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Yoga Medicine Seva Foundation
“Person not possession; child not commodity” Anonymous
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]DONATE[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row bg_color=”#ffffff” top_padding=”50″ bottom_padding=”0″ bg_position=”left top”][vc_column width=”1/3″][minti_headline type=”h3″ font=”font-special” size=”fontsize-s” color=”#55575c” weight=”fontweight-700″ transform=”transform-uppercase” align=”align-left” class=”letterspacing2″]Mission[/minti_headline][minti_divider style=”5″ margin=”0″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Our mission is to fight human trafficking and sexual exploitation by empowering global, impoverished communities through efforts of education and entrepreneurship.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row bg_color=”#ffffff” top_padding=”80″ bottom_padding=”80″ bg_position=”left top”][vc_column width=”1/3″][minti_headline type=”h3″ font=”font-special” size=”fontsize-s” color=”#55575c” weight=”fontweight-700″ transform=”transform-uppercase” align=”align-left” class=”letterspacing2″]Get Involved[/minti_headline][minti_divider style=”5″ margin=”0″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]This year, Yoga Medicine’s Seva Foundation is working with Her Future Coalition and Rescue Foundation to establish a new shelter 45 miles outside of New Delhi, near a Red Light District. This newly constructed shelter is scheduled to open its doors to survivors of human trafficking in 2017 and will house over 100 women and children.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_section” top_padding=”40″ bottom_padding=”60″ row_id=”GETINVOLVED” bg_position=”left top”][vc_column text_align=”center” width=”1/1″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]We need your help to reach our fundraising goal of $100,000.
Proceeds will be used to provide health check-ups, educational & vocational training, food, clothing, and most of all – mental and spiritual rehabilitation for a brighter future. Join us by making a tax-deductible contribution, purchase from our partners or by joining the team with a chance to take part in delivering these services to those who need it most.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_section” text_align=”center” top_padding=”40″ bottom_padding=”40″ row_id=”GETINVOLVED” bg_position=”left top”][vc_column text_align=”center” width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Here’s how you can help.
Click on a tab FOR MORE INFO ON HOW to get involved.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”0″ bg_position=”left top”][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_tabs][vc_tab title=”Donate” tab_id=”4712b7bf-419f-981e6-a2dd”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][minti_spacer height=”30″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][minti_headline type=”h3″ font=”font-special” size=”fontsize-s” color=”#55575c” weight=”fontweight-700″ transform=”transform-uppercase” align=”align-left” class=”letterspacing2″]DONATE TO OUR CROWDRISE PAGE[/minti_headline][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Every donation, no matter how big or small, makes a difference.
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]$30 – covers healthcare, shelter, nutritious meals, education, yoga and other recreational activities for one woman or child for a month.$100 – covers vocational training for one woman to gain an income generating trade or skill.
$360 – covers healthcare, shelter, nutritious meals, education, yoga and other recreational activities for one woman or child for an entire year.
$500 – covers a survivor’s dream to start or grow her own business. This may include, but is not limited to, fabric & supplies to make clothing, ink and materials for block printing, spices & machinery for grinding or metal & materials for jewelry making.
$1000 – covers an entire year’s salary for one teacher or staff member of these shelters that devote their lives to the empowerment of woman and children.
$5000 – covers the college education of a woman who dreams of a better life. Many of the women wish to continue their education beyond what the shelter offers. Becoming a nurse might mean they can help provide healthcare to their entire village or by becoming a veterinarian, provide neutering or spaying to the millions of stray animals in India. This donation creates a brighter future for the woman, her family and their community.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]DONATE[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”Join” tab_id=”bf6a75b3-b993-081e6-a2dd”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][minti_spacer height=”30″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][minti_headline type=”h3″ font=”font-special” size=”fontsize-s” color=”#55575c” weight=”fontweight-700″ transform=”transform-uppercase” align=”align-left” class=”letterspacing2″]JOIN OUR FUNDRAISING TEAM[/minti_headline][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
“Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve.”
Interested in doing more than donating? Head on over to our CrowdRise Page and click the orange link – JOIN THE TEAM. You can create your own campaign under ours and begin fundraising in your hometown. It’s a great way to connect to the greater community and raise awareness on human trafficking. Need inspiration? Host a donation-only class, potluck or silent auction.
Team members who raise a minimum of $5000.00 will have the opportunity to join us on our 2018 trip to New Delhi (details below).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”Purchase” tab_id=”1453624246959-2-181e6-a2dd”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][minti_spacer height=”30″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][minti_headline type=”h3″ font=”font-special” size=”fontsize-s” color=”#55575c” weight=”fontweight-700″ transform=”transform-uppercase” align=”align-left” class=”letterspacing2″]PURCHASE FROM OUR PARTNERS[/minti_headline][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]The Seva Foundation has joined forces with other globally conscious companies. A simple purchase from any of our partners below will increase our impact![/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][minti_spacer height=”30″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]
Liquido
Purchase the Seva Legging from Liquido and 10% of every purchase will be donated to our cause.
