Help Establish a Global Helpline in IL for women

Vandhana - what you have started is very timely. I am reading all the posts and am shocked (to say the least) about the abuses that seem to be going on. We definitely have an obligation to help the women in our community.

 

very nice idea, Vandhana.
Great job!
Keep it up!

sriniketan

 

Great Idea Vandhana, will be very useful for lot of members who are going through DV and needs help.

MANAVI is the organization based in NJ

Manavi - A New Jersey based women's rights organization.

Manavi helpline : 732-435-1414

and the other one is Narika, here you get the information for the organizations in some states

Narika

contact # 1-800-215-7308

 

Vandhana,
Very good thread..here are some
US - California

• Aasra provides services to victims of domestic violence. (Bay Area). Phone: (510) 651-0178. 41835 Albrae St, Fremont, CA 94538
• Maitri provides services to victims of domestic violence. (Bay Area)
• Narika provides support, information, help, and referrals to women and children in abusive situations. (Berkeley)
• Asian Women's Shelter (415)-751-7110 (office) (415)-751-0880 (crisis)
• Sahara is an information and referral service for Indians and Pakistanis in need of help (Los Angeles area).
• Trikone (tri as in trim, kone as in cone, Sanskrit for triangle) is a non-profit group for lesbian and gay South Asians, operating out of the Bay Area of California.
• Indus Women Leaders -- San Francisco chapter.
• BASAAR is an artist resource website for South Asian artists in the Bay Area. It showcases performance art, dance, music, drama, improv, multimedia and more.
• South Asian Network is a non-profit, non-religious, non-political community based organization dedicated to promoting the health and empowerment of South ASians living in Southern California. Programs include access to low-cost health care, family support services including Domestic Violence, Hate crimes and Anti Discrimination, HIV /AIDS education to South Asian Youth and access to legal counsel in the areas of imigration, citizenship.
• Indo-American Cultural Center in Southern California creates a dialogue on the South Asian American experience through innovative educational and cultural programming.
• Asian Indian Women's Network 8391 satinwood Circle, Westminster, CA 92683
• Indian Community Outreach Program 30030 Mission Blvd. Suite 112 P.O Box 109 Hayward, CA 94544 Phone510)649 5840

US - Connecticut

• Sneha: s an organization for women of South Asian origin and their families. Sneha, Inc, P.O. Box 271650 West Hartford, CT 06126-1650. Ph: (in Conn.) 1-800-58-SNEHA. From elsewhere: (860) 658-4615. Fax: 860-521-1562. Email: sneha@sneha.org
• SAAWA is dedicated to education and leadership, and provides scholarships, send books to South Asia. (607) 962-3277

US - Georgia

• Raksha in Atlanta is a support network for all South Asians in distress. Info. hotline 404- 842-0725

US - Illinois

• Khuli Zaban is an organization of and for South Asian lesbians and bisexual women in the Chicago/Illinois/Ohio/Michigan/Indiana areas. The focuses of the group are sharing resources such as books, magazines and newsletters, networking, socializing, breaking the isolation, and coalition-building projects with other groups. Voice mail: 312-409-2753 E-mail: khulizaban@hotmail.com
• Apna Ghar, is a domestic violence shelter and support group in Chicago: (773) 334-4663 or (800) 717-0757 (in Illinois). 4753 N. Broadway, Suite 518, Chicago, IL 60640. Email: info@apnaghar.org.
• Indus Women Leaders -- Chicago chapter.
• Club of Indian Women Contact: Urmila Chawla. Phone: (708) 655-7188

US - Indiana

• Khuli Zaban is an organization of and for South Asian lesbians and bisexual women in the Chicago/Illinois/Ohio/Michigan/Indiana areas. The focuses of the group are sharing resources such as books, magazines and newsletters, networking, socializing, breaking the isolation and coalition-building projects with other groups. Voice mail: 312-409-2753, email: khulizaban@hotmail.com

