Shakti Member Organisations
Shakti Community Council Inc provides multifarious services through its member organizations in New Zealand and Australia and internationally:
Shakti Australia: Shakti Migrant & Refugee Women’s Support Group Melbourne Inc.
Shakti Migrant & Refugee Women’s Support Group Melbourne Inc. was incorporated in Melbourne on October 27, 2011, following the formation of a Steering Group led by local women, and the founding members and senior members of Shakti New Zealand.
The goal of Shakti Migrant & Refugee Women’s Support Group Melbourne Inc. is to promote the well-being, safety and human rights of women of Asian, African and Middle Eastern backgrounds.
The services we provide include:
- 24-hour multilingual Crisis Call service for women in violent and or abusive situations
- Drop-in services in South-East Melbourne, and Melbourne City extending to surrounding metropolitan
- Regional campaigns and advocacy on immigrant women of colour issues
- Case Management & Advocacy services
- Safety planning including temporary safe accommodation for victims of violence and their children (Link to member organisation)
- Outreach work with women and youth
- Support group activities including English conversational group sessions, Women’s Day events, The Global Kitchen
- Working with Schools
- Awareness and training programmes/workshops for Community Advocates/ Volunteers
Shakti Australia: Shakti Migrant & Refugee Women’s Support Group NSW Inc.
Shakti Migrant & Refugee Women’s Support Group NSW Inc. was incorporated in Sydney on December 2012 following the formation of a Steering Group led by local women, and the founding members of Shakti New Zealand. Shakti NSW currently based in Parramatta City, and extending its reach throughout Western Sydney is driven by a team of volunteers and works to service vulnerable and/or disadvantaged women and children, at risk of homelessness due to domestic violence, and isolation.
We specialise in:
- Drop-in services in Parramatta City and surrounding metropolitan areas
- Regional campaigns and advocacy on immigrant women of colour issues
- Capacity and capability building programmes/workshops for Community Advocates/ Volunteers
- Outreach and support group activities with women and youth
- Case Management & Advocacy services
- Safety planning including temporary safe accommodation for victims of violence and their children (Link to member organisation)
Shakti NZ: Shakti Asian Women’s Centre Inc
Established in Auckland, provides 24-hour crisis call service (0800 SHAKTI) for ethnic women in domestic violence, drop in centre for women, outreach social work, counselling, legal referral, interpreting, life skills programmes, ACC advocacy, domestic violence intervention training for community, and advocacy. An important initiative of this centre is to train women advocates in the community in the area of gender equity and social change…
Shakti NZ: Shakti Asian Women’s Safehouse Inc.
Two Refuges (Auckland) offers culturally appropriate refuge/shelter for ethnic women wanting to escape domestic violence / family violence. Services provided are safe and confidential and includes self-empowerment programmes, therapy, counselling, legal support, health referral and advocacy in housing and immigration, ACC advocacy, life skill education and programmes to promote confidence and self-reliance…
Shakti NZ: Shakti Education Training & Advisory Company (SETAC) Ltd.
Shakti Education Training & Advisory Company (SETAC) was founded as an education and training branch under Shakti Community Council Inc (SCC), a non-for-profit, community organisation that specialises in the delivery of culturally appropriate crisis intervention and prevention services to women and children affected by domestic/family violence.
Started by ethnic women, for other ethnic women and their families, Shakti has operated for the last 20 years, yielding successful outcomes across the Asian, Middle Eastern and African communities.
Through service delivery, it was found over 80% of the survivors are state beneficiaries with little hope of becoming self-reliant, due to the barriers faced as ethnic migrants/refugees, exacerbated by experiences of prolonged abuse.
Consultation with victim-survivors showed that many of them are genuinely keen to up-skill, find employment and become self-reliant, but are not sure if they have the necessary aptitude, confidence or skills for employment in New Zealand. These factors emerged as major deterrents in the rehabilitation process.
As a NZQA accredited PTE, SETAC delivers free educational, vocational and life skills programme to victim-survivors, supporting learners to foster wellbeing and facilitate empowerment, achieving self-sufficiency in the pursuit of lives free from fear and violence.
Operating on a unique model, SETAC and the programme recognises the importance of holistic wellbeing and empowerment on achieving learning outcomes. The training programme is heavily based on practical and interactive methods for dynamic and effective teaching. SETAC has been recognised for its new method of engaging high-need learners, earning it the Innovative Provider Award from Adult Learner’s Week Network/He Tangata Matauranga.
SETAC and the Second Chance Programme were established:
• To prevent short and long-term dependency of disadvantaged and vulnerable ethnic women;
• To empower ethnic women to becoming confident, skilled and self-reliant, reducing poverty;
• To facilitate greater integration of ethnic women and their children within the wider communities, counteract social issues arising out of isolation
• To promote inter-generational wellbeing of ethnic families
Shakti NZ: Shakti Ethnic Women’s Support Group, Christchurch Inc.
Refuge offers services which include information and advocacy, culturally-appropriate domestic violence crisis response, refuge accommodation, referrals, life skills education programmes. A drop-in service centre for women is also offered Services are provided to South Island.
Shakti NZ: Shakti Ethnic Women’s Support Group-Central Region Inc.
Refuge provides domestic violence intervention support, crisis response, English language classes, road safety programmes and other life skills programmes for ethnic women in North Island central. A drop-in service centre for women is also offered. Services cover Bay of Plenty, Rotorua.
Shakti NZ: Shakti Legal Advocacy & Family Social Services Inc.
In Auckland this centre offers settlement and social services for migrant and refugee families in Auckland region. Casework and family support services include family violence prevention, couple counselling, family conferencing and child abuse prevention. Recently the centre has added a youth unit a counselling unit and legal advocacy services.
Shakti Youth
Shakti Youth is a group of young people from Asian, African and Middle Eastern backgrounds passionate about social justice and building towards a violence-free future. Shakti Youth works to empower youth to build a future without violence and discrimination, advocating for the rights of migrant and refugee background youth. We run the SYNC (Shakti Youth Network for Change) program to prevent family violence in partnership with high schools across Auckland and support young women to live lives free from violence.
Sustinnoworx
More than just an Op-shop.
Sustinnorx is a social enterprise venture that aims to move economically and socially disadvantaged communities from unemployment to self-sufficiency. Our workshops will introduce sustainable life-skills to our communities and empower the unemployed as entrepreneurs.
Op-shop address: 96a Railside Avenue, Henderson