Technical Assistance

Manavi's technical assistance program is carried out through:

Movement Building through Aarohan

Building a broader South Asian women's movement in the U.S has been one of the core objectives of Manavi's programs. To this end, we have organized 3 national conferences called Aarohan which are exclusively meant for South Asian Women's Rights Organizations (SAWO's)and advocates working to end violence against women in the U.S. Aarohan was envisioned as a space that would encourage networking, communication and dialog between SAWO's and enhance the exchange of strategies to end violence in the South Asian community in the U.S.

Manavi hosted its Fourth National Conference, Aarohan 2008, from September 19th to 20th in New Brunswick, NJ.

For the conference presentations, click here

Diversity/Cultural Sensitivity Training

Manavi members provide in-service training for direct intervention workers in mainstream human service agencies. Each year, Manavi staff and members speak at various conferences, meetings, and public rallies on issues and concerns relating to violence against South Asian women.

Manavi believes in strengthening the capacity of mainstream institutions so that they can address issues of violence against South Asian women in a comprehensive and culturally sensitive manner. To this end we provide cultural competency training to mainstream domestic violence agencies, non-profit organizations and governmental entities like the police, courts, county based Domestic Violence Response Teams (DVRT), and Prosecutor's offices.

If you are an organization working to end violence against women, that has faced challenges in serving South Asian battered women, Manavi can be a helpful resource to you. If you would like to receive cultural competency training that can equip you with the skills needed in better serving South Asian survivors please contact us at manavi@manavi.org