Pahal is our first step towards ensuring a bright future for all children associated with us. The program brings together various stakeholders – parents, teachers, education officers, etc. to ensure unbridled access to quality education. 

Program Pankh aims to empower children in villages with wings of knowledge, and transform them into agents of change within their immediate realities of village and community life. Pankh Classes, conceived to address a variety of concerns, are classes guided by Educators appointed by Samvedna in each of our project villages.

For our children to be able to imagine a reality that is not characterized by experiences of marginalization, it is imperative that they are removed from their prevailing environment and be placed in a setting that is replete with possibilities and opportunities. To achieve this, we bring children to Bhopal and get them enrolled in schools and government-run hostels. These hostels not only give children the much-required distance from their villages, but also provide them with an atmosphere where they can concentrate on their studies.

An extension of our programmes Pankh and Udaan, Lakshya aims at making Bedia children who pursue higher education self-reliant. Samvedna believes that it is only through education and an alternative source of livelihood that this vicious cycle of caste-based prostitution can be broken. Samvedna facilitates their access to professional courses, such as Law, Nursing, Fashion Designing, ITI, Teaching, etc.

Eureka is an anthology of ideas, and an eclectic mix of tools to convey those ideas to children. Devised as a non-formal education (NFE) platform, Eureka aims to create awareness among children about their social context, and empower them to approach their immediate reality from rights-perspective. With an aim to increase retention in primary schools, the program introduces elements of NFE in the very formal setting of formal education – a school.

Sports for Change had started as an extension of Pankh classes but soon enough evolved an identity of its own. Within Pankh, one day of the week is set aside for team sports and games. Village youth play a variety of games like volleyball, cricket, football, badminton, etc. This helps in increasing interaction among the youth, who otherwise don’t engage with each other, ultimately leading to strong youth groups, making Samvedna’s presence and work more sustainable in our project-villages.

With Hip-Hip Hooray we take our children residing in Bhopal on a fun-filled journey towards a better version of themselves. The program has a dual aim of increasing the retention of our children in city schools and hostels, and also giving them exposure to the city.

Machaan, a residential theatre workshop, along with providing a platform to the children to talk about their lives, also equips Samvedna’s educators with unique tools to interact with children. The workshop facilitates peer-interaction among the children, which eventually leads to a stronger children’s group in the villages. This in-turn prepares a strong foundation for Samvedna’s cause in the villages.

Jatan celebrates courage and the fruit it bears. The program aims to empower Bedia women who are in caste-based sex work or have now quit the profession by providing them with a means to earn their livelihood and lead a dignified life. With Jatan, we aim to impart the skill of sewing and cultivate an entrepreneurial competence among the woman.

is a program for children who shy away from education for losing connect for long during growing age due to drop out or non-enrolment. The Gap remains a dampening factor for pursuance of formal education. To Reconnect the children to formal education, Samvedna creates a bridge (Setu)for students by enrolling them in Open School. National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) is a system of schooling aimed at providing quality education up to pre-degree level through Open and Distance Learning systems. It offers courses at Elementary, Secondary, and Senior Secondary levels. Once children clear their exams through Open School, they are reintroduced to the regular system of schooling

A programme dedicated to working with men and boys of the community to bring desired behavioral change, which is a key to stop compulsive exploitation. It is imperative to have a holistic approach involving all major stakeholders in the community, which includes 14 to 50 years old male members. Samvedna's initiative of working with men involves a multifaceted approach entailing a progressive understanding of gender, rights, law, and violence in the community. This helps map out how aspects of gender, sexuality, violence, masculinity, rights, and agency work within and across different groups of stakeholders in the community. Samvedna program plans to engage and ensure community participation in the Behavioral change and building agency of the person and sense of dignity. To provide all relevant entitlements and minimize the barriers of delivering government services to the Bedia community due to stigma and caste politics in the village, Samvedna Closely works and communicates with three departments (The Nomadic Semi, Nomadic, and Denotified Welfare Department; The Women and child welfare department; and Education Department) of the Madhya Pradesh government. Samvedna has been instrumental in amending and designing of old and new government schemes to ensure access to social security and welfare programs for uplifting marginal communities.

India's first Research, Advocacy and Capacity building against exploitation lab (RACELAB) is established in Samvedna in June 2022 for ending/combating Human Trafficking. The lab is a hub and think tank of Anti Human Trafficking Experts. We intend to create a platform for intervention-based and action-oriented research. RACE Lab mandate is to conduct intervention and action oriented research for data driven and scientific approach to address human trafficking. The Research outcomes would lead to advocacy for action, legislative, policy and schemes amendment in the Government system and strengthening stakeholders intervention for proactive action against human trafficking. The lab will also conduct Capacity Building activities of various stakeholders working in the issues of trafficking. Currently, we are undertaking two research projects supported by the National Commission for Women and the National Human Rights Commission. The former focuses on the vulnerability of DNT (Denotified Tribes) women falling into a cycle of caste-based sexual exploitation, while the latter focuses on the Social barriers faced by children of women engaged in caste-based sexual exploitation. For research purposes, we will also be closely working with the Bacchada, Nat, and Perna communities to understand the complex yet similar experiences of denotified tribes in northern India.