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At the start of 2018, Prabhjot Kaur made the decision to volunteer abroad. Having been working with SAF international since October 2017, she was inspired by the touching stories she often read about in her work and wanted to gain first-hand experience with the initiatives SAF took on in India. After consulting with founder Shamandeep…

Sikligars, hailing from outside of Punjab, were legendary weapon makers for Sikh armies but today are among the poorest in India. SAF International has made improving the lives of Sikligars a priority. Every Vaisakhi many Sikhs will celebrate the birth of Khalsa with no knowledge of a community key in establishing the Khalsa: Sikligar Sikhs.…

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead Margaret Mead’s words eloquently describe SAF International, a Canadian NGO out of Vancouver BC that supports poverty alleviation in India. Founded in 2014, SAF stemmed from a small group…

Dharminder Singh of the Ludhiana district was born in Bihaar to a Hindu family as Dharminder Das. In an attempt to lift themselves out of poverty, his family moved to Punjab in search for better employment opportunities, eventually, settling in the Ludhiana District. It was in Punjab, that Dharminder grew up and started his own……

Mehakpreet and her brother, Sahilpreet, both live in Amritsar with their grandma. Their parents have both passed away, leaving their children under the care of one of the few relatives they have left.Their grandma is now 80 years old, but as her grandchildren’s sole guardian, she began working again in order to provide for them.…

In January this year, SAF Canada surveyors approved Gurpreet Singh’s Son for the Educate-A-Child program. His family lives out of a small one bedroom home in Ludhiana and their only mode of transportation is a bicycle. Six months later our surveyors returned to do a routine, follow up and we were blown away by what…