Shakti Women’s Aid is a domestic abuse support service based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
It helps black and minority ethnic women, children, and young people who have experienced domestic abuse.
[4][3] to work with women and children from minority ethnic and black communities who don't seek help from mainstream organisations because they feel that their particular issues are not understood.
[citation needed] It has staff members who between them speak 18 different languages (including Polish, Mandarin, Swahili, Arabic, Urdu and Spanish), working in Edinburgh and the Lothians, Fife, Dundee and the Forth Valley.
[2] Shakti lead a number of campaigns to highlight issues for BME people in Scotland [5]