Description:
Shakti Community Council is a non-profit organisation serving migrant and refugee women of Asian, African and Middle Eastern origin. Shakti; meaning strength; works to end all forms of violence and discrimination against women of colour.
Over the years, the support group has grown from the confines of one tiny room to a national umbrella organisation with 7 member organisations in Central, West and South Auckland, Central North Island and South Island.
Shakti provides a range of services to over 40 different migrant and refugee communities through:
– 24-hour multilingual Crisis Call service (0800SHAKTI) for women in violent and/ or abusive situations
– Drop-in services
– Case Management & Advocacy services
– Refuge Services for safe accommodation for victims of violence and their children
– Counselling Services & Group Therapy for women survivors of violence
– Legal Advocacy Services & Legal Clinics
– Family Settlement, Casework, Services for youth by youth
– Positive Parenting Programmes
– Social Work services including outreach work
– Second Chance Life Skills Programme for women survivors of violence towards achieving empowerment and self-reliance
– Youth specific projects run by youth for youth (includes intervention and family group conferencing)
– Awareness and training programmes/ workshops for Community Advocates/ Volunteers
Services:
24 hours crisis line: 0800SHAKTI
Support Groups/ Group Therapy for Women survivors of violence (Auckland, Christchurch, Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, and Wellington only): https://shaktiinternational.org/shakati-new-zealand/