SVM Monthly Newsletter- July 2022

In This Issue

SVM Benefit Luncheon 2022 Highlights | Nagaland Government Officials visit to Meghalaya | NavGurukul’s Meraki Program for Technical Skills

Dear Friends,

Rural underdevelopment is one of the main drivers of global poverty and forced migration to crowded urban areas. In many parts of the world, rural areas are lagging behind urban areas in terms of economic development, access to essential services, and quality of life. Bridging the rural-urban gap is at the core of SVM’s mission in socio-economic development in India. To drive awareness to this cause SVM USA held our first Benefit luncheon in June raising $680,000. We are beyond grateful to our friends, partners and donors for this outpouring of confidence and support for our mission. Read on in our JULY Newsletter to learn more about this event, Nagaland’s official orientation visit to our SVM Meghalaya’s pilot projects, and some new projects that will bring more exposure to STEM education and skills to rural communities.

Sincerely,

Dr. Anil Shah MD

On June 18, 2022, Smart Village Movement in Alliance with UC Berkeley Haas School of Business hosted its first benefit luncheon in Southern California. This was SVM’s first fundraising event and we raised a total of $680,000 that goes towards piloting innovative technologies and sustainable rural development projects in India.
This event brought together donors, guests, and volunteers from Southern California to learn firsthand from the Smart Village Movement Team about our model of socio-economic development and the impact of their successful pilot projects in Northeast India. (Read More)

On 29th June, Government officials from Nagaland visited SVM team in Meghalaya to learn more about our co-innovation model and current projects. It was our team’s utmost pleasure to host Dr. Tinojongshi Chang, Joint Secy Rural Development Department, and Mr. Veduzo Sasu, Rural Development Officer, Govt of Nagaland. The two-day visit began with an official meeting with SVM Meghalaya Team and the Government of Meghalaya Officials followed by a field visit and interaction session at all project sites in SVM Ecosystem.
We thank the Nagaland Government Officers for their visit and encouragement.
We also thank everyone from the ground for their time and co-operation during the field visit.

On 25th June, we had the first Meraki orientation program. It received a great response where about 80 people attended the orientation session to understand the scope and opportunities of Meraki. Navgurukul’s Meraki and Smart Village Movement are entering into a partnership to teach youth from rural communities to help them build their social and technical skills and leadership qualities, and be employment-ready for the Information Technology sector. There are about 6 batches ready to start the course by August. SVM Team is mobilizing more students by visiting schools, as we aspire to achieve a target of reaching 1500 students through this program. SVM is very excited about this program!
Registration Form: Click here for More info on Meraki: Click here
About Navgurukul: Click here

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