Bhutanese Refugee Empowerment Project
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Sewa International USA provides helping hand to Bhutanese refugees
The population in Bhutan mainly consists of two communities: the Drukpas and the Lhotshampas. In 1985, conflict between these two communities resulted in a mass exodus of Lhotshampas to Nepal. Starting from then until 1994, more than 110,000 Lhotshampas took refuge in seven UN-administered camps in Nepal living in very poor conditions.
Sewa International Appeal for Your Help - Human Crisis in Sri Lanka
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The recent conflict in Sri Lanka has left nearly two million people in the Northern and Northeastern parts of Sri Lanka homeless. Many of these displaced people are living in camps arranged by Sri Lankan authorities. The devastating war has left thousands wounded and countless families distanced from their kith and kin.
CYCLONE “AILA” West Bengal (INDIA) APPEAL for RELIEF -2009
CYCLONE “AILA” hit the coast of West Bengal on the 25th of May 2009, at wind speed of over 70 miles. per hour, killing over 50 and crippling normal life of over 200,000 people. The highest death of 14 people was reported from South 24 Parganas, followed by Kolkata, Bankura and Howrah districts. The hilly regions 
witnessed land slides claiming numerous lives; where as lower regions were practically swallowed by moving water inundating the entire villages escaping the wrath of the cyclone with absolutely nothing except their breath.
SEWA INTERNATIONAL (India), started relief activities from the evening of 26th May 2009 in partnership with like-minded organizations such as Bastuhara Sahayata Samiti, Sewa Bharati, Friends of Tribal Society, Bharat Sevashram and Sri Ramkrishna Mission. We are operating through 32 relief centers at the moment in remote villages which are generally inaccessible, catering to the needs of over 8000 families constituting over 30,000 people, where we are distributing cooked meal, dry food and potable water. The cooked food from base kitchen has to be carried with the help of boats to our relief centers located in far flung areas, which take almost 4 hours to reach.
School kit Drive
Seva Sahayog volunteers had visited many financially limited schools, where the students lack the infrastructure to 
study. As per the survey conducted, most of the students can't afford the basic things needed for their education. The reasons were many; parents being away from the children, virtually unemployed parents, single parents with a financial crisis, children without parents, family below poverty line etc. Seva Sahyog volunteers had discussions with teachers and volunteers of VOs working in slums and came up with a list of basic requirements under the School Kit Program. After explaining the detailed plan of this program to the VO persons, they responded enthusiastically, and we quote: "This is going to be the best help at this moment for these children and we will co-operate whole heartedly to make this activity a big success". Seva Sahyog through its strong tie-ups with NGOs and good sponsors has made a concrete plan to initiate the School Kit Program and aid these schools.
School Kit Contents: Seva Sahyog members, in consultation with the teachers, have decided on the basic items that will be part of the kit. Following are the items that will be in the 'School Kit':
Ten Note Books (4 books of 100 pages, 5 books of 200 pages and 1 drawing book), One Pen, One Pencil and eraser One Geometry box, Bag We believe that the kit would be a good motivational factor for the children to get a better education.
Seva Sahayog is the India Partner of Sewa International which aims at engaging socially conscious corporates, groups and individuals, with NGOs of matching interests. The NGOs in Seva Sahayog network are those, who have demonstrated a sound and robust record in grassroots work, but lack resources such as technology, finance and human resources - to take their work to the next level. The Seva Sahyog network aims at effectively channelizing these resources to the NGOs.
Sponsor a Child
Sponsor a child is a project that provides education, mentoring and health insurance to poor and bright child in need. This is being run by one of our partner NGOs, ‘Youth for Seva’(YFS) in Bangalore, India. For more information visit Youth for Sewa webpage. For $141 you can support a child for a year that includes education, mentoring and healthcare.
