Guide for friends and families of survivors of violence and abuse

Thousands of children go missing each year. According to the annual National Crime Record Bureau’s (NCRB) “Crime in India” 2020 report, a total of 59,262 children were reported missing last year out of which 45,687 were girls.  Several factors for a child going missing includes abuse at home, children who dropped out of school,  child […]

We, My Choices Foundation turned 10 this year and we have come a long way in harnessing the power of sports to increase awareness about child trafficking and prevent abuse and exploitation of children. It was mid-afternoon. We were awestruck by the energy and enthusiasm displayed by young girl Netball players in the remotest parts […]

“There was a blind trust before and sending young girls and boys with a promise of better employment or good life to the cities. After attending Safe Village Program, many of the villagers became cautious about new people who visit our villagers and provide lucrative job offers. I am happy that our community began to […]

Walking through the red-light district, we see narrow alleys and clusters of shacks where women stood at the doors and it is hard not to notice the harsh reality of oozing sadness in their eyes and how women and children are trapped in a cruel cycle of exploitation. Young girls, as young as 12, sold […]

My Choices Foundation in partnership with Telangana State Police conducted a 1-day workshop on 25 March 2022 to sensitize Police officials about gender, patriarchy and human rights. Pearl Choragudi, Head of Interventions, Operation PeaceMaker of My Choices Foundation led the session where she discussed various topics with the officials –  Understanding Gender  Sex, Sexuality and […]

Today, we mark our 10-year anniversary of My Choices Foundation. The first 10 years has been a fearless and passionate journey with a committed team – we are proud of our progress and humbled to have come so far since our humble beginnings in 2012. Over the years, our programmes evolved, our knowledge expanded, our […]

Fundamental to our mission of prevention of sex trafficking in India is to identify and target the right locations and people. To this end, we partnered with Quantium, an Australian data analytics company to determine villages that are at-risk for sex trafficking in India. We developed the ‘Vulnerability Mapping Tool’, a big data solution that […]

We are proud and honoured! Our Founder Elca Grobler has been recognised as one of the most admired Women in Leaders business in 2022 for effortlessly redefining the choices for women and children in India by Tycoon Success, a renowned business magazine that aims to promote a culture cementing entrepreneurial activities and modern business ideas. […]

50-year-old, Narayana drives an Auto at the Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station, Hyderabad. He is known for his kind nature amongst his fellow-men; he offers free rides for hospital visits and is always on the watch-out to help innocent children wandering alone in the bus stations – runaway children from homes, children separated from families and […]

It has been a journey of persistent strength as we look back at 2021 – we continued to adapt, embraced learnings and marched on to empower women and girls and help them make choices to live a life free of violence, abuse and exploitation. I would say that learnings are mutual – at every Safe […]