Jan Seva Mandal
Jan Seva Mandal
Project Brief: Jan Seva provides lodging and boarding facilities in Nandurbar for about 60 tribal boys. The boys come from villages located around 40-50 kms away. These boys attend schools close to the boarding facility.
Project Type: Other (description)
Primary Focus: children of dalits/tribals (description)
Supporting Chapter Contact: Seattle
Project Type: Other (description)
Primary Focus: children of dalits/tribals (description)
Secondary Focus: to go to formal school
Area: RuralSupporting Chapter Contact:
Status: current / ongoing
Project Steward: Deepali Bhagvat
Project Partner(s): Godfrey DLima
Other Contacts: Shilpa Karve
Project Address: , Near Mhada Colony,Korit Road,Nandurbar,
Maharashtra 425412
Tel: 9969801037
Stewarding Chapter: Seattle
Project Steward: Deepali Bhagvat
Project Partner(s): Godfrey DLima
Other Contacts: Shilpa Karve
Project Address: , Near Mhada Colony,Korit Road,Nandurbar,
Maharashtra 425412
Tel: 9969801037
Stewarding Chapter: Seattle
| Sep 2024 | Seattle | USD 7357 |
| Oct 2023 | Seattle | USD 8098 |
| Jun 2022 | Seattle | USD 17294 |
| Oct 2020 | Seattle | USD 9074 |
| Sep 2019 | Seattle | USD 8564 |
| Nov 2018 | Seattle | USD 8601 |
| Nov 2017 | Seattle | USD 24114 |
| Jul 2017 | Seattle | USD 14008 |
| Oct 2016 | Seattle | USD 8329 |
| Jan 2016 | Seattle | USD 14200 |
| Dec 2014 | Seattle | USD 6105 |
| Mar 2014 | Seattle | USD 6273 |
| Mar 2013 | Seattle | USD 6670 |
| Nov 2011 | Seattle | USD 387 |
| Nov 2011 | Seattle | USD 3380 |
| Jul 2011 | Seattle | USD 3680 |
| May 2010 | Seattle | USD 3530 |
| Feb 2010 | Seattle | USD 3525 |
| Jun 2009 | Seattle | USD 3440 |
| Oct 2008 | Seattle | USD 3380 |
Total = $160009
Jan Seva provides lodging and boarding facilities in Nandurbar for about 60 tribal boys. Nandurbar is near Maharashtra-Gujarat boarder. It takes approximately 10 hours by road from Mumbai and Pune and approximately 3 hours from Surat and Nashik. The premise is located a few kilometers from the center of Nandurbar town. The boys who avail the benefits of this facility come from villages located around 40-50 kms away. These boys attend schools close to the boarding facility. Boys are from 5th to 10th grade and belong to poor families. Most of the parents in this area are farm workers.
Jan Seva only provides boarding and lodging facilities for the boys. So there are no classes or teachers. The main building on the campus of Jan Seva has two floors.
First floor has a large room that all the boys share. They use mats on the floor to sleep. There are shelves along the walls where the boys keep their belongings. Kitchen, store room and an office for the staff are also on the first floor. There is a big room on the second floor with some tables and chairs that the boys use as a study room. There is also a computer lab for the boys, staff rooms and restrooms. Another small building next to the main building houses toilets and bathrooms for the boys. There is a yard around the buildings that is used by the boys as a playground. One cook is employed by Jan Seva to cook boys' meals.
Boys pay yearly fees of Rs. 3000 to stay at Jan Seva. They are encouraged to be independent and disciplined. They wash their own utensils as well as their clothes. They have a set time-table that gives them enough time for both studies and play. They are offered tutions for difficult subjects such as Maths, Science and English at Jan Seva. Jan Seva and Jeevan Vidya staff as well as some local volunteers tutor these subjects. They are also taught to speak, read and write the local language, Marathi as most of the kids speak in Ahirani at their home. They also get to learn cycling and using a computer. They can enroll in karate classes as well as personality development classes. They are encouraged to participate in various competitions outside such as drawing, essay writing and sports. This helps increase their confidence significantly.
The goal of Jan Seva is to provide lodging and boarding to help kids from the nearby tribal areas in their education. However, this hostel goes above and beyond the official mandate by not only tutoring the difficult courses in the school but also teaching them life-skills through extra-curricular activities. True to their name, they rightly do Jan Seva of the tribal kids in the area!
Jan Seva only provides boarding and lodging facilities for the boys. So there are no classes or teachers. The main building on the campus of Jan Seva has two floors.
First floor has a large room that all the boys share. They use mats on the floor to sleep. There are shelves along the walls where the boys keep their belongings. Kitchen, store room and an office for the staff are also on the first floor. There is a big room on the second floor with some tables and chairs that the boys use as a study room. There is also a computer lab for the boys, staff rooms and restrooms. Another small building next to the main building houses toilets and bathrooms for the boys. There is a yard around the buildings that is used by the boys as a playground. One cook is employed by Jan Seva to cook boys' meals.
Boys pay yearly fees of Rs. 3000 to stay at Jan Seva. They are encouraged to be independent and disciplined. They wash their own utensils as well as their clothes. They have a set time-table that gives them enough time for both studies and play. They are offered tutions for difficult subjects such as Maths, Science and English at Jan Seva. Jan Seva and Jeevan Vidya staff as well as some local volunteers tutor these subjects. They are also taught to speak, read and write the local language, Marathi as most of the kids speak in Ahirani at their home. They also get to learn cycling and using a computer. They can enroll in karate classes as well as personality development classes. They are encouraged to participate in various competitions outside such as drawing, essay writing and sports. This helps increase their confidence significantly.
