Shakti Legal Advocacy and Family Social Services Inc.

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.

Step by step, we will work towards empowering all migrant and refugee youth in Aotearoa/New Zealand to live lives with dignity, free from violence and fear, and to help create safer homes and communities together.

Shakti Youth was set up in 2010 to address the growing need for support to young people experiencing family violence. We do both intervention and prevention projects to challenge gender inequality in our communities and racism in the wider community.

Shakti Youth is continually growing with more projects and ideas to better address the gendered issues that young people of minority cultures are facing in Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Shakti provides free and confidential support for women, youth and children from Asian, Middle Eastern and African backgrounds going through family violence. To access these services call 0800 742584 (SHAKTI), which is 24 hours 7 days a week.

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