partners and funders
My Choices Foundation is grateful to work with organisations that are leaders in their respective fields. Through our partnerships, we have been able to work alongside these exemplary organisations as they make strides in the area of securing rights for women and girls. My Choices Foundation works according to the proverb: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” It is only through working alongside each other that we have a deep and long-lasting impact upon the people and communities that we are so passionate to serve.
My Choices Foundation is a partner 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.
The Australian Government’s development policy Australian Aid, aims to promote prosperity, reduce poverty and enhance stability around the world. The various programs of Operation PeaceMaker and Operation Red Alert receive support from Australian Aid.
Breakthrough’s Bell Bajao! launched in India in 2008 and is a cultural and media campaign that calls on men and boys to take a stand against domestic violence. Operation PeaceMaker has partnered with Breakthrough to translate the Bell Bajao! ads into 17 different Indian languages and distribute them across the country through our grassroots programs, 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 the workplace.
CHILDLINE India is a project of the Ministry of Women and Child Development and operates the 1098 helpline for children in distress – India’s first 24-hour, toll free, phone outreach service for children. From January 2019, My Choices Foundation was selected as the NGO to run the CHILDLINE kiosk in Nampally Railway Station.
The Freedom Collaborative is a platform that fosters collaboration for freedom fighters. Operation Red Alert is proud to be a regional partner helping Freedom Collaborative connect Indian NGOs with the platform and all the resources it offers.
International Justice Mission (IJM) is a global organisation that protects the most vulnerable from violence and oppression irrespective of their gender, community, caste, race, and ethnicity. International Justice Mission is a strategic partner of Operation Red Alert of My Choices Foundation.
Invisible Scars is an initiative of SAMVAD Advocacy (Samvad Society for Advocacy & Development), a 20 year old social development organization involved in training and advocacy to empower key leaders of social movements, their supportive NGOs and activists so that they can raise their voice effectively against the injustice to the people.
NILA is an organization committed to providing under-served women and children with expert legal aid, counsel and action at rates affordable to each client. Operation Peacemaker partners with NILA to provide professional legal support to Operation PeaceMaker cases with specialized needs. NILA will help Operation PeaceMaker allocate lawyers on need basis to specific cases, utilizing their network of pro-bono lawyers.
My Choices Foundation worked with Oculus to create a VR 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.
Quantium is a data analytics company based in Australia, operating out of 5 countries. Quantium has partnered with My Choices Foundation to apply world class analytics to identify locations in rural India which are at the largest risk of trafficking, map these villages, and work with the team to record, upload and store data.
Safa introduces urban women who have not received a formal education to sustainable livelihoods and supports them in the education of their children through an area-based community model. We have partnered with SAFA to operate an Operation PeaceMaker Training Centre in their community which is marginalized.
Operation PeaceMaker of My Choices Foundation has officially partnered with the Hyderabad Police to serve as counsellors in domestic violence cases. The impact made by our counsellors involves informing women on all the options available to them to ensure the best decision for their specific situation. The Hyderabad Police also refers cases to us which require legal assistance, and our legal team follows up on these cases.
Tharuni is an NGO that works for the all-round development of adolescent girls, women and the aged. My Choices Foundation has partnered with Tharuni to expand our Shakti and Asli programs for adolescent girls and boys.
Women’s Education Project equips young and vulnerable women with skills to discover their voice and thrive in rewarding careers. My Choices Foundation has been a partner with Women’s Education Project since 2016 to expand our Shakti and Asli programs to empower adolescent girls and boys.
Zariya is a free service that addresses survivors’ legal and counseling needs. With their secure website and reputable partners, Zariya provides women with access to such provisions where they can relatively anonymously file a report and connect with an appropriate Advisor in a time-sensitive manner. Operation PeaceMaker currently handles and makes referrals on all cases that come through the Zariya system.
Operation Red Alert partners with over 100 NGOs in seven states throughout India for the anti-trafficking initiative called the Safe Village Program. A prevention program, the Safe Village Program works on the prevention model to empower people to prevent trafficking from ever occurring in their villages.
Amsure, a US based insurance firm, supports one of the counselling centres and the Lotus Safe Home which are a part of Operation PeaceMaker of My Choices Foundation.
The William H. Donner Foundation, Inc. supports the Lotus Safe Home which provides shelter to victims of domestic violence. Operation PeaceMaker of My Choices Foundation opened the Lotus Safe Home in 2018 to help transform victims of domestic violence into survivors of domestic violence.
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 provides support to one of the counselling centres of Operation PeaceMaker of My Choices Foundation.
Global Fund For Children is a non profit organization whose mission is to transform the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. With the support of GFC, Operation Red Alert of My Choices Foundation is able to hold anti-trafficking awareness programs in West Bengal, India.
The Macquarie Group Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Macquarie Group and provides support to hundreds of community organisations globally each year through financial support, volunteering and skills sharing. Macquarie provides specific support to two counselling centres of Operation PeaceMaker of My Choices Foundation.
The vision of Opportunity International Australia is to create a world in which all people have the opportunity to achieve a life free from poverty, and with dignity and purpose. Opportunity International Australia supports selected programs of Operation Peacemaker and Operation Red Alert of My Choices Foundation.
The Sall Family Foundation, through Namati, supports My Choices Foundation supports the initiatives of My Choices Foundation to address the issue of child sexual abuse in India through intervention and prevention through the training and capacity building of paralegals who deal with child sexual abuse issues.
Operation Red Alert of My Choices Foundation routinely holds training and upskilling workshops as a part of our Safe Village Program, for which we receive support from the US Consulate.
Xilinx provides funding support to our anti-trafficking initiative Operation Red Alert of My Choices Foundation. Technology company Xilinx has enabled Operation Red Alert to hold anti-trafficking awareness Save Village Programs throughout the state of Telangana, India.
Global professional services firm, Hatch, delivers a comprehensive array of technical and strategic services to the metals, energy, and infrastructure sectors. Hatch is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change and has partnered with My Choices Foundation in support of Operation Peacemaker, Operation Red Alert, and in the provision of essential food and medical supplies to communities in critical need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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