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Youth for SevaExperience the joy of giving

VISION

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Backdrop 72 % of India's population is

below the age of 40

47% under the age of 20.

25% between 20-40yrs.

Rich demographic dividendsfor coming 30 years.

Powerful undercurrent of

compassion amongst

educated youth to make apositive difference.

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Compassion can end up in .

Love

Seva

Empowerment

HelplessnessIndifference

Aversion

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Blocking factors to volunteer

4

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About Youth for Seva

A division of Hindu Seva Pratishthana.

VISION

To Empower Youth to become positive

change makers.

Youth For Seva (YFS) aims to:

Inspire youth to volunteer

Connectthem to grass-root level NGOs

Engage volunteers

OrientNGOs to make best use of volunteers

Attracted over 3500 volunteers since inception in April 2007.

YFS chapters in Bangalore, Shimoga, Bagalkote, Belgaum,Mysore, Hyderabad, Bhopal, Chennai and Coimbatore.

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Volunteering Movement

Weekend

Weekdays

Seva Vacation

Seva Fellowship

Skill Based Backend

All have to give some

time; Some have to give

all the time.

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Definition of YOUTH ?

Three phases in life:Childhood

Youth

Old age

YOUTH is that phase of

life where we give back tosociety more than what we

take.

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Philosophy of Seva Runa (Debt)

Pitru (Parents, Ancestors)

Rishi (Teachers)

Deva (Nature)

Bhoota (Animals)

Nara (fellow human beings)

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5 Yajnas Yajna (Pleasing/Worshipping)

Pitru Yajna (Ancestors)

Rishi Yajna (Teachers)

D

eva Yajna (Natural Forces)Bhoota Yajna (Animals)

Nara Yajna (Fellow Humans)

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Creating a sustainable society

Importance of lifestyle.

Cultivating the right values.

Empowering ordinary citizens to make adifference.

Yajna model of social development.

Individual Social

Responsibility

(ISR)

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YFS Organisation Structure

Financial Planning & Budgeting

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Organization Culture

Not built around any individual but around the ideal of

volunteering.

Freedom to explore and innovate.

Collective decision through consensus and not voting.

Family like friendly and informal setting.

Transparency in all our work.

Promote harmony and avoid creating conflicts and

hatred.

Honesty and Integrity are our core values.

Not fund centered.

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Finance

Sources of funding Individual Contributions (SEVA NIDHI) for

organizational expenses.

Individual funding for specific projects like Schoolkit,

Sponsor aC

hild. Corporate Funding for specific projects.

All donations are eligible for tax exemption under

80G. Have FCRA clearance to accept foreign

contributions. Auditing

Yearly YFS accounts are audited and submitted to

tax department.

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Goal of development

Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah

(May all be happy)

BODY

MIND

INTELLECT

ATMA

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Thank You

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