About Ziverny
Zaara and Stella are under the age of 20. After witnessing what happened to Zaara’s aunt, they both wanted to bring justice to Naheed’s story and have a lasting impact on the tragedy of domestic violence.
They started learning and understanding how and why Domestic Violence happens. They spoke to lawyers, politicians, M.P’s, government organizations, NGOs, lawmakers, and the police.
What they discovered was that although the laws pertaining to Domestic violence have changed a great deal over the years, the problem lies, not with the laws per se, but with the implementation of these laws and most importantly, the lack of awareness, training and understanding of these laws.
As per Naheed’s situation, financial institutions and law enforcement lacked the knowledge and training to address a clear domestic violence incident.
Armed with this knowledge, Zaara and Stella decided to create Ziverny with the express purpose of helping victims of Domestic Violence.
Our Primary Vision
With Ziverny we are creating a community lead platform for you you, me, us, educators, advocates, politicians and warrior women from all over the world who can speak about the silent and dangerous issue of domestic violence to create change as One Voice.
organize and collaborate with educational institutions and creative professionals for impactful efforts in bringing everyone together
creating mass awareness about domestic violence and its impact through educational and financial literacy
bringing stories of victims, and silenced voices on Zivern’y platform to build a safe and stronger community
create a directory of all the resources relevant for any support and right to information for domestic violence victims
Financial abuse is a major precursor to physical violence, so we needed to stop this at the grass root level.
Financial Institutions are legally obliged to know their customer, so we want financial credit card companies to allow the flagging of a high-risk individual by family members
Financial Institutions are compelled to give continuing education to their employees on Domestic Violence and Elderly Financial abuse as part of their social change initiatives, but the practice does not resonate when it matters.
We want this internal education to have a trickle-down effect on the front-line lines so that when a domestic violence victim calls in about coerced debt, the employees will have the knowledge to address it.
Why is it that financial institutions must be compelled by a judge to qualify a loan to be a coerced debt rather than educating the survivors of DV
We are going to initiate change by asking these institutions to be part of the solution rather than being an impediment to the issues facing domestic violence.
The Financial Institutions:
- Banks Insurance
- Companies
- Pension Plans
None of these institutions have a comprehensive code of conduct where their policy to address financial abuse is effective when it comes to D.V victims.
One of the biggest obstacles for D.V victims is the lack of financial literacy and awareness of legal rights. Showing them the path and educating them on their options is an imperative social obligation that these financial institutions should commit to.
- Financial institutions should not be made or be compelled by the courts to comply with domestic violence laws but should institute their own code of conduct when it comes to D.V victims.
- The 3 top credit agencies should allow family members to call in and flag a potential victim of Domestic violence thus maybe stopping a victim from incurring coerced debt.
Connect
For any queries, collaborations reach out to us at: hello@ziverny.com