US - Maryland

• Asha (Asian Women's Self-Help Association) provides support, counselling, and referrals. 301-369-0134 / 888-417-2742
• Samhati funds projects in Bangladesh, specifically to help women and children. (301) 229-6597

US - Massachusetts

• SAWA - South Asian Women for Action Boston, Massachusetts
  is an activist and advocacy group, which opposes all forms of discrimination. Ph: (617) 442 1622 x229
• SaheliBoston: Friendship for South Asian Women is a group of S.A women living in the Boston area. They support women by providing help with immigration and legal issues, assist in situations of family discord, prepare women for economic independence, offer ESL classes, encourage entrepreneurship, do community outreach, and organize social and cultural events. A multiservice group, not limited to any single issue. Publishes a resource directory. Meetings are 2nd Saturday of each month at the Burlington Public Library, 2 - 4 pm. Phone: (617) 735-9724. Email: banerjee@emmanuel.edu
• Indus Women Leaders -- Boston chapter.

US - Michigan

• Michigan Asian Indian Family Services helps families facing crisis situations such as family abuse, alcohol and drug problems,shelter referrals.
• Khuli Zaban is an organization of and for South Asian lesbians and bisexual women in the Chicago/Illinois/Ohio/Michigan/Indiana areas. The focuses of the group are sharing resources such as books, magazines and newsletters, networking, socializing, breaking the isolation and coalition-building projects with other groups. Voice mail: 312-409-2753, email: khulizaban@hotmail.com

US - New York/ New Jersey

• Manavi assists battered South Asian women with referrals, shelter, loans, translator services and advocacy.
• SAAIDS -- South Asia Against AIDS is a not-for-profit US-based foundation dedicated to raising resources and awareness for the fight against HIV/AIDS in South Asia.
• SALAAM! (South Asian League of Artists in AMerica) is a not-for-profit professional theatre company celebrating South Asian American artistic excellence through creative risk-taking and experimentation that challenges all boundaries.
• The South Asian Women's Leadership Forum (SAWLF) is a national platform for nurturing the next generation of South Asian women leaders. SAWLF hosts monthly networking events in the New York metropolitan area. For further info, contact info@southasianwomen.org.
• Pragati's mission is to empower women for economic independence and self reliance. Pragati is in Queens, New York City, and has provided services to more than 500 women and their families in Queens. Donations (tax-exempt) needed. Email: PRGTIINC@aol.com.
• Indus Women Leaders -- New York chapter.
• New York Asian Women's Center. Provides direct assistance to battered women and victims of sexual assault, through culturally sensitive, multi-lingual shelter services, individual advocacy and counseling. 24-hr hotline. (212) 732-5230
• SAAWA is dedicated to education and leadership, and provides scholarships, send books to South Asia. (607) 962-3277
• Workers' Awaaz seeks to organize South Asian women workers to obtain justice and power in the fight against our exploitation and abuse, particularly as immigrant women who work in the home and other industries. P.O Box 2547, Long Island City, NY 11102. Phone: 718-707-9432.
• Sakhi: hotline (212) 868-6741.
• The South Asian Women's Creative Collective (SAWCC): (212) 494-0061, email: sawcc@juno.com
• SAAA (South Asia AIDS Action): (212) 239-1451 Ext. 6126
• AIWA (Asian Indian Women in America): aiwaemail@aol.com
• Bangladeshi Mahila Samiti: (718)-689-0017
• Muslim Women's Committee: (212)-316-6446
• Sikh Women's Association: (718)-699-1593
• Shomokami: (203)-624-8727 (We have been informed that this number is no longer correct. If anyone has the new number, please let us know.)
• Sikh Women's Int'l Organization 230 Central Park, South Suite 2F (59 St. near Columbus Circle), New York NY 10019 Phone: (212) 246 3381
• Memsaheb: 70-66 Broadway, Jackson Heights, NY 11372 Phone: (718) 779 0705
• The South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association (SALGA) is a group for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgendered people who trace their descent from countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tibet as well as people of South Asian descent from countries such as Guyana, Trinidad, and Kenya. Our monthly meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month from 3:30 to 5:30pm at the Lesbian and Gay Community Center: 1 Little West 12th St. Monthly meetings are open to South Asians only. All are welcome at social events.
  Address: P.O. Box 1491 Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY 10113.
  Phone: (212) 358-5132 Email: salganyc@hotmail.com

