Hi! I’m Mehak Ahmed from New Delhi, India and I’m the Survivor Services Facilitator at Chayn. I joined Chayn full time in June 2022 and I’ve been working on our Bloom platform. Bloom is a free online support service for survivors of abuse and assault. We’ve curated mental health focused…

Eight months ago, we launched a reproductive rights guide just as Roe v. Wade was overturned. Long-time Chayn volunteers Connor and Chloe share how the Chayn team planned and wrote this essential resource. — Hiya! Just saw the call notes and saw you’re looking at researching and writing up an outline for abortion and reproductive rights. Not sure when this is needed by but if you need help I can give some support this week.

Our 2017 guide gets a remake as we expand the content to reflect conversations in our communities — “But stalking can also be tech abuse!” “And lying or distorting the act of abuse can also be a form of gaslighting!” Since 2017 when we first launched the Manipulation is Abuse guide, it has become one of our most visited resources. We created it for those who don’t see…

Part X of Less than 2%: From Ep 3 — Beyond Trauma — These articles are based on the original podcast Less Than 2%, hosted by Jeevan Ravindran, Emma Guy, and Hera Hussain. Research, writing, and additional reporting by Aiman Javed. Edited by Sophie Brown. You can listen to our podcast here. Read the rest of our series here. Content warning: This article…

Part IX of Less than 2%: From Ep 3 — Beyond Trauma — These articles are based on the original podcast Less Than 2%, hosted by Jeevan Ravindran, Emma Guy, and Hera Hussain. Research, writing, and additional reporting by Aiman Javed. Edited by Sophie Brown. You can listen to our podcast here. Read the rest of our series here. Content warning: This article…

Part VIII of Less Than 2%: From Ep 3 — Beyond Trauma — These articles are based on the original podcast Less Than 2%, hosted by Jeevan Ravindran, Emma Guy, and Hera Hussain. Research, writing, and additional reporting by Aiman Javed. Edited by Sophie Brown. You can listen to our podcast here. Read the rest of our series here. Content warning: This article…

Our outgoing Head of Movement and Partnerships Naomi Alexander Naidoo reflects on her time at Chayn and shares some highlights — I joined Chayn at the end of April last year completely new to the gender-based violence field. I’d spent the previous 5+ years of my career in the non-profit sector working on climate and economic systems change in a number of community and networking building roles. As a feminist and…

Part VII of Less than 2%: From Ep 2 — Imperfect Victims — These articles are based on the original podcast Less Than 2%, hosted by Jeevan Ravindran, Emma Guy, and Hera Hussain. Research, writing, and additional reporting by Aiman Javed. Edited by Sophie Brown. You can listen to our podcast here. Read the rest of our series here. Content warning: This article…

Part VI of Less than 2%: From Ep 2 — Imperfect victims — These articles are based on the original podcast Less Than 2%, hosted by Jeevan Ravindran, Emma Guy, and Hera Hussain. Research, writing, and additional reporting by Aiman Javed. Edited by Sophie Brown. You can listen to our podcast here. Read the rest of our series here. Content warning: This article…