“What will happen to them after me? I am 80+. I spend sleepless nights,” worries ex-Air Force officer, Group Captain AC Barua while talking about the future of the 28 destitute women under his care. “They have nobody in this world, sometimes they don’t remember their own names. They are absolutely alone,” he informs us as he goes from one room to the other meeting all the women who live at Seneh, the only home where they are loved and taken care of. After fighting for his country all his life, this octogenarian is now fighting to rescue homeless and abandoned women from dying on the streets. But he cannot do it alone. “Everyday I keep on getting calls from here and there. ‘Oh! there’s a woman lying here. Can you help?’ But I don’t dare to go and help because I don’t have the money. I don’t have the resources, our resources are very limited,” explains Gr. Capt. Barua who is lovingly called ‘Sir’ and ‘Deuta’ (father in Assamese) by the residents of Seneh. With your help, 80-year-old Group Captain Barua can fulfill his mission of rescuing abandoned and homeless women from dying on the streets, alone. Donate nowDonate easily through UPI, all debit/credit cards and net banking. All donations to this fundraising campaign are tax exempted under 80G of the Income Tax Act (India), &amp; 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (USA).Seneh- a home filled with love, care and hopeThe residents of Seneh often don’t remember who they are, where they have come from. Many times these are women with mental health conditions and considered being a witch due to superstitious beliefs and beaten up as a result. They are victims of domestic abuse or widow mothers who are considered to be a burden on the family. Group Captain Barua has not only rescued them from critical conditions, he has provided them with urgent medical care, food and above all, a free safe shelter where they can live with love and care. Among these residents is Sarala Kalita who fled to save herself from the tortures of her alcoholic husband only to face neglect and trauma from her brothers- and sisters-in-law. “Both my brothers and their wives urged my father to leave me somewhere as they didn’t want to take care of me anymore. One day my brother’s wife didn’t even let me have food at home. She just wanted me to leave and go away. So that’s why, my father got in touch with Seneh through someone, and handed me over to Sir to take care of me,” says Sarita who has found joy in living at Seneh. “Coming to Seneh, it felt like I got a new life altogether. Sir has given me a harmonium. I love singing. It makes me forget everything and takes me to someplace else entirely,” she adds. More women like Sarala can find their way to a loving home like Seneh. All they need is a little bit of your kindness. “It is difficult to make both ends meet”To sustain their daily expenditure, Capt Barua needs approx ₹3 lakh a month and arranging the funds is a mammoth challenge for the NGO. “Our expenses are growing day by day. Residents are growing older, their sicknesses are increasing. At times we have to give them special food. They require more care so we have to get more employees. About half of them require leading around, 1-2 has to be fed also. It will be very difficult to sustain it unless we get help,” he added. One act of your kindness can save these abandoned women, with no one in this world, from struggling on the streets to survive. At 80+ Gr. Capt. Barua cannot sustain Seneh on his own. “With folded hands, I appeal to all. Please come and please help us. Let us help these people, these old people who have nobody in this world. They are dying. They will die on the streets,” he urged. Donate to this fundraiser by Give.do to support retired Air Force officer, Group Captain Barua in his mission to rescue abandoned and homeless women from dying on the streets.

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"My son used to kick me when he was in my womb. Why make an issue when he kicked me in my old age?" reasons a very forgiving Shakti Dasi. The widow travelled 2300 kms from Tripura to Vrindavan after her only son violently beat her with a burning plank of wood and broke her knee one evening. She had to leave behind the business she had built with her husband who had died a few years back. Shakti ended up on the streets of Brindavan begging for food and shelter. But when Winnie Singh of Maitri saw Shakti in a frail state in tattered clothes, she brought her to the shelter home where Shakti gets food, care and medicines. What more, with Maitri’s intervention, Shakti reconciled with her son - and daughter-in-law, and now travels home to Tripura twice a year to spend time with her grandchildren. But she is not leaving Maitri, as this has become her family.Not every elderly widow who comes to Vrindavan after being abandoned by her family gets as lucky as Shakti. Many of them often end up living a lonely life and begging to survive on the streets. Maitri aspires to take care of every widow in need of help.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/ce101369-528c-4d37-bc1d-1118b9925af3.jpg" />Maitri’s Project Jeevan to the rescueAbandoned, elderly widows are the amongst the most vulnerable in India. After being thrown out of their often abandoned by their own children and are forced to beg for food and shelter. “Through Project Jeevan, Maitri houses aging widow mothers in two ashrams in Vrindavan and Radhakund (Mathura), providing them with wellness and well-being. The programme also reaches out to widow mothers beyond the ashrams with fruit, milk and healthcare services,” explains Winnie Singh, co-founder and executive director, Maitri India.Save homeless elderly widows from begging on the streetsMost widows who make their way to Vrindavan are abandoned by their families, often after years of abuse. They come here hoping they will spend the rest of their days in prayer and devotion. But most live in impoverished conditions on the streets and in dingy rooms. Since poor living conditions often cause a wide range of health ailments, including respiratory infections and chronic conditions, Maitri comes to their rescue through its Project Jeevan.The project aims to:<ul><li>Provide meals leading to improved health and wellbeing</li><li>Make physical and mental health services accessible</li><li>Offer necessary quality aged care and assisted living support</li><li>Increase awareness on and engagement around the struggles of abandoned widow mothers</li></ul><img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/1abfb906-563b-4747-85b8-8af2071a2856.jpg" />Project Jeevan needs your support to help those in need of food, healthcare and well-being. Donate now.“Maitri urgently needs your support to provide food, clothing and healthcare to sustain these widow mothers who are prone to more illnesses as they age,” appeals Winnie.Maitri believes in a woman’s right to dignity in life and death, more so a mother. Our help will enable Maitri to save hundreds of abandoned widows from a life of begging, and restore the respect, dignity, and identity they deserve.

