Empowerment of women and more - Sambhali Trust

desertrose

Khamaghani,Ram Ram, Finally I have to share some more thoughts,Setrawa project has started for almost 1 and half month , based 110km away from Jodhpur on the way to Jaislmer. The Jodhpur project is also running very good and the final report from our volunteer Ms.Sophie will be online soon on the news blog .The latest update from us is available with our volunteer Ms.Amanda's Final report on setrawa project on the news blog . I hope you like reading it. We have applied today for 80G tax exumption for Indian Supporters, wish me luck,the application requires a lot of it.
Regards
Govind
News:- www.durag-niwas.blogspot.com

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Khandoma

Namaste, Desertrose

Just a quick message to congratulate you on your wonderful project. And good luck with your tax exemption ! Let us know how it went.

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Khandoma
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desertrose

Few days back Sunil came to me and spoke to me about his wife 8 months pregnant, he said he would like her to be a participant of Sambhali Trust, he requested me to involve her at the Jodhpur project. I accepted the request right away because it was an achievement that the men from their society (Harijan) have faith in us and they feel comfortable in involving their relatives (females) at the Sambhali Trust.
More updates from the reports made by our volunteers on the www.durag-niwas.blogspot.com

Please comment on the blog, we will be very thankfull to you.

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desertrose

Here we present Sambhali Participants at Jodhpur Project 07-09. Helping to empower harijan women,two of the participants were absent, Aneeta and Suneeta , they were attending a cousine's marriage.
Congratulations all, thanks to our supporters.
3 Handicapped girls
13 school participants
31 art and craft(basic english,Regular participants).
Regards
Rathore Govind and Team.

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desertrose

Khamaghani Readers of the Thread, the site has been updated recentley please have a look www.sambhali-trust.org and a lot is going on nowdays with volunteers work, participants participation etc, the latest reports available in the News blog ww.durag-niwas.blogspot.com
I hope you will enjoy reading from it.
Warmest Regards
Govind

desertrose

A wonderful news from our friend in Mexico -Mary Quagliata, a friend of Sambhali Trust, has designed a small book called "Sambhali Dreams." It contains the artwork of ten Sambhali participants and their personal hopes and aspirations for their futures.
The book has recently won a design award for "Effective promotional design in small publication" in Mexico, where Mary lives.

Link to the book online http://http//www.megaupload.com/?d=4QLBSJ29
and more updates from us in the News Blog.

desertrose

Finally more then 60 participants, the setrawa project is Fruiting But Sambhali Setrawa Project is Going through a lot of discussions between the local villagers(at tea stalls usualy), why is a NGO spending this money in a village for no self-benefit, do the NGO(sambhali) want to change the religion of people ?
People from the village also think Sambhali is danger to their culture because of its foreign volunteers.
Godddd I ask myself why would i do that to the innocent villagers where my forefathers come from, why do they think like that, what make them think like that, i am no missionary ,Why would i do something like this to my own people and to place where i belong.

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desertrose

Karine and Ellie did their last reports before finishing up with the project in setrawa village, Gernot did his report for Jodhpur project before he left, Interesting reports on the news blog www.durag-niwas.blogspot.com .I am very happy that our Annual,Progress Report is under making.soon to be online.

Twinkle

I just wanted to share my experience working with Govind at his 2 projects in Jodphur.

I spent a few days with Govind and his wife Mukta at his Jodhpur Sambhali project and his Setrawa project last month. What a wonderful young couple: they are doing truly amazing things for the young girls and women of Rajasthan.

I won't go into lots of detail about the type of work Govind is doing - as he has already shared that above and on his website (http://sambhali-trust.org)but I DID want to say how inspiring it is to meet someone so young (only 24) who is passionately helping the women in his state. The girls in the 2 schools really are "his girls" and he lives and breathes his commitment to them on a daily basis.

I know Govind would love all the support he can get from people like us (those passionate about India) so if you have some spare time in Jodphur I suggest you drop him a line to see how you can help. Even if you stay at his guest house (Durag Niwas)you will have the chance to meet the girls and perhaps even teach them english for a day.

I am going back to spend more time with Govind's 2 projects later this year. I highly recommend this charity as an option to contibute something back to the country we love and to see the benefits of the difference you can make right in front of you. In fact - its so close and clear you can touch it!

wish you all the best Govind!

You can see the pics my friend Francisco took of the girls and the village and school here:
http://sambhali-trust.org/_gallery/

rebellious

I am a NRI living in USA and every year i try and give whatever money i can afford to various big charities in india thru my indian bank account. But it always worried me if my hard earned money was actually helping a kid out or stuffing someone's already fat wallet. And thats the reason i decided to do something different this year. I wanted to be a part of something small, something genuine. I was going to be in india for a few weeks and decided to visit sambhali in jodhpur and setrawa and see what it's all about. I've been reading about them thru blogs etc and have been in touch with Govind. He is an absolute gem of a person and when you meet him you just see how truly he cares about these girls. When you meet the girls, you realize how much they dot him and that is very rare to see in india. They just truly think of him as their big brother who is there to take care of them.
I also saw how tough it is for him to do this. it's not easy to get volunteeres and funding when you are not a big name like CRY. But he is at it, he is willing to do whatever he can to help out these girls.
I wish i could have spent some more time there, the loving girls of setrawa truly touched my heart. If you are ever in jodhpur you really should take out some time and see this amazing project, volunteer, make some charity what ever you can. I think it's a great way to truly enjoy your vacation, you can stay at his guest house durag niwas in jodhpur or setrawa, do some good work and see the lovely jodhpur on weekends. I highly recommend this to anyone who is looking to make india a little more happy.