US - North Carolina

• KIRAN: Domestic Violence and Crisis Services for South Asians in North Carolina. KIRAN promotes the self-reliance and empowerment of South Asians in crisis through confidential services such as outreach, peer support and referrals free of charge. KIRAN serves people from or with ties to South Asian countries. It is non-profit, confidential, non-religious, multi-cultural and multi-lingual. Address: Kiran Inc., P.O. Box 3513, Chapel Hill, NC 27515-3513. Crisis Hotline: 919-865-4006 (Please leave a message and a KIRAN volunteer will call you). Tollfree: 866-KIRANINC Email: kiraninc@hotmail.com

US - Ohio

• Khuli Zaban is an organization of and for South Asian lesbians and bisexual women in the Chicago/Illinois/Ohio/Michigan/Indiana areas. The focuses of the group are sharing resources such as books, magazines and newsletters, networking, socializing, breaking the isolation and coalition-building projects with other groups. Voice mail: 312-409-2753, email: khulizaban@hotmail.com

US - Oregon

• SAWERA (South Asian Women's Empowerment and Resource Alliance) is a resource referral for local South Asian women in need; it will aid victims of domestic violence and help newcomers network with the rest of the community. It will also support and publicise progressive grassroots women's movements in South Asian countries. Phone: (503)-778-7386; Email address: sawera@sawera.org.

US - Pennsylvania

• Sewaa : P.O. Box 43622, Philadelphia, PA 19104
  Phone: (215)62-SEWAA

US - Texas

• Saheli, P.O. Box 3665, Austin, TX 78764-3665. (512) 703-8745
• Daya : P.O. Box 571774, Houston, TX 77257. Offers peer support, referrals, transportation, legal advocacy, outreach/ education.
  Phone: (713) 914-1333
• South Asian Women's Forum, based in Austin, fosters closer community ties and facilitates through their web site, commercial, artistic and other endeavors of community women world wide.
• Chetna: helps victims of domestic violence in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. P.O.Box 830802, Richardson, TX 75083. Toll free helpline: 1-866-410-5565 Office no. 469-532-2407.
• Trikone - Tejas. A progressive coalition of queer and straight students of Asian heritage at UT Austin.
• Khush Texas A safe and supportive network for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered South Asians who live in Texas.
• Committee on South Asian Women: (409)-845-2576. A global, grass-roots network to promote awareness and discussion of issues affecting women in and of South Asia, formed in 1982.

US - Virginia

• Asha: 301-369-0134 / 888-417-2742
• Samhati (301) 229-6597

US - Washington D.C

• CHAI: Counselors Helping Asian Indians , a nonprofit group working with the SA community on mental health issues. Provides referrals, educate community, works with youth groups. Contact: chai-mail@home.com
• Asha : 301-369-0134 / 888-417-2742
• Samhati (301) 229-6597
• Indus Women Leaders -- DC chapter.

US - Washington (State)

• Chaya. P.O. Box 22291, Seattle, WA 98111-4917. Phone: Toll free- 1-877-922-4292 Office- 206.325.0325. Messages on the helpline will be returned within 24 hours. Email: chaya@chayaseattle.org. Provides translation and interpretation services, referrals to shelters, counseling, medical services, legal and immigration services, community outreach, and training.
• Trikone-NorthWest: a political and social resource for queer South Asians in the Pacific Northwest. Email: tnw@trikone-northwest.org

 

India : National

• The Center for Social research aims to restructure gender relations through research, development, counseling, capacity building, networking and advocacy. Key concerns include gender and social justice, violence against women, participation in governance, health & HIV/AIDS awareness, girls' education, police training and women in the economy. Email: csr@vsnl.com, info@csrindia.org.
• Network of Women in Media, India is an informal, non-hierarchical organisation comprising women journalists and others working in or on the media. It is currently linked to autonomous local collectives of mediawomen in about a dozen places across the country.
• National Association for the Mentally Ill. Not a women's organization, but contains a lot of useful health-related information.

