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About
My Choices Foundation aims to give women and girls the choice to live lives free
from violence, abuse and exploitation.
We act through two operations; Operation Peace Maker and Operation Red Alert,
which aim to end two of the most serious and pervasive human rights abuses
against women and girls; Domestic Violence and Sex trafficking.
Operation PeaceMaker was founded in early 2012 directly addressing shocking
statistics that close to 50 percent of married women suffer domestic violence.
It’s a grassroots initiative that provides 100 percent free counselling, rights
education and legal aid to victims of domestic violence. We train local women,
called Peacemakers, to work in their communities and meet the challenges of
domestic violence in a way that does not disrupt family, culture and religion.
Operation Red Alert addresses the horrific statistics that India is home to over
14 million of the world's 27-30 million slaves, with around 80 percent of these
victims being sold into forced sexual exploitation. The average age of an Indian
girl trapped into a life of sexual slavery is now only 12 years old! Only 1
percent of these girls will ever get rescued - which is why Operation Red
Alert’s main focus is on prevention and why have launched India’s first national
anti-sex trafficking helpline.
Our Mission
My Choices Foundation aims to give women, children and families choices to
live lives free from violence, abuse and exploitation.
We aim to see the transformation of India into a safe, peaceful, and encouraging
place for women and girls by empowering women and girls with the awareness,
education, and support they need to become their own change agents.
We do this by:
* By empowering women and girls to become change agents in their own families
and communities.
* By educating at risk women and girls, families and communities.
* By providing free, grassroots support to victims and their families.
Our Values
We believe that a better world is often just one choice away.
We believe:
* In the beauty, value and capability of every woman and girl.
* In the ability in each person to overcome barriers to good, and make good
choices.
* That mindsets can be changed, cycles can be broken, and lives can be
restored.
* That when we change together, we win together. Men are at least 50% of the
solution to ending violence against and exploitation of women. A world that
respects women and girls is one where both men and women thrive.
* In the power of change triggered from within individuals, families and
society to transform India.
We Care:
* About ending abuse and exploitation of women and girls.
* About men and boys, championing them and including them in solutions.
* About empowering women and families to catalyze change in their communities.
We Prize:
* Building partnerships and coalition efforts.
* Being on the forefront of research and innovative thinking on the issues at
hand.
* Providing robust data on efficacy of our work.
* Taking necessary risks to do the most challenging work.
Our Journey
My Choices Foundation began in early 2012 as “My Choices”, a Hyderabad based NGO
providing free, grassroots services to victims of domestic violence and their
families. The vision of bringing an end to domestic violence by harnessing the
power of local women to become agents of change in their own communities was the
driving force that led to the birth and subsequent exponential growth of My
Choices..
Since then, it has grown not only in its vision to address domestic violence
through counselling and legal aid, but also to include the mission to eliminate
sex trafficking in India by 2025. Red Alert was founded in early 2014, with the
vision to prevent trafficking of young girls for the purpose of sexual
exploitation. After an 18 month research, ground-building and training phase,
Red Alert launched programs in October 2015.
In October 2015 My Choices and Red Alert, hitherto operating as two separate
NGOs, officially became the two operations of My Choices Foundation. The two
entities changed logos and names becoming Operation PeaceMaker and Operation Red
Alert of My Choices Foundation, but remained doing the same, impactful work.
My Choices Foundation is committed to using the most innovative methods to end
domestic violence and prevent sex trafficking in India.
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