SD USA has supported Anisha since 1999 when it was just an idea that teaching children how to grow organic and healthy foods in kitchen gardens would improve the lives of struggling and landless families.

With the help of Subud USA members and the Guru Krupa Foundation this dream has become a reality. Details below in a letter from founder and director Valli.

“Finally, we successfully met the district education officer Deputy Director of Public Instruction today and handed over our Kitchen Garden (KG) manual.

The Education Department called Anisha for implementing KG in the schools of our district and also requested our KG manual to distribute to all schools each school one manual, so 750 manuals given to the education department. And requested us to conduct KG training for science teachers in June 2022 for our district teachers, which we accepted and yet to finalize the date.

We were waiting for this call and it happened today. We are very happy to inform you of this the good news.

Regards,
Valli
For Anisha”

To learn more about Anisha visit susiladharmausa.org/anisha/

Update from A Child’s Garden of Peace

Did you know that a view of trees outside a school window has been shown to increase academic achievement and improve child health outcomes of low income children? Illene Pevec, founder and director of A Child’s Garden of Peace, knew this and decided to do something about it. In February 2022 SD USA granted $800.00 to help plant trees around area schools where trees are needed. Below is a report from Illene.

“We planted 9 trees on Arbor Day at Crystal River Elementary. The SD funding and donations from senior citizens funded 5 trees and Aspen Tree Company funded 4 and planted all of them. They are big trees that took a backhoe to unload them and put them in the place.”

SD USA donations and ICDP (International Child Development Program)

ICDP in Ukraine:

Thanks to your donations to the Ukrainian Relief fund SD USA was able to send $2,000 to support ICDP trainers in Ukraine who continue their work under very difficult situations. Some of the facilitators had to escape the destruction of their hometowns and found refuge in other cities. Some conduct classes with children in a bomb shelter (the bomb shelter is in the subway).

The emotional help this program provides will have lasting effects as they recover from the trauma this war has caused.

To learn more about ICDP please open the attached annual report.

Zakat Report

Donations of $7,190 have been distributed to 8 SD projects. Thank you for your donations have arisen from the sincerity of your fast.