The WWD has sections and subsections. The most important ones are below.
AMURTEL – Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team Ladies
AMURTEL, directed and managed by women, provides disaster relief and works with women and children to build local capacity. It has the mission to alleviate suffering and provide immediate and long-term relief to women and children in need. With a focus on community self-direction, our programs target progressive education, financial self-sufficiency, health, and the creation of nurturing homes for children in need. Works closely with AMURT.
PWSA – Progressive Women’s Spiritualist Association
PWSA is a global network of women dedicated to spiritual self-realization and upliftment of the dignity of women in society.
PWSA aims to acquaint women with spiritual practices for everyday life and give guidance in sustainable physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing. This departament also encourages women to free themselves from age-old taboos and outdated religious practices and move along rational spirituality.
GV – Girls Volunteers
GV provides women ways and means to develop themselves physically and to operate regular services to the community such as food distribution to the needy. It holds training camps for sports and self-defense and runs community workshops for self-defense.
Its aiming to train young women in self- discipline, sense of collective responsibility, courage, valor, selflessness, self – esteem, fearlessness and willingness to fight against all obstacles.
Seva Dal (Ladies)
Some of aims and objectives of Seva Dal:
- to render effective all round service and care to all people in distress in every nook and corner of the society
- to reach the most neglected and downtrodden people and provide them with their different necessities together with the minimum requieriments of life in a regular and perennial manner
- to establish a well organised structure of totally dedicated service by imparting proper training and the necessary expertise
- to maintain a constant link and liaison with the common people regarding their actual needs and help in different affairs of their lives without which their living becomes meaningless, etc
HPMGL – Hari Pari Mandala Gosthi Ladies
It aims to promote spirituality through the arts. Its aim is to bring together, educate and empower women who can propagate devotional songs, music and dance for the service and upliftment of society. It promotes festivals, Katha Kiirtan, Akhanda Kiirtan, Nagar Kiirtan, education and art competitions, etc.
Narii Abhyudaya
Narii Abhyudaya, which means “women rising with the sun”, encourages women to be independent and teaches them how to earn without depending on others for their livelihood.
Narii Abhyudaya aim:
- to provide education to the illiterate women;
- to help women for their economic independence and
- to provide all types of skill training in all fields (sewing, cooking, press, computer, jewellery, pottery, electronic, driving, etc) to the women for their financial income.
WWD Master Unit
Masters Units are model rural, multipurpose development centres. Ananda Marga Master Units are integral components of the organization’s mission to foster comprehensive development and self-sufficiency in communities worldwide. Established by P. R. Sarkar (the founder of Ananda Marga), these units are designed as model projects that integrate various aspects of social service, agriculture, education, health care, and sustainable living. It is related whit PROUT (Progressive Utilization Theory), also created for Sarkar.
The primary goals of a Master Unit include:
- Self-Sufficiency: Each unit aims to be self-reliant in terms of food, energy, and basic necessities, demonstrating sustainable living practices.
- Education: They often include schools and educational programs that provide holistic education, integrating academic learning with moral and spiritual teachings.
- Healthcare: Master Units typically offer healthcare facilities and services, ensuring that community members have access to medical care.
- Agriculture: Emphasizing organic and sustainable farming practices, these units focus on producing healthy food while protecting the environment.
- Economic Development: By promoting local industries and cottage industries, Master Units aim to boost the local economy and provide employment opportunities.
- Social Welfare: They offer various social services to uplift the underprivileged, including housing, vocational training, and disaster relief.
- Cultural and Spiritual Development: These units promote cultural activities and spiritual practices to enrich the lives of community members.
Each Master Unit is a microcosm of Shrii Shrii Anandamurti’s vision for an ideal society, where all aspects of life are harmoniously integrated. They serve as living examples of the principles of Neohumanism, which advocates love and respect for all living beings and the environment. By establishing these units, Ananda Marga aims to create sustainable and thriving communities that can serve as models for broader societal transformation.
Education
This department is concerned with the opening and administration of schools based on Neo-humanist education, a socio-educational theory created by P. R. Sarkar (the founder of Ananda Marga). Its functions:
- to run primary schools (AMSAI) with the ultimate aim to raise them up to high school standard
- to run Ananda Marga Jagrti Schools (AMJAS)
- to run day and night sister’s schools (AMPES). Adult Women’s education (afternoon schools) to teach them up to standard VII of our schools
- to establish institutions of domestic science.
See more about Neohumanis in Projects and Schools/Schools
Women’s Medical Section
There are four subsections of the Medical Section:
- Medical Pedagogy – including medical teaching and medical training
- Medical treatment
- Preventative measures – taking proper care before an epidemic starts
- Sanitation – keeping air and water pure, lighting and construction of septic latrines for general public wherever there is any unit of Ananda Marga
Women’s Dharma Pracaraka Subsection
Functions:
- Imparting Tattvikas training
- Arranging Tattva Sabhas
- Organising AMPS units of Sadhakas
The five common reports under this section include:
- Initiation
- Follow-up
- Door to door contact
- Fund collection
- Society Building/RM/WT/LFT