What We Do
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— We Conceptualize
Understanding the need of our patrons & partners we ideate and create projects which are not only socially relevant but impactful in bringing about positive changes in Society at large.
02.
— We Implement
Meticulous execution is the key to a successful intervention. We at SEED have been relentlessly implementing projects all over India within budgets & strict timeliness.
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— We Consult
With the years of experience, exposure and research work behind us, SEED helps its patrons & partners develop the right policies & strategies in sync with their organisational vision and goals.
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— We Assess
Once a project is executed, it is very important to assess its impact for further interventions. SEED helps you formulate and analyse your project & develop future strategies based on our years of experience.
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— We Audit
It often needs a different point of view along with domain expertise to oversee issues. SEED with its team carrying years of experience, empowers its patrons & partners to carry out Project Audits for compliance.
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— We Influence
SEED through its robust network, excellent relationship with stakleholders and vast experience, provides inputs and suggestions from time to time which help frame the right legislations and policies for this great nation.
What We Care For!
Covid 19 Pandemic
“We cannot help everyone, but everyone can help someone”
It is hard to think of a single section of society that is not impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the effects of which the world will continue to feel for a long time to come. In these challenging times, it is difficult to think of anyone apart from one’s own families and their survival. The aftermath of the pandemic entails a speculative future for economies and industries but, in particular, the poor and marginalized communities. The most affected are the daily wage earners who are left abandoned with access to limited or no resources.
With the increase in day-to-day challenges for survival, and adverse financial consequences to the economy of almost every nation, this outbreak has resulted in a trying situation for the marginalized sections of society. Amidst these severely restrictive circumstances, we strongly believe in giving back to the less fortunate. Strictly following every preventive measure for Covid-19, our team has kept these communities actively engaged and is helping them fight against this pandemic.
As masks have become an essential requirement in these times, the SEED team has been involved in training women help groups to make Covid-19 facemasks through online classes and self-made craft videos. We have also delivered bundles of cloth to these groups to physically make these facemasks. We are giving them the support to develop and augment their skills while keeping them protected from this pandemic.
Read MoreThe SEED team has conducted a ‘Mask Distribution Drive’ in Janauli village, Palwal with the help of Mr. Surjender. Hind Terminals helped in distributing ration to 100 tribal families in Savroli village, Raigarh. All these activities have been implemented following proper social distancing and sanitization procedures.
We are trying to reach as many areas as we can to support the deprived sections of our society. In this context, with the help of Mr. Jahangir, our vendor and HCL project staff, the SEED HO team has distributed food packets near Charbagh railway station and Topdarwaza community, Lucknow.
We strongly believe in helping others and remain committed in our efforts to mitigate the difficulties faced by the poor and the vulnerable. These small steps cannot relieve them from the pandemic but they will give them a fighting chance against its detrimental effects. Please continue to support us so that we can continue to serve the people
Rural Development
Striving towards making sustainable and inclusive growth a reality, SEED works closely with corporates, to make a difference to the lives of rural population/s through socio development oriented projects. Domains that are covered include quality education and healthcare, expanded livelihood opportunities, agriculture development keeping in mind current challenges including impacts of climate change, a strengthened social and healthcare infrastructure and improved sanitation and hygiene practices.
IVD
The Integrated Village Development model (IVD) focuses on generating and maintaining the necessary resources to improve the quality of life and well-being of the targeted community.
- As part of IVD, health camps are organized and awareness campaigns are given impetus.
- Under Swachh Bharat campaign, cleanliness drives are arranged, and toilet facilities provided.
- With the formation of Self-Help Groups, women learn how to supplement their household income.
- The youth readily participate in skill enhancement training, where they learn various trades, according to their interest and ability.
- In-school interventions are carried out, with school infrastructure being developed.
- Community mobilization is a major component of IVD. It involves actively engaging people and acquiring their support
- To free farmers from the vicious cycle of crop failure and debt, Agriculture Information Mobile Van travel through various villages.
- To promote environmental sustainability, solar panels are installed in various schools.
