Founded in 1985, Manavi is the first organization in the United States dedicated to ending all forms of violence against South Asian survivors. Using a survivor-centered approach, Manavi provides culturally specific and linguistically appropriate services to South Asian survivors of violence. Manavi’s staff and volunteers are bilingual—speaking over 14 different South Asian languages.
Manavi’s culturally specific transitional home offers rent-free housing and supportive services including counseling, support groups, and economic empowerment to survivors of violence.
Manavi serves South Asian communities affected by gender-based violence across the state of New Jersey, with a particular focus on the needs of survivors in Middlesex and Passaic counties, local to Manavi’s offices in New Brunswick and Paterson. We will soon be opening another office in Jersey City.
Manavi advocates provide supportive counseling to survivors of gender-based violence. We understand that South Asian survivors face unique cultural and linguistic barriers. All Manavi advocates are bilingual and understand the South Asian culture and familial dynamics. We also recognize that survivors with intersecting identities from diverse backgrounds face structural and institutional ...
About Us Manavi Staff Manavi’s entire staff is bilingual, speaking over 14 different South Asian languages. Navneet oversees all programming and operations at Manavi. She is a passionate advocate for human rights, human rights law, social justice and equality.
Manavi is committed to raising awareness about gender-based violence in our community. Over the past three decades, Manavi has engaged in extensive community outreach efforts to educate our community about the cultural barriers faced by South Asian survivors of gender-based violence, and the services we offer to provide support. We are dedicated to changing attitudes surrounding gender-based ...