UrgentFestive Anna Daan Seva
While Kolkata celebrates, many families near Nimtala Ghat and in the city's bastis will go to sleep hungry. Help us serve hot, hygienic meals with dignity this festive season.
Goal ₹2,50,000Be among the first supporters
सेवा · Service
Seva is a duty, not a favour.
SEVA Foundation works with economically weaker communities in West Bengal, bringing education, food, healthcare, livelihoods and legal awareness to the people who need them most.
CSR-1Registered with MCA · CSR00080225
12ABRegular registration to AY 2030-31
AuditedIndependent annual audit of accounts
Since 2024Registered public charitable trust, Kolkata
Active appeals
Give where it is needed right now
Each appeal funds one clear piece of work. Choose one and follow its progress.
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EducationBack to School, Back to Learning
Books, bags and learning kits for children at SEVA learning centres, so no child stays home because the family cannot afford the basics.
Goal ₹1,50,000Be among the first supporters
LivelihoodsSewing a Future
Help women in rural West Bengal train in tailoring and own the machines that turn a skill into a steady income.
Goal ₹3,00,000Be among the first supporters
What we do
Eight programmes, one community at a time
Each programme links a documented need to a practical response and to indicators we report against.
Children's Education
Foundational learning and pathways back into school
School Nutrition
Safe, nutritious meals that keep children in class
Women's Empowerment
Agency, skills and dignified livelihoodsRural Tailoring & Knitting
Skills tied to real market demand
Anna Daan Seva
Food and essentials, delivered with dignity
Animal Welfare & Gaushala
Veterinary-led care and humane treatment
Community Health Camps
Screening, advice and referrals
Women's Rights & PoSH
Legal literacy and safe referral From the field
Anna Daan Seva at Nimtala Ghat
On 11 February 2024, SEVA volunteers ran a day-long cooked-meal service on Nimtala Ghat Cross Road, Kolkata. It became the template for our food programme: a planned menu, hygienic service, a clear budget and a team of Sevadars who show up.
Anna Daan Seva continues in slums and orphanages around the city, with raw and cooked food distributed against published selection criteria.
KolkataCooked mealsVolunteer-led
Why it matters
The need we respond to
23.4%
of Std III children in rural India can read a Std II-level text.
ASER 202434%
of children under five in West Bengal are stunted.
NFHS-542%
of women aged 20–24 in West Bengal married before 18.
NFHS-5Give monthly
A small gift, every month, changes what we can promise.
Monthly givers let us keep learning centres open and meal services on schedule. You can change or stop your gift at any time.
Ways to help
Stand with SEVA
Corporate partners
Fund a learning centre, a tailoring batch or a series of health camps. Schedule VII mapped, CSR-1 registered, quarterly reporting.
CSR partnerships →
Volunteer as a Sevadar
Join a food drive, support a learning centre, or lend professional skills in law, finance or health.
Volunteer with us →
Celebrate with seva
Mark a birthday or remember a loved one by sponsoring an Anna Daan Seva meal service in their name.
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