Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne and Dr. Mrs. Charika Marasinghe have been invited to speak at the seventh Awakened World Conference organized by the Association for Global New Thought. The theme of the conference will be “Walk of Sacred Action – A Living Pilgrimage” and it will be held in La Quinta, Palm Springs, U.S.A.

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Waves of Compassion Counter Waves of Destruction-On the day that it is awarded the highly prestigious UN Habitat Scroll of Honour from the United Nations in a special ceremony marking World Habitat Day in Jakarta, Sarvodaya has released its six month report of activities following the Tsunami on 26th December 2004.

October 3rd marks two important events for the Sarvodaya Shramadana Sangamaya. The society will be honored by the United Nations with an award for its outstanding humanitarian work following the Tsunami of last December. The day will also see the launch of “Waves of Compassion: Sarvodaya’s Tsunami to Deshodaya Plan After Six Months of Action,” a comprehensive report on the recovery work that was completed by the organization in the first six months after the tidal wave.

In a ceremony to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia to mark World Habitat Day, Sarvodaya will be presented with the Habitat Scroll of Honor award, a prize that is granted annually by the United Nations Human Settlement Program for outstanding work in the field of settlement and shelter.