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Nina Hillerström
20% of every purchase of handmade silver jewelry from Nina Hillerström’s Seva Collection will be donated to our cause.
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Soulié
10% of every purchase of the Dream Yoga Bag by Soulié will be donated to our cause.
SHOP[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][minti_image img=”28301″ lightbox=”2″ url=”https://renee-soulie.com/collections/yoga-mat-carriers/products/dream-yoga-bag-2-zip-style”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][minti_spacer height=”50″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Stay tuned for more details with the following partners:
- Kira Grace is set to launch our partnership in late 2017
We are passionate about providing and sustaining education that empowers survivors to rebuild their lives and support their families. These educational programs give survivors the tools they need to become leaders in their families and communities, uplifting others and passing on the virtue of self-worth. In a culture where women are thought to have little value, educating and empowering them ensures freedom forever.
Over the past two years we:
- Raised over $40,000 to support 15 shelters in the slums and Red Light Districts of Kolkata
- Contributed over 80+ volunteer hours at shelters in India
- Provided direct assistance to over 500 women and children
- Met with 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Kailash Satyarthi, to discuss his global activism fighting for children to be free
- Collaborated with founder of The Women’s Interlink Foundation, Aloka Mitra and Co-Founder & Director of Her Future Coalition, Sarah Symmons, to raise funds to support their shelters
- Met with founders, educators & rescue teams from Bal Ashram, a successful rehabilitation and training center for victims of child labor
Our belief is that no situation is beyond hope and India being the birthplace of yoga, we believe it is our duty to give back to a culture that has given us so much.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row bg_color=”#ffffff” top_padding=”35″ bottom_padding=”40″ bg_position=”left top”][vc_column width=”1/3″][minti_headline type=”h3″ font=”font-special” size=”fontsize-s” color=”#55575c” weight=”fontweight-700″ transform=”transform-uppercase” align=”align-left” class=”letterspacing2″]WHO WE ARE[/minti_headline][minti_divider style=”5″ margin=”0″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]The Yoga Medicine Seva Foundation was established to address the severity of India’s human trafficking crisis. We are funded by Yoga Medicine members and people like YOU. We are independent of any political ideology, economic interest or religion. Our belief is that no situation is beyond hope and India being the birthplace of yoga, we believe it is our duty to give back to a culture that has given us so much.Why India?
- Everyday 400 women and children go missing in India – many remain untraced
- India has the highest number of people enslaved, with approximately 18 million people in modern slavery.
- Each year, millions of women and children are trafficked in India.
- 1 child goes missing somewhere in the country every 8 minutes.
- Almost 80 percent of all worldwide trafficking is for sexual exploitation, with an estimated 1.2 million children being bought and sold into sexual slavery every year.
During our visits to the shelters, we spend time with the women and children. Our presence lets them know that someone, somewhere cares. By immersing into their culture our desire to help and their desire to dream, multiplies.
Team members who raise a minimum of $5000.00 will have the opportunity to join us on our 2018 trip to New Delhi. If you are interested in more details, please email our Seva Coordinator, Amanda Bonfiglio Cunningham, at seva@yogamedicine.com.
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_section” top_padding=”35″ bottom_padding=”0″ bg_position=”left top”][vc_column bg_image=”18057″ column_padding=”padding-5″ width=”1/2″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column bg_color=”#e0d68f” column_padding=”padding-5″ column_center=”true” width=”1/2″][minti_headline type=”h3″ font=”font-special” size=”fontsize-s” color=”#55575c” weight=”fontweight-700″ transform=”transform-uppercase” align=”align-left” class=”letterspacing2″]TESTIMONIALS[/minti_headline][vc_column_text]”The greatest impact of my trip to Kolkata wasn’t what I expected it to be. I was focusing on the heartbreaking stories behind the project, but what I found was love and empowerment. The most important thing that I came away with after the trip is the visceral realisation that we can all make a difference and it isn’t as hard as one might think. It is only through empowering others and giving them opportunities that true sustainable change can be achieved.” – Katia Shulga“When I heard about the Yoga Medicine Seva project and decided to take part, I thought that I would go there to help the women and children. However, in truth they have helped me. Their smiles, laughter and beaming sense of pride was contagious; and reminded me that the future is in our hands and does not need to be dictated by sadness from the past. Every woman or child I met taught me that wherever we live in the world and whatever trauma we have faced in our lives, we are able to grow and move on from it with love and support from the people who surround us.” – Alice Blunden[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_section”][vc_column width=”1/1″][minti_callout bgcolor=”#e1cd35″ buttontext=”CONTACT US” url=”mailto:seva@yogamedicine.com” buttoncolor=”color-3″]For more information on the India Seva Project, please contact us.[/minti_callout][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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