Empower women and girls. Demand justice and equality.
Sakhi Kendra is a nonprofit organization that works for women empowerment and gender justice. It aims to create a healthy society without discrimination and violence. It helps women develop social security, self-esteem and community spirit.
Goal
To build a just, peaceful and equal society — free from discrimination and violence.
Mission
Sakhi Kendra is committed to advancing women’s rights, gender equality and social justice. Through direct support services, advocacy and community mobilization, the organization empowers women and girls to live with dignity, free from violence and discrimination, while ensuring their active participation in decision-making processes at household, community and policy levels.
Vision
​A society where every woman lives with dignity, safety, equality and full access to her rights.
Core Values
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Gender Justice – Upholding women’s rights and challenging gender-based discrimination in all forms.
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Empowerment – Strengthening the voices, agency and leadership of women and marginalized communities.
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Equality & Inclusion – Promoting equal opportunities across caste, class, religion, and gender.
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Solidarity – Building collective power by linking local struggles with national and global women’s movements.
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Accountability & Transparency – Ensuring integrity, openness and responsibility in all actions.
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Non-Violence – Advocating peaceful, rights-based approaches to justice and social change.
Strategic Focus Areas
1. Ending Violence Against Women
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Legal support, counselling, and referrals to police, health and shelter services.
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Training Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) to champion justice at the grassroots.
2. Leadership & Participation
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Building women’s political and social leadership.
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Supporting women’s participation in elections and governance.
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Promoting People’s Manifestos to amplify grassroots priorities.
3. Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment
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Skill-building and support for domestic workers and marginalized women.
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Facilitating self-employment, micro-enterprises and income-generation opportunities.
4. Good Governance & Access to Welfare Schemes
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Connecting women to entitlements in health, pensions, education and sanitation.
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Organizing public hearings and community-government dialogues.
5. Advocacy & Legal Engagement
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Engaging with laws like POSH, POCSO and the Domestic Violence Act.
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Contributing to CEDAW shadow reporting and gender budgeting.
6. Inclusion & Diversity
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Focus on Dalit, tribal, unorganized women, youth and excluded communities.
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Promoting intersectional gender justice to address overlapping inequalities.
7. National & International Engagement
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Active presence in CEDAW, the Beijing Platform for Action and UN processes.
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Partnerships with NAWO and national networks for policy influence.
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Bridging grassroots realities with national and global advocacy.
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OUR STORY
Sakhi Kendra at a glance
Sakhi kendra is a NGO working in India for over 40 years, focusing on alleviating inequality and social injustice. We do this through well planned and comprehensive projects in health, education, livelihoods and good governance. Our overall goal is the empowerment of women and girls, especially from poor and marginalised or socially excluded communities leading to improvement in their lives and livelihoods.
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“I have heard and seen around the world, but I want to end with the story of just one Kanpur-based young girl, Kusum Singh, who was married at the age of 13 to an abusive illiterate husband. At the age of 15, she realised she had no future. She knew if she were to have any hope at all, she had to stand up for herself and Sakhi Kendra has encouraged her to become self-reliant and make an identity of her own. When selections for community health workers were held, she stood for selection and she won.”
HILLARY CLINTON - FORMER FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES
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LIVELIHOOD AND GOOD GOVERNANCE
At Sakhi Kendra, we are dedicated to providing livelihood and good governance in several slums across India. Through cooperation and community empowerment we believe we can facilitate progress in this area. We are always striving to make a difference, and invite you to learn more and lend your support.
