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In 1993, Sakhi was run as a non-hierarchical group with about 20 women staffers who answered their hotline, referred callers to other services, and hosted survivor support groups. At that time, they had also published their own newsletter and spoke at mosques, temples, and churches with high South
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In 2008- 2009, Purvi Shah was the executive director of Sakhi. Tiloma
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