Ashiana Network's core values are:
* Professionalism
* Innovation
* Excellence
* Commitment
* Empowerment
We are a charitable organisation based in London, to help women from the Asian, Turkish & Iranian community get help when they need it. We are here to offer our help support and guidance to Women in need. We offer confidential and culturally specific advice, support and information to our clients. Our aim is to empower the women and young people who use our services so that they are able to make informed choices and decisions about their future. Our Aims
Ashiana Women’s Services:
✦ Temporary, safe and supportive housing to women who are homeless as a result of domestic violence.*
✦ Temporary, safe and supportive housing for women fleeing forced marriage.*
✦ Culturally specific support and advice to residents.*
✦ Individual keyworker support offering practical advice, information and support in a range of areas, i.e. welfare benefits, life skills training, further education and training, seeking employment, applications for rehousing and health issues. Support is also given to residents in dealing with the mixture of emotions that arise on fleeing domestic violence situations.*
✦ Assistance in resettling the women into accommodation appropriate to their needs e.g. permanent independent accommodation, shared supportive housing, second stage semi-supportive housing. The project offers resettlement after care support for an average of six months.*
✦ Floating support to women living in Waltham Forest.*
✦ An outreach service to women who are experiencing difficulties at home but where safe housing is inappropriate, undesirable or unnecessary. A range of services are provided, including short term crisis counselling, assistance and advice on welfare benefits, rehousing, employment, education, health matters and setting up appropriate support networks.*
Ashiana Counselling Services:
✦ As a registered member of the BACP, we provide free specialist confidential one to one counselling for any individual living in the borough of Waltham Forest impacted by any form of sexual violence, childhood sexual abuse and or domestic violence, regardless of age, gender or ethnicity.
✦ Counselling and support services are also offered for young people who are 13 to 21 years of age and have witnessed or experienced domestic violence. We provide counselling for vulnerable young people, facilitate support groups and train young people to become mentors for those young people affected by domestic violence.
✦ Sunflowers Support group is an end of therapy group to those clients who have accessed 1:1 counselling support, to be able to provide them with a safe environment where they can meet other people who have experienced similar issues and lastly to facilitate all the learning and self-awareness they gained in their individual counselling to support them once they leave Ashiana Network. Ashiana Youth Services:
✦ A programme of preventative educational and advice work in schools in Waltham Forest with 11-16 year olds, which is not gender or race specific. The purpose of this project is to raise awareness of domestic violence, abuse and children’s rights with young people, to help prevent abuse and engage in early intervention.
✦ The Youth Project offers extra-curricular activities aimed at young people between the ages of 13-19 who are disadvantaged or at risk of social exclusion. These activities aim to educate, raise awareness and encourage young people to positively engage with their communities.
✦ Workshops and drop-in advice sessions for women at local colleges and advice/ counselling agencies. Ashiana Training Services:
✦ Community outreach work at a variety of levels with both statutory and voluntary agencies aimed at raising awareness about domestic violence and related issues.
* these services are specifically for South Asian, Turkish & Iranian women.
