Sustainable Economic and Educational Developement Society (SEEDS) is dedicated to promote educational and economic progress and development for the common folks particularly in Orissa, but in the developing world in general. We, in principle, also would take stand against social evils and injustices whenever possible. We hope that these, in turn, would indirectly bring about and foster the other important ingredient -- political consciousness-- among the people. We do not believe in simple, conventional charity. Rather we believe in working as perhaps catalysts and facilitators of development --- the exact roles for people near or on the field will naturally differ from those of volunteers who are abroad. Fundamentally, we support and promote the sort of development that is SUSTAINABLE (long-term, self-supporting, environmentally non-predatory), EQUITABLE (fair and just, more for the needy), and DE-CENTRALIZED (not imposed from above, grass-roots, native solutions, free-thinking). Our financial support is only catalytic; we largely rely on selfsufficiency-promoting loans and strategic/technical help to the beneficiaries. We hope this will eventually grow into a movement of "participatory consciousness for sustainable & equitable development" among non-resident Indians and Orissans worldwide.