Switzerland: Television Reports on TM program in Swiss Prison
In a nationwide broadcast, Swiss television reported on the only prison in Europe where inmates can learn the Transcendental Meditation technique. The TV station accompanied TM program teacher Rolf Bertschinger on one of his regular visits to the La Stampa prison in the southern part of Switzerland, showing footage of him leading a group meditation and checking the TM practice of a prisoner.

The show featured the prison director and several inmates speaking highly about the great benefits the TM technique has brought to their lives. More than 40 inmates have learned the TM program, transforming the quality of life in the prison.

Mozambique: Good News Rises as Nation Creates Coherence
His Excellency President Joachim Alberto Chissano Rama, President of Mozambique, is the first leader of a nation to create a group of Yogic Flyers to create national invincibility and promote world peace. He has also spoken with several heads of state in Africa and leaders of other countries in the world to encourage them to take the same steps. President Chissano has declared that he is ready to speak with any head of state about this plan.

An April 9, 1999 article in Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung documents Mozambique’s miraculous rise: "Ten years ago Angola and Mozambique both had civil wars. Angola possessed rich resources of oil and diamonds. According to World Bank statistics, Mozambique was the poorest country in the world. Ten years later the war in Angola is worse, whereas Mozambique is considered an example of how to peacefully settle a quarrel. Its respected government now settles regional conflicts. The economy has a growth rate of more than 10 percent and zero inflation, and the currency has risen on the free market in comparison to the US dollar."

Croatia: Dubrovnik Peace Project Averts Expansion of Hostilities
Yogic Flyers joined the Dubrovnik Peace Project from Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, France, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, USA, Iran, Korea, and Australia.

On April 18, 200 Serbian troops entered the Prevlaka Peninsular demilitarized zone. It was felt that the purpose of this invasion was to expand the Kosovo war and involve Croatia in the conflict. On the same day, just 40 kilometers away, the Dubrovnik Peace Project began with 30 Yogic Flyers. By the next day there were sufficient Flyers (the square root of one percent of the population of the region) to create coherence for the Dubrovnik/Prevlaka region. The number of Yogic Flyers continued to increase during the 10 days of the Serbian occupation. By April 28 there were 134 Yogic Flyers.

Suddenly on April 28, for no obvious reason, the Serbian troops gave up their mission in the Peninsular and withdrew. Jadranko Miklec, national leader for the TM program in Croatia, is now organizing a permanent group of Yogic Flyers to maintain coherence and restore peace in the Balkans.

India: New Ideal Girls’ Schools Established
Consciousness-Based education continues to expand in India with the establishment of 23 Maharishi Ideal Girls’ Schools during the past year. These schools are sister institutions to the Heavenly Mountain Ideal Girls’ School located at The Maharishi Spiritual Center of America in North Carolina.

In India, the first Maharishi Vidya Mandirs (Maharishi Schools) were founded in 1991. Presently over 75,000 students attend over 200 Maharishi Vidya Mandirs in 12 states. The schools provide K-12 education which includes the study of Maharishi Vedic Science and daily practice of the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs.