What Shakti Vahini does

Shakti Vahini is an Indian non-profit voluntary organization founded in 2001 and registered with the Registrar of Societies, Government of NCT of Delhi (Registration S/40001 of 2001). It focuses on the protection of women and child rights, with operational programs across anti-human trafficking response, child marriage prevention, child sexual abuse case support, and gender-based violence interventions. The organization has rescued over 7,300 trafficking victims since 2005, supported 2,275 child sexual abuse cases since 2022, and stopped 295 child marriages while preventing 2,250 others since 2023.

Its core service portfolio includes the TIP Response Centre (Delhi and Kolkata), the India Cyber TIP Helpline for online reporting of cyber-crimes against women and children, the Child Marriage Free India campaign coalition of 160+ NGOs across 300+ districts, the East India Hockey Project, the Youth Champions Conclave, and Legal Aid & Litigation services. The organization also runs a 24/7 Childline Gurgaon helpline and trains law enforcement officials (56,232 trained since 2005). Product surface is service- and advocacy-driven rather than technology-led.

Shakti Vahini operates as a grant- and donation-funded non-profit, with no pricing model. Revenue is sourced from individual donations (Section 80G tax benefit eligible), grants from Indian government agencies (Ministry of Women and Child Development, NACO, Delhi State AIDS Control, BPR&D), international organizations (UNICEF, UN Women, UNODC, European Commission), foreign diplomatic missions (US Consulate General), and foundations (Vital Voices, Resilience Fund). It serves a hybrid stakeholder base: women and child survivors as beneficiaries, government and law enforcement agencies as institutional partners, and a coalition of 160+ NGOs as grassroots operational partners.

Name

Shakti Vahini

Legal name

Shakti Vahini

Website

https://shaktivahini.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shakti Vahini is a non-profit founded in 2001 and headquartered in New Delhi that combats human trafficking, child marriage, and gender-based violence in India through rescue operations, legal aid, law enforcement training, and a 160+ NGO coalition across 300+ districts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Rights Advocacy Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Individual and Family Services (6241), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH), Child Rights & Protection (BPADAGAG)

Keywords

• Anti-trafficking services
• Child protection programs
• Human rights advocacy
• Victim rescue operations
• Gender violence prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Shakti Vahini generates revenue through donations from individuals and organizations, grants from government agencies (Ministry of Women and Child, NACO, Delhi State AIDS Control), international organizations (UNICEF, UN Women, UNODC), foreign governments/diplomatic missions (US Consulate General), and foundations (Vital Voices, Resilience-Fund). Tax benefits available under Section 80G of Income Tax Act.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Shakti Vahini is a non-profit voluntary organization that provides anti-human trafficking response services, child protection programs, legal aid to victims of violence, and sensitization training to law enforcement agencies. It operates TIP Response Centres in Delhi and Kolkata, runs the India Cyber TIP Helpline for reporting cybercrimes against women and children, and leads the nationwide Child Marriage Free India campaign across 300+ districts. The organization also provides emergency helpline services (Childline Gurgaon) and conducts policy advocacy with government bodies on anti-trafficking legislation.

Product overview

Shakti Vahini is an NGO working for the protection of women and child rights in India, founded in 2001. The organization operates a portfolio of programs and initiatives rather than a unified technology product. Its core offerings include anti-human trafficking response services (TIP Response Centre), child protection programs (Child Marriage Free India campaign, Ensuring Access to Justice for Children), youth empowerment initiatives (Youth Champions Conclave, Digital Storytelling Project), sports-based empowerment (East India Hockey Project), and digital platforms (India Cyber TIP Helpline for reporting cyber-crimes against women and children). The organization also provides legal aid services, law enforcement training, and operates Childline Gurgaon. Shakti Vahini's work is primarily service-oriented and advocacy-based rather than technology product-focused.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Brands

• Child Marriage Free India (CMFI): A nationwide campaign led by women leaders and a coalition of more than 160 NGOs spanning more than 300 districts working to eliminate child marriage in India. The campaign aims to bring down child marriage prevalence to 5.5% by 2030 from the current national rate of 23.3%.
• TIP Response Centre
• Article 23 Dialogues
• India Cyber TIP Helpline