Ahmedabad

• Single Women's Organization.
  Contact: Indira, F/7 Sagar Apartments, Behind Doordarshan, Opp.Sarthi Hotel, Bodak-Dev Road, Ahmedabad 380054.
• SEWA --- the Self-Employed Women's Association is a trade union, a coop bank, and much more.

Bangalore

• NAMI assists women with mental illness. Bangalore helpline: 080-26630287, Sat/Sun from 4pm - 6pm.
• Joint Women's Programme. Director: Jyotsna Chatterji.
  Contact 73 Miller's Road, Benson Town, P.O. Box 4600, Bangalore 560046. Phone:080-333335
  (also has branches in Delhi, Calcutta, Madras)
• Vimochana, 33/1-9 Thyagraj Layout, JaiBharath Nagar, Bangalore 560033. Phone: 080-25492782 / 781. Email: awhrci@vsnl.com Deals with many women's issues from domestic violence to labour issues. Activities range from counselling, service provision, education and outreach, mobilizing and organizing, activism.
• Streelekha, a feminist bookstore. 33/1-9 Thyagraj Layout, Jaibharath Nagar, Bangalore 560033. Tel: 080-25492783. Email: streelekha@vsnl.net
• Good as You, a support group for people of alternative sexualities. Phone: 5475571.
• Sabrang is a collective comprising people concerned with issues of sexuality. Phone: 6688214.

Bombay

• Forum Against Oppression of Women (India) is a campaign group which takes up issues like dowry, wife-beating, sexual harassment.
  Contact: inforum@inbb.gn.apc.org (email).
  29 Bhatia Bhawan, Babrekar Marg, Gokhale Road (North), Dadar (West),Bombay 400028.
• SPARROW - Sound and Picture Archives for Research on Women. Sparrow was set up in 1988 to build a national archives for women with print, oral history, and pictorial material.

Kolkata

• Maitree is an umbrella organization dealing with domestic health, consciousness raising, social upliftment, violence against women in the workforce. Contact Shashwati Ghosh at mrsg@cal2.vsnl.net.in or swayam@cal.vsnl.net.in or Anchita Ghatak at rajmen@cal.vsnl.net.in.
• Joint Women's Programme. Director: Jyotsna Chatterji.
  Contact: 16 Elgin Road, Calcutta 700020. Phone:033-749945
  (also has branches in Delhi, Bangalore, Madras)
• Stree, a feminist bookstore. 16 Southern Avenue, Calcutta 700 026.
• Sachetna, 31, Mahairban Road, Calcutta helps victims of domestic violence.
• Socio-Legal Aid Research and Training Center, P-112 Lake Terrace, Calcutta, helps victims of domestic violence.
• Pragatisheel Mahila Manch, 211 N. Ho Chi Minh Road, Sarania, Behala, Calcutta 700 061.
• Swayam helps victims of domestic violence. 9/2 B Deodar Street Kolkata 700019. Tel: 2486 3367, 2486 3378, 2486 3357 Email: swayam@cal.vsnl.net.in.

