domestic abuse

Founded in 2002, Shaheen in Old Hyderabad city is the brainchild of Jameela Nishat. They have provided legal, financial and emotional support to domestic violence survivors, enrolled students back into schools, provided vocational training to women and stopped child marriages.

Malti started driving an autorickshaw in Lucknow in 2013 when there was no other woman doing this job. Here’s the story of how she reached this point in her life.

Like Kerala's 22-year-old Vismaya, Noujisha A too was a victim of domestic violence in abusive marriage. What she has to say about what she went through is something we all need to hear.

Iti Rawat started the ‘Red Dot Campaign’ when she started getting SOS calls from domestic abuse victims during the pandemic. More than 180 calls have been received so far.

IPS Arif Shaikh shows how a small intervention can make a difference in the lives of those suffering from abuse at home amid the lockdown.

If you are a survivor or witness of domestic violence, here is a list of organisations, police cells & helplines that you can reach out to for immediate assistance, support and protection. #Thappad #SayNoToDomesticViolence

“I had just graduated from college when I started social work. At that time, it was very difficult to convince the society that a woman is an independent person,” says the Gandhian who has changed the lives of thousands of women for good. #Respect #RealLifeHeroine #ImpactThatMatters

From fighting against domestic abuse, dowry and child marriage to empowering 200 girls, 30-year-old Shahina Javed is breaking societal norms since the last ten years.

A series of daunting circumstances in any person’s life can either leave them broken, or strengthen them to hit back with even more vigour. Mamta Kha chose the latter way out.

They are robbed of so many things we take for granted. Family-less, friend-less, love-less and in many cases hope-less.