Our Work

Safe Haven Workshops

As an initial step to equip young girls with the fundamentals of self-defence, Safe Steps organised workshop sessions focusing on techniques from Karate. Initiated to build confidence and resilience, these sessions were also created by acknowledging how, at the heart of building a Safe Haven, is understanding how instances of violence are rooted in patriarchy. While we are used to efforts to prepare women to navigate instances of discomfort, Safe Steps’ interventions prioritise how it is important to have more open conversations about the need for radical change in the social conditioning and habits that led to violence by men against women. 

Safer Tomorrow Care Services

After the COVID-19 pandemic, more so than ever before, we’ve begun to see the gaps in mental healthcare. If we were to closely observe these gaps, it is not difficult to see how mental healthcare services are inaccessible to those from socially and economically underserved communities — not only is there a substantial lack of resources, there is also deep-rooted stigma preventing individuals from reaching out for help. 

The pandemic also opened the eyes of many individuals to how women, especially homemakers, are often at the receiving end of disconcerting experiences and, in many unfortunate instances, violence, in the domestic space. 

For our mental well-being, it is of utmost importance to have a space where we can open up, acknowledge our emotions (including difficult feelings that shape us in many ways), and know how to build the mental resources and tools to prioritise our mental health. 

Yes, this is a long journey. And Safer Tomorrow Care Services is our baby steps towards improving the well-being of women, especially women whose voices are often overlooked and silenced. With the support of RCI-licensed trauma-informed clinical psychologists, we organised sessions at the Sukhad Foundation in Bangalore. By talking about topics ranging from stigma around mental health to how we can be more present with our feelings, these sessions hope to lend a helping hand to our sisters around us.