Narika Explained

Narika
Type:Domestic violence organization
Location:Fremont, California[1]

Narika is a Fremont, California organization that confronts domestic violence in South Asian American communities.[2]

Narika was founded in 1991 as the Bay Area Indian Women's Support Group and later as the South Asian Women's Support Group. Founders launched a crisis helpline, and established the organization in 1992.[3] [4]

The group works with a variety of community partners and offers services to women and children in abusive situations in English, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Sinhala, Tamil, Telugu, Tibetan, and Urdu.[5] [6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kazakoff . Lois . Should a rape in New Delhi concern us in California? | Opinion Shop | an SFGate.com blog . Blog.sfgate.com . 2013-05-03.
  2. Web site: Narika: About Us. Narika.org. 26 July 2011.
  3. Web site: Narika: History. Narika.org. 26 July 2011.
  4. News: Jehangir. Alyza. Tackling Domestic Violence. 26 July 2011. India Currents. 4 May 2007.
  5. Web site: Narika: Helpline. Narika.org. 26 July 2011. 15 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715040916/http://narika.org/index.php?mode=pageview&pagetype=helpline. dead.
  6. Web site: Narika: Outreach. Narika.org. 26 July 2011. 15 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715041235/http://narika.org/index.php?mode=pageview&pagetype=outreach. dead.
  7. News: Tsering. Lisa. Narika Marks 15-Year Anniversary. 26 July 2011. India-West. April 27, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120130131118/http://www.narika.org/uploads/narikaindiawest.pdf. 30 January 2012.

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