History Channel. Documentary. 2008. English. 88 minutes.

If humans were suddenly to disappear, what would happen to our planet – the structures we’ve built, the everyday items we take for granted, domesticated and wild animals, plants, trees? What would become of the things that define our species and leave our mark on this Earth?

Some children joined moving piles of branches, still left from the cyclone! Others joined in the kitchen and the vast majority came to the forest.

All the branches are now moved out of Children's Land, leaving space for other Children to come in the future and enjoy the space!

One of our forest projects is to improve one of our dams with vetiver grass, for today we will focus on making a bund to plant the grass on.

Preparing for making a bund

A heavily compacted bund starting to take shape!

Thanks to the Siragu group many of our thristy trees have been replenished and are more prepared for the dry summer!

This girl helps in the chain of transporting water from one of our mud pools to the seedlings in the forest.

Mulch (dry organic material such as leaves) spread to keep the water from evaporating, and also enriching the soil! Vishu, one of our volunteers, shows how to do this.

Thank you everyone from Siragu for joining us and help build our forest!

These children loved having their photo taken, they hurriedly huddled infront of the camera!

Documentary. Episode 1 of 5. English. 59 minutes.

Iain Stewart tells the epic story of how the planet has shaped our history. With spectacular images, surprising stories and a compelling narrative, the series discovers the central role played in human history by four different planetary forces.

In this first episode, Iain explores the relationship between the deep Earth and the development of human civilisation. He visits an extraordinary crystal cave in Mexico, drops down a hole in the Iranian desert and crawls through seven-thousand-year-old tunnels in Israel.

BBC. Documentary. English. 49 minutes.

Following the River Ganges as it journeys across Northern India, this film explores the colourful natural history of the Gangetic Plains. Once a rich wilderness teeming with tigers, lions and cheetahs, the plains have been transformed into the most densely populated place on Earth. Nourished by the sacred river’s gift of life, this remarkable region has witnessed the rise of great civilisations and the evolution of the Hindu religion, but how has the wildlife of the plains adapted to survive this increasingly human dominated world?

Clara does face painting for one of the school children.

A free vegan lunch was served to all guests, volunteers, and children.

"Raise your hands if you want a plate!"

Lunch time; rice and a spicy flavorful sauce called Kara Karumbu.

Dorian, who manages children's land, singing together with children from Apres School

The drawing space full of enthusiastic children.

Assorted instruments being played at earth day including this bamboo drum.

Here are some more images from the event:

Genre: Documentary, Directors: James Colquhoun and Laurentine ten Bosch, 2012, 90 Minutes, English

HUNGRY FOR CHANGE exposes shocking secrets the diet, weight loss and food industry don’t want you to know about; deceptive strategies designed to keep you coming back for more. Find out what’s keeping you from having the body and health you deserve and how to escape the diet trap forever.

Sheela serving free vegan snacks to all visitors of the market!

Our crafts enthusiasts showed anyone interested how you can reuse items such as plastic bottles and torn t-shirts to make beautiful and fun accessories. Raja shared his techniques of cutting plastic bottles and transforming them into bangles (indian braclets) while Ally showed how t-shirts can live a second life as a trendy purse!

Cuttings from a plastic bottle and old bits of cloth to make a bracelet!

Wrapping the plastic in colorful cloth bits.

A model of a re-used t-shirt, turned into a crafty all purpose bag!

Yet another t-shirt has found a new life!

Construction began shortly and a team of volunteers rushed to finish the Yurt in the time, just over a month, that claudius had left in India.

Making a circle where the Yurt will soon be

Frame awaiting roofing beams.

Smalls bits and bobs to screw the parts together.

Claudius and Yandi pulling up parts of the roof

The Yurt team in-front of the Yurt awaiting the final step - roofing!

Thank you very much Claudius!!!

New structures awaiting keet (palm tree leaf) roofs.

Volunteers have moved into recently finished structures which have been redesigned to better withstand storms such as the cyclone.

New hut with roof and all!

The newest models are much more stable and robust; shorter and thicker pillars hide the keet (palm tree roof) from the winds at the higher altitudes and gives less chance of pillars splitting from the force, the structures are also build with bigger heavier beams which will weigh down and have much stronger resilience to the forces of nature! Some of these structures are truly tanks in comparison to their ancestors!

Shorter, more stable and durable granite pillars.

A generous volunteer chose to fund building a Yurt in Sadhana Forest, also donating his knowledge and time by building it during his stay here. Read more here.

The yurt under construction

Untill now, 5 brand new huts have been built with these new robust designs. Two roofs have been replaced and all huts that could be saved are fully repaired! We are  continuing to build huts and replace roofs, yet we have come a long way!

We are so full of gratitude and awe, toward you all, well-wishers and friends across the globe who have made the recovery, growth and rebirth of our community possible!!!!

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

Deeply and sincerely,

Aviram and Yorit Rozin and the whole of Sadhana Forest

Genre: Documentary, Director: Suzan Beraza, 2010, 80 Minutes, English

An average guy makes a resolution to stop using plastic bags at the grocery store. Little does he know that this simple decision will change his life completely. He comes to the conclusion that our consumptive use of plastic has finally caught up to us, and looks at what we can do about it. Today. Right now.