Seva Cafe Case Study

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Being a college-goer, I know the importance of a hangout. Here are a few cafes across India, which can be visited for an experience of an entirely different kind. Take your friends, family, and loved ones with you, and I am sure you will return with more than just a full tummy.

Seva Cafe – Ahmedabad and Bangalore
How would you like to visit a cafe where paying for your food depends on your wishes? How would you react if your check says that someone has already paid for you?

Welcome to Seva Cafe, where cheerful volunteers usher you in with smiles and hugs. Some more volunteers cook and serve your meal. After you finish your food, you are brought a check that reads, “Your meal was a gift from someone who came before you. To keep the chain of …show more content…

Based on the concept of gift-economy, Seva Cafe offers reason enough to contribute wholeheartedly.

Its first outlet was opened in Ahmedabad, and now it has started spreading love in Bangalore. It is a place where people can easily make new friends and experience togetherness. The owners say, “The idea is to connect with people, exchange ideas and make a change.”

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A regular customer admits, “I had thought I would take advantage of them and return without paying anything. However, their service and atmosphere compelled me to not only pay but volunteer the next time.”

All the profits received by the Cafe is used for similar social services.

Thank you, Seva Cafe, for reminding us that not everybody is selfish in this small world!

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With some support from the French Consulate in Kolkata, it was launched to turn underprivileged youngsters into successful entrepreneurs.

The youth crowd, aged between 18 – 24 years, are taught English, IT skills, communication, personal skills and more by French volunteers. The Cafe also caters to home-delivery services.

Sheroes’ Hangout, Agra
This food joint is emotionally stirring. An initiative of Stop Acid Attacks campaign, Sheroes’ Hangout is run by five acid attack survivors – Ritu, Geeta, Neetu, Rupa, and Chanchal.

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Launched in 2014, Sheroes’ also does not charge its customers and offers free Wi-Fi. You can pay according to your wishes. It also has a library of contributed books and a boutique that sells apparel designed by one of the five women, Rupa. There is also a corner dedicated to art and craft.

You can try their pasta, burgers, tea, and pakoras. But the best part is the warmth with which you are received and the inspiration with which you

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