“CHILDLINE kiska CHILDLINE mera, CHILDLINE tumhara CHILDLINE hum sub ka”

“Whose CHILDLINE is it? Yours, mine Ours”

This is not just a slogan thundered by a hundred young voices at every meeting, picnic, party or encounter with street children. It is a philosophy that we at CHILDLINE live by; a philosophy that paves way for partnerships, networks and linkages. A philosophy that constantly reaffirms that CHILDLINE belongs to everyone and not just to the organizations that constitute it or to the partners who fund it or to the Government that supports it.

We at CHILDLINE believe that for a helpline to be successful and effective in reaching out to the millions of children deprived of their childhood, we need to work in a partnership framework. A framework that recognizes that:

- a helpline cannot operate in isolation
- all partners involved in the helpline share a reciprocal relationship
- each partner has clearly defined roles in the partnership model. This leads to a feeling of joint
  ownership towards the model.
- All partners share the vision, mission and the successes of the model.

Our key partners who make our existence possible and meaningful include children, voluntary organisations , Government, and the corporate sector. Each has their own set of powers and responsibilities vis-à-vis society in general, and the community of children in particular. At CHILDLINE, we bring them together in aid of the child.