International Women’s Day, Domestic Violence Week, and Mothering Sunday is happening in all in one week. We at MLSS wanted to highlight the strong women on the frontline, protesting for their livelihood. The protests in India, have surpassed the one-hundred-day mark. On Monday the 8th of March ironically, International Women’s day 2021, the UK MPs raised […]
In the summer of 2017, SAF International began a multi-year Community Development Project to support a highly marginalized Sikligar Sikh community in Gujarat. The Sikligar community is comprised of underprivileged children and families living in extreme poverty. SAF is currently supporting two small communities within Vadodra, Gujarat, consisting of 30 families. The Sikligar Sikh community […]
The Kissan Morcha (farmer’s protest) in Delhi is very near and dear to our hearts, and the courage and dedication of those protesting is unmatched. Our SAF India team decided to take action and provide aid to those at the protest who needed it. With the help of our volunteers and donors, we were able […]
In 2019, I came onboard as Executive Director and witnessed the incredible legacy SALDEF has built over the years and the profound impact of SALDEF’s programs. SALDEF is a credible and well-respected voice here in Washington DC on Capitol Hill and in the White House. Nothing more clearly exemplified this to me than the meeting SALDEF […]
London, UK – After the much fulfilling and fun-filled evening at the Vasakhi Feed the Hungry event on 11th April 2009, we have been blessed with the strength to undertake another event with all your help. See a clip of the Feed the Hungry in London event on 11th April at http://vimeo.com/4141731 It is the birth anniversary(Gurpurab) of Guru […]
Jasdev Singh answered the phone with a hello but little else could be heard. He sent a WhatsApp message saying “Can we please speak tomorrow. I am traveling by train at the moment.” The next day when Jasdev Singh answered the phone he said “Hello, I am at Singhu Border. A child is addressing the […]
The International Human Rights Day marks the day the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. This landmark Declaration explains the rights all individuals in member states are entitled to, which are inalienable “regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or […]
Rome/London – The World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution from Khalsa Aid International as part of a three-year programme to support school children in Yemen and refugees from the Tigray Crisis A partnership between WFP and Khalsa Aid International will deliver vitally needed support to Yemen and to refugees who have fled from Ethiopia’s […]
Dear Supporter Ji, As the Senior Legal Client Manager with the Sikh Coalition, my job puts me in direct contact with community members who have survived hate crimes and perservered through discrimination in the workplace. Bearing witness to trauma, whether hate-based or not, can be difficult–and it has rarely been harder than the experience of […]
Dear Supporter Ji, As I enter my final two months at the Sikh Coalition, I have been reflecting on what the last 12 years have meant to me–and how, as a sangat member, I will continue to benefit from the work this organization does. As I remember all of this work and see how it […]