Establishing an NGO SEED

 We eestablished an NGO called SEED informally in 1997. We just wanted to work for the society and get some studetsn involved. We had meetings with the members of the Governing Board in our House. We worked informally for Nine years and finally got this registered in 2006 .Established in 1997, SEED brought together a group of people, who did not believe in institutionalizing and who wanted to bring about a transformation in society and it worked in an informal way. It worked on Projects in Uttranchal  on issues of agriculture and water shed management. It started its activities by looking at the Women- Girl Child Exploitation in the Unorganized sectors in ancillary industries like the Beedi industry( Indigenous Cigarette), Agarbatti ( incense industry), Bangle making and Dye industry  and focused on issues of livelihood, work, exploitation and Health. It has also looked into issues of arrack (liquor), domestic violence and child labor. Its impact oriented Projects attempted to make a difference in the livelihoods of few families.  Having worked informally over a long period of time, to be precise nine years, the members of SEED felt that the time was ripe to formalize its functioning and status. A member quipped, even a child is born after nine months and we were in existence for nine years and it was time we were born formally.  Hence after a lot of debate and discussion among the members who were actively involved in its work, SEED was registered in Ranga Reddy District in Hyderabad in February, 2006. Thus SEED was formally born after having existed and working informally for nine years.

The Birth of SEED

 A video of the meeting of the Governing Body of SEED.With Padma, Vishal, Rajesh and Suresh sitting and discussing the Objects and vision. Seven Pillars of SEED

SEED

Society for Empowerment through Environment Development

 

 

n  I. SEED’s Mission: Contribute to the creation of an equitable, empowered and sustainable society through a change in the natural, social, economic and cultural environment.

          II. SEED’s Purpose:

·       A seed means a germ or a latent beginning of things.

·       Given the proper environment  just as a seed could flourish into a full grown tree, similarly people who are disadvantaged and live below poverty line when given a proper environment can bring in a change in their lives.

·       Seed attempts to act as a catalyst in bringing about this change.

          III. SEED’s Goals:

·       Women’s empowerment and equity.

·       Restructuring social relations.

·       Awareness creation.

·       Capacity Building

 IV. SEED’s Aims and Objectives 

·       Build the capacities of women, men and children for empowerment.

·       Introduce and implement the appropriate and revised technologies in the rural and peri urban, urban areas to attain sustainable development.

·       Create awareness and improve the quality of life by integrating primary education programmes with health, sanitation, drinking water and non-conservational source of energy and human resource development.

·       Creation of database to help focus policies and recommend action to initiate development processes and impart training.

 V. SEED’s Strategy:

·       Participation of people in development

·       Partnership with farming communities

·       Research initiatives

• Interdisciplinary, thematic and systematic approach

 

VI. SEED’s Values:

·       Gender consciousness

·       Service to clients

·       Environment protection

·       Diversity of approach

·       Team work and partnership

 

VII. SEED’s Commitment:

·       The forming of a platform for wider audience for people’s participation and representation at the socio-economic and political level, thereby strengthening the process and progressive mechanisms for people’s empowerment and sustainable development

·       Providing a high quality research and consultancy services for clients and stakeholders in, public policy, environmental concerns, gender issues, social sectors and health issues.