Education through Sambhali has transformed Samta and Sonu’s lives.

No Bad Touch and Save Youth/Save Nation are given to girls and boys because all children and youth are vulnerable to abuse. In the last six months alone, the workshops have reached over 2100 children and nearly 100 adults.

Kanta Bua heads the transgender community in Jodphur. She has campaigned for the government to make government documentation accessible to the transgender community, to raise awareness of their legal rights, and to offer more vocational training and new types of employment. I’m interviewing her on behalf of the Sambhali Trust, who have worked with Kanta Bua for the past 7 years. 

Having learnt Hindi from a young age, and with an unrivalled enthusiasm for Indian culture, she’s made the most of the opportunity to get to know everybody at Sambhali.

Sambhali Trust has done a great job to try and improve the lives of women and children, and overcome a huge amount of challenges in the past 16 years. They are really making a difference in their lifes!

After years of studying hard to make up for the poor education she received at village schools, she became the first Sheerni girl to graduate from secondary school and the first to attend college.

Renu Kanwar first joined Sambhali Trust when she applied for a tutoring role just as Sambhali’s projects in Jaisalmer were being set up. When she went for training in Jodhpur and met the women and girls in the programs there, she realized working with Sambhali was much more than a job.

Alfisa and Nausheen the martial arts champions and sisters of Sambhali joined the boarding homes of the Trust back in 2014. Afisa is currently 14 years old and in the 8th grade and Nausheen is 16 years old and studying in the 9th grade.

Abandoned by her abuser at her uncle’s son’s wedding. Vandana was left destitute; a child being snatched from here and left behind with to others, who she now had to fend for. How did she get here? And, where did she go?

Sambhali Trust is committed to joining with the people of this community to create a better future.

Women, girls, and their male allies at Sambhali Trust participated in 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, an annual international campaign that begins on November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women, and runs until December 19th, Human Rights Day.

I will never be able to express how grateful I am for the warm welcome, the company, and the support I got from all the volunteers I worked with for 8 months.

India has stolen my heart and will always remain my home. Many thanks to Sambhali Trust, and of course the whole family who gave me the most wonderful seven months you can imagine. You all will stay in my heart forever.

With her network at Sambhali, Saroj has role models that help guide her decisions in life and help her shape the future she wants.

Rita has been with Sambhali Trust for over 12 years, making her one of the most senior and most experienced team members.

This is the first step to building confidence: having a community that is supportive and understanding.