URJA: A Beacon of Hope for India's Survivors of Domestic Violence

Anjali Pathak is the founder trustee of URJA, a non-profit
organisation, working with marginalised and underprivileged women
and children, especially migrant women, women in prostitution and
women in distress. URJA, established in 2011, is working in
Pandvala Kalan in Najafgarh, New Delhi, where through a holistic
program covering pre school education, livelihood skills
development, legal advocacy and health, the organisation is
reaching out to almost 300 migrant families.


Pathak is a lawyer and development professional with over 17
years of experience in the non profit sector. She has worked with
reputed non government / government organisations like Prerna
(Mumbai), Save the Children India, Human Rights Law Network
(Delhi), National Commission for Women and as Consultant UNICEF
in the Ministry of Women and Child Development. She holds a
Master’s degree in Human Rights from the University of London and
an MPhil in Sociology from the University of Pune.