
More dynamic work in Orissa, India
More dynamic work in Orissa, India In May, the Mahabharat Group of the TOS in Orissa, India organised a Summer Spiritual programme for the students of Venkateswar English Medium School in the city of Bhubaneswar. The one month long summer spiritual camp was organised under the banner “Body, Mind And Soul Awareness Programme”. During the

Italian TOS members & friends knit Teddies
Italian TOS members & friends knit Teddies Members of the Italian TOS knitting teams from Milan, Forlì and Rome, Italy who made hundreds of teddy bears for the TOS in Tanzania for heart surgery babies, children with leprosy and for the mentally handicapped. Bears were also sent to the TOS in Nairobi for the children’s

Tanzania
Tanzania Deepa Kapur, Coordinator of the TOS in Tanzania, reports that a second generation is becoming involved in service work within their community.Deepa’s daughter, Malaika, and fellow TOS member, Bro. Dubal’s daughter, Khyati, have started a local branch of the TOS youth activity, World Care Way, which is based in Chennai, India.The group, headed by

U.S.A.
U.S.A. The residents of the Krotona Theosophical Community in California engage in modest local community service projects. At Christmas, for example, they adopt a needy family, putting in together to provide enough groceries and gifts to help make the day special.Here we see Krotona resident workers, Annie Johnstone and Rochelle Voirol, with the big boxes

Australia – Philippines
Australia – Philippines Over two years, TOS members in Adelaide, Australia, collected approximately 3,200 used books from primary school libraries for their Books for the Philippines project. Here we see some of the members packing books into cartons ready for despatch to the Golden Link College.

New Zealand
New Zealand As a fund-raiser, the TOS in New Zealand had the bright idea of obtaining an inscribed and autographed copy of Joy Mills’s latest book to raffle at the National TS Convention. The raffle brought in approximately NZ$590 for TOS projects.Dorothy Bell (right) not only donated the book but acted as courier on her

Sweden
Sweden The TOS in Sweden supports four educational and residential establishments for children in difficulty in the neighbouring country of Latvia, under the steady and devoted leadership of TOS National Director, Birgitta Stålhammar.To the right we see Birgitta (back centre) and her colleague Kickan Håkanson (front row, second from right) with some of the children

France – Congo
France – Congo Last year, the TOS in France joined the Liberal Catholic Church in an educational project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is lending support to the extension of a school for disadvantaged children in a war-torn suburb of Kinshasa. The school is being equipped to increase its roll from 80 students

India
India The big event in the year of the TOS Mumbai Region is the five-day TOS colloquium with 50 delegates that takes place in October or November, at hill stations near Mumbai. The group’s convenor, the indefatigable Brother Rusi M. Toddywalla, assisted by a solid team of helpers, always arranges a varied programme of activities,

Canada
Canada Elizabeth Smith, a very active member of the TOS in Canada, and her husband, Dave, adopted a little Shetland sheepdog named Desti (short for Destiny). He is 13 years old, almost deaf and with diminishing eyesight. Desti’s former owners were no longer able to take care of him because of circumstances beyond their control.

Philippines
Philippines Golden Link College, founded by the TOS in the Philippines, celebrates United Nations Day by holding a programme in October on the Sunday nearest the UN Day. The children usually wear the costumes of different nations, with a sash mentioning the name of the country. The parents and relatives of the students are invited

Pakistan
Pakistan The TOS in Pakistan organises a number of Qandeel schools. ‘Qandeel’ means ‘lantern’, and symbolically signifies the shining of the light of knowledge among the participants. In this programme an educated woman who resides in a low income area is employed as a teacher. One room in her home is converted into a schoolroom

France
France The International Secretary of the TOS, Diana Dunningham Chapotin, participated in an anti-nuclear march in Paris. She also spoke to Japanese and European television crews and a number of journalists.Asked by the Japanese interviewers what message she had for the Japanese people, she said: “France and Japan have something in common: their citizens have

England
England For several years now, a simple and enjoyable fundraising activity has been organised three or four times a year by UK TOS Treasurer, Greta Walker, and former TS National Treasurer, George McNamara. They hold Theosophical Tea Parties (the “Tea-and-coffeecal Society”) at TS HQ in London. Each meeting has a theme such as “countries we have lived