About Us!

Cultural Academy for Peace, an NGO established in 1984 has been committed to the empowerment and rights of women and children. Cultural Academy for Peace envisions a society based on peace, justice, reconciliation and respect for life, focusing on a culture of nonviolence, determined to be in solidarity with people struggling for Human Rights. Cultural Academy for Peace brings together women Peace activists educators and community leaders striving to raise consciousness and create a culture of peace and social justice in Asia especially in India . For women there is a continuous struggle for justice from womb to tomb because women are the victim of unjust structures in the family society and the work place. Cultural Academy for Peace helps women to support themselves by providing environment to come up from village councils to negotiation tables.

The rehabilitation centers of Shanti Bhavan and Sakhi run by Cultural Academy for Peace offer services to victimized women and children around the nation in spite of geographical territory and language. Cultural Academy for Peace owns the record of rehabilitating and repatriating distressed Women and children from various corners of the country especially victim of domestic violence.

Activities like legal aid, counseling, training programs, human right interventions, women peacemaking programs and initiatives, promotion of interfaith dialogues etc. are a part of its functional area. Also Cultural Academy for Peace serves as Mediation and conflict management training center as well as a resource center Referral services are also offered by CAP in times of need.

Cultural Academy for Peace working area extends from grass root to International level through various projects and initiatives in its effort to spread the message of active nonviolence and human rights and thereby creating a peaceful and just society where equal opportunity is given for the underprivileged and the poor.

Recognizing the activities in this field Cultural Academy for Peace has been declared as Service Provider under the Domestic Violence ACT 2005.

Cultural Academy for Peace has an Advisory Committee consisting of eminent personalities from different vocations - Psychologists, Doctors, Lawyers, Police officials, District Administrators, Sociologists, HRD Specialists, the representatives of the target group (victim) etc. Its administrative office is situated in the city of Cochin in the state of Kerala in South India.

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