The project had revived five water-recharge wells, constructed 74 boulder checks, cleaned up 18 step wells and planted 2,350 saplings in seven villages by June 2014. In February 2013, the foundation launched a three-year program to rejuvenate the Kumudavathi River (in Bangalore) under its 'Volunteer for Better India' campaign along with civic authorities and environmentalists to address water shortage problems Ravi Shankar led a walkathon in Bangalore to create awareness about the program. In 2010, in Bangladesh the foundation participated in the 'Billion Tree Campaign' started by United Nations Environment Programme. In 2008, the foundation launched 'Mission Green Earth Stand Up Take Action' campaign to plant 100 million trees to help reduce global warming and protect the environment, in partnership with United Nations Millennium Campaign and United Nations Environment Programme. In 2008, Ravi Shankar announced the extension of the program to Andhra Pradesh to end farmer suicides from financial stress in that state. The next year, the foundation said it had to reduce the scale of its work after the state government announced loan waiver for farmers and pulled back funding to the foundation's project In 2007, with the support of state government, volunteers from the foundation provided training to farmers in six Vidarbha districts in organic and zero-budget farming, rainwater harvesting and multiple cropping as well as teaching them the Art of Living course. Its areas of work cover disaster relief, poverty alleviation, prisoner rehabilitation, empowerment of women, campaigns against female foeticide, and environmental sustainability. These courses have been conducted for students and faculty, government officials, firemen, ex-militants, and prisoners. This technique is a major part of Art of Living courses. Its stress-elimination and self-development programs are based on the breathing technique Sudarshan Kriya, meditation and yoga. Net assets at the beginning of July 2007 amounted to $US7.7 million. Īccording to the tax return filed by the American chapter, AOL Foundation had total revenues of $US5.5 million, an income of $US3.5 million from course fees and expenditure of $US3.4 million from July 2006 to June 2007. The Foundation operates as a charitable or a non-profit organization with chapters in many parts of the world. It's programs draw on Advaita Vedanta tradition and practices. Many of its programs are conducted through, or in conjunction with a partner organization, the International Association for Human Values (IAHV). The majority of the officers of the organization, along with most of its teachers and staff, are volunteers.

Accredited as a United Nations non-governmental organization in 1996, it works in special consultative status with the UN's Economic and Social Council. Art of Living International Centre in BengaluruĪrt of Living Foundation has been an educational and humanitarian organization in the U.S.

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