Sambhali Trust in December 2013

Last month of 2013... Sambhali news!

Sisters for Sisters:

Christmas celebration at the orphanage (care and protection) operated by Jodhpur's Department of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Sambhali has been operating its Sambhali Sisters for Sisters project here for past two years. We extend our thanks to the Child Welfare Committee, Jodhpur for allowing us to help these beautiful souls for past two years. Our journey in this project comes to an end this 31st of December.
May God bless these wonderful children and bring them lots of emotional help and support from the kind people.

Merry Christmas Everybody!

Support all over the world:

Thank you to Nell-Breuning School of Rottweil, Germany for their kind support by raising awareness of Sambhali Trust in their school by organizing the "International Breakfast" event.
A big thank you to our volunteer Sarah G. for organizing this event with the Nell-Breuning School.

Thank you to Johannes Kepler Gymnasium Reutlingen, Germany for singing and playing for the needy women and children in India to support the mission of Sambhali Trust, India.

 

Thank you to Myboshi for the big hats and our friends Natalie, Rahel of Sambhali Switzerland and their team for arranging the beautiful knitted caps for little children, socks, jackets and puppets.. Thank you for knitting your love in these beautiful products. They will be going long way for the needy.

Boarding home children have conveyed their thanks to you and were very happy with their Christmas handwoven toys!

 

Sheerni Self-Help Group:

Helped our sisters from Setrawa through our Sambhali Sheerni SHG program by providing these livelihood resources for becoming entrepreneurs.

Brothers for Sisters:

Last week the Sambhali volunteers held a sucessful series of workshops on self-esteem at the `Brothers for Sisters Project´. The girls designed their own dairies in which they can express their hopes and wishes as well as their fears and sad moments of their lifes. The creative writing process is a great tool to overcome difficult times and it has the potential to change the feeling of self-esteem.

Sheerni Girls Home:

Health camp at the Sambhali Sheerni educational program (Boarding home) concentrating on Anemia and a routine check-up. Thanks to the Goyal Hospital, Jodhpur for cooperating with complimentary pediatrician Service.

 

SEED:

Today we had one day voluntary engagement with SEED (Society for Educational Welfare & Economic Development) who has tied up with HSBC bank for employee engagement projects.
Jodhpur branch of HSBC is part of their project. Therefore , the HSBC employees of Jodhpur branch came and supported two of our Women and Girls Empowerment centers by informing our participants about general banking.

 

Setrawa:

We are happy to announce that Sambhali Trust was approached by the ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, an Indian multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Dehradun, India), Jodhpur for suggesting a name from Sambhali Trust for their "Internal complaints committee (constituted as per govt. guidelines)" to deal with any complaints of sexual harassment to women employees in which a neutral representative from a women welfare oriented NGO is to be incorporated. We suggested Mrs. Mehta, Sambhali Trust project coordinator's name which got accepted for this reputed position. We are happy for this feather on our hat.

New plan:

Our new plan.. A new empowerment center (drop in center) with vocational training and literacy for women and children in one of the poorer areas of the town. A program for people in need on their reach. Sharing with yourselves a picture of the homes around our new center.

 

Donation to our Sheerni girls:

Thank you Lilli for carrying these beautiful wool hats that our dearest Andrea and Myboshi in Germany sent with you for these wonderful girls participating at Sambhali projects.

 

Workshops:

Sambhali proudly presents: Little artists and many masterpieces at Brothers for Sisters :)
It is nice to see their creativity and their enthusiasm!

News:  

Just signed the contracts. We are very proud to announce our new partner Volunta, the branch of Red Cross Germany. Hope we will get a lot of help and support out of this partnership and great long-term volunteers.

Sambhali Trust in November 2013

Some November News at Sambhali Trust!!

"Good Touch, Bad Touch" Project 2.0:

Sambhali volunteers are helping to protect children from sexual abuse. We are teaching them how to be confident and say ‘NO!’.

The workshop at the Empowerment Center was a big success!!
I am so proud of all the girls and women who participated. A big thank you to all the volunteers and translators who helped realizing the workshop.

  

This week Sambhali volunteers are holding six safety workshops for the children in Sambhali’s projects.
The workshops are based on the Good Touch, Bad Touch conversation developed by Dr Bhooshan Shukla and his team (www.nobadtouch.com). In a playful but efficient way, the children learn how to react if they are touched inappropriately by an adult person.

Great donation!!

Thank you very much to our Swiss associates and our ex-volunteers from Jodhpur for sending and bringing us some clothes. We have distributed them and were happily received by the needy.

Sambhali participants:

Last Saturday, guests, volunteers, students and friends of Sambhali were lucky to attend a nice theater play. Again congratulations to Mona, Arti, Sonu, Rekha and Pooja for their performance and also Thomas, Canadian volunteer, for his daily theater workshop with them. We enjoyed a lot! From everybody present: thanks!

Volunteers:

We are very lucky to have the support of volunteers. The best thing which has happened to us is that many of our volunteers are returning to helping us every year and help also this stay to guide a Group of Swiss guests (delegated by Mr. Lehmann) through the Graduates Sewing Center.
 

btw:

Happy Diwali to all followers!!