Seva Foundation Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
The Seva Foundation is a non-profit foundation, founded in December, 1978, and funded by donation, whose goal is to build partnerships to respond to "locally defined problems with culturally sustainable solutions throughout the world." '' --from The Seva Foundation website.
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Missions
Seva has various missions to respond to these 'local problems', from sight saving and restoring projects in Nepal, India, Tibet, Cambodia and Tanzania, to community self-development projects in Chiapas and Guatemala, to diabetes prevention programs and grants for indigenous peoples of North America.
Origin
Baba Ram Dass, a founding board member, spiritual teacher and advisor, and champion of Seva was honored in the dvd Fierce Grace in which Ram Dass talks about the founding of Seva by Larry and Girija Brilliant, a devoted group of doctors, social workers, activists, and at least one clown. Larry and Girija discuss the spiritual motivations for their efforts, and Wavy Gravy explains how he was motivated to join their efforts when he learned that millions of blind people could see again immediately for a cost of about five dollars an eye. The cost of cataract surgeries has gone up in the past twenty-five years, but Seva's work has expanded to meet this need.
Fundraising
The dvd Fierce Grace and others are sold by Seva to raise money for their programs. Many entertainers have performed benefit concerts for The Seva Foundation. Among the most well-known of these is the American rock band The Grateful Dead, and their spinoff groups.
See also:
Baba Ram Dass, Wavy Gravy, cataract, diabetes,
External Links
The Seva Foundation website
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