SVM Monthly Newsletter- June 2022

In This Issue

SVM Benefit Luncheon | Thank you to our Sponsors | SVM at BIF 2022 | Meeting with External Affairs Minister | Lakadong Turmeric Blog

Dear Friends,

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to our very first Benefit Luncheon on Saturday, June 18th at 10.30 am at the Cerritos Center for Performing Arts, California. SVM is now expanding from Meghalaya to other states in India. We hope you will join us at this event where you can learn firsthand how our successful pilot projects in India have made a huge difference in the lives of underprivileged villagers and how you as a corporate partner, researcher, philanthropist, or volunteer can participate and partner with us. We are excited to continue to take this sustainable economic model to other states and global markets. Here’s a short video on Smart Village Movement and our unique economic development model.

We’re happy to also have with us an internationally acclaimed guest speaker, author, and ‘Mind Guru’ – Dr. Jitendra Adhia who will engage us with an interactive talk, “Unleash the Power of Your Subconscious Mind”. Click here to register and see what we have lined up for the event.

In other news, this year’s Berkeley Innovation Forum (BIF) was hosted at Disney Anaheim and Smart Village Movement played a key role with the Honorable Chief Minister of Meghalaya Mr. Conrad Sangma, and Mr. Sampat Kumar IAS presenting the success of our open-innovation model and pilot projects in their state with the impact it has had in empowering rural communities.

Please help us to bring security, health, education, and opportunities where needed most. Join us in redefining rural development by empowering the underserved with sustainable business solutions.

Read on to learn more about the various projects and other updates from us in this June newsletter.

Smart Village Movement in Alliance with Berkeley Haas cordially invites you to the first-ever SVM Benefit Luncheon on 18th June 2022, 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM at Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 18000 Park Plaza Dr, Cerritos, CA 90703.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

All proceeds will go towards building Smart Villages in India to benefit underserved communities. www.smartvillagemovement.org

This is a complimentary event, but registration is mandatory. If you wish to join us at the event please click here to register.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors for supporting SVM as we prepare for the big SVM Benefit Luncheon this month to raise funds for building Smart Villages in India. Your generous support & contributions are going to be immensely helpful in impacting the lives of underprivileged communities in India. Our heartiest thanks go to Harshi Haute Couture, Alapio, Jay Bharat, Apollo Printing, and Jupiter 360 Foundation. If you also want to donate to SVM or be a sponsor for the upcoming event please Click here for more details or you may contact us by writing at info@smartvillagemovement.org.

It was another exceptional BIF! This year Berkeley Innovation Forum Spring 2022 was at Disneyland from 19th-22nd April; another warm and wonderful reunion of friends from some of Smart Village Movement’s corporate network, faculty from the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business, and exciting visits to NASA JPL and SpaceX. It was a delight for our Executive Chairman Dr. Anil Shah to have spent time with SVM’s esteemed Government officials from Meghalaya, India – Honorable Chief Minister Mr. Conrad Sangma and Principal Secretary, Government of Meghalaya Mr. Sampath Kumar, IAS who are instrumental in supporting Smart Village Movement (SVM) pilot projects in rural economic development. Our collaborative model needs visionary leaders like them to bring change to the underserved.

Our Executive Chairman, Dr. Anil Shah met the honorable Minister of State for External Affairs and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Shri V. Muraleedharan who originally hails from Kerala. He presented to him the Smart Village Movement (SVM) sustainable business model at a private event hosted in Orange County, California. India’s rich diversity means we have to adapt to the very different challenges and needs of each state. But the opportunities for entrepreneurship, innovative technology, and skilling provided by SVM are welcomed across the board.

India grows a variety of spices that are in much demand globally. Today we tell the story of Meghalaya’s famous Lakadong Turmeric (Curcuma Longa), well recognized as one of the world’s finest varieties of turmeric known for its high curcumin content and eco-responsible methods of small-scale organic farming.
Smart Village Movement in Alliance with Berkeley Haas brings you this important story for two reasons. One is to showcase the superior quality of Turmeric that comes from this region with Curcumin levels of between 7% to 10%. (ordinary varieties of Turmeric only have about 3% Curcumin or less). Second, this is also an important story of a group of women coming together to create a sustainable livelihood for themselves through smart farming. Continue Reading.

To learn more about all our projects, please visit our Website and join our SVM Platform

SVM needs your support- skills, knowledge, and financial donation to help us undertake our various projects on the ground in the rural areas of India.

Every small or big contribution will help us bring crucial development to the rural world that alleviates poverty and connects them to the global economy.

Learn more about our projects and please consider donating. We are so glad you are part of our community and engaged in helping build a better tomorrow!

SVM is a not-for-profit society with 80(G) certification and is also registered as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. The tax-deductible contributions go directly to fund rural development and empowerment of village livelihoods in pilot areas.

What is the SVM Platform?

The Smart Village Movement platform provides a digital platform for Governments, Educational Institutions, Business Organizations, and Village Entrepreneurs to come together in a collaborative effort to find innovative solutions in rural communities and build ‘Smart Villages’.

Please sign up and access our platform engage with our movement and help us with creative & innovative solutions. Together we are all ‘smarter’.

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