SEEDS India

SEEDS India SEEDS is a non-profit organisation that seeks to protect the lives and livelihoods of people exposed

Recipient of Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Award 2021- Highest Honour in the field of Disaster Management by Government of India.

05/09/2026

Co-founders have visions. Manifesting these are a long journey - most times very lonely.

SEEDS Co founder Manu Gupta sums up how those who are now walking into the hashtag space can attempt their journeys.



Vinod Sharma Ranita Sarma

05/09/2026

The people who know the co founders best tell us…

The from Manu Gupta is always to think long term. Despite the seeming triggered by how can we constantly deliver quality for affected communities. Challenging conventional thinking.

The trust that he puts in teams and the hand offered when we falter - leading to build always.



Vinod Sharma Ranita Sarma

05/09/2026

Here's what those who worked with both SEEDS
co founders say

If you’ve worked with both Manu Gupta and Anshu Sharma, you probably know this already…
They do not really 'teach' you in the conventional sense.

They make you think.
They make you question the obvious, look beyond the immediate, think about the people at the heart of every decision - and, occasionally, wonder why you did not think of that yourself! 😊

For those who have worked alongside both our co-founders, the lessons have gone far beyond proposals, programmes, research or disaster risk reduction.

They’ve been about compassion. Patience. Purpose. Curiosity. Trust. The courage to think differently. And the belief that meaningful change begins with people and communities.

As one colleague put it, a true mentor teaches you not just how to succeed, but how to become a more meaningful human being. Another reminds us that lasting impact is rooted in community - in choosing harmony over conflict and building the trust we need to protect our shared home.

Perhaps that is what makes the SEEDS co founders such enduring :
they leave you with more questions, a bigger vision, and a stronger sense of purpose.

This Teacher’s Day, we are letting the people who have worked with them tell the story.

First up: voices from those who have had the privilege of learning from both. ❤️


Vinod Sharma Meghna Chawla Ranita Sarma

What would you tell your younger self, if you knew what you know today?This Teacher’s Day, we’re turning the question ar...
05/09/2026

What would you tell your younger self, if you knew what you know today?

This Teacher’s Day, we’re turning the question around.

Instead of asking our co-founders what they have taught over the years, we asked them what they would tell their younger selves - about extreme weather events, action, , and the world they helped build.

Trust Anshu Sharma to get us going again by reminding us that some of the most important lessons are not answers. They are the questions that stay with us. Often the questions we ask ourselves shape the people - and the work - we become.

Thank you Dr. Anshu Sharma for making us ask important questions.



Vinod Sharma Meghna Chawla Ranita Sarma

03/09/2026

Keeping the focus on Assam

In Charaideo, Assam - continued rainfall caused the Suffry river to overflow, inundating homes, farmland and rural infrastructure. Drinking water sources were contaminated, connectivity disrupted and vulnerable families displaced.
In these moments, safe water, shelter and hygiene are not secondary needs -they are critical to survival.

SEEDS is responding in the worst-affected villages of Mohan Gaon and No. 1 Borphater with combined WASH and shelter kits, alongside hygiene promotion and community-level support to reduce the risk of water-borne disease.

Assam, however, needs more than a response to a single flood. Its geography, river systems and recurring flooding mean that communities can face repeated disruption, repeated and repeated loss - sometimes within the same season.

That is why here must be sustained. It means reaching communities when roads are cut off. It means restoring access to safe water when sources are contaminated. It means helping families protect themselves from disease.

It means staying engaged as immediate survival gives way to recovery.
SEEDS' work in Assam is, therefore, not just about responding to the immediacy of waters that rose. It is about standing with communities through a flood season that is likely to demand resilience, again and again.

For families living with the river, the question is never simply “Will the waters come?” It is “Will we be ready when they do?” In Assam, the floodwaters may recede. The need does not. Every monsoon, rivers reshape the lives of communities living along their banks.



National Disaster Management Authority, India National Institute of Disaster Management Ranita Sarma

31/08/2026

When floodwaters recede, recovery has only just begun.

In 2025, floods in Fazilka, Punjab, damaged homes, disrupted livelihoods and displaced families from the spaces they had built over generations.

With support from a CAF America grant, SEEDS was able to stand alongside flood-affected communities through the critical first days - and the long road that followed.

