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Aangan Trust build and strengthen child protection systems to ensure that the most vulnerable children are safe, supported, in school, and assured of childhoods free from trafficking, child marriage, hazardous work, violence, and exploitation. We partner with Aangan trust on a variety of awareness projects with adolescent girls and boys.
My Choices Foundation had partnered with Alliance 8.7, a global partnership committed to achieving Target 8.7 of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals: take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of all forms of child labour to achieve decent work for all and sustained economic growth.
We are grateful to have received the support of Amsure, for one of our counselling centres and the Lotus Safe Home, which helps domestic violence survivors.
Australian Aid, the Australian Government’s international aid programme, has been a key supporter of My Choices Foundation. Through its funding and partnership with OIA, Australian Aid has played a crucial role in strengthening our Operation PeaceMaker and Operation Red Alert programmes, which work to protect and empower vulnerable communities. Their commitment to promoting stability, security, and prosperity across the globe has directly contributed to our work to prevent domestic violence and combat sex trafficking in India.
The Azim Premji Foundation is a non-profit organization focused on improving the quality of education in rural government schools of India, with a vision to contribute towards a more just, equitable, and sustainable society through its work on education, health, and livelihoods initiatives across the country. Operation PeaceMaker has partnered with the Azim Premji Foundation on various community projects addressing gender- based violence and child sexual abuse.
Breakthrough’s ‘Bell Bajao!’ launched in India in 2008. It is a cultural and media campaign that calls on men and boys to take a stand against domestic violence. We had partnered with Breakthrough to translate the advertisements into 17 different Indian languages and distribute them across the country through our grassroots programmes, social media and television.
Operation PeaceMaker of My Choices Foundation is a training partner for Bharosa, the Hyderabad Police support centre for women and children who are affected by violence in the family, community and workplace.
My Choices Foundation had partnered with CHILDLINE 1098 to run the 24-hour operational help desk at Nampally Railway Station in Hyderabad and Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station through our Anti-trafficking arm, Operation Red Alert. The CHILDLINE help desk was a joint initiative of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development, Telangana State Road Transport Corporation and the Indian Railways.
Dentsu Impact (A dentsuMB Company), a creative arm of the Dentsu is led by experts in creative, strategic planning and account management with a single-minded objective of creating impact. We partner with Dentsu to launch creative multimedia campaigns to create awareness of child labour, sex trafficking and domestic violence.
With the support and contributions of the Netherlands Embassy, we had worked to deal with vulnerability and misinformation during the COVID-19 lockdown. The three types of interventions are providing essential food supplies to vulnerable communities, providing assistance and support for domestic and sexual abuse victims and raising awareness on COVID-19 safety.
My Choices Foundation is partnering with ESAF Foundation through Opportunity International Australia to empower their Arogyasakhis (community health workers) to integrate women’s safety into their health initiatives through training, safety module development, and ongoing support. Through this initiative, together we are equipping 2,250 households with critical knowledge about gender-based violence prevention, women’s rights, and non-violent conflict resolution.
Final Mile is a knowledge-intensive organisation with the clear intent of applying knowledge to solve real-world problems by developing an integrated understanding of several related fields, including cognitive neuroscience, psychology, classical economics, and design. We partnered with Final Mile to conduct a Behavioural Insights study for the Operation Red Alert.
Genpact drives digital-led innovation and digitally-enabled intelligent operations to solve problems with data and analytics. We partner with Genpact to build the Train the Trainer model to facilitate the entire training lifecycle – from selection to deployment and continuous monitoring and upskilling.
GHR Foundation aims to create lasting change with partners around the world through early action and learning, paired with collaboration on every level to provide the greatest opportunity for adjustment and impact. GHR Foundation provided support to one of the counselling centres of My Choices Foundation.
Global Fund for Children has been a great supporter of the Safe Village Program. With their help and support, we activated Safe Village Programs in West Bengal through four implementing partners. GFC has always been available with bridge funds for additional requirements. We are grateful for their adaptability and generosity to sponsor the COVID-19 relief initiative, organisational development and wellness programmes.
Our Safe Village Program, developed based on behavioural research findings to educate and empower rural communities has been awarded a prestigious grant by the Global Fund to End Slavery. The fund helped us to build anti-trafficking behavioural change communications campaigns in 28 villages across three locations in the state of West Bengal.
I ’m Safe is a mobile application designed to enhance women’s safety by providing real-time security solutions. In partnership with I’m Safe, My Choices Foundation has integrated their services into our support systems which empowers individuals to take proactive steps in safeguarding themselves and complement our efforts to prevent domestic violence and human trafficking.
International Justice Mission is a global organisation that protects the most vulnerable from violence and oppression irrespective of their gender, community, caste, race and ethnicity. IJM is a strategic partner of Operation Red Alert of My Choices Foundation.
Invisible Scars is a collaborative venture of two NGOs – SAMVAD Advocacy (Samvad Society for Advocacy & Development) and Good Universe. We have partnered with Invisible Scars to help women facing abuse.
