SevaSetu is an AI-powered bridge between India's 33 lakh NGOs and the millions who want to help. Voice-onboarded in any language. Matched in seconds. Mobilized in minutes during a crisis.
The problem
Three real situations we heard over and over while researching this problem. Every single one of them is solvable by better matching, better language support, and faster mobilization.
200 villagers need rescue. An NGO posts in 12 WhatsApp groups. 500 people want to help but nobody knows who has a boat, first-aid training, or speaks Assamese. 12 hours later, coordination is still broken.
→ With SevaSetu: 342 skill-matched volunteers dispatched in 47 seconds.
She fills out five NGO forms. Hears back from none. The one task she finally gets is folding pamphlets — nothing to do with her Python skills. She quits within two months.
→ With SevaSetu: a 30-second voice intro lands her a coding-for-kids gig by Saturday.
They need a Hindi-speaking math tutor, a one-time graphic designer, and a monthly doctor. They post on Facebook. A hundred DMs arrive. They spend ten hours filtering, then give up.
→ With SevaSetu: describe the need in plain Hindi. Pre-ranked, pre-verified applicants.
How it works
Built end-to-end on Google Cloud with Gemini, Vertex AI, Firebase, and Maps Platform.
A 30-second voice note. Gemini 2.5 extracts skills, languages, availability, and location — no forms, no friction.
"Need a Hindi-speaking computer teacher this Saturday, Bandra." Our model turns text into structured, matchable needs.
Vector search finds the closest semantic matches, then re-ranks by distance, availability, and trust score — in under a second.
Gemini auto-writes a personalized prep kit. Google Maps delivers the route. In disasters, 500 volunteers move at once.
One click activates a geofenced incident. Within a minute, thousands of skill-matched volunteers are contacted, routed, and assigned. The dashboard shows exactly who is en route, what skills are still missing, and where the gaps are.
Incident
Dhemaji Flood Drill
Timeline
Incident created
00:00District Collector · Dhemaji
12,480 volunteers queried
00:04Vector Search · skill-ranked
Bulk notifications fanned out
00:12FCM · SMS · WhatsApp
First 50 accepted
00:28Skill gap: boat operators −8
342 mobilized
00:4712 doctors en route
Skill-gap analysis
Features
Volunteers, NGOs, government disaster managers, and corporate CSR teams — all coordinating through the same skill graph.
For volunteers
For NGOs
For government
For corporates
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Every match, every mobilization, every hour served feeds a BigQuery-backed impact ledger — the same ledger that produces the reports NGOs share with funders and governments share with citizens.
Faster medical response during disasters. Mental-health-trained volunteers matched to crisis hotlines.
A civic coordination layer for every Indian city — from Mumbai potholes to Kolkata eldercare.
One API joining NGOs, government, corporates, and citizens — the partnership India has been missing.
Pilot targets
These are the numbers we are pre-committing to hit before the Google Solution Challenge 2026 finals.
across 3 states
in 4 weeks
Hindi, EN, MR, TA, TE, BN
in under 60 seconds
Built on Google Cloud
Technical Merit is 40% of the judging score. Every layer of SevaSetu is deliberately chosen from Google Cloud — not to tick boxes, but because each service is the best tool for the job.
AI
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Voice → structured profile, briefing generation
Vertex AI Vector Search
Sub-second semantic skill matching
Vertex AI Embeddings
text-embedding-004 for volunteers & needs
Speech-to-Text
Fallback for regional dialects
Backend
Cloud Run
Stateless API services, autoscale to zero
Cloud Functions
Firestore & Storage triggers
Pub/Sub
Match, notify, analytics event bus
Firestore
Operational DB with real-time sync
BigQuery
Analytics warehouse + impact reports
Cloud Storage
Audio intros, generated PDFs
Frontend & APIs
Flutter
Volunteer mobile app
Next.js + shadcn/ui
NGO & Command Center dashboards
Firebase Auth
Phone OTP sign-in
Firebase Cloud Messaging
Push notifications
Google Maps Platform
Routes, geofencing, heatmap
Looker Studio
Public impact dashboard
Join the pilot
If you're a volunteer, an NGO, a district collector, or a CSR team — we want to onboard you this month.