lab) Community Organizers in Kimana and Dunda villages celebrated World Environment Day on June 5, 2017, by planting trees and plants. An event also was organized at Nani Borvai village in Gujarat.
AMMACHI Labs team along with Amrita SeRVe and Mata Amritanandamayi Math, Manglore, introduced a machine that makes Areca nut plates in Byse village of Karnataka. These eco friendly and biodegradable nut plates are made from the leaves fallen from Areca nut trees. The production of these plates comes in two sizes- 10” & 4.5″. This initiative is expected to generate income for the women in Byse and be a suitable replacement for the widely used plastic plates. The team from Amrita has successfully completed the skill training for the women in Byse village.
Amrita RITE organised a Amrita Bala Kendra summer camp for the village children at the Mothakkara ashram in Wayanad on 29th April, 2017. Around 70 tribal students from Class 1 to 10, from 7 tribal colonies attended the camp.
As an effort of implementing the vision of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Chancellor, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, (Amma), staff and students of Amrita Center for Wireless Networks & Applications (Amrita WNA) organized “Vishuthaineettam” for the 3rd year in a row. This year, the theme was, “I support One, Green and Clean World”.
A hair donation campaign for cancer patients organized by the Department of Communication, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, on 11thof March 2017 will be flagged off by popular South Indian and Bollywood playback singer and actor, Vijay Yesudas.
The department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore campus, conducted its annual village outreach programme on 25th October, 2016 to coincide with the Diwali festive season.
By the grace of Chancellor Amma, Amrita WNA team successfully conducted their 2nd Vishuthaineetham event on April 2016. The theme of the event was ‘To reduce your carbon foot print.’’
On January 26, 2016, Amrita Sanjeevani, the seva association of Amritapuri campus, conducted a clean-up drive at Taluk Hospital, Karunagapally.
For many villagers in India, collecting and carrying water is part of their daily routine. However, villagers often have to walk several kilometers to collect water necessary for themselves and their families, sometimes walking several times a day. Many villagers, especially women, collect and carry between 200 and 500 liters of water per day for their families and cattle.
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