HEAL children ready with Seedballs

They prepared around 2000 mud balls made out of soil and manure, imbedded seeds from local trees and rolled them around Chetana (HEAL village) and neighboring hillocks.

Flagging off the Seedball Project

Dr Manga Devi and Mrs Marudwathi, our extremely dedicated administrators of HEAL village organized the event by roping in the Assistant director of Horticulture Mr. D. Madhusudan Reddy who flagged off and started the rally towards the hills and also actively participated in rolling down the seed balls on the slopes.

Marching towards the hillocks near Chowdavaram village

Rolling the seedballs down the hillock

Our visiting youth HEAL volunteers, Koneru Anish and Lawrence from UK also made and rolled seed balls along with the children.

Natural farming & Seedball dispersal is truly a simple yet ingenious way of spreading green cover around our locality. The efforts of the HEAL children was picked up by the local news.

It truly warms my heart to see our children learning the importance of being environmentally friendly in such a fun way.

Here is a link to know more about how to make seed balls.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-4U6zxUdew

Three cheers to our children at HEAL with the hope that their immeasurable enthusiasm rubs off us adults.

Reported by Priyanka Kadam

The joyous love that ascends
As one descends
On the very earth
Shared by all
At the HEAL village
And the spillage
Of a love felt deep within
As we meet the kin
Of Gods own children!

The confluence of thinking minds
As we unite
And ignite
A hope
Which has lot’s of scope
To meet the divine…mid-way
In the hearts
Of Gods own children!

Written by Priyanka Kadam

Being a foreign born Indian myself, with the opportunity to access educational resources without difficulty or visiting the doctor would be as simple as 1,2,3. Yet there are numerous populations throughout the world who are unable to access the simplest necessities in life. I first came across Heal whilst browsing the internet and felt uplifted with the differences that Heal had brought to the lives of under-priviledged children within India, how could I not help?

In recognition of Heal and their aims, a night of fun and giving is being organized to help in as many ways possible.

For the first time, in Sydney an eventful night showcasing ‘Extraordinary Talents’ in dance, singing, acting and comedy all aimed for a good cause. This night will surely sweep audiences off their feet, in awe of hidden talent from our junior and senior Australian – Indian individuals.The event will be hosted by Miss India Australia 2008, Kanchan Verma and will be held on the 26 July 2009 at The Grand in Baulkham Hills Community Centre, with auditions being held on 30 May 2009.

Congratulations to all HEAL members for their countless efforts so far and I hope that this event will bring more smiles and success to many more children and projects to come.

Kanchan

For any inquiries about this event, please feel free to email kanchizzz@hotmail.com.