Dear Friends
This year, you really put fire in our engines…empowered by your support we revved up our shared agenda for social change, reaching and impacting diverse communities, groups and individuals as never before.
We provided cultural competency training to 9 social service agencies whose work is directly linked with South Asians. We engaged with 11 organizations to better share ideas and activities. Presentations on interpersonal (or domestic) violence, its social impact on children, and Ashiyanaa’s work were made at 12 different forums: an articulate group of high schoolers invited us to do a second round of talks! Then there were conferences, panel discussions, training, and events of different content and impact…
Quietly, on another front, maintaining the Ashiyanaa code of confidentiality, our staff and advocates served, supported and advocated on behalf of clients. A range of services were provided including emergency financial assistance, finding resources for housing and transportation needs, and legal support.
All of this is possible thanks to your generosity. Your financial gifts became instruments of change. Changing mind-sets, promoting understanding, securing cooperation, and fundamentally, transforming lives.
Please help in keeping up the momentum
Your continued support is necessary.
For Nadia, divorced soon after landing in the U.S., left with a young child…Marium, a stay-at-home Mom with an autistic daughter…Deepti, who needed culturally-sensitive counselling for her PTSD and panic attacks….
For achieving our shared vision of a peaceful and inclusive society, which welcomes each South Asian in the United States as an integral and contributory individual.
Every dollar counts. An anonymous donor will match all donations to Ashiyanaa through December 14th in recognition of Giving Tuesday and the holiday season. When you give today, your donation will have double the impact! We urge you, your friends and family to donate to your best ability this Giving Tuesday.
With love and gratitude,
The Ashiyanaa Team
