Sambhali Trust in May 2014

SAMBHALI'S MAY 2014

Volunteers and Supporters in general:

We thank Juliane Schramm from Germany who came with her bicycle all the way from Germany (Berlin) to India (Jodhpur). Starting her journey with 15 fellows in August 2013 and being part of a project called "2 wheels for change". As a professional circus arts teacher along all her way she gave free workshops to orphans and refugees in all countries she passed. With us she gave a 3 days theater-acrobatics-juggling-workshop to 10 of our Sambhali Jodhpur Empowerment Center's participants.

Volunteers from FSD, presented a nutrition workshop in the Setrawa Empowerment Centre to the women of the Sheerni Self-Help Group as well as participants of the Empowerment Centre. The workshop dealt with the important nutrients in food, dealing with folates, iron, the importance of purifying water as well as vaccinations. A nutritious dish of lentils, tomatoes, garlic and spinach was prepared and served to all those who attended plus some water melon and mangoes. The volunteers are preparing a handbook, so that the workshop can be repeated at regular intervals.

Group of interns from USA on Global Study Tour organised by Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) meeting and discussing issues on local nutrition supplements, diets and problems with Dr. Anurag Singh from the Department of Pediatric, Government of Rajasthan and Dr. Rashmi Rathore 7E Med SPA HR & Admin Head cum Nutritionist in Jodhpur.

"No Bad Touch" Project:

Team of Sambhali giving presentation about our project NO BAD TOUCH to the team of Child Line (A toll free line for children in need). The No Bad Touch project is to inform the children about prevention, awareness and education about Child Sexual Abuse. It was nice to exchange ideas with Child Line team. We asked the Child Line team to be ready for accepting calls from our NO BAD TOUCH participants who are from different schools from Jodhpur where we have been providing the Sambhali No Bad Touch project.

Sambhali Scholarship Program:

Some of Sambhali Trust's first participants of Scholarship project. Five of them passed their schools last year. They pursued in college and also enrolled in a one year long Hotel management diploma course. With continuing at their college they are now doing their part time job as hotel trainees at the Heritage Hotel Ajit Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur. It was their first day today! They make us very proud, they are role models for many young women who wished for change and development in life. Thank you to their sponsors who supported their schooling and to Sambhali Austria for helping them with Hotel Management course.

I hope you are all fine. Take care!!