Supporting Children’s emotional Well-being during the COVID-19

Sr. Neelam Khaki is a graduate in LLB Laws from the London School of Economics and completed the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, London.  Prior to moving to the U.S, she was employed at a London City law firm.  Her interest in social justice began in a voluntary capacity, whilst working for The Samaritans, a UK based organization supporting suicidal clients.  She subsequently worked with Lifewire as a helpline volunteer, supporting survivors in domestic violence situations, and later as a Court Appointed Special Advocate, supporting minors subject to dependency proceedings.

Sr. Neelam works as Coordinator of the Peaceful Families Taskforce within API Chaya, an organization serving South Asian, Middle Eastern, and API survivors of gender-based violence.  Her work within the PFT involves working with local Muslim communities to create peaceful families, by using the Quranic model of family, through training, education, and community engagement. 

Sr. Neelam has been working with API Chaya since 2013, and much of her work is currently based around domestic violence prevention