In all of our work, we embrace a social justice vision bound in dignity and equity for all, with Nepali voices at the center.
Who we are
ABOUT US
Namaste! Tashi Delek! Welcome to the Adhikaar community! Since 2005, Adhikaar has been committed to improving the lives of the Nepali-speaking community and getting our voices heard in the social justice movement. We have assisted thousands of individuals and families; trained hundreds of new leaders; and successfully changed policies and created new laws at local, state, national, and international levels, including the New York State Domestic Workers Bill of Rights and the International Domestic Workers' Convention.
OUR MISSION
Adhikaar, meaning “rights” in Nepali, is a women-led community and workers’ center that provides direct services to the Nepali-speaking* community and organizes low-income workers and impacted community members to promote social justice and human rights. We create access to information, build community leadership, and grow collective power to win rights for our communities, and dignity and equity for all.
* At Adhikaar, we define the Nepali-speaking community as descendants of Nepal, Bhutan, India, Burma, and Tibet that speak Nepali.
To achieve our mission:
- We create a safe and loving community that is a maiti ghar or home for our members.
- We hold ourselves accountable to our community including respecting the diversity of the Nepali-speaking communities.
- We build solidarity to create inclusive communities and pursue equity and justice for all.
- We center women’s leadership while creating a gender inclusive environment.
- We center the most impacted community members including those who are low-income workers and those with limited literacy.
- We lead with integrity and respect as a foundation for our work as it embodies empathy, trust and love.
- We recognize all who contribute to building Adhikaar.
- In the face of adversity, we fight back, build power and grow leaders.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to build a powerful, diverse and intergenerational community that embraces our whole selves. We lift up and empower immigrants and workers through grassroots organizing and building political power so that all people can lead healthy and dignified lives.
Thank you for visiting our website, and thank you for your commitment to justice. Please visit us at our Community Center, Sunday to Thursday. In the meantime, join our online community and learn about our current work. "Like" our Facebook page, and follow us on Twitter.
What We Do
About Our Work
We balance the day-to-day needs of our community with long-term strategy and vision of systematic change. It is important to get this week’s paycheck on time, and equally important to work to create a pathway to citizenship for all immigrants. Our programs are guided by community needs and demands. We listen to our members when they talk to us about their lives, from their health concerns to domestic violence. We respond to these needs through direct service, hands-on trainings and conferences, community organizing and base-building, advocacy and leadership development. In all of our work, we embrace a social justice vision bound in dignity and equity for all, with Nepali voices at the center. We actively prioritize leadership of marginalized groups, including women and youth, within the Nepali-speaking community.
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Adhikaar's work is made possible by generous contributions from foundations, corporations, and individuals like you. Your donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law (tax-id: 20-3384725).
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News
Media Inquiry: carolyn@wearehome.org 10 Years Later, Our Communities Need Protections Not Temporary Solutions Communities United for Status and Protection (CUSP), a national collaborative of grassroots immigrant community organizations, uplifts the undocumented immigrant youths […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26, 2022 Contact: For NY Healthy Nail Salons Coalition: Daisy Chung, 518-253-9331, daisy@adhikaar.org; Leanne Tory-Murphy, leanne@workersunitednynj.org For Senator Ramos: Astrid Aune, aaune@nysenate.gov For Assemblymember Bronson: cookj@nyassembly.gov RAMOS, BRONSON […]
Despite strong social and cultural ties to the U.S. and significant contributions to the U.S. economy, the future of nearly 15,000 Nepali Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders remains uncertain. The 2018 decision by the Trump Administration to terminate TPS for Nepal, and subsequent court decisions by the 9th Circuit allowing a potential end to these designations, places the lives of Nepali TPS holders and their families at risk of deportation. Congress must act now to protect Nepali TPS holders.
DONATE
We hope you will continue to stand with us and our members on the frontlines and make a contribution today to Adhikaar. Your support will help us continue providing critical direct support to our community and fight for the rights of low-wage immigrant workers.
For more information about our work, please check out our social media pages: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok or contact Aakriti, our Research and Development Coordinator, at aakriti@adhikaar.org if you have any questions.