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you are a British tax payer, please make
your donation via
Auroville International UK as we can claim
an extra 28p
tax for every £1 donated via Gift
Aid. If you make your donation
online, this is done by our online service,
if you donate by
cheque, please download a Gift Aid form
from here.
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Appeals
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Tsunami
Appeal
We wish
to assure friends and relatives of residents
and visitors of Auroville that, as a result
of the recent events no one residing in
Auroville itself, or in the Auroville beach
communities, is missing or seriously injured.
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After the initial relief effort which followed
the terrible Tsunami waves of 26th December
2004, the camps, the feeding of people,
the distributing of clothes and essentials,
it was realized that what we needed to put
into place was a team which could look into
a long term effort of rehabilitation. On
1st January the camps were thus dismantled
and the second phase of our work started.
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A coordination centre is
in operation, and work is beginning out
in the villages. Each morning buses take
volunteers out to the worst affected villages.
Three field teams are in operation, each
working in a different area, working alongside
the villagers and in cooperation with the
village leaders. A major effort is underway
to build relationships with those affected
and provide support as it is needed. The
work is being received with much gratitude
from the villagers and praise from local
government officials.
For more information about
the work being carried out, please go to
www.auroville.org.
Money is needed to help
support this work. If you would like to
help, you can make a donation online :
or send to cheque to
the address above.
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Auroville
Land Fund
Securing
the land for Auroville is now of crucial
importance so that a coherent development
of the township can take place, enabling
the vision to unfold in its full potential.
In recent
years, however, Auroville faces great challenges
in this work, some threatening the future
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Matrimandir
At the very
centre of Auroville one finds the 'soul
of the city', the Matrimandir, situated
in a large open area called 'Peace', from
where the future township will radiate outwards.
The atmosphere is quiet and charged, and
the area beautiful, even though at present
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