The objects of ASTI are to help eliminate acid and burn violence worldwide, and in conjunction with our partners, to provide the survivors of acid and burn violence with an integrated programme of care and support.
ASTI and its partners will work with NGOs, local and national governments, and the international community to:
To date ASTI has helped thousands of acid attack victims get the medical attention they need in order to rebuild their lives. We are fully dedicated to helping the survivors of acid and burns violence and confronting this violence wherever it takes place.
It is hard to look at the face of a women who has been attacked with acid and imagine how she will live and independent and fulfilling life. Yet despite indescribable pain, disfigurement and psychological trauma, many survivors can and will rebuild lives when provided with the support they need.
Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI) has set up partner organisations dedicated to combating acid attacks at the local and international level in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Uganda, providing vital financial and technical support while building local medical capacity through teams of expert volunteers. We continue to support our partners through a volunteer network of volunteer plastic surgeons, burns and physical therapists, nurses and counsellors, who train local medical and psycho-social practitioners to provide victims with the specialist care they require.
ASTI also works at the international level to raise the profile of acid attacks with the UN bodies and other key international actors.
