Jodhpur / Jaipur | January 2026
Sewa Nyaya Utthan Foundation (SNU) is taking children from its free, full‑time martial arts training centre in Jodhpur to compete at a national-level school Karate championship to be held in Jaipur.
The championship – 4th Khel Karate National School Games – is scheduled to be held on 24–25 January at Jaipur’s Gyan Vihar Sports Complex.
The contingent includes 10 girls and 10 boys, drawn from some of the most marginalised and displaced backgrounds – tribal refugee families who fled persecution, as well as migrant children living in vulnerable urban clusters of Jodhpur.
Sewa Nyaya Utthan Foundation is bearing the entire cost of the children’s participation, including entry fees, travel, accommodation, nutrition and mentoring.
The foundation’s Martial Arts centre in Jodhpur has been operational for the past two years. It provides a daily, full‑time martial arts programme focused on physical conditioning, psychological stability, discipline and competitive exposure. Over 70 children are currently enrolled at the centre.
Children from the centre have already participated in three national‑level competitions, winning multiple gold medals, with their achievements recognised by public representatives and community leaders.
Speaking ahead of the championship, Sanjeev Newar, founder of Sewa Nyaya Utthan Foundation, said:
“For children who have grown up with displacement, fear and collapsed aspirations, sport becomes a pathway to dignity, confidence and national belonging. Our goal is not medals alone, but transforming vulnerable children into resilient, future‑ready citizens.”
The programme is led by a professionally trained coach with prior Army experience, aligning the training with long‑term pathways into defence services, uniformed services and public security roles.
Newar said the programme is designed as a sports‑led rehabilitation model for displaced, refugee and marginalised children. It is designed to go beyond basic relief and address the deeper psychological and social consequences of displacement.
With expectations high for the Jaipur championship, the Foundation sees this participation as another step towards scaling the model across other high‑risk and underserved regions of India.
See a news report in Jodhpur media about the participation:
