Sakhi for South Asian Women

Sakhi for South Asian Women
Founded 1989
Origins New York, New York
Area served
New York City, United States
Website http://www.sakhi.org

Sakhi for South Asian Women is an anti-domestic violence organization that works with the South Asian community in the New York metropolitan area.

History

The organization was founded in 1989 by a group of five South Asian women from diverse professional fields such as banking, film, law, and public health. Sakhi, which means “woman friend,” was created to enable women to address domestic violence within the South Asian community.[1]

Mission and Organization

The stated mission of Sakhi for South Asian Women is to end domestic violence against women by uniting survivors, communities, and institutions. Sakhi uses an integrated approach that combines support and empowerment through service delivery, community engagement, media advocacy, and policy initiatives.

Since its inception in 1989, Sakhi has served as a safe conduit to provide South Asian women with ongoing emotional support, culturally-sensitive and language-specific assistance in order to face the violence in their lives. Sakhi has also been at the forefront of the effort to end domestic violence through community engagement, education, and outreach as well as broad policy and institutional change.

Programs

In the direct services arena, Sakhi offers:

In the area of community engagement and media advocacy, Sakhi undertakes:

In the sphere of policy advocacy, Sakhi conducts:

References

  1. "Sakhi for South Asian Women website". Sakhi for South Asian Women website. Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2013-12-22.

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