Quality Education
All over India, appropriate platforms are created to bring to students quality education. From infrastructure development to curriculum planning, soft skill strengthening to building digital literacy and bridge education, SEED CSR works with students, teachers, parents and communities to nurture a culture of learning.
Training of Teachers (ToT) and capacity building programmes are geared to upgrade the quality of teaching bringing innovative methods into the classroom. Social infrastructure development and sports for Read More
Due to the shortage of qualified teachers and lack of infrastructure and facilities in remote areas, quality education still eludes most school-children
Students are also provided school supplies such as a bag, stationery, books, uniform, etc. Monthly Parent-Teacher meetings are held to update the parents regarding the academic and co-curricular progress of their child. Focusing on creating a child-friendly environment, we invest heavily in school infrastructure.
SEED ensures that students are equipped with the resources and professional help, required to lead a happy, energetic and fun-filled childhood, where their natural curiosity is given free rein. Additionally, students are supported with a library facility, where they can improve and enhance their reading skills, a crucial developmental goal, particularly for young students.
Here the development of adequate playing spaces, provision of drinking water and up-gradation of toilet infrastructure plays an important role. Children are also engaged in various activities such as sports, dancing, singing, art and craft, etc. as part of the summer camp. This makes their vacation more enjoyable and helps them spend their time constructively.
Recreational activities are frequently organized, and children eagerly participate in sports and cultural events. Festivals are also celebrated with a lot of zeal and enthusiasm, and the entire community is involved in the festivities.
Quality Healthcare
Keeping our sight on the national goal of making last mile delivery possible through a “health for all” commitment, SEED bundles its health related CSR interventions in multiple ways. Undertaking research to gain insights into ground realities, risks and vulnerabilities, specific activities are planned in the short and medium term.
Covering both preventive and curative services by organising general and specialised health camps, mobile health units (MHU) and health awareness camps across India, the activities are duly tracked and Read More
SEED frequently organizes free health check-up camps, wherein patients are carefully treated and diagnosed. They are given medicines and advised about how they can best take care of themselves and how illnesses can be prevented in the future, particularly water-borne and contagious diseases. Special attention is paid to the health of women and children, who are the most vulnerable segments of the society.
Moreover, health, hygiene and sanitation awareness campaigns are arranged to spread information about these important issues. Through these campaigns, we educate community members about the significance of cleanliness in their lives and how they need to put a full stop to the practice of open defecation. Cleanliness drives are also organized to drive in this message.
Swachh Bharat -WASH
As an Implementation Agency, SEED has initiated several projects to improve the quality of sanitation in communities by adopting sustainable sanitation practices.
Principles of hygiene are taken up through training, advocacy sessions and other forms of mass mobilization. An important goalpost has been to help the government in eliminating open defecation through health and hygiene education, awareness and behaviour change communication (BCC).
Read MoreIssues related to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) are a priority. As an important Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), it remains a pressing concern of central and state governments, international development and donor agencies.
Socially responsible corporates have taken it up and are working through SEED and its WASH experts to develop implementation models that are robust, comprehensive and results-oriented. By building and strengthening WASH infrastructure, communities are motivated to adopt improved practices while making use of these improved facilities.
- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).
- Community sensitization and awareness.
- Renovation of toilets in schools.
- Hand-pump repair in schools.
- Installation of Dustbins.
- Water purifier and water cooler machine in schools & community.
- Betterment of Sewerage, Solid Waste Management & Drainage facilities.
- Village Ponds Cleanliness & Renovation with Retaining walls.
We have constructed technology integrated toilet at Varanasi incorporating three global technologies:-
DRDO Technology | NASA Technology | Enviro Loo Technology
Under the CSR initiative, the company has collaborated a project for constructing 1000 individual household toilets in a mostly tribal-dominated region in the interiors of the Western Ghats, thereby executing the Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan of Government of India and working towards making the country Open Defecation Free by the year 2019.
