Women’s health workshop: pregnancy and postnatal body care
A discussion circle on pregnancy, the postnatal period and pelvic floor rehabilitation, during Bobigny’s South Asian Cultures Week.
/ārōkiyam/ “health”, in Tamil
Raising awareness of mental and physical health, for everyone, in the Tamil community.
Arokiyam pour toustes is a volunteer collective founded in January 2025. We connect health professionals and Tamil families, in French and in Tamil.
Next event
No event is announced right now. Our next gatherings are posted here and on Instagram.
Our latest event
Who we are
Arokiyam means “health” in Tamil. Our collective raises awareness of mental and physical health in the Tamil community, openly and in both languages.
Awareness days, workshops, translated resources: we create spaces where generations meet, where people can ask their questions and learn about their rights.
Health is our treasure, prevention is our ally and solidarity is our strength.
What we do
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Prevention days and workshops
Diabetes, heart health, early signs of cancer, women’s health: health professionals answer your questions, with Tamil interpretation.
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Health rights
Access to care, barriers, discrimination: we share information on patients’ rights and support the campaigns that defend them.
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Solidarity
In late 2025, together with the Jaffna Transgender Network, we launched a relief fundraiser after Cyclone Ditwah.
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Resources to share
A health information booklet to read online and pass on to your loved ones.
In pictures
Health Awareness Day in the Tamil Community, 13 September 2025
News
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Looking back on our women’s health workshop
Photos from our awareness workshop on the health of South Asian women (focused on pelvic floor rehabilitation and pregnancy), part of the South Asian…
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Thank you to the 80+ people who joined us on 13 September
You were there from start to finish! More than 80 people came, some from well beyond the Paris region, to attend the day. Sharing this day with you…
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Abisana’s poem, read by Suvetha
The day began and ended with the speech of Suvetha, who read Abisana’s poem: “Because being alive.e, it’s not just to exist alone.e. to be alive.e…
The team
Volunteers from many backgrounds: health, law, research, art, engineering, computing.
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Soubattra -
Roshan -
Anamiga -
Nirusha -
Larissa -
Maharajah -
Viwayga -
Suvetha -
Abisana -
Thulaciga
Practical information
- Where?
- Our events mostly take place in Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis), in partnership with the City of Bobigny.
- In which language?
- In French and Tamil, with interpretation or intercultural mediation.
- How to take part?
- Each event is announced here and on Instagram, with a registration link when registration is required.
- A question?
- [email protected]
Work with us
Health professional, association or institution: send us a message to work together or learn more.