Seva Mandir
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Seva Mandir is a grassroots NGO based in Udaipur
, in the Rajasthan
state of India
. Founded by Dr. Mohan Sinha Mehta in 1966, it is currently headed by CEO, Priyanka Singh. Seva Mandir works mainly in natural resource development and sustainability, village development, women empowerment, early childhood education and health care, continuing education, and children's welfare. The scope of projects has allowed them to affect 70,000 households and 30,000 residents in the Udaipur
and Rajsamand
districts.
Developing projects in over 600 villages and almost 60 urban locations, Seva Mandir maintains a full-time staff of close to 300 and annually accepts about 100 volunteers and interns from India and abroad. Other projects under the Seva Mandir governance include the Districts Poverty Initiatives Programme (co-assisted by the World Bank
), a project to socially, economically, and culturally develop the heritage site, Delwara, and the Udaipur section of the Child Line, a 24-hour emergency assistant telephone line for distressed children around India.
Supporters of Seva Mandir can join programs to sponsor a local child's education or donate directly to the organization.
Udaipur
Udaipur , also known as the City of Lakes, is a city, a Municipal Council and the administrative headquarters of the Udaipur district in the state of Rajasthan in western India. It is located southwest of the state capital, Jaipur, west of Kota, and northeast from Ahmedabad...
, in the Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
state of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Founded by Dr. Mohan Sinha Mehta in 1966, it is currently headed by CEO, Priyanka Singh. Seva Mandir works mainly in natural resource development and sustainability, village development, women empowerment, early childhood education and health care, continuing education, and children's welfare. The scope of projects has allowed them to affect 70,000 households and 30,000 residents in the Udaipur
Udaipur
Udaipur , also known as the City of Lakes, is a city, a Municipal Council and the administrative headquarters of the Udaipur district in the state of Rajasthan in western India. It is located southwest of the state capital, Jaipur, west of Kota, and northeast from Ahmedabad...
and Rajsamand
Rajsamand
Rajsamand is a town of Rajasthan state of western India. The city is named for Rajsamand Lake, an artificial lake created in the 17th century by Rana Raj Singh of Mewar. It is the administrative headquarters of Rajsamand District.-Geography:...
districts.
Developing projects in over 600 villages and almost 60 urban locations, Seva Mandir maintains a full-time staff of close to 300 and annually accepts about 100 volunteers and interns from India and abroad. Other projects under the Seva Mandir governance include the Districts Poverty Initiatives Programme (co-assisted by the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
), a project to socially, economically, and culturally develop the heritage site, Delwara, and the Udaipur section of the Child Line, a 24-hour emergency assistant telephone line for distressed children around India.
Supporters of Seva Mandir can join programs to sponsor a local child's education or donate directly to the organization.