In Vrindavan, thousands of elderly widow mothers face the harsh reality of abandonment and suffering. With no one to turn to, many are left begging on the streets, exposed to heat, cold and rain,Donate so that Maitri can provide shelter, food, clothes and medical support to abandoned elderly mothers now. Give generously.Winnie Singh has witnessed many cases of widow mothers being abandoned on the streets of Vrindavan, one of the holiest places in India. “Children leave their mothers as soon as they become widows. The children start feeling the burden. This has become a practice in today's society that money comes first and everything else later,” says Winnie whose Maitri India, rescues widowed mothers from the streets of Vrindavan.Many widowed elderly mothers often end up living a lonely life and begging to survive on the streets. And Maitri aspires to take care of every widow in need of help, but because of lack of funds, Winnie and Maitri are in a position to do it."Elderly widows don't have shelter. They sleep in cowsheds over sacks. They don't have a blanket. Nights are really difficult for them," shares Winnie Singh. <img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/1abfb906-563b-4747-85b8-8af2071a2856.jpg" />Maitri aims to:<ul><li>Provide shelter and nutritious 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 and engagement around the struggles of abandoned widow mothers</li></ul>Why donate to MaitriWinnie needs your support to help those in need of food, healthcare and well-being. “Maitri urgently needs your support to provide nutritious food, clothing and healthcare to sustain these widow mothers who are prone to more illnesses as they age,” appeals Winnie. “You can become the family they were denied. Hold their hands so they don't need to beg ever again,” she adds. Let’s rescue abandoned widows mothers from the streets of Vrindavan and give them a better future. Donate now.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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65-year-old Shakuntala completely depends on our partner NGO, Share and Care, for her food requirements, as she has no one else to take care of her. “When my only child was young, my husband Nadesan died. It was just me and my young son. After my son got married, he left me to stay with his in-laws, and I was alone. I am old, have pain in my legs, knees, shoulders and my entire body so I cannot work as I once did. But the food rations such as the nuts, lentils, wheat flour and rice I receive from Share and Care help me tremendously and I can eat well every day,” she says. Share and Care helps hundreds of abandoned grandparents, most of them being elderly women. The senior citizens belong to tribal communities and have limited access to necessities such as food and medicines to stay alive and well. This Shivratri, you can help with food and other essentials. Support them. 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). Abandoned elderly supported by Share and Care400 elderly parents abandoned by their children have no one to take care of them and need your help. They suffer from hunger, sight and hearing failure, diabetes, high blood pressure and other medical conditions. As they cannot work and support themselves because of old age, they cannot afford medicines or even clothing. So, they remain poor and alone. Share and Care’s mission Since 1984, Share and Care has been caring for disadvantaged groups of people, including elderly parents who have been living in poverty after being abandoned by their children. The founders, a couple named Carmel and Arokiasamy, aim to eliminate poverty and the suffering of the poor through social welfare programs and education. To achieve this mission, Share and Care runs a program in Chennai and also a village in Tiruvallur, where the 400 elderly live. This program ensures that every month, the 400 senior citizens have dry food rations, medicines and medical care, clothes, physiotherapy, geriatric counselling and other services to nurture them back to good physical health. Need for the fundraiserOne of the founders, Carmel Arokiasamy, shares that the abandoned elderly parents who live in extreme poverty without food or anyone to care for them constantly think about their children and ask, “Did we do something wrong?” Arokiasamy shares that from the time their children are born, they take care of them in such a special way. But when their children abandon them, they weep and cannot stop thinking about them. While dealing with this emotional distress, they are also suffering from hunger and disease. But cannot afford food and medicines. Donate now to help Share and Care provide the abandoned elderly with dry food rations, medical supplies, a medical and eye camp, counselling, clothes, blankets and recreational activities to live their lives with a positive outlook, despite their circumstances.Your donation can provide these elderly parents with their most basic and urgent needs. “Please support our work because this is for the elderly parents who are in great need. These grandparents are bedridden. They need care, love and support”.Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest online donation platform, to support Share and Care in their mission to provide food, medicines, counselling and personal care to 400 abandoned grandparents living in poverty.

