Welcome
Welcome to SDIA's new website, which we hope will be a useful resource for our members and general public who feel motivated to care for others and our planet. While you witness the ongoing completion of this new website, you may access our old website here.
Susila Dharma International (SDIA) is an association of 22 National organizations and 44 projects from 27 countries dedicated to just and sustainable development through:
Building a network of support for grassroots development and humanitarian initiatives
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Capacity-building for positive human, social, economic and environmental change
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Raising awareness of global issues as well as inter-dependance
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Feature Story: A Child's Garden of Peace
May-June 2008
Illène Pevec founded A Child's Garden of Peace in 2001 to develop organic food gardens and recycling activities with children and their families in Santo Angelo, RioGrande do Sul, Brazil.
A Child's Garden of Peace cultivates social justice along with food. The economic disparities of Brazil particularly effect children and women. This year the mothers and grandmothers developed a micro-enterprise collective making purses and belts from reused aluminum pull tabs and crochet.
The women have named their collective Realizing Our Dreams. The women earn better incomes, and can work in groups at home without leaving their children.
Read more about A Child's Garden of Peace »
Photo: Muhammed Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh and Illene Pevec of A Child's Garden of Peace.
Website Features (in construction)
Take some time to become familiar with the wealth of information on this site, which reflects the activity, experience and diversity of SDIA's global membership.
Drop-down menus, comprehensive sidebar navigation, color-coded sections, handy search tools, resource library, photo-database, online donations - finding current and older information, reports and images has never been easier!
Temporary access to old website here
Find out more about us in the Who We Are section. Learn about SDIA activities and view our projects by programme or by region/location in the What We Do section.
You can now find all SDIA and member publications, as well as a wealth of tools and resources in the library.
Our new Get Involved! - blog is an interactive way to get and share information: get inspiration, fundraising ideas and opportunities for volunteering and working overseas.
Our flexible donation programs now make online donations easier in a safe and secure internet environment. Socially conscious entrepreneurs support SDIA by joining our new Enterprise Sponsorship Program.
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