domestic abuse

“In Hindi the word Samarth means self-sufficient, and that is exactly what I want to make these children. While empowering them with knowledge is one way I also want to teach them a skill they can use to create a livelihood for themselves.”

"This film taught me a very important lesson. That no matter what, we should never lose hope, and if we do, that success has to be on our side."

29-year-old Sashwati decided to break out of years of domestic abuse and find a way to be independent while fighting mindsets that subjugate women.

A survivor of domestic violence and a single mother struggling to provide for her children, Shanno did whatever it took to persevere.

The International Foundation for Crime Prevention and Victim Care (PCVC) in Chennai has been helping thousands of women who are survivors of violence since 2001

Writer's Cafe, which emplys burn survivors as kitchen staff, is completely not-for-profit and the proceeds go towards the rehabilitation of other burn victims

Pramod Sadashiv Chandake, a social reformer from Belgaum, is battling ignorance and social stigma to raise awareness about some of society’s darkest issues, like prostitution, child marriage, domestic violence, dowry harassment, and sexually transmitted diseases.

Rachel Varghese, a domestic abuse survivor, looks back at the time she spent in India as a part of the William J. Clinton Fellowship for Service.

Passed by the Indian Parliament in 1983, Section 498A is a criminal law that safeguards the interest of married women, as it deals with domestic violence and cruelty towards a woman by her husband and/or his family members.

While domestic violence leaves victims feeling extremely helpless, there are ways to fight. Help is on the way.