Women know what domestic violence is -- and now know that they deserve to be happy.

As the second wave of Covid-19 is ravaging India, global fundraising is focusing on medical supply and oxygen funding in the big cities, yet the lockdown is also having a devastating tole on smaller cities and rural communities.

In March, Sambhali U.S. board members represented Sambhali Trust at the 65th session of the United Nation’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).

In India, one in three women is subject to domestic violence, with more than 110,000 cases reported in 2016.

Most widows in India are excluded from any interaction in social spaces and suffer socially and financially.

Aadya is a 14-year-old girl who hopes to improve the world.

Monica was a shy, innocent girl not used to standing up for herself, but she found her voice when she saw her future slipping away.

“I know that girls can do anything; they can do any job.”

“I was compelled to do something – and started within my home.”

The women are part of a sisterhood of support that is essential when you are defying patriarchal norms.