About us

Introduction

Seba Jagat is a Non-Governmental, Non-political, Non-profit making Voluntary Organisation, has been working in Kalahandi District since 1992. The main aim of the Organisation is to establish a just, sustainable and participatory society by utilizing local available resources and people’s organization’s where each individual will live in dignity and self respect.

Seba Jagat was started by a spirited youth of Gandhian Philosophy and ideology with the co-operation of the local masses of Urladani Panchayat in M.Rampur Block of Kalahandi District. At the outset the villages send their representatives and formed the General Body of Seba Jagat and from the General Body the Executive Body members were nominated. The primary task before the activists of Seba Jagat at the time was to acquire a basic understanding of the life of people in rural and tribal communities. This was done in an informal, functional and ideological manner by meeting with people. Through these activities we are able to identify the major problems in the area and decided about the role we are going to play.

People's organizations and village level leaders are the strength of the programmes of Seba Jagat and it mainly works on the issues related to the very survival of human being like land and livelihood. In this, right of record on peoples own land and to promote agriculture, soil conservation, irrigation for sustainable development. Equally integral to this approach emphasis has been given on health and nutrition, education, environment, employment generation, training, awareness with particular emphasis on disadvantaged sector i.e, women and children. Seba Jagat also given importance on publication of peoples literature and leads many issue based networking in District and State level . At present, Seba Jagat is working in 8 Blocks i.e. M.Rampur, Lanjigarh, Karlamunda, Kesinga, Narla , Golamunda and Bhawanipatna of Kalahandi Districts and Baliguda Block of Kandhamal District of Orissa State.

Operational Area

The operational area of Seba Jagat is located at the southern western, the most backward region, of Odisha. It covers two districts, Viz, Kalahandi & Kandhamal. At present, Seba Jagat is working in 8 Blocks i.e. M.Rampur, Lanjigarh, Karlamunda, Kesinga, Narla, Golamunda & Bhawanipatna of Kalahandi Districts and Baliguda Block of Kandhamal District of Orissa State. The Head Office of Seba Jagat M. Rampur is 378 kms distance from state capital Bhubaneswar and 55 kms from the district headquarter Bhawanipatna. The cluster office of Seba Jagat is located at Kumarguda (Lakhbahali G.P) of Lanjigarh Block, Limser of Golamunda Block, Rangapadar of Urladani GP of M.Rampur block, Sudra of Baliguda Block in Kandhamal District. Seba Jagat works for the development of 21391 families (11361 ST Families, 3320 SC Families) of 377 Villages of 37 GPs of 8 Blocks in 2 district i.e. Kalahandi and Kandhamal District.  Read More

Target Group

  • Adivasis, Dalits , Minorities and other backward castes
  • Women and children
  • Small and Marginal farmers
  • Rural Youths

Organisational Thrust Area

  • Adivasis, Dalits , Minorities and other backward castes
  • Women and children
  • Small and Marginal farmers
  • Rural Youths
  • Empowerment of communities
  • Secure sustainable livelihood
  • Promotion of Micro finance
  • Curative, preventive and primitive health care
  • Improve maternal & child health.
  • Decrease the commonly occurring childhood illnesses (ARI and Diarrhoea) through community-based management
  • Advocacy and lobby
  • Promotion of Societal Peace
  • Alternative energy option
  • Community based calamity preparedness
  • Promotion of peoples culture
  • Ensure Right to Education & protecting Child Rights issue
  • Sustainable Agriculture and Health
  • Social and Economic empowerment of women
  • Land development and improve productivity
  • Enabling better access of primary health to un-reach pocket
  • Land issues/ Land development and water management
  • Enhance Education & Skill to youths based on local employable opportunities for productive livelihoods
  • Reproductive Child Health

Future Projection

  • Empower peoples organization, women federation, issue based forums / networks to handle their problems / activities for a sustainable development.
  • Act as a pressure group and carrying out action research on policies for lobbying and advocacy.
  • Ensuring quality health services and supplies delegated community through Health Co-operative and by facilitating sustainable linkages with preventive and curative health care services and revitalizing traditional medicinal practices.
  • Enhancing community based livelihood opportunities through sustainable organic agriculture and natural resources management.