Delhi

• The Center for Feminist Legal Research promotes women's human rights through workshops, training and seminars for women, and the development of feminist legal research in India.
• IFSHA works on sexuality and gender issues through research, counseling, awareness-raising programs etc.Our target groups are diverse, and we include men, women, children, adn young people in all our programs. C 52, Second Floor, South Extension Part 2, New Delhi 110 049. Ph/Fax: 91-11-625-3289/98. Email: ifsha@vsnl.com
• Sakshi is a violence intervention center in New Delhi. They provide training, research, counselling, credit, and education.
• Women's Rights Initiative runs a pro bono legal aid cell for domestic violence cases and are also associated with law reforms in the area of domestic violence. 63 / 2, First floor, Masjid road, Jungpura, New Delhi. Ph: 4316925 / 4313904 / 432101. Email: wri@vsnl.net.
• Sangini is a group for women attracted to women with information, support, and to meet one another. Helpline Friday 6 to 8pm and Saturday 4 to 6pm at 011-26851970/71. Contact Sangini (India) Trust, c/o Naz Foundation, PO Box 3910, Andrews Gunj, New Delhi 110049. Email: sangini97@hotmail.com
• Jagori, a women's organization.
  Contact: C-54 South Extension, Part Two, New Delhi. Phone:642-7015
• Saheli: a women's organization.
  Contact: 105-108 Shopping Complex,Defense Colony Flyover, New Delhi 110024. Phone:461-6485
• Sangini: a lesbian support project. Provides information, counseling, support, help and advice for lesbians and women exploring their sexuality. Calls from friends, family, partners and other organizations are welcomed. Help line, Tuesday 6 - 8 pm: (011) 6859113 or 6851970/71. Weekly meetings on Saturdays, 3 - 6 pm, are open only to lesbians and women exploring their sexuality. Address: Sangini, c/o Naz Foundation (India) Trust, PO Box 3910, Andrews Gunj, New Delhi 100049. Email: info@naz.unv.ernet.in or Sangini97@hotmail.com.
• Joint Women's Programme. Director: Jyotsna Chatterji.
  Contact: B-52B Gangotri Apartments, Alaknanda, New Delhi 110-019. Phone:42143810/ 42143659. Email: jwp@airtelbroadband.in (also has branches in Bangalore, Calcutta, Madras)
• Kali for Women, a feminist bookstore.
  B 1/8 Hauz Khas, 1st floor, New Delhi 110 016
  phone: 6852530 / 6864497
  fax: 91-11-6864497 / + 6866720
• Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace (WISCOMP) is based at the Dalai Lama Foundation in Delhi. Address: WISCOMP, The Dalai Lama Foundation, Core 4 A, Upper Ground Floor, India Habitat Centre , Lodi Road, New Delhi - 3. Phone: 4648450. Email: furhhdl@vsnl.com. Fax: 4648451

Goa

• Research Institute for Women, Goa (RIW-GOA). a forum for inquiry and research. Its scope is inter-disciplinary; and though it defines its essential focus as the profile of woman in Goa, it does so within a larger national and global framework. President of the Institute: Dr.Fatima da Silva Gracias Address: Research Institute For Women, Goa, "Casal Gracias" C-86,Altinho-Panjim-Goa 403001, Tel0091-832)230538

Kozhikode (Calicut)

• Anweshi Women's Counselling Centre, near YWCA, Cannanore Road, Kozhikode 673 001. Run a counselling, mediation and resource center for women facing any kind of abusive situation. If writing to them, please enclose a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage.

Cochin

• Cochin Backwater Ladies Circle. An organisation which is involved in arranging small events and programmes like immunisation, literacy workshops for women in Cochin, Kerala.

Chennai/Madras

• Joint Women's Programme. Director: Jyotsna Chatterji.
  Contact: JWP No.15 Ramalinga Nagar, Old Mahabalipuram Road, Kottivakkam, Thiruvanmiyur, Madras 800041.
  (also has branches in Delhi, Bangalore, Calcutta)
• International Foundation for Crime Prevention and Victim Care (PCVC). # 19, Mooker Nallamuthu Street, Chennai 600001. Ph: # 25279085, 52053280
• The Working Women's Forum , Madras, India is an association of unorganized or informal women workers who provide small-scale loans, and mobilize women for economic and social action.
• Sisters, for polycultural lesbians. P.O. Box 26, Tambaram, Madras 600 059
• All India Democratic Women's Association Legal Aid Cell ('magalir chatta uthavi mayyam'). #13 Mosque Street, Chepauk, Chennai - 5. Telephone: 851 1231, 851 1819. note: Unless the situation is extremely urgent, they prefer all DV and other women victims to come to the legal aid cell on Saturdays, 12 - 6 PM
• Sneha provides emotional support to the lonely, the depressed, and the suicidal.

