Community Seva Centre

Actively engaging in the comprehensive upliftment of tribal communities in Kalvarayan Hills, Community Seva Centre collaborates with local Government and international organisations to address the needs of the most vulnerable—children and elders. The organisation operates schools, including Seva Nursery and Primary School for free education with a focus on hygiene, and Seva Matriculation School for higher education and regular health check-ups. Additionally, it runs initiatives like the Children's Home for those facing family difficulties and an Integrated Home for lone elders, along with agricultural projects.

The organisation's primary goal is to alleviate the suffering of impoverished children below the poverty line, regardless of caste, colour, creed, or religion. Focused on providing quality education, preventing child labour, and offering basic education, priority is given to orphans, neglected, semi-orphans, and children from broken families. Orphaned children receive care until marriage, ensuring education, food, shelter, and character building for a successful life. The organisation manages 18 crèches under the Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme in southern Pondicherry, providing learning, nutritional meals, and regular medical checkups for children aged 1 to 3 years.

Community Seva Centre actively engages in women-focused initiatives, addressing various aspects of their well-being. Programmes include mother & child care, nutrition, immunization, family planning, and self-help groups (SHGs) with microfinance support. With over 220 SHGs, the organisation empowers women through loans for livelihood and business, fostering milch animal, goat rearing, and rabbit rearing. The Family Counselling Centre, operating since 2008, resolves family issues. Awareness programmes cover health, education, and family matters, benefiting over 320 families. Beautician courses and vocational training enhance skills, while the Seva Mahalir Sangamam Federation unites over 175 women's SHGs for collective empowerment.

Committed to nurturing the next generation, its focus encompasses condensed courses, leadership training, sports, cultural activities, and vocational skills. Programmes include mobile phone service, tailoring, and computer education, offering practical skills for employment or entrepreneurship. Mobile phone service training equips individuals for jobs or starting their own repair centres. Tailoring empowers young women with versatile skills for personal use or potential business. Computer education, with various courses, reaches school-goers, homemakers, and unemployed youth, contributing to skill development and potential career opportunities. Driving training, awareness programmes and youth club activities further enrich the learning experience.

Responding to societal changes such as urbanization and modernization, joint families have disintegrated, leaving older members neglected. Busy lives and insensitivity lead to elders being abandoned or voluntarily seeking refuge in old age homes. These homes serve as shelters for seniors facing solitude in their twilight years. Staff tend to their medical needs, provide nourishment, and assist with daily tasks. Recreational activities foster a sense of community, combating loneliness. Support for elders includes facilitating Government programs, operating old age homes, forming self-help groups, initiating income generation programmes, and organising medical support and camps.