Being a volunteer in this magic place means to be heard, to be respected, to be supported, to be loved as if it was a big family, but I need to say it, sometimes…is even more than a family. Being a volunteer here means also questioning our life, our society, our mindset, our ego, our …
My name is Alexandre Seguro and I’m a Portuguese 17-year-old boy finishing high-school in Lisbon. I’ve become more conscious about the world around me in the recent years being concerned about its problems and striving to find and learn effective solutions. In the quest of making sense of my reality I started to question the …
Happy moments for all of us For me it was not just the end of 2018 but the end of living two years abroad – in Portugal and finally in Romania. 2016 I moved from the very very north of Finland (Utsjoki) to Oijärvi, from there to Espoo (south of Finland) and finally to Portugal, …
You know that feeling that something isn’t right, but you cannot really figure out what is? I’m quite familiar with that feeling I have to admit. ? It’s not always present on the foreground, not at all actually. Often times I even completely forget about it, yet it never stays away for too long. This …
Ananda Kalyani Master Unit is working with an international project called Youth in Permaculture (YiP), whose mission is to support and empower youths and young adults to lead fulfilling and healthy lives inspired by permaculture through events organised by and for the youth, who plan to share information and practical tools through online platforms and …
“Namaskar! Do you know that feeling when 2 weeks seems like a month or more? Do you know when your life won’t be the same anymore as you return back “home“? Did you ever felt that “seeds” were planted in you and you can’t just return home and be that same person, with the same …
During my master I’ve been focused on the methods that the organizations use for manage the persons who work inside them, in order to promote the effort, to create involvement and to enhance the human potential. Now I have the possibility to see in first person which kind of methods are used by AMURT, a private …
As part of our colaborative experience with OUSEM, we have had the support of three EVS volunteers in the Master Unit. OUSEM, The OUtstanding Solutions for EMpowerment association, is focused on promoting local development projects, has been helping on projects like the Ananda Kalyani and the Covilhã transition movement, “Covilhã em Transição“. The three volunteers, Enrico, …
Two days of full-immersion in Ananda Kalyani, 30 friends with common dreams and practical ways to give life to the Master Unit. Brainstormings, reports, presentations of implemented projects, several starting projects and future big steps; joining the efforts to create a better picture for the Master Unit.
