• Action
• Global Seva
  • 2012 India Project
  • 2011 Haiti Project
  • 2010 South Africa Project
  • 2009 Uganda Project
  • 2008 Cambodia Project
  • Global Seva Resources
• The Empowered Youth Initiative
  • Los Angeles Immersion
  • Participant Resources
• Campaigns

Global Seva Challenge

Each year, Off the Mat (OTM) sponsors an international service project called the Global Seva Challenge. The Seva Challenge is a transformational journey that builds community, provokes awareness and action around global issues, and raises significant funds to support communities in crisis. Since 2007, the Seva Challenge has raised over two million dollars for projects in Cambodia, Uganda, South Africa and Haiti. In 2012 the Seva Challenge will be focused on the issue of sex trafficking in India and worldwide.

OTM empowers Seva Challenge participants to raise significant funds by collaborating with their local communities. The grassroots fundraising process of the Seva Challenge builds leadership skills and cultivates dedication and passion for taking direct action. Upon reaching their fundraising goal, participants are invited to join OTM founders on a powerful journey where they spend two weeks working directly with the organizations their funds have helped to support. During these trips, participants connect with local yogis and organizations that are bringing yoga teachings into the schools and underserved areas. After the trip’s completion, OTM then selects an ambassador who continues to work in support of our Seva Challenge partners and projects in that country.

The Results...
2008 | Cambodia Seva Challenge: $524,000
2009 | Uganda Seva Challenge: $577,000
2010 | South Africa Seva Challenge: $550,000
2011 | Haiti: $370,000
2012 | India: You Decide!

"Thank you for this extraordinary experience!  The Global Seva Challenge allowed me to step into my own power and rise as a leader to create positive change in my community and the world. Needless to say that positive change also happened deep within my own being inginiting a fire that continues to fuel my passion in a life of leadership and service. Thank you for helping me see the beauty in spirit all around us."  -Kristen Boccumini, State College, PA