SEEDS
SEEDS is committed to equipping the most vulnerable communities with appropriate tools, technologies, knowledge, and skills, and promoting linkages among stakeholders to prevent loss of life and suffering. Their purpose is to build resilience among people exposed to disasters and climate change, enabling the bottom 1% of communities vulnerable to the climate emergency to adapt, anticipate, and act to secure their future and that of the larger community. Their vision is to transform the vulnerable into resilient and thriving communities.
Theory of Change
Inputs
Financial resources and donations
Staff and volunteer expertise
Innovative technologies (e.g., AI, satellite imagery)
Local and international partnerships
Training materials
Community knowledge
Environmental and architectural expertise
Activities
Emergency response and relief distribution
Training for disaster preparedness and resilience
Reconstruction of homes, schools, and public infrastructure
Risk assessment and community planning
Development and deployment of innovative disaster tech
Nature-based solution implementation
Policy advocacy and partnership building
Outputs
Families reached with immediate relief
Shelters and schools rebuilt or repaired
Individuals and children trained
Communities with risk/contingency/early warning plans
Innovative tech solutions deployed
Wetlands and peri-urban areas restored
Community-led adaptation projects completed
Outcomes
Lives and assets protected during disasters
Vulnerable populations equipped to withstand future risks
Reduced loss and suffering from disasters
Increased disaster/climate resilience in targeted districts
Strengthened institutional and community capacity
Improved local livelihoods and environmental sustainability
Programs
1. Emergency Response and Relief
Immediate action following disasters, including the provision of emergency tents, recovery housing, kits of essential items, establishment of temporary learning centres, repair of water sources, and mobile health services.
Emergency supplies
Tents and transitional shelters
Medical kits
Trained staff and volunteers
Partnerships with local organizations
Rapid needs assessment
Distribution of relief materials
Setting up medical camps and temporary learning centres
Repair of water sources
Number of emergency kits distributed
Families sheltered
Medical camps conducted
Children continuing education
Reduced loss of life and suffering during disasters
Continuity of education
Improved health outcomes for affected families
2. Disaster Innovation and Tech for Resilience (inc. AI for Humanitarian Action)
Adoption and deployment of innovative technologies and data-driven models such as AI for hyper-local risk assessment to support disaster preparedness, targeted intervention, and policy advocacy.
Access to AI/tech resources
Satellite imagery
Technical partnerships (e.g., Microsoft)
Training and outreach expertise
Developing and deploying AI-based risk models
Community outreach for targeted interventions
Collaboration with government for tech-driven solutions
Risk models developed and deployed
Number of communities/families reached with advisories
Collaboration partnerships formed
Enhanced early warning
Informed decision making
Lives and assets protected
Increased resilience of at-risk, marginalized communities
3. Community Skilling and Capacity Building
Empowering individuals and communities through training in disaster risk reduction, safe construction, and sustainable practices. Focus on participation, holistic skill development and local ownership.
Training materials
Skilled trainers
Partnerships with local authorities and institutions
Skill-building workshops and peer learning
Practical trainings on safe construction and disaster preparedness
Number of individuals trained
Workshops delivered
Community self-reliance
Enhanced local response capabilities
4. Nature-Based Solutions and Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR)
Restoring and conserving wetlands, lakes, and landscapes to reduce disaster risk and support climate adaptation for vulnerable peri-urban, rural, and coastal communities.
Funding for ecosystem projects
Environmental expertise
Local community participation
Community-based restoration activities
Implementation of nature-based solutions
Ecosystems restored
Communities engaged
Strengthened disaster resilience via environmental sustainability
Improved livelihoods and ecosystem services for vulnerable populations
Other Information
Core Values
Commitment to quality and accountability
People at the centre (community-driven, inclusive decision-making)
Leaving no one behind (focus on marginalized, socially excluded, women and children first)
Sustainability in environmental and programmatic outcomes
Local action with global influence (localization and regional/global advocacy)
Adaptation, innovation, and resilience-building
Shared responsibility with communities and local governments
Scale
Total lives touched: 11,441,045
School children trained: 339,592
Schools & Aanganwadis built, repaired & restored: 666
Shelters built: 63,116
Emergencies responded: 54
Indian States/UTs covered: 26
Affected Users
Disaster-affected families (especially the bottom 1% most vulnerable to climate emergency)
Marginalized and socially excluded communities
Women and children in high-risk districts
Schoolchildren and local construction workers
Urban migrants
Communities in disaster-prone and ecologically-sensitive areas
Geographical Areas
India (all high-risk disaster-prone regions across 26 states and UTs)
Nepal
Asia (advocacy and pilot initiatives)
Contact Info
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