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Our hostel, Rishna Girls’ Home, is in Chaparda, a small village in western India with a population of 2000. It is 30km from both the city of Junagadh and Gir Forest.

Our modern, purpose-built hostel in Chaparda

Our modern, purpose-built hostel in Chaparda


The communal set-up at Chaparda provides us with a dairy farm, orchard, bakery, kitchens, cleaners, care-workers and visiting doctors.

You are welcome to visit the hostel as a volunteer, and see all the good things your donations are funding. Scroll down for some inspiring stories from our previous volunteers…

  • I spent three weeks volunteering at Mukti Trust’s hostel in Chaparda: it has been one of the most invaluable and enriching experiences of my life. The hostel is housed within a small community which functions under the guidance of spiritual guru Bapu…

  • Arriving at Ahmedabad airport in the early hours of the morning, we were completely oblivious to what was waiting for us. This was our first time in India. The taxi made its way through the slums and out of the city until we were speeding along into rural Gujarat…

  • I spent July 2010 volunteering at the hostel in Chaparda. I have fond memories of my stay there, and I think the experience will stay with me forever. The girls’ contagious smiles and enthusiasm; their love for art, music and dance; their ambition and drive…

  • I came to know about Mutki Trust through a friend of mine from London. When I told her I was taking a sabbatical to go travelling for six months, she invited me to do some voluntary work at the hostel in Chaparda. In Gujarati this is known as giving ‘seva’, or being of service…

  • I wake up at 6.30am to the sound of 101 girls singing their morning prayers. They’ve been up since five o’clock and I occasionally hear their excited laughter as they sweep their rooms or the slap of their clothes on the tiles outside during morning laundry. Then it’s off to school…

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