From emergency WaSH kits, shelter kits, and essential supplies to water filters, hygiene awareness, and kitchen gardening, our response evolved with families' needs.

Recovery became strongest when communities took the lead.

Local residents, volunteers, and PRI leaders helped identify the families most in need, ensuring support reached women-headed households, older persons, persons with disabilities, and families with children.

Then came a moment that stays with us: 75 transitional shelters handed over to some of the most vulnerable families whose homes had been damaged or destroyed.

For many, moving into these shelters meant more than a roof over their heads again. It meant having a safe space to begin again - with some families marking the moment with prayers and small ceremonies.

This is what recovery looks like to us.

Relief that reaches people.
Recovery shaped with communities.
Resilience built for what comes next.

We are grateful to CAF America for enabling this work and for standing with communities when support matters most.

This week, we’re taking part in CAF America’s . And there’s a little more at stake!

If our post gets the most engagement, SEEDS could win a $3,000 grant to support our work.

❤️ Please simply like, comment or share this post.
Every interaction helps - and could put us in with a chance to win.



Ranita Sarma

28/08/2026

When floodwaters recede, there is still more to do

In Bhadrak, Odisha, more than 411,000 people have been affected by riverine flooding and waterlogging following a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal. Homes and community infrastructure have been damaged, drinking water sources , and access to several villages has been disrupted.

In the aftermath, something as basic as a glass of safe water can become a serious public health concern. Contaminated handpumps and water increase the risk of diarrhoeal and vector-borne diseases - making WASH support an essential part of and .

SEEDS is responding in Bhadrak.
Our teams are working across five flood-affected blocks, combining emergency WASH assistance with mobile outreach to deliver support directly to hard-to-reach communities.

The response includes:
💧 Emergency WASH kits for 1,000 vulnerable households
🚐 Three WASH-on-Wheels teams taking safe-water and public-health messages into affected communities
🫧 Chlorination of 100 contaminated community handpumps
📢 Community demonstrations and mobile awareness on safe water, hygiene and disease prevention

The response prioritises women-headed households, children, pregnant and lactating women, older persons, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups.

Post-disaster, safe water is not a luxury. It is hashtag . As India's flood season continues to unfold, SEEDS remains with communities - not only helping them survive the immediate crisis, but reducing the health risks that can follow.



National Disaster Management Authority, India National Institute of Disaster Management Ranita Sarma

24/08/2026

On the ground when it matters most

When a strikes, being on the ground matters. Staying accountable matters even more. The July cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides across Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir left families with damaged homes, disrupted water and sanitation systems, and the loss of essential household assets.

SEEDS responded where the need was greatest in Jammu and Kashmir. Across 19 villages, seven blocks and seven panchayats, we reached 5,293 vulnerable people with emergency WASH and shelter kits.

We used Kobo-based household registration to identify vulnerabilities and prioritise families most in need. Community members and local committees helped validate beneficiaries, while post-distribution monitoring allowed us to listen to families and understand whether the assistance was relevant and useful.

Here are some key numbers that underscore the importance of empathetic, measured selection for the most affected. Among those reached were 1,102 senior citizens, 54 persons with disabilities and 150 critically ill individuals - a reminder that disasters do not affect everyone equally.

response means:
Reaching the .
to communities.
Delivering with .
Accounting for every intervention.
Learning - and doing better the next time.
The floods and cloudbursts may have passed, but India's disaster season continues to unfold. Our work must continue too.

To our donors, partners, and supporters: your support enables SEEDS to respond when communities are most vulnerable - and to turn emergency assistance into a pathway toward safer, more recovery.

Being there matters. And staying accountable to the people we serve matters even more.



National Disaster Management Authority, India National Institute of Disaster Management Ranita Sarma

23/08/2026

In our emergency response teams paused to acknowledge those who stepped up in times of urgency.

On , the work done to save lives and support recovery underscored the importance of coming together to .



National Institute of Disaster Management
National Disaster Management Authority, India
Ranita Sarma

22/08/2026

Know your first responders

Local volunteers are the backbone of emergency response. In this year, volunteers have once again risen to the challenge of monsoon flooding.

On , which was observed recently, the SEEDS team acknowledged these first responders, who returned to help their community members.



National Institute of Disaster Management National Disaster Management Authority, India Vinod Sharma Ranita Sarma

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