Pardesi is a global community designed to
celebrate, empower and amplify the voices of South Asian women
worldwide.
With
over 10k Pardesi community members across the world, we connect thousands of South Asian
women through our content, articles and events. Our aim is to create a space underpinned
by the messages of love and acceptance,
encourage South Asian women to claim our multiple identities and also challenge
traditions and conventions that go against who we are.
Join our new
Community Slack workspace!
A piece of
feedback we received was that our community wishes they had a way of talking
directly to each other and meeting other South Asian women + non binary folk
in their local cities and around the world!
💬 We created
a slack space just for the Pardesi community
👥 You can
network, connect and make friends with South Asian women + non binary people
in your local city, and in cities around the
world.
🎨 We have
also created a channel for creatives to share their work + what they're
up to!
🌼 Use our
group chats to make friends, ask for recommendations and share fun
events.
We currently
have a limited number of location group chats based on what people have
wanted + have indicated that our community is located. We are very happy to
add more channels - just let us know :)
Community
At
Pardesi everything we do is underpinned by our aim to unite South Asian
women around the world, and building a community is at the heart of this.
South Asians have traditionally fixated on what divides us more than what
unites us. Though we are careful to never present South Asian female
communities as
homogenous groups, we focus on highlighting values
and experiences which we can all connect to, in order to show that there
is more uniting us than dividing us.
Genuine
Representation
We employ an intersectional approach to
our content, ensuring we are creating space for those from all backgrounds
to share their voices and be heard. Not only this, we also celebrate the
achievements and successes of South Asian women to show the world we are a
force to be reckoned with, and not a submissive,
powerless stereotype. We challenge the image of South Asian portrayed in
mainstream spaces and raise the profiles of South Asian women in
underrepresented industries.
Storytelling
We
want to encourage people to share their stories and experiences. There is so
much power in our own voices and stories and we create a safe space for
these to be shared without judgement. True change comes from sharing our
stories with the world.
Positivity
There is enough negativity
surrounding the South Asian community, created by external voices and also
created by our community itself. Pardesi strives to be a safe, POSITIVE
space for all and does not support negative energy in our
content.
OUR COMMUNITY
SAYS:
"Thank you for seeing me
and thank you for running such a powerful and important page! The work
you are doing is truly amazing"
"Love the space you have
created"
"I just wanted to say
that I love your page. I am all for South Asian women empowerment as
I'm South Asian myself, so your page is sooooo needed!!! Keep
going!"
"Love your content and
the message you're spreading! Love seeing more representation of the
South Asian female community"
