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SAALT recently completed a three-year (2010-2012) strategic plan with the input of stakeholders, members, and organizational partners. Read more to learn about our programmatic goals and objectives over the next three years. View a summary of SAALT's strategic plan here.
We welcome you to learn more about SAALT's programs, and to use our tools, resources, and efforts to launch your own activism and involvement to empower the community in which you live.
SAALT's CONSTITUENCY
SAALT works primarily with the diverse South Asian communities around the United States. Approximately 2.7 million South Asians live in the United States, tracing their backgrounds to Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and the diaspora, including Trinidad/Tobago, Guyana, and Africa. The five metropolitan areas with the largest South Asian populations include New York/New Jersey, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles and the Washington DC area. For more demographic information about South Asians in the US including statistics about poverty, immigration, and Limited English Proficiency click here.
The community of 2.7 million South Asians in the United States includes individuals from various parts of South Asia and the diaspora, as well as those who practice different religious faiths and speak a range of languages. SAALT's work touches a range of constituencies, including the organizations that are part of the National Coalition of South Asian Organizations, our individual member base, South Asians who are marginalized and disempowered, socially-conscious South Asian activists, students, and professionals, and those seeking to become more engaged with social change efforts in their communities.
SAALT's GUIDING PRINCIPLES
SAALT's programs are grounded in our guiding values that stem from a view of the world that is based on social change and social justice principles.
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