Yoga class at Mithra's summer camp.Susila Dharma International Association (SDIA) is a global, member-based network made up of twenty-three national Susila Dharma organizations and forty-five development projects.
The mission of the SDIA Network is to relieve human suffering and promote just and sustainable development through:
- Partnerships and support for grassroots, participatory development and humanitarian initiatives;
- Empowering individuals and communities to engage in positive human, social and economic change;
- Raising awareness of global issues and inter-dependence.
We work in four development areas:
- Child Development, Peace Building and Education
- Community Health and Well-being
- Community Development and Sustainable Livelihood
- Protecting the Environment
New on our Website
- Read SDIA's Annual Report for 2008 in French, Spanish, or English.
- In Kalimantan, millions of hectares have been deforested. YTS is now involved in a massive reforestation project involving local villages in the planning process. Read Kabah Itah #20 (Newsletter) from YTS.
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Capacity Building report. The UNDP helps people to acheive the capability to achieve their own development objectives.
- Colombia work retreat for young volunteers.
- Report on the NGO Committee on UNICEF at the United Nations — Alexandra Woodward.
- Report on the U.N. Commission on Social Development — Myra Margolin.
- SDIA Governance & Development Report.
- Gathering of the Americas: SDIA Conference Report 2008.
SDIA is an affiliate of the World Subud Association (WSA). For more information about WSA go to their website at http://subud.org
