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One can never truly predict the outcome of an arranged marriage. Although, most women marry with dreams of a happy life, fate is often unpredictable. As Saheli has found, domestic abuse, has affected the lives of many women in the South Asian community and increasingly, courageous women are making the choice to leave abusive spouse….
The STAND club at Brandeis University organized a panel discussion on How Far does Greater Boston Reach? A History of Immigrant Communities in the Greater Boston Area as a part of ‘deis IMPACT 2019. The STAND Club is dedicated to increasing awareness of the experiences of refugees and immigrants globally. Saheli’s Executive Director Divya…
Learn to identify the difference between healthy, unhealthy and abusive relationships. Unhealthy relationships can potentially be abusive. But once you learn the signs you can work towards making it healthy and stop it from moving towards being abusive. Healthy Relationship Unhealthy Relationship Abusive Relationship Mutual respect The essential element in a healthy relationship is…
Healthy Food, Healthy Relationships is a joint initiative by Saheli and CHNA 15. The program encourages couples to work as a team in preparing meals thus encouraging positive interactions and communication. Saheli held two sessions of the program in December and January. The discussions were led by Dr. Sukanya Ray, an expert professional with knowledge…
Looking back at 2018, we are glad to share with you some of the important initiatives Saheli – Support and Friendship for South Asian Women and Families undertook towards fulfilling its mission of empowering South Asian women and families to lead safe and healthy lives. Saheli expanded its legal services to the South Asian Community….
This article appeared in India New England News By Gouri Banerjee Saheli Board Member BURLINGTON, MA–Saheli, Inc., is very excited to collaborate with two Law offices, adding free Family Law & Immigration Law services to its growing portfolio of services offered to the South Asian Community. Starting in July 2018, clients can make appointments to…
This article appeared on India New England News (Editor’s note: This article is written by a victim of domestic violence and abandonment, and reprinted here with the permission of the Support and Friendship for South Asian Women and Families, known as Saheli. The name of the author has been withheld because of privacy reasons.) By…
BURLINGTON, MA—Saheli Boston, a Massachusetts-based non-profit organization dedicated to addressing issues related to domestic violence in the South Asian community, has appointed Divya Chaturvedi as its new Co-Executive Director. She replaces Savitha Rajiv and Nadia Madden, who left Saheli recently. Ms. Chaturvedi, who holds an MPA degree from Columbia University’s School of International and…
Please support Dr. Bharti Khurana, an Indian born Harvard radiologist in her impactful project, “Making the Invisible Visible”, which aims to identify domestic violence victims using radiology and machine learning. The award gives $100,000 research grant to support a novel project of wide medical importance, and the finalist with most online votes will win the…
We are glad to announce that Saheli has made it to the Bronze Level on Guidestar. Please visit our profile to learn more.
