Prior to formally launching Team Seva and forming the 501c3, Dev Dugal went to India to assess the education needs in India.

To meet with partners on the ground to discuss strategy and projects that needed attention. School supplies from the US to support programs in arts & crafts, library and traditional classroom.

Before leaving for India, Dev collected donations for school supplies. He, with his daughter Amaya, bought three full suitcases of school supplies to take for the trip. Supplies included colored pencils, scissors, markers, erasers, stencils, books and puzzles.