The Art of Living - Social Projects

Established in 1996, Vyakti Vikas Kendra, India (VVKI) is a registered public charitable trust that operates under the aegis of The Art of Living to drive its initiatives in sustainable development across communities. In India, our empowerment projects have been developed for both rural and urban conditions focusing on social, economic and environmental transformation.
The Vision of VVKI is to realise a far reaching social transformation in India through the Art of Living programs and implementing a broad range of service projects to uplift and empower individuals, families and communities so that the full potential of human life can be expressed.
The goal is to enable in urban as well as rural India to become stress free and inspire these individuals to become change agents to alleviate poverty, misery and disease right up to the smallest unit of a village.
The Social Projects department focuses on offering holistic solutions for Social, Economic as well as Environmental issues through its dedicated volunteers across the country and an expert team of scientists, environmentalists, hydrologists and geologists. The department partners with local communities and collaborates with corporations and government as well as non-governmental organizations. Its areas of work cover water conservation, sustaining agriculture through natural methods, poverty alleviation through skill development and education, prisoner rehabilitation, empowerment of women, hygiene sanitation and environmental sustainability.