Sikandrabad

• Asmita ("Identity") Resource Center for Women, Sikandrabad. Asmita's volunteers work in rural areas, raising the consciousness of women on issues like rape, domestic violence, health and reproductive issues. Asmita has begun to theorize about their experiences, and is publishing anthologies of short stories and poetry written by and for women.
  Executive President: "Volga" (Lalitha Kumari Popuri). Road 2, West Maredpalli, Sikandrabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. city code 40 tel. no. 780 3745 fax 40- 841697

Trivandrum

• Sakhi Women's Resource Center holds training programs, courses, workshops, violence intervention programs,and networking. TC 27/2323, Convent Road, Trivandrum-1. Ph:91-471-2462251. Email:sakhi@md2.vsnl.net.in

Tamil Nadu

• Rural Women Development Society organizes and educates rural women with economic development programs. Many of the workers in RWDS and the women they work with are Dalits. Rural Women Development Society, No. 1, New Muslim Street Polur Road Tiruvannamalai - 606 601, T.S.R. District, Tamil Nadu. Phone: 04175-24464

 

Australia

• Saheli, a support network for Lesbian/Bi/TranMTF of South Asian descent in Sydney.
  Contact Poonam: (02)9832 7707(home)
  Uma: ph02)9559 4486(home) (02)9514 3660(work)
  Email: umakalishakti@hotmail.com

Bangladesh

• Adhunika is dedicated to the promotion of technology usage for women in Bangladesh.
• Ain o Salish Kendro (ASK). A human rights and legal resource centre. ASK provides free legal aid, mediation and counselling services, monitors, documents and campaigns on human rights and women's rights issues, and undertakes public interest litigation. It has litigated a number of cases on women's human rights, including challenges to the practice of "safe custody". It also publishes an annual report on human rights in bangladesh. Address: 26/3 Purana Paltan Line, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, tel: 8802 831 5851; email: ask@citechco.net.
• Dhaka American Women's Club is an organization for US citizens and their wives who provide community within their group as well as assistance to less fortunate people in Bangladesh. They sponsor social and charitable activities through the year.
• Grameen Bank in Bangladesh provides credit to the very poor in their villages. The Grameen dialogue , a newsletter published by the Grameen Trust, has more information about the current status of Grameen.
• A feminist bookstore in Bangladesh is Narigrantha Prabartana, 2/8 Sir Syed Road (Above Sari and Handicraft Shop), Mohammadpur, Dhaka.
• Nari Pokhho, Road 9-A, House 51, P.O. Box 35, Sylhet, Dhanmandi, Dhaka. Consciousness-raising and lobbying on women's issues, research and publication.
• Center for Social Studies works with rural women. , Room 1107, Ark Building, Dhaka University, Dhaka.
• Women for Women. Research and publication, seminars and video films on women's issues. 1/2 Sukrabad, Dhaka 12077.
• Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) has development activities for rural women. 66, Mahakali Commercial Area, Dhaka-12.
• Gonoshasthaya Kendra has development activities for rural women. P.O. Nayarhat, Savar Distt., Dhaka.
• Nari Shonghoti works with rural women. Center for Social Studies, Room 1107, Ark Building, Dhaka University, Dhaka.
• Nijera Kori has action programs for landless peasant women and men. P.O. Box 5015, New Market, Dhaka-5.

Canada

• Calgary Of Colour: Lesbians and Gay men: 201-223 12th Ave SW, Calgary Alberta T2R 0G9, Canada. (403) 234-8973.