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“My 8-year-old son was diagnosed with cancer and it left the entire family devastated. I was told the cost of treatment would run into lakhs. I was barely managing to make ends meet and there was nothing I could do to save Swaroop. But the Nargis Dutt Foundation stepped in and took care of all the expenses. I can’t even imagine the consequences had they not been there for my son,,” says teary-eyed Devendra.The helplessness that Devendra felt is not uncommon among low-income families of cancer patients. There are many who helplessly see their dear ones, including children, lose their life in the most painful manner. Nargis Dutt Foundation has ensured that thousands of families don’t see this fate. It’s been a ray of hope for thousands of cancer patients since its inception over 40 years back. You can help save many more patients with cancer. Donate now.Donate easily through UPI, all debit/credit cards and net banking. Charitable donations to this fundraising campaign are tax exempted under 80G of the Income Tax Act (India), &amp; 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (USA). The cost of each chemotherapy is as much as ₹15,000 and a cancer patient can require between 6 to 12 sessions. The hefty cost for cancer treatment is well beyond the reach for poor families that are barely surviving on two square meals a day. Help Nargis Dutt Foundation provide treatment to poor cancer patients and save them from a slow and painful death.Giving hope to cancer patients“I was just 13 when my mother was diagnosed with cancer. When I saw my mother struggling for life it left a lifelong impact on me. Her condition had deteriorated to such an extent she was almost unrecognisable. I know how it feels like to lose a loved one to cancer and I am not alone in my grief. There are thousands of people struggling to save their family members,” says Priya, daughter of noted actress Nargis Dutt, who lost her life to cancer, and in whose name the NGO has been founded. Priya has made it her life’s mission to save as many cancer patients as she can, but she can not do it alone. Nargis Dutt Foundation needs your support. Your donation can not only save cancer patients but can give life to entire families.Need for the fundraiserCancer is often seen as a death sentence. But doctors say that if detected early and if a patient receives essential treatment, the illness can be defeated and the person can return to their lives. “Treatment of cancer often depends on multiple factors including the type of cancer and the stage in which it is detected. Some patients require surgery while some can be cured with just chemotherapy or immunotherapy. “Whatever may be the need, our nonprofit supports patients till the time they are cancer free. We not only take care of the cost of treatment but even assist patients with nutrition which is vital in the fight against cancer. Moreover, we ensure that family members who are already facing immense hardships get proper accommodation and food during treatment so they don’t suffer any further,” says the NGO leader. With your support, Nargis Dutt Foundation can help patients win the fight against cancer and save their families from grief of losing a loved one.Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted fundraising platform, to support Nargis Dutt Foundation in their mission to give life-saving chemotherapy and care to cancer patients who can not afford treatment.