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For a mother who has spent her entire life loving and raising her child, being beaten and mercilessly thrown out onto the streets by her own son is too heartbreaking to overcome. But this is a common story among the elderly residents of the Guru Vishram Vridh Ashram. “I’ve seen mothers in old and torn clothes, their bodies smelling and their hands and feet rotting and covered in maggots,” shares Dr. G.P. Bhagat, founder of the ashram. These abandoned elderly men and women lay starving on the streets hoping for someone to rescue them from their suffering. But most people walk past them without a second glance. “Like this”, Dr. Bhagat explains, “many elders die on the roads.”Since 2003, SHEOWS (Saint Hardyal Educational and Orphans Welfare Society) has rescued over 10,000 elderly people from the streets and given them a home with care and support. The elderly staying at the ashram have all been abandoned by their families and have nowhere else to live. Your support can give them comfort after their abandonment. 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). Safe and loving homeFor 20 years, SHEOWS has been providing free shelter, nutritious food three times a day, clothing, medical care, recreation activities and emotional support to abused and disabled elderly people rescued from the streets of Delhi. The Guru Vishram Vridh Ashram has a dedicated rescue team that saves the elderly from the streets and gives them immediate medical care upon their arrival at the home. To tend to the multiple health complications of the seniors, the home has a medical facility with doctors and nurses, a physiotherapy unit, a pathology lab, a digital X-ray monitoring machine and a pharmacy to provide 24-hour care to older adults anytime they require assistance, even during emergencies. Dr. Bhagat prioritizes the health of the seniors and ensures that they receive three balanced meals a day based on their precise health requirements. Need for the fundraiserThe humanitarian mission of SHEOWS is making an impact in the area, as more and more people are being rescued and brought to Guru Vishram Vridh Ashram. To meet the financial costs of running the home, SHEOWS needs support to continue providing the residents with all the facilities that they need. This includes constant care and round-the-clock medical attention, nutritious food and maintaining a hygienic environment to keep the seniors in comfort and good health. Dr. Bhagat explains that as the number of residents is increasing, SHEOWS needs support for food and medicines. “I request you to help these elderly parents lead a peaceful life.”Donate now to help Dr. Bhagat continue caring for the 500 destitute elderly and giving them shelter, food, medical care and the will to carry on living despite their tragic abandonment by their families. Your support will enable SHEOWS to keep serving abandoned senior citizens and help them recover from the trauma of abandonment and life on the streets. “I have been serving these elderly as if they were my own parents”, shares Dr. Bhagat. “I want only one thing - their tears should vanish and they should have a smile on their faces.” To help Dr. Bhagat achieve this dream, your support is critical. Donate now to help SHEOWS care for more abandoned elderly. Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest online donation platform, to support SHEOWS in their mission to rescue the abandoned elderly from the streets and give them shelter, food, medical care, recreational activities and emotional support.

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Ammucare is a platform for selfless service for uplifting the helpless and needy. Also, the mission of Ammucare is to empower generations beyond the boundaries of caste, creed, communities, cultures, colours, religion and deliver stability, hope and well-being. Through all the projects or seva activities, ACT is selflessly committed to social service in India.Our core areas of activity include the following:· Mohan Ji Ka Aangan (Learning centre for 120 underprivileged children in Jammu, Pune and Delhi)· Blood Donations for Thalassemia patients· Blanket distribution· Skill and empowerment workshop· Supporting specially challenged children· Act to stop hunger, feeding the poor on the street· Act fast act now, relief operations, disaster management· Supporting underprivileged by providing basic needs· Sponsoring education &amp; health care to needy· ACT for Art - supporting artist and dying art forms

