Pehchan

“Pehchan”, connoting “identity”, is Shakti Shalini’s shelter home for women in distress. Women, often with children, travel from all parts of India in search of a safe, secure, and supportive space at Pehchan. It is a small establishment that can house ten, and maximum twelve, women (with or without children) at a time. All cost of living of the women and children (food, sanitation, medication, travel, clothes, etc.) and of upkeep of the home is borne by Shakti Shalini. The residents are regularly provided computers, cutting and tailoring, beauty culture, and English classes. Creative sessions including theatre, poetry, dance, film-screening, painting, art and craft are also regularly conducted.