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Retreat! Advance!
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BIR (HP) INDIA: The Dharmalaya Institute (a project of the Earthville Network) hosted its first service retreat program for international volunteers on its new eco-campus near the remote village of Bir in the Indian Himalayas. Organized in collaboration with SanghaSeva, the retreat welcomed sixteen participants from eight countries for ten days of volunteer work, group activity, meditation, and contemplation.

Service-learning activities during the retreat included the creation of the Institute's first organic garden beds on the site, landscaping of a landslide area to prevent further erosion, tree planting, and introductory workshops in green building with earthen bricks.

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