Category Archives: Service Units
Affordable, Healthy Eatery
On Wednesday 10th of May at 6pm we are invited to the entrance of Mahalakshmi Park to witness official opening of new - The Neem Tree Eatery in Auroville. In short interview with Partha, one of the project holders, we find out that the main inspiration behind the project was to offer mainly aurovilians healthy affordable place to eat. Project holders Partha, Min and Mahavir who cherish good home made meals, has decided to offer food from different parts of India. In first months the Neem Tree Eatery will run between 6pm to 10pm, offering extra time for late comers, or those who like to attend cultural events in the evening. At the moment they can tend around 50 to 60 people, Desing of the building was done by Partha's wife Sonali(an AV architect) along with Min, keep it simple and beautiful taking in account the sustainability by use of recycled material. For the opening Partha promises us, and invite at the same time to taste some of the Indiand snacks and juices.
Interview With the Security Team
Interactive session with the Auroville Security Team authorities Samuel and Srijita about the the safety of the people in Auroville. New team at work with all kinds of possible collaboration with the Puducherry police service has been implemented from April 1st week ,to reduce the crime at Auroville and maintain the decorum of Auroville.
Resource Mobilization Update
Gijs gives us an update on the new Resource Mobilization Team (Gijs, Taranti and Marieke). What they want to do, how they do it and who does what.
A service unit for fund-raising!
Talking Thrash with ECOSERVICE
"Your 5 minutes of attention can save the planet 500 years of decomposition time, WASH YOUR PLASTICS BEFORE YOU THROW" Auroville is full of Culture, Education and Celebration, one of the few places on earth where not only we deal with our waste consciously but can create ways to have fun with it. Auroville radio met up with Palani and Kali who took charge of Ecoservice Unit from January 2016, keeping Auroville 'LitterFree' every single day. In this program Palani and Kali share with us real-time facts and figures from last year, speak about the recent Kottakrai clean up campaign, share with us various myth and truths about the Ecoservice, draw comparison with their peers from Pondicherry, Villupuram and Chennai and bring our awareness to various DO's and DONT's that we can follow in order to minimizing "Our Waste" ending up in landfill. The Ecoservice was segregating the community waste into 60 categories last year, have now upgraded their process and are capable of segregating the total waste collected into 82 categories. No one else does that. The unit is working relentlessly and is coming up with unique and creative solutions to tackle the challenges of waste management. One of the main tools they are employing is to stop waste at it's source, by educating the community to make conscious choices in a way which will enable them to consume healthily and demand recyclable packaging for products. It can seem like just a job but what makes it successful is when your passion can make it into a challenge to do better. Encouraging the community to literally "talking thrash" to have a better future for all of us.
Pour Tous DC is 10 today!
The Pour Tous Distribution Center turned 10 this year. The team prepared a party to celebrates its life and vision which provides food and sundries for the residents as a cooperative.
Happy in Auroville
While Susheela was on her usual morning ritual of grooming the plants outside Town hall, I had an opportunity to hear her story of how she came to Auroville and she opens up on how happy and contented she is here.
Radio Fund Drive Report 2015
Progress report of the Radio Fund Drive; a big thanks to the many donors that have contributed so far. You have helped us reach close to 20% of our targeted goal.
Our aim for the upcoming year is to raise 850,000 Rs or 13,000 US $ and every amount small or large helps us to get closer. Thank you for your support and for lending another kind of "voice" to the radio!