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Success Stories | Becoming Independent
Another real story of one of our clients.
Fatima [not her real name] arrived in the
USA with her seven month old baby. Her
husband couldn’t accompany her due to
immigration issues. Covid19 made the
situation worse and Fatima was unable
to find a job or a place to stay. Fatima
was living in a car with her baby when
she called Niswa. Fatima is now living with her daughter in housing provided
by Niswa. Staff at Niswa are providing
assistance with immigration for Fatima’s
husband. Fatima is looking for a job with
Niswa’s help. Mother and baby are safe
and the family will be reunited soon.
Tania [not her real name] was newly
married but quickly realized that her
husband was abusive. There was no
hope of reconciliation. Living in a foreign
country Tania needed help leaving her
husband while maintaining her path to
citizenship. Tania was able to leave an abusive situation with Niswa’s assistance.
Niswa provided Tania with shelter,
assisted her with finding employment
and provided legal assistance to gain citizenship. Tania also obtained a divorce
with legal aid through Niswa. Today,
Tania is happily married with a child.
Niswa received a call from Rupi Kaur [not her real name] who was brave enough to leave an abusive relationship. Rupi like so many other women was new to this country and didn’t have family to turn to. Fortunately Rupi connected with us. Niswa provided Rupi with shelter, and assisted her with finding employment. Rupi eventually returned to her home country with Niswa’s help.
Niswa rescued Naz [not her real name] from the doors of death. Niswa received a call from the hospital as Naz had attempted suicide due to the abuse she had suffered in an abusive relationship. Naz was an immigrant and had no family or friends to turn to. Niswa provided Naz with counseling, and a shelter. Once Naz was in a stable situation, Niswa helped her return to her home country to be reunited with her loved ones.
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