Roshni Helpline

Roshni Helpline, a non-profit and non-government organization (NGO) came into being, in 2006. The Organization is registered as Roshni Research & Development Welfare Organization (Roshni Helpline) with the Social Welfare Wing Community Development Department, City District Government Karachi Under the Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration & Control) Ordinance, 1961 (XLVI of 1961).The founder of the Network, Muhammad Ali, a human rights activist - who, for more than 20 years, has worked on the issues of human rights of children, women, and ethnic minorities, started the Organization as a small network. He soon developed it to a vast organization of volunteers. The Roshni Helpline has developed a unique Referral System in liaison with law enforcement agencies; legal advocacy groups and individuals; children and women rights organizations and activists and media organizations. The system, as was its aim, has helped in: quick and safe recovery of missing children; in follow-up investigation into the causes of children missing; in development of a mechanism for their protection and safety of children, in extending psychosocial help and support for the affected families. The organization is also protecting the women against gender based violence issues. The organization is providing psychological and legal support to GBV survivors and other services through referral partners. In recognition of the remarkable work done by the Roshni Helpline, Ashoka International has awarded Ashoka Fellowship to its founder Muhammad Ali.

Vision
"Roshni Helpline has an absolute resolve to protection of children and women from exploitation at all levels and in all forms i.e. trafficking, abuse, sexual violence and exploitation; to helping families in search, recovery and reunification of lost and trafficked children, and offering of immediate psychosocial support for both – the affected children and families. The Helpline is also committed to serve as a pressure group for attainment of basic rights for the indigenous communities, i.e. religious and ethnic minorities and vulnerable groups."

Mission
"Roshni Helpline has an absolute resolve to protection of children and women from exploitation at all levels and in all forms i.e. trafficking, abuse, sexual violence and exploitation; to helping families in search, recovery and reunification of lost and trafficked children, and offering of immediate psychosocial support for both – the affected children and families. The Helpline is also committed to serve as a pressure group for attainment of basic rights for the indigenous communities, i.e. religious and ethnic minorities and vulnerable groups."

Objective
To devise a comprehensive network of stakeholders to provide services for missing children and the affected families.
To facilitate the women of GBV survivors through direct and referral services.
To empower GBV survivors through social support and create a culture supportive of women's and girls' right to live free from violence.
To assist, with the help from our partners, the affected families in search and recovery of their children
To provide the best possible services, with the help from local authorities and volunteers, for reunification and psychosocially rehabilitation of the affected children into mainstream society again.
To strengthen civil society movement in general and the role of Community Based Organizations (CBOs) in particular in participatory development and HR issues to protect the future generations and minority communities through focussed interventions.