HUMSAFAR’s skill development and livelihood programme emerged out of an observation that a VAW survivor delays the decision to come out of an abusive relationship due to her being ill-equipped to rebuild her life. In many cases survivors decide to withdraw their case and return to face violence in abusive relationships due to their precarious financial situation. It is in...

Ab to Jago This campaign is held from November 15 to December 10 every year coinciding with the UN’s 16 days of Activism against gender based violence. Focusing on the effective implementation of Protection of Women against Domestic Violence (PWDV) Act 2005 this campaign is held in collaboration with partner organizations across the state. Every year innovative activities are undertaken...

HUMSAFAR has a multi-pronged approach to address gender-based violence and provides legal, medical, negotiation for violence-free life with partner/family, counselling, rescue, shelter, and rehabilitation support. During the last 20 years, HUMSAFAR has intervened in more than 11,000 cases. We also work in the Burns and Plastic Surgery ward of King George’s Medical University (KGMU) Lucknow, providing counselling, legal & medical...

In keeping with the philosophy of re-integrating violence survivors into society and creating a support group, HUMSAFAR has been facilitating a civil society group called ‘Friends of HUMSAFAR’ or Mitra Mandali which includes a wide range of professionals who volunteer services, time and resources. Currently, this group consists of many lawyers, doctors, businessmen, media persons, teachers and other professionals. Mitra Mandali proactively...

Through platforms like ‘Yuva Tarang’, ‘Yuvati Manch,’ and ‘Queer Manch’, HUMSAFAR fosters development of youth, promoting a nuanced understanding of social diversity and discrimination through various hands-on activities and training programs. Working with youth consists of joint open discussions with youth and their parents to break the gap between the generations and encourage conversation in between. This aims that families...

HUMSAFAR strongly believes that a survivors’ fight to access justice requires wider community support at various stages – to break the conspiracy of silence around violence, access services, wage a long legal battle, rehabilitate herself and her children emotionally and financially and reintegrate in society as an aware citizen well-aware of her rights and responsibilities. HUMSAFAR is guided by an...