SEEDS is a registered 501 (C) (3) non-profit organization in the USA. SEEDS-India is a registered charity in India. Our members believe in the objectives and values of SEEDS, participate actively in deliberations, and provide long-term financial or volunteer support to projects sponsored by SEEDS. “SEEDS has been an education in ‘life’ for each one of us,” says a long-standing member, “Interacting with people struggling with challenges of life in remote rural areas, appreciating their challenges and playing a role however small in helping them overcome the challenges, has given us an exposure, without which education would have remained dry, purposeless, and incomplete.”
SEEDS works in partnership with nonprofit organizations and communities that know the local conditions, needs, resources, and possible solutions. When a proposed project aligns with SEEDS objectives and values, SEEDS supporters and members bring technical guidance as well as financial help that is catalytic in nature while the partners implement the project. Often the beneficiaries of the project provide in-kind help such as labor and sustainability plan. Ideal solutions emerge from working together in this way taking joint ownership.
A Latest Initiative: Did you know that India has only 1.7 nurses per 1000 people while WHO estimated needs are much higher at 4.5 healthcare workers per 1000 people. We have initiated a student assistance program to enable interested students of Below Poverty Line (BPL) and lower middle-class families in Odisha in completing their Nursing Diploma course and make them well-trained and confident nurses to help society, as well as ultimately uplift themselves and their families economically. Here is the FAQ for more details and the Assistance Application form.
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In 2019, in the aftermath of super-cyclone “Fani”, we had formed a volunteer group to work on relief and restoration work mainly in 3 districts around the landfall. Subsequently, this was group was rechristened as Read more…
SEEDS volunteers contributed immensely to the ‘first’ public e-library in Odisha named as “Odisha Public e-Library” at Brahmapur city.The activities that we led to conceptualize, create the plan, and execute, working with the various Govt. Read more…
It’s an immense pleasure to see that our 4-year long effort finally sees the light of the day — it moves from its original location to the Brahmapur Town Hall and the eLibrary is open! Read more…
Dr. Saheb Sahu shares his views on eliminating abject poverty. See the article here. SEEDS Benefit Concert by Jazba was held on June 3rd, 2017, with a great showing and support: https://www.facebook.com/Jazba-447240092282385/
