Help children women in the Thar Desert
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About the project
Help children women in the Thar Desert
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Sambhali Trust is an NGO focused on the development and empowerment of marginalized women and girls in Rajasthan. We work throughout Jodhpur and the surrounding Thar desert with women and children experiencing discrimination and violence on a daily basis due to economic, gender, and caste status. These women face extreme poverty and social exclusion - deprived of education, health care, and legal resources. Many lack any autonomy in their domestic lives, and face severe verbal, physical, and sexual abuse within their communities. At Sambhali, we equip underprivileged women with the tools to become financially independent, provide for their children, and establish self-sustaining communities of support.
💼 What the programme involves
We have one empowerment Center in Setrawa, which teaches math, hindi, sewing and english as well as gives weekly workshops about general knowledge such as menstruation or sexual abuse to women in the morning and children in the afternoon. Next to our empowerment Center we now also work together with local government schools because we believe the people in the desert deserve all the help they can get. There the volunteers teach english, math and give weekly general knowledge workshops as well. Besides our educational programs we also look for volunteers who are interested in administration work. This includes finding donors for our projects as well as recruiting new volunteers or writing reports about Sambhali's work. On top of that, we are looking for photographers and videomakers who can help with the promotion of Sambhali Trust and finding new Donors by capturing some moments of the daily life in the Thar Desert as well.
🏠 Accommodation on site
All volunteers will stay at our Dev Bagh Resort, a family run homestay by Govind Singh Rathore, the founder of Sambhali Trust. Dev Bagh is located five minutes by car outside of the Setrawa village in the Thar Desert. This is a place for nature-lovers. There are always peacocks in the village and camels will roam around the landscape as well as Chinkara deers. We also host our horse Shanti there which you can take for a ride or walk to the sand dunes. You will be able to have an entirely peaceful experience away from the hustle and bustle of the towns, gaze at the wonderful starlit skies at night and feel the tranquillity and calm of this area.
🍲 Food
At our Dev Bagh Resort we have our own cook which provides three meals every day. You will be able to enjoy authentic home cooked Rajasthani food made from starch during your stay. If you stay at your project over lunch we arrange lunch boxes for our volunteers.
📍 About the location
Udawton Ki Dhaniya, Hapasar Road. Setrawa
🎒 Leisure activities
If your are interested you can take our horse Shanti for a ride to the sand dunes as well as take a camel ride which will be provided against a small fee from our neighbours. You will be able to enjoy multiple bonfires or Rajasthani music and dance events. On the weekends you can take the government bus to Jodhpur where you can stay at our other guesthouse and walk around the city or visit the fort. From Jodhpur you can also take the train or plane to other places in India.
⚠️ Requirements
A significant experience in education or animation, as a sufficient english level, is required for this project.
An interview will take place to check the volunteer's skills and motivations.
ℹ️ Additional information
Fees : There are no participation fees from the organization. The only fees that have to be paid for is for the accommodation we provide which is our Dev Bagh Resort, a family run homestay of Govind Singh Rathore the founder of Sambhali Trust. A dorm room in Setrawa costs 15,000 Rupees which are around 190€ per month, a double room costs 22,000 Rupees (around 280€) and a single room 32,000 Rupees (around 405€) . These includes three meals per day, all transportation to and from the projects as well as WIFI, a TV and a washing machine.
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📅 Available sessions
Thar Desert Project
24/01/2020 → 31/12/2023
Thar Desert ProjectAUTO-EXT
01/01/2024 → 08/12/2027
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
190.00
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Shaitrawa, Rajasthan 342025, India
India
🌍 Location info
Local currency
India Rupee (INR / ₹)
Exchange rate
1 INR = 0.009550 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
India Standard Time
Local time: 21:37 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken