Udhayam Women’s Federation

40 Years of Auroville’s Village Action

Feature

In 2023, Auroville’s Village Action Group (AVAG) celebrated 40 years. In this issue of Auroville Today we publish excerpts of the December 2023 newsletter of AVAG, highlighting the transformation AVAG has achieved in the life of women from the surrounding villages.

COVID and the local villages: AVAG’S response

Feature, By Anbu and Bindu

The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown have brought large scale unemployment, poverty and hunger to the rural villages and urban slums of India.

Women’s Day Celebration at AVAG

News in brief

Auroville Village Action Group held its annual International Women’s Day celebration on March 11th this year. Along with Aurovilians and invited guests and judges of various competitions, 350 representatives of the Udhayam Women’s Federation came for the event.

The Women’s Solidarity Festival

Feature

Women from AVAG's Women's Self-Help Groups perform in front of an audience of 5000 women

A volunteer at Village Action (AVAG) shares her experience of this year’s Women’s Solidarity Festival

Promoting poor girls education in the villages

Editorial, By Ing-Marie

A meeting of the Women’s Self-Help Groups at Auroville Village Action Group

At the end of June, the Auroville Village Action Group (AVAG) received a 1 Crore grant from Motherson Sumi Systems Limited through their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, for a project that aims to increase access to education for poor girls.