Besides, it is also working to create awareness among the villagers about health, cleanliness and hygiene and it has also encouraged the beneficiaries to take the ownership of their respective toilets and use them with pride. Besides constructing the toilets, SEED CSR will also conduct monthly meetings with the beneficiaries to sensitise them. Apart from this, various behavior change activities targeting the villagers, such as conducting street plays and rallies were also conducted.
Elimination of open defecation
- To bring a behavioural change regarding sanitation practices
- Generate awareness about sanitation and its linkage with public health
- To follow Behavioural Change Strategy and IEC
- To work towards enhancing Private Sector Participation
- Capacity Building
Women Empowerment
Empowering women in ways that minimise their vulnerability to exploitation, violence and abuse is at the heart of what SEED aspires to do within communities. By spearheading projects that enhance the socio-economic condition of women, especially in rural areas, women-oriented projects are designed to reduce some of the inequities that exist for them within and outside their homes.
Using the channel of women Self Help Groups, SEED provides them exposure, skills and wherewithal to connect with each other, build
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small savings through microcredit and other financial literacy options and build market linkages to sustain themselves economically. This paves the way for them to get empowered, having their voice heard and developed the confidence to stand on their feet.
Our intervention enables women to become self-reliant, develop inter-personal skills and recognize the importance of the role and the contribution they can make to society.
By forming SHGs, women become much more independent and are excited to have an alternative way of earning their livelihood. These women undergo skill enhancement training and pick up various trades such as tailoring, embroidery, mushroom cultivation, bag making, vermicomposting, pickle making, goat farming, handicraft, food processing, knitting. dairy farming, papad/pickle / vada making and broom-making among others, so they can sell their products in the market, aiming to earn livelihoods. The major process followed is training, market linkages and setting up microenterprises.
They are also made aware of how they can access market and negotiate the price of the goods they have painstakingly made. They enthusiastically participate in literacy classes to pick up the Alphabet & Numbers and gain practice by reading the newspaper. They are also given exposure to banks to learn and manage their financial transactions.
These women are also familiarised with microenterprises and taught how entrepreneurship could change their lives for the better. Also, women are imparted much-needed skill education, so they acquire sufficient knowledge and awareness about general health and hygiene issues. With the successful training, WSHGs’ are linked with banks through SHG bank account and with the market as well.
Skill Development
Skills are referred to as expertise or the ability to do something well. Skill Development is developing this expertise as per the need and requirement of an individual. Skill development is identification of skill gaps and then honing and developing those skills. It is important because skills determine our ability to do work with perfection. It is a refined way of performing activity with expertise in a field.
We at SEED are committed to make people self-sustainable in the rapidly changing economy, by ensuring livelihood so that Read More
We focus on skill development training to empower and enable the youth as per the needs and requirements of the particular community by proper mapping, assessment and resource identification. Enabling the youth to get trained in some particular skill and eventually getting them certified from the Government certified agencies improve their chances of placement in the job market.
With Ten Years of experience in different 40+ Skill Development Courses, we provide cohesive quality training to the students to up skill them and expand their capabilities. We have setup skill centers and have our presence in 14 states of India including Rajasthan, Haryana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kashmir, Karnataka etc.
Our model is based on addressing the needs of the industry and is therefore focused on making students work ready. We work extensively with various key stakeholders – government (central and state), private companies (sponsors and employers), foundations, trainees and parents – creating a vibrant mix of sponsored and trainee/employer paid programmes with a singular objective of matching youth to jobs or self-employment opportunities.
We impart hands on training of job roles which includes theoretical as well as practical training, computer training and training on soft skills. We have trained more than 2,50,000 candidates and still counting. Even after successful completion of the course, candidates undergo intensive hands on training and practical exposure at our broad placement network, which provides them with maximum exposure & expertise in their respective job roles.
Our candidates are professionally trained by expert trainers. They possess required skills and in-depth knowledge to provide better services to the clients. From planning till execution of skill development programs we follow a process which include planned and synchronized efforts by the assigned team of the organization.
