I was sitting in my room on a weekday. It was after midnight. I was sitting inside the closet of my room, buried under my blanket…

November 13th, 2016 marked the day we surpassed 100 women and children assisted at Nisa Homes. In light of this, our house operators…

A couple of weeks ago we had movie night at the house. By popular demanded we watched “He Named Me Malala”, a documentary about…

Mariam called Nisa Homes at 10 pm after having spent a night at a friend’s house, after which her friend’s husband said she couldn’t stay…

The other day I was at an event and got to talking about Nisa Homes with a couple of people. Soon enough, I got asked a very common…

As I walked out of a meeting, I checked my phone and saw 13 missed calls from the same number. Panic mode set in and I quickly dialed…

“She must have done something to deserve it”, “It’s just a one-time thing”, “It’s none of our business, this a private family matter”…

It’s quite a shock for most people when a friend, family member or neighbour confides to them that they are experiencing domestic violence…

As women, we are often oblivious to our own needs and states due to the constant demands of life; whether that may be our…

“This is Victim Services of Peel. We have a mother and four children who need a place to stay. They’re Norwegian citizens and have…

I received a call one night regarding a mother and her two children who were in need of a place to stay. Nisa Homes was their last…

Maryam Ahmed, a lifelong hard worker, a caring and loving wife, and daughter in law, did everything she could to support her husband…