Gandevi, Gujarat, India

Sorting a massive pile of medicine before a 6 day camp starts tomorrow. This is really only a small portion of the total medicines we have for the camp! 

Arrival!

After 2 nights of overnight bus rides, with a break in Hubli to attend an excellent conference called "Development Dialogue and International Conference 2014", we finally arrived near Gandevi from Bangalore. This is us with all our luggage and medicine piling everything into a car and getting ready for the 30 minute car ride to Gandevi. Overall, it was an adventurous trip with an opportunity to be inspired and network at the conference. Note the refreshing drizzle outside, which is uncharacteristic weather for this time of year. 

Nancy Niklis, USA - January 2014 onwards

Nancy holds a BS in Geology & Geophysics and a MS in Tropical 
Plant and Soil Sciences, both from The University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. Her MS thesis focused on the transport and deposition of arsenic used in Hawai'i on former sugarcane lands. She is the founder of "Sustainability Services" where she gives lectures to youth in Asia on site-specific environmental problems and works with them to empower and encourage them to care for their natural resources and be stewards of their land. She is documenting the activities of Aarogya Seva by writing, taking photos, and handling all parts of their 'digital world'.

Nina Chen, China - 22 November to 6 December 2013

Nina is a Graduate from the Toulouse Business School in France and works as a interior designer and HR manager in China. She is a very talented photographer and a globe trotter. She volunteered as a photographer and communications consultant. She also volunteered in the Rural health interventions in rainforests of Agumbe in Karnataka. 

Dr Shruti Mony, Dubai - September 25 to October 12 2013

Position : Social volunteer

Profile :

I recently graduated from medical school and obtained my MBBS degree from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. I am currently looking to pursue my residency in Internal Medicine in the US. Having been through medical school, community service has always been my passion. Setting up camps and spreading disease awareness among the local population is a different experience all together. I am a avid learner and keen to share my knowledge with everyone around me. I like travelling to new places, learning the local language so patients are more at ease. I am looking forward to this opportunity of working with the Seva team and consider it an honor of being part of such a noble organization.

Winnie Chang, Taiwan - August 2012 onwards

Chang Yashu alias Winnie is an extremely dedicated and hard working intern working with us from August 2012 onwards. She is a Major in Psychological Counselling. She has worked in the Taiwan Institute of Psychology and is currently pursuing a course in Drama Therapy from Bangalore.

She started volunteering with us in the beginning of August 2012. Winnie was an important member of the team which went to Uttarkashi during the disaster relief operations. She continues to volunteer now with partner organisations in the areas of Yoga for children with special needs and children affected by HIV.