Advocacy Work

2011-2015 PARIVAAR (Peaceful Alliance Rejecting Injustice and Violence and Advocating Respect), Edmonton, AB

Elected to serve as committee co-chair from January 2013 to March 2015. Assisted with PARIVAAR model to be a sustainable initiative aligned with the Alberta Family Violence Framework. Worked with key stakeholders, community leaders, and service providers to positively impact how the South Asian community responds to family violence. 

2016-2017 The Pink Ladoo Project, Edmonton, AB    

Advanced the gender-equality initiative to encourage families to celebrate the birth of boys and girls equally. Supported organizers in connecting with community leaders and distributed pink ladoo’s (an Indian sweet) on October 11, International Day of a Girl to new parents at local hospitals.

 2014-2015 Daughters Day, Edmonton, AB

Volunteered to celebrate the lives and achievements of all daughters, everywhere, while shedding light on the abuses and discrimination of daughters.