While supporting women by enabling access to resources in the aftermath of violence, social change is possible, too - and sometimes, takes place so subtly and quietly, but in ways that are lasting. Since November, a young…
There has been an alarming increase in online child abuse, which has led to the doubling of suspected online child exploitation cases in Africa. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all aspects of our lives. With schools…
Even as tech brings us together, cuts across borders, builds communities, and brings us information with the push of a button, very little can truly substitute the human touch. This makes it important for technology to be…
We might have been locked down for the past three weeks in Bamenda , Cameroon due to sociopolitical climate but my initiatives did not come to a halt. Yes I must admit it slowed down and delayed actions we had planned.…
I find so Much joy in doing little things to others. That is my own little way of thanking God for all the blessings I can't even number. I strongly feel I do have a responsibility to ensure everyone is free of covid19. We…
Something new is coming up with Saahas! Until then, here's something interesting that struck me. Saahas means courage in Hindi, but it actually expands like an acronym containing the microcosm of work it strives to do.
Something new is coming up with Saahas! Until then, here's something interesting that struck me. Saahas means courage in Hindi, but it actually expands like an acronym containing the microcosm of work it strives to do.
A survivor struggles with the burden of trauma after an incident of gender-based violence. This trauma can have long term impacts, and can be triggered several times through the journey of addressing the incident through…
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In March I organised a workshop to train 20 girls with hearing impairment on using digital tools such as Facebook, WhatsApp status and labels to sell products as a way of enhancing their economic empowerment. 20 girls were…
50 women whose husbands have land titles in their names, submitted applications for joint ownership on land with the block revenue office. As part of the agricultural scheme, members of farmers' groups (three villages) were…
Hello lovely sisters, In this update, I would like to share that the Aramide Initiative has been set up under Saahas (see here ) and some of our kindhearted ambassadors have already signed up to share videos and resources to…
Saahas now has a separate group of helplines that specifically speak to survivors of gender-based violence from race, caste, religious, and ethnic minority backgrounds. Intersectionality teaches us about the added trauma of…
By identifying 10 women across 100 villages, we have trained them on political leadership through which they can also get socio-economic empowerment. These women are to take up different roles under the rural government…
700 women were supported with food packet sufficient for one month. Awareness creation through audio message on the mobile vehicle was created as joint operation with Govt machinery in each of the villages. Therefore, more…
Advocacy - With Avani’s successful advocacy with the local and state government, migrant and day laborer families are receiving dramatically reduced subsidized rice and wheat from the Food Corporation of India.
9500 people till date 1900 families till date belonging to 16 nomadic tribe (NT/DNT), adivasi and dalit communities with dry food rations or direct bank transfers across 15 districts of Maharashtra. 250 youth and clients…
With the unprecedented rise in the number of instances of gender-based violence world over: be it domestic violence or violence against sexual minorities, the list is rather wide-ranging and frighteningly so. One of the…
World over, the lockdowns have been challenging in many, many difficult ways. Among those that are struggling with the weight of having to stay home are those that are facing domestic violence. We're talking about staying…
Saahas now comprises a directory of support across 196 countries, a database of guidance notes on understanding gender-based violence and ways to respond to them. The directory of support comprises over 40000 organizations…
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Having an offline World Pulse circle has always been my dream. We interact a lot online but hardly meet, yet we are in the same countries or regions. On the 23rd of February, we did create a Kenyan Circle of World Pulse.…
Empowerment Through Art (ETA) is an awareness campaign for women, children and for aspiring artists It gives art workshop and art therapy for distressed women victim-survivors of all forms of human rights violations,…
A year has passed since I was given the honour of being an impact leader, and such a lot of amazing things have come from my journey so far.I am so excited to share a bunch of new and exciting updates about Saahas. Today,…
I'm really excited to share a lot of amazing updates since the last time I wrote in with the release of the app. Saahas has been doing really great so far - it's had quite a couple of downloads and I've managed to add over…