Products and services

• TIP Response Centre A Trafficking in Persons Response Centre operating in Delhi and Kolkata that serves as a hub for search operations of trafficked victims, missing children and women, and carries out monitoring of railway stations and trains to locate traffickers.
• India Cyber TIP Helpline A digital helpline to facilitate victims/complainants to report cybercrime complaints online to various law enforcement agencies, working in partnership with Cyber Nodal Agencies of State Police across the country with special focus on cyber-crimes against women and children including cyber-enabled trafficking, CSAM, cyber sexual harassment, sextortion and livestreaming.
• Legal Aid & Litigations Legal support services for women victims of violence and sexual assault, helping them access justice and ensuring strong legal representations.
• Police Trainings & Sensitizations Training and sensitization programs for law enforcement and child protection officials on issues of human trafficking, child sexual abuse, and child marriage, conducted through partnerships with Bureau of Police Research and Development and Ministry of Home Affairs.
• Childline Gurgaon An emergency helpline service for children in Gurgaon providing 24/7 support for rescue and protection of children in distress.
• Ensuring Access to Justice for Children A program focused on strengthening the child protection ecosystem at district level to strengthen responses of child protection agencies and law enforcement authorities towards ensuring support and assistance to victims of crimes against children.
• Child Marriage Free India A nationwide campaign led by women leaders and a coalition of more than 160 NGOs spanning more than 300 districts working to eliminate child marriage in India. The campaign aims to reduce child marriage prevalence to 5.5% by 2030 from the current national rate of 23.3%.
• Youth Champions Conclave – Kolkata An Anti-Trafficking in Persons Youth Champions Conclave that brought together youth leaders from India, Nepal, Bangladesh and the U.S. to create networks and initiatives against human trafficking.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7,300+ trafficking victims rescued since 2005; 817 rescued in 2023-2024 alone
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey government partner providing institutional support and funding. Shakti Vahini is nominated member of Central Advisory Committee to Combat Human Trafficking by the Ministry.
• UN WomencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational UN agency partnership for women's empowerment and gender equality initiatives.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for child rights protection and welfare programs.
• UNODCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime partnership. Shakti Vahini undertook National Level Research on Human Trafficking published as India Country Assessment Report 2013, released by Ministry of Home Affairs.
• US Consulate General, KolkatacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for East India Hockey Project promoting empowerment of women and girls for community leadership. Also partner for Youth Champions Conclave and Digital Story Telling Project.
• Vital VoicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership. Shakti Vahini received Solidarity Award from Vital Voices Washington in 2013 presented by Joe Biden.
• National Commission for WomencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for capacity building workshops on Anti-Trafficking initiatives and research on honor killings in India.
• National Commission for Protection of Child RightscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for organizing National Consultation to Combat Human Trafficking and technical support for child rights protection.
• Plan International IndiamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for COVID-19 response relief work including distribution of dry ration kits and hygiene kits in Uttar Pradesh.
• Middlebury College, VermontmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with support for East India Hockey Project in Jharkhand.
• Bureau of Police Research and Development, Government of IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNominated Resource Agency for Training of Law Enforcement Agencies. Also nominated by Ministry of Home Affairs for police training programs.
• Kailash Satyarthi Children's FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in National Consultation to Combat Human Trafficking organized with technical support from NCPCR.
• Bachpan Bachao AndolanmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in National Consultation to Combat Human Trafficking and Just Rights for Children Alliance coalition.
• Delhi Judicial AcademyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInvolved as resource in Judicial Colloquium on Human Trafficking.
• Haryana Judicial AcademyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInvolved as resource in Judicial Colloquium on Human Trafficking.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Praajak: Kolkata-based NGO working on child rights, anti-trafficking, and community development in West Bengal. Geographically and operationally comparable to Shakti Vahini's West Bengal district work, including on child marriage prevention and trafficking rescue.
• Bachpan Bachao Andolan: Founded by Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi, Bachpan Bachao Andolan is a leading Indian child rights organization working against child labor, trafficking, and child marriage. Co-partner with Shakti Vahini in the National Consultation to Combat Human Trafficking and the Just Rights for Children Alliance coalition, operating with overlapping missions and beneficiaries.
• SANLAAP: Kolkata-based NGO focused on rescue, rehabilitation, and reintegration of trafficked women and children. Closely comparable to Shakti Vahini's TIP Response Centre model, with shared geography in West Bengal and overlapping survivor-care service offerings.
• Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation (KSCF): Indian child rights organization focused on eliminating child labor, child trafficking, and child sexual abuse. KSCF co-organized the National Consultation to Combat Human Trafficking with Shakti Vahini and NCPCR, working on a substantially overlapping mandate and beneficiary base.

Broad incumbents

• Plan International India: Indian arm of global child rights and girls' empowerment NGO, partnered with Shakti Vahini on COVID-19 response. Operates a much broader portfolio (education, health, livelihoods) but overlaps with Shakti Vahini on child marriage, child protection, and girls' rights programming.
• Save the Children India: Large international child rights organization with active India operations across child protection, education, health, and emergency response. Comparable on child marriage prevention and child protection advocacy, with significantly larger scale and institutional footprint.
• Anti-Slavery International: World's oldest human rights organization focused on slavery and trafficking, operating globally through research, advocacy, and partnerships. A peer of Shakti Vahini at the strategic/advocacy layer, including on trafficking legislation and international policy frameworks.
• International Justice Mission (IJM): Large global anti-trafficking organization that conducts rescue operations, survivor aftercare, and law enforcement training across South Asia, including India. Operates at significantly larger scale and budget than Shakti Vahini but shares the same core operational model of rescue + legal support + police capacity building.

Emerging players

• Sankalp India Foundation: Indian NGO working on child rights, anti-trafficking, and education with operations across multiple states. Operates at a similar scale to Shakti Vahini with comparable service portfolio spanning rescue, rehabilitation, and community awareness.
• Free a Girl: International NGO focused on fighting sexual exploitation and trafficking of girls, listed as a Shakti Vahini supporter. Comparable mission and survivor-aftercare orientation, though smaller India footprint and stronger European donor base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInin.linkedin.com/company/shaktivahini
• Instagraminstagram.com/shaktivahini

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

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