A second innings, in whichever direction you choose
Career restart, personal growth and, for women who choose it, companionship and remarriage. One stream, two, or all three.
Second Innings exists because a woman's life did not end when her marriage did. It has three streams, and you may take one, two or all three — or only ever the first.
Career restart
Returning to work after years away, moving from daily wage to a salary, or starting something of your own. Skills assessment, refresher training, a CV, interview practice, and an employer who has been told your circumstances and has agreed to them.
Personal growth
Financial literacy, digital skills, spoken English and confidence, knowing your legal rights, public speaking, and leadership within the Forum itself. Many of our own centre leads came through this stream.
Companionship and remarriage
For women who wish, in their own time and on their own terms, to consider marriage again. There is no pressure here, no timeline, and no cost. Nobody will suggest this to you. You come to it or you do not.
Stream 3 is opt-in, and you stay in control
Stream 3 does not appear anywhere in your account unless you have separately chosen it. It is never advertised to you.
an active livelihood pathway (a job, training or enterprise in progress); a rights orientation with Vakilsaheeba covering maintenance, custody, property and what a second marriage does and does not change legally; and a conversation with a counsellor.
women members of the Forum, 21 and above, whose marital status is verified. Every prospective match is verified — ID, current marital status with documents, employment, address and a self-declaration on any criminal proceeding — before he can see any profile.
You release each to one named person, one at a time, and can withdraw instantly.
Their names, photographs, schools and ages are never in any profile. You tell whoever you choose, when you choose.
at a Hope Haven centre or a public place, with a coordinator present if you wish, and a safety check-in call afterwards every time.
No registration, membership, success or profile-promotion fee from you or from the other person. Any demand for dowry, gold, property or money ends the matter permanently and is reported.
Withdraw your profile and it is erased from every prospective match's view within the hour — no explanation, and no effect on any other service you use.