Primary Education Centres
Sambhali Trust’s Primary Education Centres were born in Setrawa, a small desert village located in the harsh environment of the semi-arid Thar desert. The Setrawa Centre was created to give young children who weren’t attending school access to a good educational programme in Hindi, English, and math as a pathway to starting school. The Centre also incorporates educational workshops, medical check-ups, and washing facilities for those children in rural hamlets with no water supply. The programme was later expanded to include students who may be attending school but needed additional services to thrive as learners.
Based on the success of this programme, nine other primary education centres were established in Jodhpur and Jaisalmer, transforming space used for Empowerment Centres in the morning to Primary Education Centres in the afternoon. Many of the children have mothers who attend Sambhali Trust Empowerment Centres. In other cases, Sambhali Trust staff reached out into local neighbourhoods to locate children who were not in school or not attending school regularly. Through the centres, 250 children gain the skills they need to enter school, the ongoing support they need to succeed, and a joy of learning.
