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 Welcome
SEVA INTERNATIONAL INC.
SOCIAL COHESION IN DIVERSITY.
VISION.
A unique Australian South Asian community of migrants of Indian sub continent ancestry, living in Sydney, NSW. Australia;
- Being actively involved in the social and welfare issues which affect their lives;
- A commitment to equal partnership between all those involved through sharing of skills, knowledge, and experience - in order to bring about social change;
- A vibrant, confident, motivated and enterprising community seeking to enhance the quality and content of their relationship with the wider Australian community.
MISSION.
SEVA International Inc. (an acronym for Social Entrepreneurial Ventures of Australian South Asians ) :-
- seeks to identify and support individuals and communities to work together in partnerships to address relevant issues of common concern;
- enables links and liaison between groups ( formal and informal) and individuals to evolve around issues of common concern on the basis of mutual respect whilst respecting their diversity and differences;
- promotes and develops models of partnerships and organizational structures ( such as self help groups, community action groups; strategic alliances and Memoranda of Understanding) to empower local communities to influence decision makers where required in partnership / association with business, service providers and agencies at various federal, state and local government levels;
- acknowledges the specific professional and personal experience and skills of all individuals in communities to enable them to play a greater role within the wider community of which they are a part.
SEVA VALUES.
Harmony, Humanity, Social well being, social enterprises and ventures, partnerships, alliances, Equity, Ethics, Access and Involvement.
SEVA'S OBJECTIVES:
- Developing strategies and social enterprises for meeting the specific underlying social needs of its communities through provision of direct services in its core areas of Education, Health and Employment;
- Building over time a sound and reliable body of knowledge about its community through conduct of evidence based social research;
- Formulating social policy; recommend strategies for advocacy on identified social issues, capacity building programs and developing support structures.
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