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Help us raise 40 lakhs in 4 weeks to work with 1400 children across 5 schools What are our objectives?Objectives<ul><li>Engaging 1400 young people in compassionate inquiry about self, others and the world to nurture a generation of active citizens through over 3000 hours of in-person theatre and arts based sessions, and 200 hours of digital learning sessions centred around theatre and arts.</li><li>Building capacity of 20 artist facilitators and 25 teachers who can actively engage with children, families and the public school system. </li><li>Developing 21st century skills to create school readiness, access to higher education, and employability. </li><li>Creating safe spaces that encourage participants to bravely question and take action in democratic processes </li></ul>Who are we?Aagaaz is the Urdu word for ‘beginning’. Operating at the grassroots level, we are a community of educators and arts practitioners, committed to examining and questioning ‘what is’, to inquire ‘what could be’. Aagaaz practices theatre and arts for social action to bridge gaps in learning, understanding the ‘other’, access, and dignity. We create spaces for ourselves and those we engage with, to discover ways of ‘act-ing’, with its dual meaning of performing on stage and taking action for self and society.Why do we exist?“Everyday, we are taught how to be and what to do. There are very few spaces for us to be, to reflect and to connect with the world, where we can discover other ways to do things.” Nagma, 18: Artist-Facilitator in-training and Founding Member of Aagaaz43% of children below the age of 5 in India do not meet their developmental potential. The manifestations of basic needs not being met at foundational stages become evident during their lifespan. Mainstream education is result oriented and only focuses on dominant knowledge skills, often sidelining the more intangible socio-emotional skills that are fundamental to learning and growth, for the development of an integral and active social being. The current education system alienates children by being disconnected from their contexts. This, magnified by systemic effects of identity based prejudices from a young age, adversely impacts the long-term behavioural, cognitive and emotional development of young people. Due to the lack of consistent access to psychosocial safety, and long-term sustained violence and trauma, they are unable to realise their potential and this denies them any possibility of democratic dialogue with many rendered voiceless. This lack of dialogue further negates the possibility of societal transformation.Our ApproachPerforming and visual arts tap into multiple intelligences of individuals, and groups leads to creative and critical inquiry and play, which is essential. The arts humanise the makers as well as spectators by engaging both emotionally, creating a safe space for expression and exchange.Aagaaz is committed to long-term work with the children and their families in Nizamuddin Basti (home to a largely a marginalised minority community) since 2009. We are beginning a similar initiative to Khirkee village (whose inhabitants comprise migrants from Afghanistan, Somalia, Congo and diverse Indian population) this year after many shorter partnerships in the last 5 years. We work through a life-cycle approach creating sustainable and ground up processes of change through engagement with theatre and arts. What will happen in long run if we do this work?Our work will impact 1400 children and young people in 2 neighbourhoods, their families, and children in 5 government schools, training 20 motivated artist facilitators and 25 public school teachers in arts for social action. Through immersion into artistic practices, and consistent conversations and engagement with families, schools and other stakeholders, over a period of time we will create - <ul><li>Safe, inclusive and democratic spaces for expressing, engaging with the self, finding commonalities, and discovering ways of navigating everyday challenges.</li><li>Brave spaces for dialogue amongst children, young people, their families and other stakeholders across socio-economic lines about issues that are otherwise divisive or silenced.</li><li>21st century skills leading to higher retention in the school and higher education systems and better employability.</li><li>Socio-emotional wellbeing leading to holistic development of the children and the ability to imagine and manifest better possibilities for themselves and their communities.</li><li>A generation of creative practitioners who tell stories of realities that are missing from mainstream discourse.</li></ul>

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“Every day, we are taught how to be and what to do. There are very few spaces for us to be, to reflect and to connect with the world, where we can discover other ways to do things.” Nagma, 18: Artist-Facilitator in training and Founding Member of AagaazForty-three per cent of children below the age of five in India do not meet their developmental potential. The manifestations of basic needs not being met at foundational stages become evident during their lifespan.Mainstream education is result-oriented and only focuses on dominant knowledge skills, often sidelining the more intangible socio-emotional skills that are fundamental to learning and growth, for the development of an integral and active social being. The current education system alienates children by being disconnected from their contexts. This, exacerbated by systemic effects of identity-based prejudices from a young age, adversely impacts the long-term behavioural, cognitive and emotional development of young people. Due to the lack of consistent access to psychosocial safety, and long-term sustained violence and trauma, they are unable to realise their potential and this denies them any possibility of democratic dialogue with many rendered voiceless. This lack of dialogue further negates the possibility of societal transformation. 
 Performing and visual arts tap into multiple intelligences of individuals and groups leads to creative and critical inquiry, and play, which is essential. The arts humanise the makers as well as spectators by engaging both emotionally, creating a safe space for expression and exchange.Aagaaz is committed to working long term with children and their families in Nizamuddin Basti- which is largely a marginalized minority community and Khirkee village whose inhabitants comprise migrants from Afghanistan, Somalia, Congo and a diverse Indian population. We work through a life-cycle approach creating sustainable and ground-up processes of change through engagement with theatre and arts. Objectives<ul><li>Engaging 1400 young people in compassionate inquiry about self, others and the world to nurture a generation of active citizens through over 3000 hours of in-person theatre and arts-based sessions, and 200 hours of digital learning sessions centred around theatre and arts.</li><li>Building capacity of 20 artist facilitators and 25 teachers who can actively engage with children, families and the public school system. </li><li>Developing 21st-century skills to create school readiness, access to higher education, and employability </li><li>Creating safe spaces that encourage participants to bravely question and take action in democratic processes </li></ul> 
 Our work will impact 1400 children and young people in 2 neighbourhoods, their families, and children in 5 government schools, training 20 motivated artist facilitators and 25 public school teachers in arts for social action. Through immersion into artistic practices, consistent conversations and engagement with families, schools and other stakeholders, over a period of time we will create - <ul><li>Safe, inclusive and democratic spaces for expressing, engaging with the self, finding commonalities, and discovering ways of navigating everyday challenges.</li><li>Brave spaces for dialogue amongst children, young people, their families and other stakeholders across socio-economic lines about issues that are otherwise divisive or silenced.</li><li>21st-century skills leading to higher retention in the school and higher education systems and better employability.</li><li>Socio-emotional wellbeing leading to the holistic development of the children and the ability to imagine and manifest better possibilities for themselves and their communities.</li><li>A generation of creative practitioners who tell stories of realities that are missing from mainstream discourse.</li></ul>Be a part of this change, become a Friend of Aagaaz, by getting us closer to our goal of raising INR 40 lakhs for our work this year!

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