Who We Are – Sevalaya

1. Sevalaya

Sevalaya is an NGO founded in 1988, active in education, vocation, homes for destitute children and elders, health services and rural development.

2. Sevalaya Nilgiris

The Sevalaya Nilgiris in Gudalur became a member of Sevalaya Group in 2021, serving the tribal communities numbering over 1100 families. Support covers provisions to blankets and building materials, besides smart tuition centres that seek transformation at the grass root.

To know more please visit: sevalayanilgiris.org

3. ShoppeSeva

ShoppeSeva is a venture that markets products of Sevalaya’s Community Colleges and farm products. It also finds a wider market for handicrafts made by village artisans. The sales proceeds donated to Sevalaya’s operations.

To know more please visit: shoppeseva.com

Vision

The vision of Sevalaya is to serve the underprivileged and transform them in to an equitable, happy and fulfilled society with an improved quality of life

Mission

Sevalaya’s mission is to offer high quality inputs and services free of cost.
Ensuring excellent education, life skills, physical and mental wellbeing as also character building, to prepare children for responsible and happy lives.
Caring for the elders and ensuring their physical,mental, emotional and spiritual well-being,for them to lead their lives with dignity.
Capability enhancement of the poor, for self sustaining livelihood.
Rural development,leading to creation of model villages.
Relief and rehabilitation interventions in response to natural calamities.
Leadership and capacity enhancement of NGO sector.

Values

Service and sharing
Equality
Moral uprightness
Excellence
Transparency

Sevalaya has been serving the rural underprivileged communities since 1988

Starting 1988, Sevalaya has transformed Kasuva and its
42 surrounding villages, from 100% child labour to 100% literacy,
through quality education given free to 4,200+ rural children,
and going beyond Kasuva and Tamil Nadu, imparting value education to 2,11,600+ children, supplementing educational needs of
1,950 children through 30+ Tuition Centres, supporting higher
education of 1,400+ students, housing and shaping the lives of
1,100+ orphans, giving shelter and dignity to 550+ destitute elders,
taking care of 400+ dry cows, imparting skills and facilitating
employment to 6,350+rural youth through 12 Trades in Community
Colleges, providing healthcare services to 6,11,000+ poor and needy
rural folks, delivering relief materials including food to
3,01,100+ people affected by natural calamities and the
COVID-19 pandemic, benefitting 4,70,970+ villagers through rural
development projects, providing 74,82,000 meals to the destitute…
in all, transforming 1 million+ lives in 580+ villages in
50+ locations across India in 37 years…
all this, with your kind-hearted support.