Academic, Economic, and Youth Empowerment at Sakhi By Rao Chalasani

1. Academic, Economic, and Youth
Empowerment at Sakhi
By Rao Chalasani

2. An institution that seeks to end violence against women, Sakhi
provides a number of important empowerment programs to the
South Asian community in the greater New York, NY,
metropolitan area. Find out more about Sakhi’s programs below.
● The Swarna Chalasani Scholarship Fund, which was
established in honor of the victims of the September
11th attacks, allows Sakhi to provide grants for
education to survivors of violence and domestic
abuse.
● Since 2002, the fund has helped countless women to
achieve their academic goals in vocational
undergraduate and graduate programs.

3. ● In order to provide financial security for the
survivors of violence, Sakhi also offers an Economic
Empowerment Program that helps women to
achieve self-sufficiency through workshops and
training.
● Recently, the organization has expanded its program
offerings to teenagers through its Youth
Empowerment Program, which is designed to help
foster leadership and personal development.
● Along with developing academic and social skills,
the program also helps to support individuals’
emotional needs.

4. About the Author
● Rao Chalasani is a New Jersey resident who has
worked with Sakhi to establish the scholarship fund
in honor of his late sister, Swarna.
● He is a technology executive who has worked with a
number of financial institutions, most notably the
Bank of America.
● At BofA, he served as the Chief Technology Officer
and Director of Risk Strategy.