Neelam Chaturvedi

Founder

Neelam Chaturvedi is the founder of Sakhi Kendra (1982)^[1], an Indian non-profit working on women & children, human rights and healthcare from Kanpur.

Sakhi Kendra

Sakhi Kendra is a non-profit working on women's empowerment and gender justice, aiming for a society without discrimination and violence in which women build social security, self-esteem and community spirit. Based in Shyam Nagar, Kanpur, it provides direct support services including counselling in cases of violence against women, legal awareness programmes and health check-up camps, alongside advocacy, community mobilisation and good governance work.

Sakhi Kendra reports the following, on its own site:

1,088 women's rights defenders trained
8,581 cases of violence against women solved with advocates
323,753 beneficiaries reached
41 International Women's Day celebrations and campaigns since 1980

Organisations: 1
Based in: Kanpur
Founded: 1982
Press: 1

References

[1] “Sakhi Kendra is a Non-Governmental Organisation founded in 1982 under the able leadership of Ms. Neelam Chaturvedi, intending to empower women and establish gender equality in society.” — Sakhi Kendra. Source

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