About Us
We are a team of change-makers who work to uplift marginalized communities across India. With the help and support of our donors, families can find stability and access the resources they need to succeed and prosper.
SAF India works across 9 states of India
Our Mission
- Recognize the entire human race as one
- Spread love and joy as taught by Guru Nanak Sahib
- Work with integrity and honesty
Our Vision
A look into our Major Milestones
Last 8 years of our Seva
SAF India works extensively in Panjab and 8 other states of India, determined to build a world where every child matters – to protect, develop and empower children.
A look into our Major Milestones
SAF is Born
SAF India is founded to provide education to children and raise awareness of many hardships faced by families across India.
Mata Tripta ji Housing Project Begins
We established our first Gurmat Center, rebuilt houses and started a monthly food aid program.
Gurmat Vidhya Kendar Established
Launched 7 more Gurmat Centers across Punjab and provided 1 million gallons of water during the MP droughts.
Expansion of Education Program
Expanded the Education program into 4 other states of India.
Community Development Project Begins
Started the Sikligar Sikh Community Development project in 3 separate communities.
Launched the Smarter India campaign
Installed 100 smart classrooms across Punjab while raising awareness of the cause with the diaspora.
Built our first School
Built our first school in memory of Shaheed Bhai Mewa Singh in his ancestral home in village Lopoke(ASR).
Launched the Community Gifts Program
Giving our donors more control over their donations, we launched the Community Gifts program.
Launched SAF Parks
A project that aims to build 40 children’s playgrounds in rural villages of Punjab. This project is bringing together villages, local grassroots organizations and SAF to build these state-of-the-art playgrounds.
OUR TEAM
Shamandeep Singh (Canada)
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Shamandeep Singh (Canada)
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Born and raised in Punjab, I grew up hearing stories of great Sikh men and women that had selflessly served and sacrificed for others. These stories ignited my passion to follow the path created by my ancestors. The problems in my homeland such as drug addiction, poverty, and abuse of girls and women only strengthened my desire to make a difference. Admittedly, creating my own journey to make a difference has been an overwhelming and humbling experience.
After much contemplation, with Waheguru Ji’s Kirpa, me and my friends started small programs in my family village to work with youth and inspire them to learn and grow. This simple initiative received a great response and was very successful. Children were getting a sense of identity and families that were suffering and forgotten were receiving support. This is when I decided this work must be expanded throughout Punjab.
With Waheguru’s blessings, SAF was created in 2014. Thanks to the support of our generous donors, we have helped connect children to Sikhi, provide security to struggling families, and provide education to countless children. It has been especially heartwarming to see both people born in India and in Canada coming together to help their people in their motherland.
This has been a very difficult but rewarding journey, and I will serve for as long as Waheguru will allow it. For Waheguru, I am the slave of your slaves (SGGS pg. 1168).
Amarjit Singh
President SAF India
Amarjit Singh
President SAF India
Story coming soon
Harjinder Singh
Senior Project Coordinator
Harjinder Singh
Senior Project Coordinator
Harjinder Singh’s personality and dedication towards our cause is just unbelievable. He is a necessary overhead because he looks after SAF as a whole throughout India.
Harjinder overlooks all new projects and makes sure that all the existing programs are running smoothly. He is tasked with resolving issues at all levels and he participates in field visits across multiple states within India. On top of that, Harjinder is our Gurmat Center liaison.
Harjinder attends Kirtan at the Gurdwara Sahib in his free time, and also enjoys playing badminton.
Jatinderpal Singh
Officer Manager
Jatinderpal Singh
Officer Manager
Jatinderpal Singh looks after SAF’s financial, HR and other general office systems to make sure everything is running smoothly in our India office. Prior to joining SAF he was running his own financial consulting firm. Working here he has had the opportunity to work in a variety of settings where he feels he is empowered, can be an advocate, motivate, connect and anchorage resilience.
