Seva Mandir
| Motto | Seva, Sadhna, Kranti |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1968 |
| Type | Not for profit |
| Purpose | Natural Resource Development, Rural Development, Peri-Urban Development, Women's Empowerment, Primary Education, Early Childcare and Development, Youth Development, Democratic Development |
| Headquarters | India |
| Location |
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Region served | Udaipur and Rajsamand Districts, Rajasthan |
Chief Executive | Ronak Shah |
Staff | 400+ |
| Website | Seva Mandir |
Overview[edit]
Seva Mandir (lit. trans. 'Temple of Service') is a grassroots NGO based in Udaipur, in the Rajasthan state of India. Founded by Dr. Mohan Sinha Mehta in 1968.[1], it is currently headed by Chief Executive, Ronak Shah. Seva Mandir works mainly in natural resource development and sustainability,[2] village development, women empowerment [3], education [4] and health care, continuing education, and children's welfare [5][6][7][8].
Current Activities[edit]
Developing projects in over 1,300 villages and peri-urban locations, Seva Mandir is working with more than 500,000 people, predominantly from tribal backgrounds.
Natural Resources[edit]
Seva Mandir develops water harvesting systems to increase the availability of water for agriculture and clean drinking water for communities[10]. Furthermore, the organisation works on regenerating common land. The majority of the rural and tribal communities depend on the common land for their survival. More than 120 million trees have been planted in an effort to combat climate change[11].
Women's Empowerment[edit]
Seva Mandir run Self-Help Groups[12], Women's Resource Centres and a shelter home for women who have faced physical and/or mental abuse[13] [14].
Primary Education[edit]
Seva Mandir runs over 140 Shiksha Kendra (bridge schools) in remote rural areas. Shiksha Kendras use an activity-based learning method to teach perviously out-of-school children aged between 6-14 years old. A Residential Learning Camp is also run for the same age range.[15][16][17].
Youth[edit]
Youth Resource Centres are run to connect often left-behind adolescent boys and girls with vocational, life and social skills trainings. A football initiative is used to link the young people in rural and tribal communities with the resource centres[18] [19].
Peri-Urban[edit]
Seva Mandir works in 2 peri-urban areas; Delwara and Kelwara, the latter or which is near Kumbhalgarh fort. The organisation works on issues of governance, water availability, waste management, and heritage restoration[20] [21] [22]. A community and heritage walk is also run in Delwara for tourists[23]
Community Institutions[edit]
Seva Mandir creates and facilitates Community Institutions in rural and tribal communities. These institutions are democratically elected and have an equal representation of men, women, and children. Their aim is to take responsibility for their own development and sustain projects after Seva Mandir steps back.[24] [25]
Notable Associations[edit]
Seva Mandir's research association with Nobel Prize winners Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer began in 1996 and set out to improve the health and educational status of remote rural and tribal communities of Udaipur and Rajsamand districts [26] [27] [28] [29]. The research studies contributed to the global discourse on the alleviation of poverty. Banerjee and Duflo discussed the results of their research with Seva Mandir and other organisations globally in their book Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty.
Awards[edit]
A selection of awards won by Seva Mandir. The list is not exhaustive.
- NGO Leadership Award, Rajasthan NGO Leadership Awards from World CSR Day (2018)[30]
- Winner in Open category of the World's Largest Social Film Movement, YES! I am the CHANGE 2016 by YES Foundation (Education & Children's Rights category) (2016)[31]
- Social Innovation Honours award from EdelGive Foundation, Mumbai, for innovation in the empowerment of women (for the work of our Women's Resource Centres) (2012)
- Gandhi Sarvodaya Award, from the Lupin Human Welfare and Research Foundation, Bharatpur, for outstanding work in the area of overall rural development (2010 & 2007)[32]
- Digital Learning Award, for Seva Mandir's School Camera Programme (2006)
References[edit]
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- ↑ Franda, Marcus (1979). India's rural development : an assessment of alternatives. Indiana University Press. Search this book on
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|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "CSR : Colgate & Seva Mandir launch Women Empowerment Program and inaugurate an anicut in Alsigarh". India CSR. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ↑ "Pushing evidence-based policymaking for the poor". Live Mint. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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- ↑ "Marking 50 years of Seva Mandir's Existence and Creating a Vision - Aapno Melo". Business Wire India. Business Wire India.
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- ↑ Mehra, Mrinalini Patwardhan. The Republic of My Dreams: The Seva Mandir Story: 1968 - 2018 (First ed.). Harper Collins. Search this book on
- ↑ Photo courtesy of GiveWell.
- ↑ "Seva Mandir partners with L&T for Community Development". Udaipur Times.
- ↑ "Conservation of Common Lands". Seva Mandir. Seva Mandir.
- ↑ Democratic Transformation and the Vernacular Public Arena in India. Routledge. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-415-73867-5. Search this book on
- ↑ "A Short Stay Home". 2hundredrupees.
- ↑ "Want to Support Women? Here's How You Can Do It Over a Weekend in Udaipur!". The Better India. September 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ↑ "Abhijit Banerjee: Focus on weakest pupil". The Telegraph. The Telegraph India.
- ↑ "Pre-School, Play, A Plate of Food: Transforming Tribal Kids In 60 Days". The Better India. The Better India.
- ↑ "Corporate Social Responsibility". India Shelter. India Shelter.
- ↑ "Zinc Football Youth Tournament kicks-off in grand style, DAV HZL Zawar Mines (Boys) and Lucky Football Club (Girls) emerge Champions of Udaipur Zone". Udaipur Kiran. Udaipur Kiran.
- ↑ "Football youth tournament begins in Udaipur, teams from 33 districts will participate". Zee News. Zee News Hindi.
- ↑ "InterGlobe Foundation initiates Heritage Restoration and Waste Management In Rajasthan". APN News. APN News.
- ↑ "InterGlobe Foundation restoring a 19th century water structure". The CSR Journal. The CSR Journal.
- ↑ "How corporates, civil society can play key roles in preserving heritage". Financial Express. Financial Express.
- ↑ "Delwara: A heritage walk by Seva Mandir in Rajasthan". Backpack Adventures. Backpack Adventures.
- ↑ Sahoo, Sarbeswar. "Review: Civil Society and Democratization in India: Institutions, Ideologies and Interests". Asian Journal of Social Science. 42, No.6 (2014).
- ↑ "Seva Mandir". Live Mint. live Mint. Text " Enabling People to Participate " ignored (help)
- ↑ Abhijeet Banerjee - Udaipur Connection to get Esther Duffalo Nobel - Ground Report. British Broadcasting Corporation. BBC News Hindi https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-50200862?fbclid=IwAR3-kSG5nsj8VQeuXwlRdnEr4xNV3PqNHPQt8qKj2biurHZU6mbt04Hqjh4. Retrieved 28 October 2019. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "How Banerjee and Duflo's partners in India view their experiments". The Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ↑ "Esther Duflo: It pays to care about the poor". The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ↑ "Mindspark In Rajasthan: Personalized Adaptive Learning Tools To Improve Learning Outcomes". Business World. Business World.
- ↑ "RAJASTHAN NGO LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNER 2018". World CSR Day.
- ↑ "YES I am the Change". YES Bank.
- ↑ "2009 Grant Competition South Asia" (PDF). World Bank.
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