Our Work

Volunteers attending a training session outdoors.

Four pillars guide our work.

Together, these pillars cover what a community needs to develop on its own terms.

  • Volunteers demonstrating disaster management skills at a workshop.

    Safety

    We help communities prepare for emergencies, reduce the risks around them, and respond when disasters happen.

    Our work in Safety

  • A medical camp in Naura, Himachal Pradesh.

    Health

    We help older people and vulnerable households get health and social support closer to home.

    Our work in Health

  • Women holding saplings at the Kangra Botanical Garden.

    Environment

    We help communities restore and care for local land, water, and biodiversity.

    Our work in Environment

  • Pink Wheels Taxi Initiative group photo at an event.

    Empowerment

    We work with women, young people, and community groups to develop sources of income and strengthen practical money-management skills.

    Our work in Empowerment

Rural and Urban Sustainable Development

Our SEVA Kendras connect the four pillars in towns and villages. They bring community knowledge, applied research and public programmes together around local priorities, with the aim of building lasting community ownership.

  • A woman walking down a narrow market lane lined with shops, signboards and parked scooters.

    Sustainable Cities & Neighbourhoods

    Nagar SUDHAAR SEVA Kendra: community action for safer, cleaner, greener and more inclusive towns.

    Explore Sustainable Cities

  • Volunteers turning soil and clearing weeds in a field bordered by trees.

    Rural Sustainable Development

    Gram ViKAAS SEVA Kendra: village knowledge, agriculture, adaptation and self-reliance through community-led action.

    Explore Sustainable Villages

A volunteer turning over soil with a spade in an outdoor garden plot.