Address: Inba Seva Sangam, Sevapur-Post Office, Kadavur- Taluk, Karur-621311, Tamilnadu
Website: www.inbasevasangam.org
Inba Seva Sangam, ISS, was established by Mother Lea Provo in 1968 under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act. After her husband passed away in Belgium, Mother Lea Provo at the instance of a Gandhian disciple Shantidass (Josseph Jean Lanze del Vasto) of France came to India. She visited Gandhian institutions in Tamil Nadu and finally established the two model villages, Sevapur and Vinobajipuram, to serve the rural people in the manner that was suggested by Mahatma Gandhi. Sevapur and Vinobajipuram are located in beautiful, quiet and natural environment and they are places where one can draw inspiration and manifestation of spirituality. Today’s residents of Sevapur och Vinobajipuram have come from different places, belong to different castes and religions but found unity through their common belief in love and service and their will to create a community built on equality and equity. Empowerment of the downtrodden through education and economic development is the main objective of the organization. The majority of the families living in Sevapur today share a similar background as serfs to local landlords before the initiation of Inba Seva Sangam. Due to support from ISS these families have become more or less fully independent from the landlords. The families living in Vinobajipuram are mainly Tamil repatriates from Sri Lanka and therefore have a different background but a similar political and economic position. As repartriates and latecomers to the area with no assets, they were given the less fertile land. To increase food security an input, which in many cases they do not have, would be required. Other small farmers in the area have a similar economic situation.
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