Volunteers and young Aurovilians work together at the Joy of Impermanence projectAuroville receives a minimum of 300
volunteers per year from more than 30 nationalities and this number is
increasing every year. An official volunteer (registered with Savi) works at
least 24 hours per week in one occupation from 120 work positions available in
Auroville. There are a wide variety of jobs in farms, gardens, forests,
education, therapy centres and yoga studios, among many others. As Sara Sponza
of Savi put it, “Volunteering opportunities in Auroville are as diverse as
Auroville itself”.Here three long term volunteers talk about how
they feel welcomed in Auroville and how they see themselves being part of the
larger community:Vivekan (30) is an Indian-French youth who has
worked at WasteLess since July 2018. He has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology
and a master’s degree in Evolutionary Anthropology.Svenja (29) is a German youth who has worked at
Udavi School since 2016. She is a Special...
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