H.O.P.E CIC, in partnership with Sikh Women’s Aid, Pegasus Ltd and Halo Project, proudly announces the launch of the Changing Harmful Attitudes and Behaviour (CHAB) programme intervention, co- designed by staff from “By and For” South Asian services addressing domestic abuse.
CHAB emerged following extensive consultation with “By and For” organisations, as part of the Drive Partnership’s National Systems Change work. The foundations for CHAB developed from authentic experience and expertise within the communities that CHAB is available to. The approach of bringing grassroots expertise together in partnership with Drive is a first for a community specific domestic abuse intervention aimed at those using harmful behaviours.
This pioneering initiative, running from February 2025 to April 2026 across Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland, and Bradford, represents a significant milestone as a programme entirely co-designed and led by South Asian people for South Asian people.
“This programme addresses the critical need for culturally specific interventions that understand and are tailored to the unique dynamics within South Asian communities,” said Meena Kumari, Director at H.O.P.E CIC. “Creating interventions by our community, for our community, we are taking a crucial step toward long lasting change.”
“The Halo Project is proud to be part of this vital intervention, addressing a long-standing gap in focussing on those who choose to perpetrate domestic abuse. Too often, perpetrators of domestic abuse and/or honour-based abuse evade accountability due to a lack of tailored interventions that address the unique cultural and coercive dynamics at play. This pilot is a groundbreaking step in ensuring perpetrators are challenged and supported to change their behaviour, while survivors receive the specialist safeguarding and advocacy they need. Education plays a crucial role in this work—empowering individuals and communities to recognise abuse, understand their rights, and support change from within. By investing in education as a key pillar of this intervention, we not only respond to current harms but also lay the groundwork for meaningful, long-term cultural change. Through our collaboration with H.O.P.E CIC, Sikh Women’s Aid, and the Drive Partnership, we are committed to driving 2 systemic change and ensuring sustainable safety for those at risk,” said Yasmin Khan, CEO of Halo Project.
Having worked with by and fors in the development of this programme, Pegasus Therapeutic services is delighted to partner HOPE CIC in the delivery of said programme as a feasibility trial in Bradford. Having engaged and supported South Asian heritage men for over a decade in psycho- therapeutic and psycho-educational settings, it is crucial that South Asian communities are afforded this opportunity to air, reflect critically and to be challenged on harmful attitudes and behaviours in a space that is cognisant of the cultural, religious and racial factors at play Imran Manzoor Director Pegasus LTD “Sikh Women’s Aid is proud to partner with H.O.P.E Community Interest Company (CIC) to ensure the safety and support of victims whose partners are participating in a new pilot which will deliver a South Asian Perpetrator Programme. While this programme works to change harmful behaviours, our priority will be to safeguard survivors, providing them with specialist support, and ensuring their voices are central to the process,” said Suki Kaur, Trustee of Sikh
Women’s Aid. H.O.P.E CIC is currently hosting information sessions about the CHAB programme both online and in-person. For session details and registration, please contact Meena Kumari on meena@chab.org.uk or 07428581743. Please also check out www.chab.org.uk
