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Issue No: 307, February 2015

La Maison des Jeunes

Louis (left) with two volunteers, Mariano and ChristoffRecently, a number of small structures with shiny roofs have come up on open ground near Citadines. This is a small experimental settlement for Newcomers and volunteers called La Maison des Jeunes (“house of the young”). “It came about”, explains Louis, the inspiration behind the project, “because one day a volunteer was telling me there were many young people like himself who wanted to work in Auroville, and maybe even join the community, but who do not come because they cannot afford to stay. It set me thinking. The young volunteers who come here pay for their travel, they pay for their food and accommodation once they arrive, they work very hard, yet we seem to offer so little in return. I felt we had a responsibility to these people, to make it easier for them to contribute their energy and idealism to the building of Auroville. So I decided to do something about it by providing them with affordable accommodation.” Louis...
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Issue No. 307, February 2015

  • Discovering the oneness of the Matrimandir Garden
  • Communicating for social change
  • Dancing between structure and openness
  • Community reflections on the volunteer experience
  • A volunteer’s experience
  • Volunteering at Eco-Femme
  • La Maison des Jeunes
  • Pics from the Past
  • Art Cart: connection through creativity
  • Turning 10, Tsunamika takes on a new cause
  • Letters
  • Visiting the Mahatma Gandhi Home for the Aged
  • Are volunteers milk cows?
  • The volunteers’ financial contribution

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