Ranjna Patel Explained

Ranjna Patel
Known For:Founding Gandhi Nivas family violence prevention service

Ranjna Patel is the founder of the Gandhi Nivas family violence prevention programme in New Zealand.

Work

Patel founded the Gandhi Nivas family violence prevention programme in 2014. The programme partners with Counties Manukau Police and Sahaayta Counseling and Social Support to deliver services to New Zealand men considered at risk of committing domestic violence, to support them to change their behaviour.[1] The "ground-breaking" programme removes men from the family home and places them in specially-run homes in order to support them to understand and change their behaviour. In nearly 60% of cases, men who have completed the programme do not go on to re-offend.[2]

Patel is also a co-founder and director of Tamaki Health, a primary healthcare group.

Patel sits on a number of advisory boards, including New Zealand Police's National Ethnic Forum, the Mental Health Foundation and Diversity Works, New Zealand's national body for workplace diversity and inclusion.[3]

Honours and awards

In the 2009 New Year Honours, Patel was awarded the Queen's Service Medal, for services to the Indian community.[4] In the 2017 New Year Honours, she was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to health and the Indian community.[5] Also in 2017, Patel was the NEXT Woman of the Year in the Business & Innovation category.[6]

In 2020, Patel received a Community Hero award at the New Zealand Women of Influence Awards, for her work reducing family violence. In 2021, she was awarded Innovator of the Year in the New Zealander of the Year Awards.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 Winners. 2021-05-01. Women of Influence. en-US. 3 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210503063500/https://www.womenofinfluence.co.nz/2020-winners. live.
  2. Web site: Male violence: How the groundbreaking Gandhi Nivas programme is reducing family harm. 2021-05-01. NZ Herald. en-NZ. 1 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210501033944/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/male-violence-how-the-groundbreaking-gandhi-nivas-programme-is-reducing-family-harm/HNZ2GT7L4RE5NAJJP6B5NTWMFM/. live.
  3. Web site: Ranjna Patel. 2021-05-01. mentalhealth.org.nz. en. 1 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210501033949/https://mentalhealth.org.nz/team/member/ranjna-patel. live.
  4. Web site: New Year honours list 2009 . 31 December 2008 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 1 May 2021 . 14 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190414012341/https://dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-2009 . live .
  5. Web site: New Year honours list 2017 . 31 December 2016 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 1 May 2021 . 28 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210528081828/https://dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-2017 . live .
  6. Web site: Clifton. Emma. NEXT Woman of the Year winners' stories. 2021-06-06. Now To Love. en. 6 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210606024911/https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/lifestyle/career/next-woman-of-the-year-winners-stories-35208. live.
  7. Web site: 2021-04-01. The 'Covid lady' wins New Zealander of the Year. 2021-05-01. Newsroom. en-AU. 18 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211018032034/https://www.newsroom.co.nz/page/the-covid-lady-wins-new-zealander-of-the-year. live.

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