Sathi India

SATHIs story is unique, in that, it began working with children rather unintentionally. In 1992, an organization called Prerana had been working with farmers in North Karnatakas Raichur district. The organization was approached by a young woman, who had completed her post-graduation and was passionate about taking care of underprivileged children. Prerana offered its office as a shelter for these children, who were mostly living on Raichur railway station. Over the next 3 to 4 years, the activities with the children expanded and included recreational activities including picnics, skill training programs such as cycle-repair, screen printing and so on. Although the attempts to place them in jobs met limited success, the engagement with children continued. After a family adopted one child, we realized that many of these children were not abandoned by their families, but had opted to flee because of certain reasons (which in most cases were not very serious) without actually thinking...