Education India Project #31546

Fighting Malnutrition Through Child Care in India

by Seva Mandir

Project Report | Jul 12, 2023
Donate on July Bonus day for rural kids of India!

By Priyanka Singh & the Seva Mandir team | Project Associate

55 years of Seva Mandir

Dear Friend,

Greetings from Seva Mandir. We hope you and your loved ones are well.

It has been 55 years since Seva Mandir has been running its interventions under various thematic areas. Through GlobalGiving we at Seva Mandir always feel excited to share about our work, the stories of our village communities and the milestones we reach. In the last year, Seva Mandir has been able to:

Reached over 3,500 out of school rural and tribal children coming from marginalized communities by running Shiksha Kendra’s and education camps to cover the learning gaps and mainstreaming them in schools.
With an overall outreach of 1 lakh children, we provide lifesaving treatment, nutrition and childcare treatment to combat malnutrition in remote villages which lack government facilities.
Over 30,000 women coming from severe vulnerabilities participated in Seva Mandir’s Women’s Self-help groups and availed credit and saving facility, further strengthening their social status and livelihood. While 92 women who have faced abuse and distress have been provided shelter home and rehabilitation facility.
Currently 967 village development institutions created by Seva Mandir are running, with a participation of 85,000 members, working together to solve socio-political barriers to harness the growth of their villages through participatory approach.
3.6 lakh sapling have been planted covering 1,400 hectares, while reaching 15,000 small farmer households, as our effort in preserving the common lands, promoting sustainable agriculture and income generation.

All of this and so much more we aim to achieve, only with the encouragement and backing we receive from donors like you.

Today, we are delighted to share, our participation in GlobalGiving’s July Bonus Day 2023 Campaign, where your donations will be matched by GlobalGiving. The campaign will begin on July 12, 2023, at 09:00:00 EDT and will end when matching funds run out, or on July 12, 2023, at 23:59:00 EDT, whichever comes first.

Donations of $100 - $499 USD will be matched at 15%
Donations of $500 - $749 USD will be matched at 30%
Donations of $750 - $1,000 USD will be matched at 50%

Therefore, every donation will have deeper impact and will enable us to maximize our reach. We do hope that you will once again extend your generous support and enable us to move one more step ahead towards our vision.

Best Regards,

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May 15, 2023
Wishing a Happy Mother's day!

By Priyanka Singh & the Seva Mandir team | Project Associate

It is significant for women to be involved in the economic development process to have an inclusive and positive impacts on long-term Development goals. Women's representation in the workforce is still a huge challenge, owing to socio-economic restrictions and the patriarchal mindset of them taking greater responsibility for the care of children".

In context of rural tribal regions, due to lack of supporting facilities, there is guilt accompanied by fear among mothers when they leave their child alone and go to work to in order to earn a living.

Seva Mandir has been running Balwadi’s (day care centre for kids) in rural and tribal village of Rajasthan, which provides kids a safe space, nutritious food and educational material. Balwadis allow working mothers in rural and tribal areas of south Rajasthan, to earn essential income or work in the fields to support their families without having to fear for the safety of their children while they are away.

Bhuri from Kotra village, has always been skeptical about leaving her 4 years old son Ghanshayam alone with elder siblings, and would worry and feel guilt while she would go for work to earn an income. Until she was persuaded to send Ghanshaym to Seva Mandir’s Balwadi, where he was given day care support, while she worked hard in the field without being stressed about child care.

Mothers like Bhuri, must work to earn a living for their themselves and provide for their family. They desire to economically participate in the household and to fulfill their dreams. This is further cushioned and supported by Seva Mandir’s Balwadi facility. While the Balwadi’s support in the healthy development through the day care, it leaves the mothers to indulge, reflect and engage in other social, and community activities and devotee time to personal needs.

All thanks go to our faithful well-wishers and supporters like you who enable us to extend care to children from underprivileged communities and support their Mothers through our programmes.

We wish you and your family a very Happy Mothers’ day! If you’d may like to share, we would love to hear your thoughts as well over comments.

Should your travel bring you to this side of the world, please do consider visiting us.

Best regards,

Kids at day care, while mothers step out to work.

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Apr 28, 2023
18 months Reyanshi gets the best care!

By Priyanka Singh & the Seva Mandir team | Project Associate

"I work hard and happily because I know that Riyanshi is happy and will be healthy at the center." - Kailash, Riyanshi's mother

Riyanshi is 18 months old and youngest child at the Balwadi center(day care) in tribal area of Kojawara in south Rajasthan. She enrolled in 2022 as a regular student at the center. Her parents are daily wage laborers and travel to nearby town daily for work while Reyanshi, stays with the Sanchalika all the time and observes the activities at the center very carefully. She gets nutritious food at the centre. The Sanchalik also teaches Reyanshi through activities to prepare her for the formal education.

Seva Mandir runs full-day Balwadis (literally, children’s gardens) for children aged one to five years like Reyanshi, who live in areas where government or other childcare services are not available for children. The day cares are critical support for mothers in tribal areas as it allows them to earn essential income or work in the fields to support their families without having to fear for the safety of their children while they were away.

Kailash, Riyanshi's mother happily commented "It is because of Balwadi center that I am able to go for work. I know that she is and will learn better things while staying healthy."

Every donation helps these children see their dreams of a better life. With as little as $10 you can help one child, like Riyanshi, receive nutritional meals in Balwadi for 3 months. To support this cause, please follow the link: https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/childcare/. Given your faithful support, please consider becoming a monthly donor to resolve this shared cause.

All thanks go to our faithful well-wishers and supporters like you who enable us to extend care to children from underprivileged communities. . We do hope that you will continue to help the many children in need. Should your travel bring you to this side of the world, please do consider visiting is.

Best wishes,

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