Edmonton:
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• Indo-Canadian Women's Association assists newly-arrived immigrants to settle into Canada, especially women, children and the elderly.

Montreal:
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• SAW Community Center: one of Canada's oldest surviving South Asian women's groups, helps victims of domestic violence. 1035 Rachel, 3rd Floor, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2J 2J5. (514) 528-8812, fax (514) 528-0896. Email: sawcc@cam.org

Toronto:
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• Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention (ASAAP). A community-based, non-profit, charitable organization committed to providing health promotion, support, education, and advocacy in a non-discriminatory manner for those who identify as South Asian living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.

Vancouver:
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• MOSAIC -- Stopping the Violence Counselling Services for Women Who Speak English, Punjabi and/or Hindi. 604-254-9626 fax: 604-254-3932 1720 Grant Street, Vancouver, B.C. V5L 2Y7
• India Mahila Association
• South Asian Women's Center provides resources and referrals, builds communication and solidarity between concerned individuals and groups.
  Mailing address: 8163 Main Street, Vancouver BC V5X 3L2
  Phone: (604) 325-6637. Email: sawc@asia.com
• Punjabi Women's Association: (604) 581-6941
• Burnaby Multicultural Society: 604) 299-4808

 

Nepal

• Didibahini is a nonprofit NGO established in 1992 that facilitates gender mainstreaming into the development process in Nepal.
• Sancharika Samuha is a Forum of Women Communicators established after the Beijing Conference in April 1996 with the objective of promoting a more healthy and gender sensitive media
• Women for Human Rights, an organization for single women. Bishalnagar, Kathmandu, Nepal, Po. Box No.-8973NPC427 Email: lily@mos com.np
• Dhikuti - The Self-Help Bank of Nepal, is a sophisticated informal people's bank, providing capital for small businessmen as well as farmers.
• Asmita is a women's magazine and resource center. P.O. Box 4795, Bagh Bazaar, Kathmandu.
• Center for Women and Development has workshops, action programs, research and publication on women's issues. P.O. Box 3637, Babuli Ghar, Dilli Bazaar, Kathmandu.
• Stri Shakti is a halfway home for women in need of shelter, and has skill training and support for deserted women. Anil Bhawan, P.O. Box 4277, Kathmandu.
• Women's Legal Service Project provides legal services, educational and research programs and produces literary materials for women. G.P.O. Box 3241, Kathmandu.
• Mahila Web is an electronic repository focusing on women and gender issues in Nepal, which includes both NGOs and INGOs working in Nepal.

