our current campaign

End Forced Marriage with Shakti Youth

Stopping and preventing forced marriage is a community responsibility.

We want members of the community, civil society organisations, marriage celebrants, educational institutions, government agencies and religious organisations and leaders to pledge a commitment to ending forced and under-age marriage in communities living in Aotearoa.

How can you help end forced marriage?
  • Sign the Pledge to End Forced Marriage and share the pledge in your networks,
  • Distribute the Forced Marriage Posters and Pamphlets in your workplace, school & community,
  • If someone is at risk or in a forced marriage, take action and refuse to be a by-stander. You can support them to get help so they can access safety by contacting relevant agencies and organisations like Shakti (0800 SHAKTI).

Advocacy win! 

This month, a Bill has been passed in Parliament which means 16 and 17 year olds must get permission from a family court judge to get married after the judge has carried out an investigation.

This means that the two young people getting married will be interviewed by the judge without the parents there. 

You can read articles about the Bill passed in Parliament here.

Upcoming events

Save Shakti Wellington Refuge Petition Delivery - 6th Dec

To step up this campaign, we would like to reach at least 5,000 signatures before we deliver the petition outside the Beehive in Wellington the 6th of December. Please join us 12pm to hand over the petition, some speakers will be there: link for the event.

If you have the time, please also write to the Minister of Social Development, MP Carmel Sepuloni to advocate for this issue.

We ask you to please continue to share this petition, encourage your friends and family to sign. ​

16 days of activism - stand with shakti survivors 25th Nov - 10th Dec

Please donate to our crowdfunding campaign to help Shakti Wellington Refuge and Shakti Youth survive to improve the lives of women, youth and children from migrant and refugee background communities! #SOS 

Contact us

email
National Youth Co-ordinator: youth@shakti.org.nz
​Auckland Region Youth Co-ordinator: 
aucklandyouth@shakti.org.nz​

phone
0800 742 584 (0800 SHAKTI) 
For non-urgent enquiries: 09 262 3848

address
18 Manukau Station Road, Manukau Central, Auckland.