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Sri Lankan Movement for Sustainability
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (F. AuYeung)
Thu Mar 30 11:02:07 2000
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Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 11:01:37 -0500
From: "F. AuYeung" <auyeung@MIT.EDU>
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Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 08:59:10 -0500
To: auyeung@mit.edu
From: char decroos <char102@MIT.EDU>
Subject: Fwd: SARVODAYA : The Awakening of All
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> The Sri Lankan Students' Association at MIT and Sarvodaya USA
> presents
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> S A R V O D A Y A : The Awakening of All
> Development issues in Sri Lanka and the role of Sarvodaya
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> A lecture by Prof. Laurence R. Simon
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> Professor of International Development and Director of the Master of
> Arts Program for Sustainable International Development at the Heller
> Graduate School at Brandeis University
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> ** **
> **** S a t u r d a y A p r i l 1 @ 5:00pm ****
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>***** Room E51 - 395 *****
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> ** Admission FREE All Are Welcome **
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> r e f r e s h m e n t s w i l l b e s e r v e d
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> A B S T R A C T
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>Most of the population in developing nations live in inadequate living
>conditions, and factors such as poverty and malnutrition limit the
>extent to which these people can help themselves. Unfortunately, those
>who are willing to help often aren't informed enough about the ways in
>which they could reach out to those in need. Organizations like the
>Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka are actively involved in
>many projects which act as bridges between the givers and receivers.
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>This lecture aims to create an awareness of the development-related
>issues in Sri Lanka, especially those pertaining to rural areas, and
>also of development projects that are underway to address these
>issues. Sarvodaya's approach to development-- providing those in need
>with the means to help themselves-- will in particular be emphasized
>by a discussion of the role it has played in Sri Lanka. By organizing
>such things as community projects, which involve everyone in a village
>working towards a common goal, and at a grass roots level which
>involves family units, Sarvodaya accomplishes its mission of personal
>and social awakening.
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>Furthermore, opportunities will be explored which allow interested
>people to reach out to those who are in need and be a part of their
>progress-- not just to give, but to share in what they achieve
>thereafter.
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