About 87% of women who have experienced domestic violence or gendered violence have never sought for help.

About 16% of domestic violence cases in 2020 have resulted in acid attacks.

85% of acid attack victims are women, hence, it could be easily classified as a “gendered violence“.

At all stages of life, women in India quietly suffer, as their voice is silenced or suppressed, without knowing their rights to fight these crimes as well as look out for help with the available laws that protect them.

Acid Attacks

An acid attack is a form of violent assault defined as the act of throwing acid or a similarly corrosive substance at or onto the body of another with the intention to disfigure, maim, torture, or kill.

Perpetrators of these attacks throw acid at their victims, usually at their faces, burning them, and damaging skin tissue, often exposing and sometimes even dissolving the bones.

The long term consequences of these attacks may include blindness, as well as permanent scarring of the face and body, along with far-reaching social, psychological, and economic difficulties.

These attacks are not only conducted by throwing acid that is easily available at any provisions store in India but also by burning them in order to punish or attack victims.

Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence can be described as where one adult in a relationship misuses power in order to control another. It is the establishment of fear in a relationship through violence that includes other forms of abuse. The violence may involve physical abuse, sexual assault and threats.


The implementation of lockdown to combat this pandemic has documented a profound impact on the entire human environment. Domestic violence and violence against women, due to the lockdown in India as well as all over the world has emerged as a big public health threats. Studies show that there has been about a 92% increase of domestic violence cases in one form or the other throughout the country —along with a steep rise in violence conducted against women, in their own homes or neighbourhood.

During this difficult time, the crimes against women in their own homes and locality has risen. Further increasing suicides and also deaths that go unreported of victims that have suffered from domestic/gender based violence.

The grasp of domestic violence perpetrators has tightened in times of the pandemic in India. Abuse victims are distanced from their regular support systems making it difficult for them to even call out for help.

We are helping these ‘survivors’ of violence and abuse, just by doing the most simple thing anyone possibly could—we are listening. Followed by financial aid, shelter, counselling, therapy and support in all possible ways.

ETHOS

Our ethos is not only to empower the victims of domestic and gendered violence, but to also allow them to take control of their life again.
To make them stronger than before and recognise that they are not just victims but “survivors”.

SUPPORT

Our key focus always starts out with seeking professional help by setting up a team that will form a structure to aid and act quick to give support— promoting skin banking for the survivors of acid attacks and other
forms of physical abuse.

SAFE HOMES

Currently we have women taking shelter in our safe homes. We have set up professionals to mentor them and strengthen their spirits. And provide them with a free space that can rehabilitate, with the hope of bringing back their strength. Along with medical aid in terms of
surgeries that help them restore their health and a new normal life.

HELP

The safe homes, along with rehabilitation can at the same time provide safe space for the survivor’s families, especially their children. Along with constructive aid to support their basic needs. Especially by giving a voice to the survivors of acid attacks and abuse.

WHAT CAN WE DO?

Re-integrate “Survivors' ' into society has always been our main goal. Survivors of abuse are usually faced with a horrific trauma and displacement. Reintegration of such survivors into society is a slow process. Making it truly a difficult journey of self reliance and discovery.

Skin Banking :

Uncommon in India, skin banking has the power to revolutionise the treatment for survivors of acid and burn attacks.

Vocational Training :

Workshops are held across India for survivors with renowned speakers from different fields who have been invited to motivate, help and empower them to become independent individuals again.

Survivors of acid and burn attacks need a minimum of 22 to a maximum of 60+ surgeries.

Skin Revision procedures and facial reconstruction surgeries for acute contractures along with a supply of medications for a few months can cost up to 6.8 lacs for one survivor.

Rehabilitation homes, better termed as “safe homes” provide housing for the recovery of domestic violence/gender violence survivors and their family.