Pakistan

• Sahil works on issues of child abuse and exploitation.
• Citizens' Commission for Human Development is a registered non-profit non-governmental organization that has been working on advocacy, research, capacity building and educational initiatives since 1989, to promote good governance, democracy and participatory practices in Pakistan.
• Rozan works on women's mental health especially violence-related (the Zeest program), children's emotional health, child sexual abuse, gender, sensitization work with the police, and a youth telephone counselling program. Contact: rozan@rozan.isb.sdnpk.org.
• Uks-Research, Resource and Publication Centre on Women and Media is a media based research organization in Islamabad.
• Institute of Women's Studies, Lahore.
• Simorgh Women's Resource and Publication Centre. PO Box 3328, Gulberg ii, Lahore, Pakistan.
• All Pakistan Women's Association: 92-21-721-2991
• Kashaff is a Grameen-type organization that seeks to empower women through economic improvement.
• Women Workers Center provides legal advice, support action, training and educational programmes for women workers in Karachi.
• Aurat Publications and Information Service Foundation is a resource center with workshops, monthly meetings and networking among women's groups. 4-A, LDA, Garden View Apartments, Lawrence Road, Lahore.
• Shirkat Gah Women's Resource Center (SG) was established in 1975 and is a non-hierarchical collective, which works towards women's empowerment for social justice and social justice for women's empowerment. SG focuses on law and status, and women and sustainable development (including reproductive rights). PO Box 5192, Lahore, Pakistan, Email: sgah@lhr.comsats.net.pk
• Simorgh is a women's resource and publication center that organizes workshops and courses, distributes publications and audio-visual material, and performs research and documentation. Flat 4, 1st Floor, Shiraz Plaza, Main Market, Gulberg II, Lahore.
• Women's Action Forum (WAF) campaigns for women and conducts training programs. Basement 103, 1/A Main Boulevard Gulberg II, Lahore. Also at P.O. Box 1870, Islamabad. Also at Flat 4, 19F Block 4 B-1, PECHS, Karachi 29.
• Women Living Under Muslim Laws is an international Network that provides information, solidarity and support for all women whose lives are shaped, conditioned or governed by laws and customs said to derive from Islam. The Network aims to increase the autonomy of women by supporting the local struggles of women from within Muslim countries and communities and linking them with feminist and progressive groups at large; facilitating interaction, exchanges and contacts and providing information as well as a channel of communication. WUML Asia Coordination Office: Shirkat Gah Women's Resource Centre PO Box 5192, Lahore, Pakistan, Email: sgah@lhr.comsats.net.pk
  WUML International Coordination Office: P.O. Box 28445, London N19 5NZ, UK, Email: run@gn.apc.org
• Applied Socio-Economic Research (ASR) evaluates women's programs, conducts training programs for women development workers, publishes and distributes women-related material. P.O. Box 3154, Gulberg P.O., Lahore.

Sri Lanka

• Center for Women's Research (CENWOR) conducts research and publication on women's issues. 12 Ascot Ave, Colombo 5.
• Hatton Women's Committee works with agricultural laborers in the Jaffna peninsula. c/o Anna Abeyasekara, Dunbar Rd, Hatton.
• The Women Support Group c/o Companions on a Journey, 40/16 Park Road, Colombo 5. Email: wsg@sri.lanka.net They work with sexual minorities.
• Kantha Handa (Voice of Women) publishes journals in three languages, and has a Women's House for women displaced in ethnic rioting. 17A Park Ave, Colombo 5.
• Mothers and Daughters of Lanka is a coalition of progressive women's groups concerned about human rights. c/o SEDEC, 133 Kynsey Rd, Colombo 8.
• Mother's Front conducts research and educational programs on ethnic problems in Sri Lanka. c/o Mangala Samaraweera, Gabada Veediya, Matara.
• Muslim Women's Research and Action Front, 17 Park Ave, Colombo 5.
• Pacific and Asian Women's Forum (PAWF) is an informal regional network of women's organizations which publishes a newsletter. 623/27, 1/1/ Rajagiriya Gardens, Rajagiriya.
• Progressive Women's Front conducts consciousness-raising among peasant women through training programs and seminars, and publishes a Sinhalese journal. c/o Sumika Perera, Galketigama, Ibbagamuwa.
• Suriya provides support to women and children displaced during ethnic rioting. 71/1 Pamankade Road, Colombo 6.
• Women-in-need (WIN) is a crisis center for battered women. 7 Alfred House Ave, Colombo 3.
• Women and Media Collective translates women's articles into Sinhala and publishes a newsletter and quarterly journal. Silpini, 5 Jayaratne Mawatha, Off Thimbirigasaya Rd, Colombo 5.
• Women's Education and Research Center conducts conferences and workshops, teaches in Tamil, Sinhala, and English, networks, and publishes a newsletter. 37-A Kinross Ave, Colombo 4.
• Women for Peace works on ethnic problems, war, communal harmony and peace through workshops, demonstrations, publications and posters. Girl's Friendly Society Building 58, Green Path, Colombo 7.
• Women's Study Circle conducts discussions and seminars. c/o Sarvam Kailasapathy, Raja Veethy, Thirunelvey East

 

Hi Puni,
I was really could not stop my tears while I was reading your posts on the 911 thread today. but i really admire you for being such a brave and handling your life with your kids and job..
Tulasi