Adhikaar, meaning rights in Nepali, is a New York-based non-profit organization working with Nepali communities to promote human rights and social justice for all.
 

Our Supporters

Thank you for Spring(ing) for Justice.
With your contributions we were able to raise 18K at our Fundraiser Reception in June 2nd, 2011.

Sahayogi (Supporters):

Queens Diamond & Jewelry
Open Society Foundations
Susan Hangen & Tika Gurung
Brooke Beardslee
Mamta Gurung

Saathi (Friends):

Anthony Tassi
Azi Khalili
Barbara J. Turk
Loren Weybright
Rianka & Shourav Udas
Rushil Shakya
Sameer Maskey & Prerana Shrestha
Dawa Lama Sherpa
Tara Niraula

Prabhu Money Transfer
Prabhu Group Inc.
3715, 73rd Street
Jackson Heights, NY 11372

Community Development Project
Urban Justice Center
www.urbanjustice.org/ujc/projects/community.html

Lionbridge Interpretation Services
http://interpretation.lionbridge.com

Supporting Organizations

Asian/American Center, Queens College
Asian Women's Giving Circle
Coalition of Asian American Children & Families (CACF)
Chhaya CDC (South Asian Census Task Force)
Eileen Fisher
Foundry Theater
Fund for New Citizens, The New York Community Trust
Hyde and Watson Foundation
National Day Laborers Organizing Network (NDLON)
National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA)
New York Foundation
New York Women's Foundation
North Star Fund
Public Interest Projects
Queens Council on the Arts
South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT)
Sparkplug Foundation
Union Square Awards, A Project of Tides Center
Wall Service Award, Grinnell College


Special Thanks to

We would like to thank all of our volunteers and our pro-bono and sliding scale consultants who make it possible for Adhikaar to extend its reach beyond its limited resources.

Design - Amisha Khemani Jaggi (graphic design), Anuj Shrestha (logo design), John Emerson (website design), Jonathan Sutcliff (website design), Kaushal Shrestha, Rhiannon K. Price (architechture and design), Sid Lama, Shailendra Karki

Finance and Management - Carl Robichaud (fundraising), Celeste Frye (finance)

Communications & Technology - Prasanth Nair & Micaela Haskins, Rushil Shakya

Program - Dr. Bijaya Acharya, Chintana Chhetri, Dr. Sneha Jacob

We would also like to thank our amazing volunteer English for Empowerment facilitators who have dedicated their Sundays to Adhikaar - Bharati Rai, Dhiraj Ghale, Namrata Pradhan, Prava Adhikary, Sonam Ukyab and Tina Shrestha (current); and Debu Lama, Meera Acharya, Nemu Joshi, and Sagun Basnet (former).

 
         

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Map to Adhikaar Office

In 2009, we moved to our new, bigger location at 71-07 Woodside Avenue, Woodside, NY 11377. It is a wheelchair- accessible, environment-friendly space, conveniently located near subways, bus lines, schools, and houses of worship. Please come visit us.