Updates

2020 brings us another major first: Beesham A. Seecharan will be joining our Board of Directors as the first man Read more…

We are deeply saddened to hear about the murder of Donna Dojoy, a 27-year-old Guyanese woman. On the evening of Read more…

Sakhi for South Asian Women Receives $300,000 Gift from The Ramesh and Kalpana Bhatia Family Foundation to Become First New Read more…

Join Sakhi for South Asian Women in celebrating Our Voice, Our Strength, Our Transformation Friday, 8 May 2020 Cipriani 25 Read more…

Join @SakhiNYC, @Lawatmargins, and @VIPMujeres for a live Twitter chat on Domestic Violence, Asylum & the Unraveling of Women’s Rights this July 24th, 12:00 – 2:00 PM. Follow #DVASYLUM

In 2016, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the highest administrative body for applying immigration law, issued a precedential decision: recognizing Read more…

We face the grave reality that domestic violence and sexual violence against women is all too common in our community. Read more…

“I believe that passion does not limit itself to a workspace and that I can impact change both inside and outside the office. I love what I do, and I do not set limits for myself. I work to make an impact and create positive changes both within grassroots movements and at higher policy levels.”

We hope you will join us on April 6th for our gala, Building Resilient Communities, at Cipriani 25 Broadway. This celebration will honor two leaders who have championed gender equity and justice in our community: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, two time Academy Award and an Emmy Award winner, and Rashmy Chatterjee, Chief Marketing Officer, IBM North America. In addition, Neha Rastogi, former ex-Apple employee, who in 2017 made national headlines for publicly discussing her 10+ years of abuse in her relationship, will be joining us as a special guest.

On the heels of the #MeToo and #Timeisup movement, Brown Girl Magazine, Karuna Chani of KC Makeup, and Sakhi for South Asian Women unite to give South Asian women in our community a platform to share their stories and accounts of sexual harassment and assault on Wednesday, March 21st.