Joy of Helping Foundation has partnered with My Choices Foundation to support the work of our counsellors working alongside our Implementing Partners across 10 states. Their funding enables us to provide critical support to survivors of domestic violence and child sexual abuse.
Hatch has partnered with My Choices Foundation in 2021 to provide financial support for the Lotus Safe Home and The Safe Village Program, as well as crucial support for covid related activities We are deeply thankful for their continuous support navigating Covid, as well as support of our programs.
OPM has been closely collaborating with Maulana Azad National Urdu University for many years. We have welcomed social work students as interns in our organization and have also provided placement opportunities within OPM. Additionally, we have a separate Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Women’s Education Department to jointly conduct various programmes, such as radio talks, seminars, webinars, and more. OPM is also empanelled as a member of their Internal Complaints Committee under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Act.
We have developed a relationship quiz in partnership with our technology partner Merlynn Intelligence Technologies. Titled ‘Are You in a Healthy Relationship’, our quiz focuses on the health of a relationship in four core areas: physical, emotional, economic and sexual. The quiz consists of yes or no questions and is completely confidential.
NILA is committed to providing underserved women and children with expert legal aid, counsel and action at rates affordable to each client. Operation PeaceMaker partnered with NILA to provide professional legal support to OPM cases with specialised needs. NILA helps OPM allocate lawyers on a basis to specific cases, utilising their network of pro-bono lawyers.
We worked with Oculus to create a Virtual Reality film on human trafficking in India. The film was showcased at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017 and became an official selection at the SXSW Film Festival where it made its world premiere.
We are truly grateful and honoured to Opportunity International Australia for their continued support of the selected programmes of My Choices Foundation. Since 2018, Opportunity International Australia (OIA) has been a steadfast partner in supporting My Choices Foundation, providing both financial support and invaluable expertise to strengthen both of our programmes. OIA has played a critical role in sustaining and expanding the reach of our operations, ensuring that more families can build safe, healthy, and hopeful futures.
We have partnered with Quantium India to build a data analytics tool, the Vulnerability Mapping Tool, to map villages highly prone to trafficking in rural parts of India where girls and young women are most at risk. Quantium helped us with a custom-built management system, SafeTracker which enabled core workers in the field to instantly upload data via mobile phone app. Quantium has built the PeaceTracker which hosts all our domestic violence data and cases and helps us in our work to stop domestic violence.
Safa introduces urban women who have not received formal education to sustainable livelihoods and supports them in the education of their children through an area-based community model. My Choices partnered with them on the issue of women safety and awareness programs with women and youth associated with SAFA.
Sisense, an advanced analytics platform supports My Choices Foundation on a pro bono basis for the ORA and OPM core teams, the State Coordinators, and the Program Team members, enabling them to analyse stored data, make informed decisions, restructure programs, and measure the impact of interventions effectively.
The Synchrony Foundation focuses on charitable initiatives that align with Synchrony's commitment to community development and support. Synchrony has partnered with Operation Red Alert to support the work of our Safe Village Programs across various states in India.
We have partnered with the Telangana State Police to serve as counsellors in domestic violence cases (Women Safety Wing) and organise awareness sessions about human trafficking (Anti-Human Trafficking Units).
Teach for India operates with a vision that all children receive an excellent education through its fellowship programme, placing teachers in underprivileged schools. My Choices Foundation supports their child safety initiative by providing training, awareness sessions and intervention support for children or families facing domestic violence or child sexual abuse.
The Freedom Collaborative is a platform for and by the global anti-trafficking community to connect partners, provide information and share knowledge. My Choices Foundation is proud to be a regional partner, supporting Freedom Collaborative to connect Indian NGOs with the platform and all the resources it offers.
The Macquarie Group Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Macquarie Group and provides support to hundreds of community organisations globally each year through financial support, volunteering and skills sharing. Macquarie provided specific support to two counselling centres of My Choices Foundation.
The Sall Family Foundation, through Namati, supported My Choices Foundation initiatives to address the issue of child sexual abuse in India through intervention and prevention by training and capacity building of legal assistants who deal with child sexual abuse issues.
The William H. Donner Foundation, Inc. supported the Lotus Safe Home which provides shelter to victims of domestic violence. My Choices Foundation opened the Lotus Safe Home in 2018 to help transform victims of domestic violence into survivors of domestic violence.
In partnership with the US Consulate, we aim to raise awareness on human trafficking in the South Indian states, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, using community radio stations.
VIHAAN works at the grassroots to fight human trafficking and provides survivors access to legal support leading to justice. My Choices Foundation refers survivors of trafficking, violence and exploitation to Vihaan to start the legal procedure of fighting the injustice they endured.
Women’s Education Project equips young and vulnerable women with skills to discover their voice and thrive in rewarding careers. My Choices Foundation has partnered with the Women’s Education Project since 2016 to expand our Shakti and Asli programmes to empower adolescent girls and boys.
Xilinix (now AMD), a semiconductor manufacturing company provided support to our antitrafficking arm, Operation Red Alert of My Choices Foundation. Through their continuous support, we are able to conduct Safe Village Programs in the state of Telangana, India.
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