Jatinderpal Singh loves working at SAF because he feels that everyone shares the same vision and is genuinely dedicated to the mission of helping others. He was drawn to work with us because he feels that serving humanity with humility, dignity and respect is of utmost importance.
Jatinderpal enjoys watching football, and playing it as well as basketball. He loves to spend time with his family and read Gurbani.
Gurdeep Singh
Education Program
Gurdeep Singh
Education Program
Gurdeep Singh came on board in 2020 as an Education Programs Specialist. He is responsible for developing our new bursary education program, as well as our gift-giving program to ensure that all gifts ordered by our donors are delivered on time, data is collected and everything is operating smoothly.
He felt a pull to work for SAF after having met SAF’s Founder, Shamandeep Singh. He feels Shamandeep has a driving force that is contagious, and that is what motivates him to work and has left a positive and lasting impression on him and his family.
Gurdeep enjoys playing cricket in his spare time and loves to watch the Indian cricket team play as well.
Gurpreet Kaur
Project Assistant
Gurpreet Kaur
Project Assistant
Gurpreet Kaur works as an admin assistant for the education department in our charity. She is responsible for managing the new case files and scanning all documentation for our HQ. Gurpreet Kaur is learning many new things and helps out on many fronts for our education department in India.
This is Gurpreet’s first job and she is excited to be part of the nonprofit sector. She holds an MBA in Business and IT. She was attracted to work for SAF because she feels motivated to work hard and feels good about the work that SAF does in the seva (service) of the needy and feels that it helps her feel more connected spiritually to his Sikhi.
In her free time, she likes to read books and spend time with her dog.
Jasmeet Singh
Books & Records
Jasmeet Singh
Books & Records
Jasmeet Singh is responsible for the daily bookkeeping and reimbursements to team members. He organizes the documents in order and delivers them to the CA on time. He loves the fact that he gets to help people and save excess funds while bookkeeping here at SAF International. He also works as assistant to the Education Department helping Gurdeep Singh deliver his work on time.
Jagdeep Kaur
Receptionist
Jagdeep Kaur
Receptionist
Jagdeep Kaur is our receptionist in our India office, and it’s safe to say that our office would not operate smoothly without her! She is responsible for answering phone calls, data entry, filing, reports, among many other tasks. Jagdeep feels blessed to be a part of the SAF team in India. She has a Masters in computers, which helps her tackle her day-to-day operations. She sees herself working for SAF for many more years. Jagdeep Kaur enjoys spending time with her family and friends.
Prabhjit Singh
Field Investigator
Prabhjit Singh
Field Investigator
Prabhjit is a necessary overhead because he handles two of our biggest zones in Punjab and coordinates the gift giving program, the house repairs & improvement projects, the medical aid support, and he surveys new cases in the Majha and Malwa regions.
Prabhjit’s children were adopted by SAF in 2015, and after learning about Prabhjit’s dedication towards the Panth, we asked him to join SAF in 2017. His duties outside of a non-profit would be divided into 3-4 separate jobs, but here at the charity we’re proud to wear multiple hats and Prabhjit is no exception.
Prabhjit loves to watch and play hockey, and he is a big fan of India’s national hockey team.
Amar Singh
Field Investigator
Amar Singh
Field Investigator
As a Field Investigator, Amar Singh’s job is an integral part of our organization. Amar Singh’s work is primarily on the ground, where he works to survey and find new cases for SAF to support. He also works on ensuring the gift-giving program, house improvement projects, and medical aid support for families is operating as it should be.
Prior to working here, Amar was working as a salesman. After having discovered SAF and meeting Shamandeep, Amar Singh feels like his life has a driving purpose and it has changed his perspective towards life in general.
Amar Singh enjoys playing volleyball and watching football in his free time.
Where we work
Our Supporters
SAF International CanadaSikh Aid Scotland
Khalis International Madhya Pradesh
Education Department, Panjab
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