Tag: SATHI

  • Meet SATHI: an NGO for children who are missing or lost at railways stations

    Meet SATHI: an NGO for children who are missing or lost at railways stations

    SATHI is an NGO for children who are missing or lost at India’s railway stations. With the help of the authorities, these children are rescued by SATHI (Society for Assistance to Children in Difficult Situations) and taken to the organization’s safe home where, with the help of the police and the authorities, the children are…

  • SATHI: A friend for lost children at India’s railway stations

    SATHI: A friend for lost children at India’s railway stations

    A child is unaware of the dangers that exist in the world around them. In the mind of a 10-year-old child, taking a quick solo ride on a train to the next town to look outside and enjoy the breeze shouldn’t be a reason to worry. But over 77,500 children in India went missing in…

  • Acting On Empathy

    THERE is a pervasive theory from people outside the development sector that those who work in nonprofits, charities, or field agencies are “do-gooders”, motivated by empathy – the ability to understand and share the feelings of others – rather than the drivers that influence those working in other sectors. Do Gooders Or Doing Good? Anecdotally, this…