Sarvahitkari Sewashram, established in 1998, is a grassroots nonprofit organization, currently operational in Maharajganj and Sant Kabir Nagar districts of Uttar Pradesh, with active interventions across multiple thematic areas. Over the years, the organization has also worked in Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, and Sonbhadra, building strong community linkages and implementing targeted programs in Leadership & literacy, child protection, education, livelihood, disability inclusion, and environmental resilience.

Our organization believes that social inequality and lack of access to basic amenities are the biggest barriers to the development of any community. This challenge is not limited to economic deprivation alone; it also includes the absence of leadership, self-confidence, awareness, and collective consciousness. As a result, community members are unable to effectively voice their concerns and are often left excluded from government welfare schemes and civic facilities.

We first understood this issue while working with the Vantangiya community. For centuries, this community had been marginalized and deprived of basic necessities such as civic identity, education, and healthcare. Our initial struggle was to secure their civic identity and connect them with government schemes. During this journey, we realized that more important than external assistance was enabling community members to learn how to solve their own problems.

That is why the core work of our organization focuses on Leadership Development and Literacy. We believe that when a community gains the skills to understand its issues and present them effectively, it not only resolves its current problems but also becomes prepared to face future challenges, moving toward a dignified and self-reliant life.

We have extended this approach to areas such as Disability Empowerment, Women’s Empowerment, and Child Well-being. Every program we run ensures that leadership emerges from within the community itself, enabling them to become the architects of their own future.