What: Shakti New Zealand: Support services for migrant women
Friday, 19 May
Where: St David Seminar Room 3
When: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Shakti New Zealand was set up by women from Asian, African and Middle Eastern communities in 1995. Since its inception, women from these communities have worked tirelessly to create an environment that was empowering for women. They worked to create an environment where women could escape domestic violence and be supported in a non-judgmental way, strengthening them to build new future for themselves and their children.
The main activities involved capacity-building in partnership with local NGOs towards empowerment, advocating for suitable legislation for women and enabling establishment of refuge services. In 2017 funding for Shakti Wellington Refuge was categorically declined by the Ministry of Social Development despite this needs analysis.
In this talk, Ambika Kohli, Shakti Dunedin Coordinator, talks about the importance of access to life-saving culturally appropriate support services for migrant women. She address the issues of violence among the ethnic communities in New Zealand and will highlight the differences between cultural practices and cultural violence. In her presentation. Ambika will touch on burning issues such as female foeticide, female genital mutilation, dowry and forced marriages.
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