She had a dream, and she made it come true.

Nioma Narissa Sadler

Nioma Narissa Sadler is the Founder of WomenServe, the Co-Owner of the wellness tea giant, Traditional Medicinals Inc., and Co-Founder of the Traditional Medicinals Foundation. She has spent over ten years working on social change for women and girls in Rajasthan, India.

As a child, Nioma was denied a formal education by nontraditional parents who believed in the wisdom of nature. But her heart and her mind longed for formal academic education.

Her commitment to women & storytelling

She became obsessed with the stories and biographies of women and girls, and it was these stories that forged her lifelong commitment to storytelling as an authentic means of advocacy.

In 2006, her dedication to social change and responsibility led her on a journey into Traditional Medicinal’s herb sourcing communities in Western Rajasthan, India. While listening to the stories of women and girls in these communities, Nioma began to document their hardships through filmmaking in an effort to raise awareness and create opportunities.

28,000 lives changed by one person’s dream.

Ten years later, Nioma’s advocacy has contributed life-changing developments for over 28,000 beneficiaries in India alone. Nioma bases her community development philosophy on the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and takes her life mantra, “Love and Serve,” from India’s spiritual leader, Amma.