🌺 S.H.E. West Indian 🌺
Strength • Healing • Empowerment
A culturally specific nonprofit organization serving Indo-West Indian women and girls across generations.
We create culturally grounded spaces where identity is affirmed, healing is supported, and heritage is preserved.
Where heritage blooms.
Where voices rise.
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🌿 WHO WE ARE 🌿
S.H.E. West Indian is a registered nonprofit corporation governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.
We serve Indo-West Indian women and girls navigating identity, intergenerational trauma, gender-based violence, and cultural marginalization in diaspora.
Our work is rooted in healing, strengthened by advocacy, and guided by cultural preservation.
🌺 OUR VISION 🌺
To cultivate visible, culturally affirming spaces where Indo-West Indian women and girls thrive — emotionally, socially, and generationally.
We envision a future where:
• Our identities are named with clarity
• Our histories are acknowledged with dignity
• Our voices are amplified with confidence
• Our presence is recognized without explanation
🌿 OUR MISSION 🌿
S.H.E. West Indian is a culturally specific nonprofit organization that empowers Indo-West Indian women and girls facing barriers related to identity marginalization, gender-based violence, intergenerational trauma, and systemic inequities.
Through culturally grounded programming, advocacy, and community engagement, we work to reduce barriers, promote healing, preserve heritage, and strengthen intergenerational resilience.
🌺 WHAT WE DO 🌺
We create intentional spaces for:
🌿 Healing-centered workshops & reflection circles
👧🏽 Youth identity & leadership programs
🎙 Thoughtful cultural conversations & podcast dialogue
🌺 Women’s visibility forums
📖 Storytelling & narrative amplification
🤝 Community gatherings & cultural preservation initiatives
Our approach is intergenerational — because healing does not happen in isolation.
🌿 OUR STORY 🌿
Founded in 2025, S.H.E. West Indian emerged from a shared recognition:
While West Indian culture carries resilience and pride, there have been limited intentional spaces created specifically for Indo-West Indian women and girls to explore identity, mental health, healing, and leadership — without explanation or compromise.
Our experiences exist at the intersection of:
- Indo ancestry and West Indian identity
- Migration and generational transition
- Cultural pride and cultural silence
- Strength and unspoken trauma
S.H.E. West Indian was created to name that intersection — and transform it into visibility, belonging, and leadership.
Founded in community.
Rooted in culture.
Guided by care.
🌺 SUPPORT OUR WORK 🌺
Supporting Members help sustain culturally specific spaces for Indo-West Indian women and girls.
Annual Supporting Membership: $25
Your contribution strengthens:
- Healing initiatives
- Youth leadership programming
- Cultural visibility
- Safe gathering spaces
- Community advocacy
Member Benefits
✨ Priority Invitations to Signature Cultural Events & Heritage Experiences
✨ Private Members-Only Gatherings & Curated Community Spaces
✨ Access to Healing Circles Rooted in Culture & Collective Strength
✨ Leadership & Visibility Opportunities Within the Organization
✨ Founding Member Recognition within the S.H.E. West Indian community
✨ Early Access to Announcements, Programs & Collaborations
✨ 10% Member Savings on S.H.E. West Indian Workshops and Retreats
This is more than membership.
It is cultural preservation.
It is belonging.
It is standing proudly in who we are.
Annual Membership: $25
🌿 PARTNER WITH US 🌿
Organizations and community leaders can partner with S.H.E. West Indian to support:
• Mental health and healing initiatives
• Gender-based violence awareness
• Youth empowerment programs
• Cultural preservation efforts
For partnership inquiries and sponsorship opportunities, please contact us below.
🌺 Board of Directors 🌺
Sandy Shobha Maeck
President/Chair
Kevin Shah
Secretary
Thomas Maeck
Treasurer
Tasneem Yassen
Director of Cultural Development
Shauntelle Sims
Director of Outreach & Community Engagement