First Impression, June 2009
Ibtissam Arbib


I was in Uttarakhand, volunteering for an organization when I found out about the Sambhali Trust organization. I was immediately very interested in knowing more about the work made by Sambhali.

I called Govind Singh Rathore and we talked a little bit about Sambhali and about the way I could take part to this wonderful project. Govind sounded so passionate and so lovely, I was really excited and couldn’t wait to reach Jodhpur and get started.

When I arrived, my first impression was beyond any expectation I had. The work performed by Sambhali is really impressive. And the girls are absolutely fantastic. They are lively, sweet, curious and smart: working with them is a real pleasure, and actually lots of funs. We speak, laugh, eat, and learn together, I really feel that there is an exchange between me and them. Through our English classes or our improvised dancing sessions, I feel that they learn from me just as much as I learn from them, and that makes me happy. I wish I could spend even more time with them.