About Us
HIMserve has been in existence since 28 October 2003 and officially registered as a NGO in India under the Societies Act of 1960. It is eligible to receive foreign funds under FCRA 1976 and has tax exemption under Income Tax Act 1961. It was founded and led by Ms. Anne Herr, Germany Till 2010. She then handed over the leadership to local leadership on 22 October 2010.
HIMserve’s Work Philosophy
Our overall strategy is to work in the background and have our community partners in the foreground. Behind this is the conviction that the local community should play a leadership role in the world. Therefore HIMserve does not place its name on any of the work it does. Instead, the organization seeks partnerships with local communities that express a genuine desire to learn more about and to live out the God given mandate to practice the holistic mission . All members of the communities should benefit spiritually, economically, socially and emotionally. In the first four years of its life, HIMserve operated through four different sections – Community Mobilization, Community Health, Child to Child Education and Community Development. Originally, each section planned and executed its own program independently, based on requests from our community partners. Eventually it became clear that HIMserve’s efforts needed to be integrated to effect lasting transformation in the community. After nearly a year of effort, in 2008-09 the independent sections were merged into a unified team without sacrificing the unique focus, skills and content of each. The whole of HIMserve became one “community transformation” team. Every team member is a part of the planning, execution and evaluation of the mission. Our field staff has been assigned geographical areas and our technical experts have areas of focus but still contribute to the whole.
Today the work of HIMserve contributes to the United Nation Sustainable Development Goals the global blueprint for a better and more sustainable future for all: This includes challenging, mobilizing & equipping for holistic living; forming and equipping the wider community to run community based groups; training and helping leaders run Child to Child Clubs & Adolescents Groups; training Community Health Volunteers with a focus on prevention, providing ambulance services in remote and needy areas; Running a community health clinic, training of school teachers; Running a rural junior school; Training in anti human trafficking; Gender equality; Creation Care; Disability inclusive; Providing trainings in agriculture, animal husbandry and livestock management and other income generating activities; Raising awareness on issues that are of concern in our work areas; Investing in community motivators to be long term initiators of change in their communities.
Our Ministry
1.Holistic Leadership Development
Wholistic Ministry
The goal of a wholistic leadership development is to train leaders Spiritually, Socially, Physically and mentally to become a effective agents of transformation.
2.Community Health and Development
Training Community Health Volunteers(CHV)
Training Community Health Volunteers(CHV) Our main strategy is to train as Community Health Workers, people who are already involved in some way in their communities.HIMserve Offers a 10 Session (40 Days Total, over 10 months) for CHV candidates. We aim to enable as many people as possible to become good agents of change within their communities.
We also run general Health Seminars for 1-3 days. This can be for school, other organization who will benefit in their work (e.g. in a children’s home) from improved health knowledge.
We offer workshops for health professionals, to equip them to do preventive health work in their communities.
Dayasagar Ambulance project:
5 Community Ambulance services in remote mountain village
A trip to the hospital is no small affair for villagers in the Himalayas. One emergency often costs several months wages and can send a family deeper into the spiral of poverty. HIMserve operates ambulances which provide a competent compassionate, and affordable link to the care villages need.
Holistic Child Development
Child to Child (CTC)
Lasting change in a community will only take place when the younger generation is involved in the changes, it is said that the youth is the pillar of nation and we believe before every youth he is a child first. HIMserve believes in educating the children and train them to become a good pillar of nation. The concept of “Child to Child” emphasizes the idea of children being messengers of change to the other children in their families and communities.
Children are always interested in new knowledge and skills. They can help to keep the environment clean and promote good sanitation.
Education
Provide coaching and study classes to high school students to improve academic proficiency. Provide scholarships to underprivileged and disadvantaged students. Construct a premier college preparatory high school.