About Us
Founded & led by refugee women
Founded & led by refugee women
Founded & led by refugee women
The Sisterhood is the first & only safe space in Jakarta that is run by refugee women & for refugee women.
Our community center in
South Jakarta, Indonesia is a place where we don’t feel alone. It’s a place where we feel at home.
We find strength in Sisterhood.
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What we do
Founded & led by refugee women
Founded & led by refugee women
Since 2018, over 1,000 refugee women have attended our activities - online & at our community center in Jakarta.
Refugee women who were socially isolated have made friends, gained confidence from their new skills & felt encouraged to become active in their communities as teachers, interpreters & representatives.
Strength in Sisterhood
Founded & led by refugee women
Strength in Sisterhood
Our mission is to strengthen the bonds between women of all faiths and backgrounds and to promote the rights and well-being of refugee women.
Our members come from many different countries including Afghanistan, Cameroon, Eritrea, Yemen, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Pakistan & Somalia.
our activities
Literacy & Skills
Health & Wellbeing
Health & Wellbeing
Weekly classes in English literacy, computer literacy, tailoring, handicrafts, hairdressing, & make-up.
Health & Wellbeing
Health & Wellbeing
Health & Wellbeing
Supporting physical & emotional wellbeing through yoga, art, mental resilience programs, heath education & clinics.
Advocacy & Legal Empowerment
Advocacy & Legal Empowerment
Advocacy & Legal Empowerment
Legal awareness, advocacy & community organizing to support refugee women to know & claim our rights. We also speak at local, regional & international events.
Solidarity & Community
Advocacy & Legal Empowerment
Advocacy & Legal Empowerment
A safe and welcoming space for refugee women to meet.