PROCESSES:
- Mapping
- Mobilization & Screening
- Counseling
- Orientation Process
- Classroom Theory and Practical Classes
- Third party Assessment and Certification
- Placement, Entrepreneurship and Tie ups
- Post Placement Assessment
Social Infrastructure
Society and economically deprived communities are often left battling not just poverty, unemployment and ill health but also poor social and civic infrastructure. With poor facilities and amenities their struggle to lead a life of dignity and safety is constantly challenged and compromised.
Read MoreAt SEED we strive to bridge some of the gaps by strengthening community structures such as schools and institutions of higher learning, community halls, playground, Anganwadi centers, panchayat offices and villages information Centre, amongst other.
Agriculture Development
Agriculture is the mainstay of people, especially in the rural hinterland. However, unless development in the agriculture does not keep pace with change in favor of customer needs, preferences and significant challenges related to climatic conditions, the plight of farmers will continue to remain unfavorable.
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SEED works closely along with corporate to provide technical support to farmers, equipping them with knowledge, skills and know-how while also building linkages to vibrant market is driven platforms and networks giving a boost to the agriculture economy.
Environmental Sustainability
Appreciating the value of natural resource management, SEED is committed to energy conservation and promotion of renewable resources. Many of its environmentally sensitive clients and partners are working closely with them to plan, design and implement the promotion of solar energy.
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This has entailed getting the latest know how, preparing communities so they can adopt the same and then initiating the installation of solar panels in many schools and charging solar street lights in rural communities. A major chunk of SEED’s work in the area relates to awareness generation and multi stakeholder advocacy.
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Our Approach
For us each project is unique and all our efforts are geared to understand your needs and priorities and to align them with the right CSR and/or Social Project strategy. Our proven track record gives us an advantage as we work with you to build your Social Responsibility presence and maximise impact through well planned and executed projects and activities.
We Facilitate Social Interventions
Social Project
Interventions
The Research & Survey team conducts Social Impact Assessment which includes the processes of analyzing, monitoring and managing the intended and unintended social consequences, both positive and negative, of planned interventions and any social change processes invoked by those interventions.
The main outcome of Social Impact Assessment surveys includes getting insights about the impact of the facilities provided to the community. Based on the analyzation of the data captured, necessary actions are suggested to rectify the problems faced and implement necessary Project activities.
Baseline Needs &
Assessment Study
To perform CSR & Social Project activities effectively, the survey team at SEED CSR conducts Baseline Surveys and Needs Assessments to understand key issues in the targeted project area. They provide valuable insights into the issues faced by the population groups residing in those geographies.
The main outcome of Need Assessment surveys includes getting insights about the needs and problems of the community both at individual household as well as village level related to thematic areas of WASH, Education, Health etc. Based on the analyzation of these needs and problems, further implementation of the various necessary Social Intervention activities in the respective surveyed locations takes place.
Social Impact
Assessment
The Research & Survey team conducts Social Impact Assessment which includes the processes of analyzing, monitoring and managing the intended and unintended social consequences, both positive and negative, of planned interventions and any social change processes invoked by those interventions.
The main outcome of Social Impact Assessment surveys includes getting insights about the impact of the facilities provided to the community. Based on the analyzation of the data captured, necessary actions are suggested to rectify the problems faced and implement necessary Project activities.
Social Audit And
Sustainability Report
Social Auditing is conducted on behalf of partner corporates through continuous auditing and inspection. All the results and findings are systematically mapped and documented in the Social Audit and Sustainability Report.
Social audit is conducted as a part of Social Impact Assessment Survey, in which the Research & Survey team reviews the official records and analyzes whether the reported expenditures by the implementing partners matches the actual money spent on the ground.
Advisory &
Advocacy
Based on our years of experience in the Social sector we help organisations develop their policies and road map for Social Interventions. The intent is to ensure the vision of the Organisation is aligned to the projects taken up addressing the Target Groups. It is just not enough to spend your funds and resources but to spend them judiciously.
With experience also comes responsibility. SEED thus believes that we must share our expertise with the Authorities that matter to make policy decisions that govern this nation. We try and work as closely as possible with Administrations at various levels to help make the right and definitive steps forward that positively impacts the Society at large.
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