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Our Year In Review 2022: Centering Sakhi’s Helpline Volunteers
Posted on: December 6, 2022
“I grew up seeing domestic violence in my community and am a survivor myself. Sakhi changed my life, and I wanted to bring the work to my Indo-Caribbean community so that more women like me could be transformed.”
Tagged: advocacy, community, MentalHealth, Team, vision
Sakhi Awarded Groundbreaking $3 Million Grant from The Ramesh and Kalpana Bhatia Family Foundation to Launch the South Asian Safe Families Initiative
Posted on: October 3, 2022
Originally published via Cision PR Newswire. Marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month, country’s second oldest South Asian gender-justice organization plans to Read more…
Tagged: Grant, MentalHealth, Philanthropy
Celebrating Survivor Stories: Jeena Gurung
Posted on: August 20, 2022
Sakhi congratulates and celebrates Jeena Gurung on her recent academic success of completing her medical assistant program at Read more…
Tagged: celebrate, graduation, SurvivorStories
Mourning the Loss of Mandeep Kaur
Posted on: August 9, 2022
[CONTENT WARNING: abuse, suicide, domestic violence] In the wake of Sania Khan’s murder and Mandeep Kaur’s recent death, we are Read more…
Tagged: GenderBasedViolence, GenderJustice, RichmondHill
It is Time to Mobilize
Posted on: June 24, 2022
Today is a solemn and chilling day at Sakhi as we learn of the Supreme Court’s formal reversal of Roe Read more…
Tagged: Abortion, GenderBasedViolence, PlannedParenthood, ReproductiveJustice, Scotus
Elder Abuse Within the South Asian Elderly Community in the United States: The Need for More Culture- and Age-Specific Support and Services
Posted on: June 15, 2022
By Fhamida Mohasin (she/her), Sakhi Anti-Violence Program Manager Today, June 15th, is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). Since its Read more…
Tagged: ElderAbuse, ElderAbuseAwareness, GenderBasedViolence
Glossary of Essential Terms
Posted on: June 2, 2022
Last Updated: 06.02.22. Compiled by Sakhi from various sources, including the CDC. Gender justice “Gender Justice is a movement to Read more…
Serving Young Survivors
Posted on: June 2, 2022
When working with young folks, we are cognizant of how power and control are exerted in normalized and often harmful Read more…
Sakhi Honors the Legacy of Urvashi Vaid, Fierce Advocate for Gender Justice and LGBTQ+ Rights
Posted on: May 18, 2022
Sakhi mourns the loss of trailblazing lawyer, activist and author Urvashi Vaid. Vaid was a visionary organizer whose intersectional Read more…
Tagged: activism, LGBTQ, UrvashiVaid
Protect Yourself Online
Posted on: May 17, 2022
Keeping yourself safe online is a part of Safety Planning. Do you live with someone whom you know or suspect Read more…