South Asian SOAR

What South Asian SOAR does

South Asian SOAR (SOAR) is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2021 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. It functions as the first and only national collective dedicated to uniting the South Asian American gender-based violence (GBV) movement, coordinating a network of more than 50 member direct-service organizations across 19 states — including founding members Sakhi for South Asian Survivors (New York), Raksha (Atlanta), Manavi (New Jersey), and Daya (Houston). SOAR's core activities are membership-based field-strengthening (training, mentorship, regranting via the Murmurations Movement Fund), survivor and ally mobilization through education, storytelling, and organizing pods, and narrative and policy influence through original national research and advocacy campaigns.

The organization's product portfolio is content- and convening-led rather than technology-led. Flagship outputs include the South Asians for Abortion digital hub (southasiansforabortion.org) and the Abortion Care Guide translated into 20 South Asian languages (co-developed with Planned Parenthood Federation of America); survivor storytelling publications such as Woven Voices (2023), Sanctuaries (October 2024), and the Consent Zine 'From Our Table To Yours' (November 2024); the transformative justice workbook Imkaan (February 2025); original research reports 'Together We Rise' (2022) and 'State of the Field' (October 2023); the annual Their Light Remains memorial series; and recurring National Summits that drew 130+ leaders from 34 organizations in their 2023 inaugural convening. Distribution is achieved digitally (website, Instagram, podcast, newsletter), through earned media in outlets such as Prism, Vogue India, NBC Asian America, and India Currents, and through in-person events.

SOAR's revenue model is nonprofit and donation-driven: individual donations, foundation grants (notably the Ramesh and Kalpana Bhatia Family Foundation as founding funder and the Kolibri Foundation's 2022 'Reimagining Safety Fund'), and modest sales of physical publications (e.g., the Sanctuaries softcover at $75 and hardcover at $150, marked as tax-deductible donations). The organization operates with 1-10 staff and is governed by an Executive Director (Sundal Ali, effective May 2026), an Advisory Board chaired by Puja Dhawan, and a Board of Directors.

Name

South Asian SOAR

Legal name

South Asian SOAR

Website

https://southasiansoar.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

South Asian SOAR is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit collective founded in 2021 that unites 50+ South Asian anti-violence member organizations across 19 states to prevent and end gender-based violence through training, storytelling, research, and survivor-centered advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Gender-Based Violence Advocacy Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG)

Keywords

• Gender-based violence prevention
• Survivor support services
• Community organizing
• Nonprofit advocacy
• Reproductive justice

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: SOAR operates as a nonprofit organization funded primarily through donations and foundation grants. Revenue comes from individual donors, institutional foundations (such as the Ramesh and Kalpana Bhatia Family Foundation as founding funder, and Kolibri Foundation), and community donations. Proceeds from resource sales (such as the Sanctuaries anthology and consent zine) support survivor storytelling work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

South Asian SOAR is a national nonprofit collective that serves as the coordinating body for the South Asian gender-based violence (GBV) movement in the United States. It delivers training, mentorship, and capacity-building resources to 40+ member anti-violence organizations across 19 states, publishes research reports and survivor storytelling publications, runs annual National Summits, and operates digital advocacy platforms (including the South Asians for Abortion Hub).

Product overview

South Asian SOAR is a national non-profit organization (founded 2021) serving as a coalition and resource hub for the South Asian anti-gender-based violence movement. The organization operates as a platform offering advocacy resources, survivor support programs, educational materials, and community organizing tools. Key products include the South Asians for Abortion Hub digital platform with its Abortion Care Guide in 20 South Asian languages; survivor storytelling publications (Sanctuaries Anthology, Woven Voices Zine, Consent Zine, and Transformative Justice Workbook 'Imkaan'); research reports (Together We Rise and State of the Field reports); and awareness campaigns (Their Light Remains memorial series). The organization also runs annual National Summits, provides training and mentorship to 40+ member organizations across 19 states, and operates the Murmurations Fund for direct financial support to member organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• South Asians for Abortion: A digital platform to mobilize South Asians for abortion, reproductive justice, and bodily autonomy in a post-Roe America. Includes abortion stories, resource mobilization, and advocacy.
• Sanctuaries
• Woven Voices
• Their Light Remains
• From Our Table To Yours
• Imkaan
• Murmurations Movement Fund

