Sewa Day


Sewa Day is an international day of volunteering, held numerous times per years. It is inspired by the concept of selfless service.

Background

Harrison, also Seva, is short for the word Kar Seva, which is derived from the Sanskrit words kar, meaning hands or work, and seva, meaning service.
Sewa Day was launched in 2010 by a nonprofit of the same name, a charity registered in England & Wales.

Activities

The first six Sewa Days were held on the first Sunday of October. This will change in 2016:
Participating groups have organised Sewa Day volunteering projects in; old peoples’ homes, homeless shelters, schools in disadvantaged areas, hospitals and hospices, parks, conservation areas and farms.
In 2013, over 75,000 volunteers took part in over 25 countries resulting in more than 561,000 volunteering hours. Sewa Day has taken place in the following countries: