About Us
We Believe in a World Without Suicide
In 2014, founder Gayatri Datta, after experiencing the pain and suffering from personally losing loved ones to suicide, was compelled to do something to help prevent suicide in India. Silence for her was no longer an option. Thus began Sisters Living Works in 2015, an organization whose mission is to raise awareness of the suicide in India, and provide suicide prevention education and resources to the public.
India has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. In 2022, more than 171,000 individuals in India died by suicide. Suicide is the leading cause of death among 15-19 year old, and the rate appears to be rising.
Cultural and social factors like the dowry system, forced marriages, poverty, social injustice faced by marginalized communities and gender inequality are contributing factors for suicide among women in India. In addition, lack of mental health care resources and the stigma associated with seeking mental health care, creates reluctance to seek suicide-related help.
Our Mission
Prevention of suicide among women in India by raising community awareness, involvement, education, and advocacy. Our activities, events, and efforts are focused towards:
- Educating individuals that suicide is a preventable public health problem.
- Raising awareness about the warning signs of suicidal behaviour and the action-oriented steps one can take to respond in a supportive manner.
- Encouraging help-seeking behaviour among people.
- Breaking the stigma surrounding suicide, mental health, and therapy.
- Creating a safe space for individuals to freely and comfortably talk about suicide and mental health, to find hope in the knowledge that each person is a crucial part of our community and should never feel alone in their struggle.
GOALS AND VISION
Sisters Living Works ultimately visualizes a suicide-free India, where each person is aware and sensitized about the importance of mental health. Our goals include:
- Developing educational content to promote awareness about suicide and mental health, and delivering them through offline and online mediums such as workshops, conferences, and multimedia outlets.
- Developing and implementing strategies to counter cultural stigma associated with suicidal behaviour, mental health diagnosis, and its treatment, which prevents many from seeking help.
- Assisting family members in understanding that suicide affects not only the suicidal person, but the family too. Guiding families to seek help in dealing with their feelings of grief from loss of their loved ones and their pain from the burden of the resulting social stigma.
- Creating a “Women’s Centre”, where women can gather, develop friendships, and provide support. Women of different walks of life can use this space to come and share, learn, connect with others, and work together to reduce the shame and stigma often associated with mental health treatment.
- Recruiting, organizing, training, and educating advocates dedicated to the cause of suicide prevention, and to influence the public and elected officials on policies affecting suicide prevention.

Workshops

First Responder Training

Teachers Training Program

Counseling

Support Group

Other Events

Workshops

First Responder Training

Teachers Training Program

Counseling

Other Events

Support Group
Statistics Till Date
Groups reached in Mumbai, India
- SNDT Women’s University
- Jai Hind College
- Nirmala Niketan College of Social Work
- Mithibai College of Commerce and Arts
- University of Mumbai (Kalina)
- Siddharth College Rotary Club (Bandra and Khar)
- Yerla Medical Trust
- Magic Bus
- J. J. Hospital
- Wilson College
- Disha Counselling Center
- Institute for
Exceptional Children (IEC) - Valia College of Arts, Commerce and Science,
- LS Raheja College, Santa Cruz
- Guru Nanak School, Sion
- AIESEC Navi Mumbai,
- Kotak Foundation,
- Hamdard Institute
- Vijay High School
- Gundecha Educational Academy
- Kherwadi Social Welfare Organization
- Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal (MAVIM) which works with around 200 women’s groups around Mumbai
- Asha Sadan, a home for destitute girls
- Alcoholics Anonymous groups (Al-Anon)
- Dharavi Slums
- Railway Workers
- Co-working and event spaces like Helm of Eight, MCubed Library, QTube Café, and The HIVE
- S.M. Shetty College
- Bright Future India
- Mumbai Smiles NGO
- Snehasadan (home for homeless children)
- Nagindas Khandwala College
- Life Long Foundatiom
- Savera NGO
Groups reached across India
- Udayan Care (Udayan Shalini Fellowship)
- Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
- Hope NIT, Trichy, Rajasthan
- Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Yugo Yuva, New Delhi
- Aarogya Vandana Yoga, Pune
- Swami Niwas Vrruddhashram, Pune
- Aadhartirth Ashram for Orphans, Trimbak
Our Board Members
Team
- Email: meenakshi@sisterslivingworks.org
- Mobile: +91 9820409224
- Email: diya@sisterslivingworks.org
- Mobile: +91 9867882278
- Email : kavya@sisterslivingworks.org
- Mobile : +91 9820271712
- Email : zeel@sisterslivingworks.org
- Mobile : +91 9821317802