The goal of Jan Seva is to provide lodging and boarding to help kids from the nearby tribal areas in their education. However, this hostel goes above and beyond the official mandate by not only tutoring the difficult courses in the school but also teaching them life-skills through extra-curricular activities. True to their name, they rightly do Jan Seva of the tribal kids in the area!
Jan Seva provides lodging and boarding facilities in Nandurbar for about 60 tribal boys who come from villages 40-50 kms away from the schools.
Jan Seva Mandal was started in 1969 by Bernard Massat, a Spanish gentleman for the upliftment of the tribal population. It is part of the Jesuit organization Bombay Xavierant Corp. It had boarding facilities in Shirpur, Khandesh, Manor and Thalassari. This boarding in Nandurbar has been around for the past 15 years. Since its inception, Jan Seva Mandal has been working with the tribals of Nandurbar District – particularly the Bhils and Kokanas. Through various interventions particularly in the field of agriculture such as watershed management, seed banks, self-help groups, promotion of herbal medicines, legal awareness and education, the Mandal has strived to bring development and empowerment of the tribals.
Sep 2024 Budget 2024-2025
Sep 2024 Jan Seva Mandal Budget 2024-25.pdf
Sep 2024 Project Metrics 2024
Sep 2024 Annual Updates 2023-2024
Sep 2023 Jan Seva Project Metrics
Aug 2023 Site Visit 2023 v2
Aug 2023 Site Visit 2023
Aug 2023 Budget 2023-2024
Aug 2023 Annual Updates 2022-2023
Jun 2022 Budget 2022-2023
Jun 2022 Annual Updates 2020-2022
May 2022 Site Visit 2022
Jun 2021 Budget 2021-2022
Sep 2020 Annual Update 2019-2020
Sep 2020 Budget 2020-2021
Feb 2020 Site Visit 2020 v2
May 2019 Annual Update 2018-2019
Apr 2019 Budget 2019-2020
Feb 2019 Site Visit 2019
Nov 2018 Budget 2018-2019
Nov 2018 Annual Update 2017-2018
Oct 2018 Site Visit 2018
Oct 2017 2017-2018 and One time budget
Oct 2017 Budget 2017-2018
Oct 2017 Annual Update 2016-2017
Jun 2017 One time funding budget
Apr 2017 One time funding request
Dec 2016 Site visit report Dec 2016
Dec 2016 Site visit report
Jul 2016 Budget 2016-2017
Jun 2016 Annual Update 2015-2016
May 2016 Expense Report
Oct 2015 Annual Update 2015
Mar 2015 Site Visit Report
Mar 2015 Site Visit Report 2015
Dec 2014 Budget 2015-2016
Dec 2013 Budget 2014-2015
Dec 2012 Budget 2013 - 2014
Dec 2012 Site Visit Report 2012
Dec 2012 Budget 2011-2012
Dec 2011 Budget 2012 - 2013
Aug 2010 Janseva site visit report 2010
Aug 2010 Janseva Mandal Budget 2010
Jun 2008 First Site Visit Report
Jun 2008 Questionnaire 2
Jun 2008 Questionnaire 1
Sep 2024 Jan Seva Mandal Budget 2024-25.pdf
Sep 2024 Project Metrics 2024
Sep 2024 Annual Updates 2023-2024
Sep 2023 Jan Seva Project Metrics
Aug 2023 Site Visit 2023 v2
Aug 2023 Site Visit 2023
Aug 2023 Budget 2023-2024
Aug 2023 Annual Updates 2022-2023
Jun 2022 Budget 2022-2023
Jun 2022 Annual Updates 2020-2022
May 2022 Site Visit 2022
Jun 2021 Budget 2021-2022
Sep 2020 Annual Update 2019-2020
Sep 2020 Budget 2020-2021
Feb 2020 Site Visit 2020 v2
May 2019 Annual Update 2018-2019
Apr 2019 Budget 2019-2020
Feb 2019 Site Visit 2019
Nov 2018 Budget 2018-2019
Nov 2018 Annual Update 2017-2018
Oct 2018 Site Visit 2018
Oct 2017 2017-2018 and One time budget
Oct 2017 Budget 2017-2018
Oct 2017 Annual Update 2016-2017
Jun 2017 One time funding budget
Apr 2017 One time funding request
Dec 2016 Site visit report Dec 2016
Dec 2016 Site visit report
Jul 2016 Budget 2016-2017
Jun 2016 Annual Update 2015-2016
May 2016 Expense Report
Oct 2015 Annual Update 2015
Mar 2015 Site Visit Report
Mar 2015 Site Visit Report 2015
Dec 2014 Budget 2015-2016
Dec 2013 Budget 2014-2015
Dec 2012 Budget 2013 - 2014
Dec 2012 Site Visit Report 2012
Dec 2012 Budget 2011-2012
Dec 2011 Budget 2012 - 2013
Aug 2010 Janseva site visit report 2010
Aug 2010 Janseva Mandal Budget 2010
Jun 2008 First Site Visit Report
Jun 2008 Questionnaire 2
Jun 2008 Questionnaire 1