Products and services

• South Asians for Abortion Hub Digital platform for South Asian diaspora members to engage with abortion stories, resource mobilization, and advocacy content centered on reproductive justice in a post-Roe America.
• Abortion Care Guide in 20 South Asian Languages Medically factual, linguistically tailored abortion information guide available in 20 South Asian languages, covering logistics, methods, and aftercare for South Asian individuals seeking abortion care.
• Imkaan: Practicing Possibilities for Transformative Justice Transformative Justice Workbook providing tools and practices for responding to violence outside the criminal legal system, designed for survivors, organizers, and member organizations.
• Sanctuaries Survivor Storytelling Anthology Anthology of 20 South Asian survivor stories of gender-based violence, available as free digital download with suggested donation, softcover ($75), and hardcover ($150) editions; all purchases are tax-deductible donations.
• From Our Table To Yours: A Zine on Consent Zine on consent and boundaries exploring consent, boundaries, and relationship dynamics in a South Asian context through family conversation stories; available as a free digital download with suggested donation or printed copy.
• Woven Voices Survivor Storytelling Zine Survivor storytelling zine co-created with 16 South Asian survivors of gender-based violence, featuring narratives, poetry, videos, and artwork.
• State of the Field Report Comprehensive national data report providing groundbreaking data on South Asian gender-based violence organizations and survivors.
• Together We Rise Report Inaugural report centering community-based leadership across the South Asian gender-based violence movement, based on listening sessions with 30+ frontline organizations.
• Gender-Based Violence Factsheets Educational factsheets covering GBV statistics in the South Asian American diaspora, gun and gendered violence, a comprehensive glossary, and a movement archive and timeline.
• Their Light Remains Remembrance Series Annual remembrance series honoring South Asian lives lost to gender-based violence, featuring names, stories, and portraits of victims along with a companion grief journaling zine.
• National Summits Annual national convenings bringing together grassroots advocates, organizers, survivors, and member organizations for training, networking, and strategic planning across the South Asian GBV field.
• Training and Mentorship Programs Monthly trainings, mentorship programs, and capacity-building resources offered to the network of direct-service organizations and advocates serving South Asian survivors.
• Membership Network National network of 40+ South Asian anti-violence organizations across 19 states providing direct services to survivors, including a member hub, mentorship opportunities, and organizational support.

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided content support for the Abortion Care Guide (ACG) created by SOAR in 20 South Asian languages. PPFA's content was adapted with permission to create the culturally-specific resource.
• Respond Crisis TranslationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided professional translation services for the Abortion Care Guide, enabling SOAR to create the resource in 20 South Asian languages for diaspora communities.
• Jabin AhmedminorOthersProvided artwork for the Abortion Care Guide in 20 South Asian languages, contributing to the culturally-tailored and visually accessible design of the resource.
• re:powercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with SOAR to host a 5-week Storytelling Academy as part of the Sanctuaries survivor storytelling program. re:power practitioners Nneka Akubeze, Marya Wegman, Sarah ElRaheb-Dagher, Kortni Malone, and Conrado Ferreira dos Santos provided storytelling support.
• Shobana Powell ConsultingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsulted to establish survivor-centered storytelling principles for the Sanctuaries anthology, ensuring trauma-informed and equity-centered approach to survivor storytelling.
• Monica MohapatraminorOthersServed as Creative Director for the Sanctuaries anthology, designing each page of the survivor storytelling collection in collaboration with SOAR.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Raksha: Atlanta-based South Asian GBV services organization; SOAR co-founder and member organization providing direct counseling, legal advocacy, and crisis intervention to South Asian survivors in Georgia.
• Daya Houston: Houston-based South Asian family and GBV services organization; SOAR co-founder and member organization serving survivors across Texas with multilingual counseling and advocacy.
• Manavi: New Jersey-based South Asian women's organization providing direct GBV services; SOAR co-founder and member organization delivering culturally specific advocacy and survivor support.
• Saheli: Massachusetts-based South Asian women's support organization offering direct services to survivors of domestic violence; comparable in mission and target population as a member-style regional South Asian GBV provider.
• Sakhi for South Asian Survivors: NYC-based direct service organization serving South Asian survivors of gender-based violence; co-founder of South Asian SOAR and a member organization, providing the same survivor-serving functions at the city level that SOAR coordinates nationally.

Broad incumbents

• Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence (API-GBV): National resource center on gender-based violence in Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities; broader scope than SOAR but overlapping mission of research, training, and resource mobilization for AAPI survivors.
• Sanctuary for Families: New York-based comprehensive services organization for survivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking, and related forms of gender-based violence; comparable mission and survivor-centered service model, though serving broader populations.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: Nationwide 24/7 hotline and resource hub for domestic violence survivors; comparable as a federally recognized national infrastructure for GBV response but operates across all communities rather than South Asian-specific services.
• Womankind: New York-based multiservice organization serving survivors of gender-based violence across Asian and other communities; comparable survivor-services mission and overlapping donor/foundation network (former SOAR Transition Director Niketa Sheth was Womankind's CEO).
• National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV): National umbrella advocacy organization for domestic violence survivors and service providers; comparable as a national collective convening member organizations, though broader in scope than SOAR's South Asian focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/southasiansoar

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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