We are very grateful to everyone for their support of our event. While our event is over, you can still contribute to our fundraising campaign by clicking the donate button above.

To see some pictures and videos of our event, click here on this link: https://sahaya.org/2025-anniversary/

You are cordially invited to our Sahaya International 26th anniversary event !

In these challenging times, where we feel often overwhelmed and depressed by all that is happening, it is important to gather, and listen to stories of hope and resilience, stories of unconditional love, stories of childhood dreams, stories of the magic that can be accomplished when we cross the boundaries of our personal comfort, and join hands together towards building a better world.

The journey of Sahaya International started in a very humble way, 26 years ago, but thanks to our network or supporters (we call them "our Sahaya family"), we have been able to make a big difference in many lives in the countries of our partner organizations (including India, Uganda, Kenya, Vietnam, Philippines). This includes helping orphans, building schools, empowering women, and building community-based conservation programs (for wildlife, including gorillas and lions). This is something worth reflecting on, and celebrating, as it will re-energize us to continue this journey together.

We hope you can join us, and enjoy an evening filled with inspiration and hope, an evening of reconnecting with old friends, and making new friends.

Tickets are FREE but reserving a ticket is required as seating capacity of the venue is limited. Click on the button above to reserve your tickets. Please do not reserve a ticket unless you plan to attend in person.We kindly request that if you reserve tickets but can't attend, to please cancel them so we can make them available to others. Thank you!

If you are not able to attend in person, you can still attend online. You can watch all slide and video presentations online, and participate in our interactive quiz, but you will miss some of the dance performances and other social aspects of the event. Please use the zoom link below to log on at 7 pm on November 1.

https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/99477763879

We welcome any donations (which are tax-deductible). Your contributions which will be used towards supporting orphans and vulnerable children, including those affected by HIV, in our programs in Africa and India. This includes also many orphans who previously were supported by USAID-funded organizations that recently were forced to close their doors, and send out the orphans on the street, putting them at risk of starvation and life-threatening infectious diseases. We have been doing our best to help such orphans who knocked on our doors to our best ability, but the needs are larger than our resources. We believe that together we can step it up> together we can give a future to many children.

Preliminary program:

Snacks and drinks
Presentations and video testimonials of beneficiaries of our programs, highlighting our journey and accomplishments in helping people, nature and animals
Dance performance by Rinisha Rai (classical Indian dance)
Fun interactive activities (including quiz with prizes)
Some dance and music (with audience participation).

Sponsorship opportunities:

All event sponsors will be acknowledged online, in the printed program, and during the event

Sponsorship levels:

DIAMOND: $5,000:
- Jim Bigelow and Yvonne Clinton
PLATINUM: $2,500
GOLD: $1,000
SILVER: $500
BRONZE: $100:
- Target

We are grateful to Preethi Indian Cuisine for providing samosas for our event.

To donate online, use the donate button on this page. Or to avoid transaction fees, mail a check, made payable to “Sahaya International” with mention “anniversary” to Sahaya International, 1504 Portola Street, Davis, CA 95616. Please include your e-mail address so we can e-mail you a tax receipt.

Click here to read an article in the Davis Enterprise newspaper.

Above: the January 2025 monthly sponsorship meeting of the children at READ (India), together with Sahaya founder Koen Van Rompay and visitors of Europe.

BACHO dance group

The BACHO dance performing group (Lake Edward Cultural Performers) - September 2025

Click here for footage of our Sahaya 25th anniversary event (November 2, 2025)

Photo credit: Ian Markham

Sahaya International- Beyond 25: The next chapter.

26 years of making a difference. Evening of inspiration and hope - FREE admission - reserve your ticket now

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