education projects

1) School Kit Drive

Why A School Kit?

While the idea of the distribution of a school kit might seem trivial and insignificant to many, but the benefits of this simple gesture go a long way, like:-

Instills a sense of attending a formal institution for education.
Reduces the drop-out rates.
Access to books and stationery develops interest and engages children in learning various subjects.
Helps the parents become more serious about their child’s education due to its formalization.

2) Bru Education

With 18 learning centers for school going kids and 3 learning centers for non-school going kids, the children have been able to narrow their knowledge gap and get back to regular schooling. From time to time school kit distribution drives are organized where 400 – 500 school bags are distributed each year to not just provide them with essential school supplies but also to keep them motivated. Computer centers are operating in the area, involving the youth and the children alike to put the tribal population of Tripura on the digital map of the nation.

The Sewa International Vision

Rehabilitation has failed to meet the Reang community’s needs, with poor education, sanitation, and income threatening survival. Sewa International bridges governance gaps through sustainable, youth-driven initiatives. By providing healthcare, skill training, and digital literacy—plus tools like computers, sewing machines, and looms—they empower livelihoods and bring the community toward prosperity.

School Kit Distribution

In refugee camps of Ashapara and Naisinghpara in North Tripura, Sewa is running 9 and 6 Sewa Learning Centers(SLC) respectively. The students at the center were suffering due to lack of basic stationery items like pencils and bags to carry their copies and books around. 500 such kits were distributed in the Ashapara & Naisinghpara SLCs and in a dilapidated SSA school in Khakchangpara camp in the presence of the visiting Sewa International team.

Education and Tuition Centers For Bru Children

It was almost always a common sight to see the local children loitering around, throughout the days. In view of the already overburdened schools these children were unable to get education or even access to a decent school. And even if there were schools, the parents couldn’t afford to send these children to school, thus leading to a deficit in literacy levels. In cooperation with the local teams, a few Remedial Education Centers have been started within the camps that will run with the help of volunteers for a few hours everyday.

3) Reang Tribes (Bru), Tripura

We decided to supplement the current computer center with 8 new computers and open another computer center in the Reang tribal area in Mizoram with 5 computers. Also, 5 footballs were supplied to engage the youth in sports.

Our North-East initiative is supported by our benevolent donors from the Middle-East and we look forward to contributions from all across the world to help with our endeavor of providing respectful life to all!!!

Arrival of 13 computers along with furniture, 1 projector and 5 footballs for the Reang (Bru) refugees in Tripura/Mizoram, sparked a wave of joy in the refugee camps, where tribal people have been neglected and suffering for 18 years.

The Reang tribes, who locally call themselves “Bru”, have lived in makeshift camps in northern Tripura since October 1997 when they fled western Mizoram due to ethnic violence. Presently, there are 5,286 tribal families comprising 31,223 men, women and children sheltered in seven camps made of bamboo and hemp in Kanchanpur and Panisagar sub-divisions under North Tripura district adjoining Mizoram.

They live in very pitiful conditions as they are rendered “refugees” in their own nation with none of the two governments (Mizoram & Tripura) willing to give them full rights of a citizen. They get a minimal ration of 600g rice/salt and Rs. 5/day/person, with minimal support for livelihood.

Sewa International has decided to support the Reang community and help them out of this misery by connecting with the youth and exploring new opportunities. We had earlier supplied 2 computers a few months back. Our local partner, Bru Tribal Development Society, had trained 22 students in computers and were looking for more help.

4) Inaugurates Hostel for Orphaned Children in Nepal

Fifty boys, orphaned in the twin earthquakes that shook Nepal in 2015, now find refuge in a newly constructed hostel in Dhading, Nepal, which is a courtesy of Sewa International.

In his speech on June 3, 2017, at the inauguration of the hostel, Dr. Sree Sreenath, Director, Complex Systems Biology Center and Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and president of Sewa International, USA, said that it indeed takes a village to raise a child, and that the name of the Dhading Hostel — “Amako Maya Chatrawas” should live up to its promise as the “Abode of Mother’s Love”. He said that local children and youth should interact with students at the hostel and become their brothers and sisters. He urged local village mothers to provide “vatsalya” (love and care) to the orphaned children and treat them as their own children. He said that hostel facilities would be utilised for community development activities such as vocational and skill training (tailoring, health and hygiene, etc.)

Seen in this picture where Dr. Sree Sreenath is addressing the audience are, among others, Bhim Dhungana, the newly elected Mayar of Dhading, who has promised a newly paved road to the hostel — as the current road offers very poor access; Shiv Mishra, Sewa Columbus (Ohio, USA) Coordinator who is originally from Nepal; Shyam Parande, Chief Coordinator, Sewa International, India; Llama Jugdol of the International Buddhist Federation, Nepal Representative, and Chief Guest on the occasion; and Mr. Goel, the Nepal Chatravas Committee Member.