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Ammucare is partnering with an NGO which is providing rescue shelter for girls with high risk profile, in the age group of 7-15 years, who were molested and abused in different ways. These girls have been rescued by a group of passionate ex-army service professionals, and they are kept in a rescue home till the legal proceedings go on. Currently, the non-profit organization is taking care of the food, shelter and educational needs of these girls, so they grow up and blossom like other normal kids of their age. Currently, there are 5 girls who have been admitted to a mainstream school. Therefore, the cost includes school fees, uniforms, tuitions, books etc. The current cost for each girl child in a Kannada medium school is 30000 rupees. We need to fund this for all 5 girls. 
 The NGO is looking after these girls in all aspects. Currently, we require sponsors for their full-time education. 
 The girls will be able to get proper education like other normal kids and this will help shape their lives, and in future help them stand on their own feet as economically independent individuals and responsible citizens.

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Arunachala in Tiruvannamalai is considered the Kailash of the South, the abode of Lord Shiva. Many young ones bring their parents along since making a pilgrimage to this holy place is considered auspicious. Under this guise, there are many who conveniently abandon their ailing parents here. They leave them to suffer on footpaths, with no money to even buy a meal, let alone medicines for themselves. A noble soul, Ramana, has been taking care of 70 such elders. They live in a make-shift shelter which is so basic that if it rains, they need to run in search of places to keep themselves dry. Many are in dire need of basic essentials for daily sustenance, and constant medical support. With the onset of winter, they require blankets, sweaters, monkey caps, and footwear. 
 Ammucare is planning to do their best in providing them with the basic necessities of life. We can all be caring children to these abandoned parents. Our humble contributions will ensure these elders have a roof over their heads, food in their bellies and a hope that there is more to life. We have also done a medical camp for these elderly and identified the required prescriptions and other aids for their day to day existence and operations. Some of them require hearing aids, walkers, medicines, and, eye glasses. 
 These elderly people can live their lives without having to worry about fending themselves, which is next to impossible, given their age and medical conditions.

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The state of starvation and malnutrition in India is worrisome. Statistics compiled by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) show that while the sub-Saharan countries of Africa have the highest prevalence of hunger, in absolute terms, India has the highest number of undernourished people in the world.Hunger and undernourishment lead to severe problems. Children and youth in this state suffer from numerous nutritional deficiencies which adversely impact their overall health. Malnutrition in children under five also results in nearly half of the 1.3 million deaths occurring in the country each year. 
 It is our humble attempt to reach out to the needy and serve in our own small way. We believe in the old Indian saying which says &quot;Nar Sewa Hi Narayan Sewa&quot;, meaning, we serve God by serving people. Ammucare has been providing food to the hunger-stricken since the past 10 years in India and across various other countries in the world. We believe in first fulfilling the basic necessities of life for the needy, the primary one being good physical nourishment. Ammucare has been reaching out to different categories of people who live in orphanages or old age homes, or are specially-abled, and has been providing them with cooked food, groceries, stationary, blankets in winter, clothes etc. We also cater to other beings including birds, dogs, cows and provide the necessities across various animal shelters as well. We have centeres across Jhansi, Chennai, Bombay, Bangalore, Hyd, Hosur, Tirunelveli, Kolkata, Palakkad, Gurgaon, Jammu, Delhi, Jamshedpur, Assam and Pune. 
 Even if one persons hunger is satiated for one time, its a matter of great satisfaction! A stomach full of food and a proper shelter is all it takes to bring smiles on the faces on those who cannot even afford it.

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Kerala is struggling with floods with unceasing rains throughout the state for past 10 days.The flood situation in Kerala continues to be grim with the death toll having risen to 100. The Met department has sounded a red alert for all the 14 districts. People are stranded in their homes, relief camps, and have no access to basic necessities. 
 Team Ammucare intends to help the affected by distributing essentials such as food, groceries, bedding, blankets, tarpaulin and medical supplies.Please help us help.We plead you to be kind and contribute generously. The first set of supplies have already reached the taluk's collector's office. We need to pitch in more! 
 We are hoping to bring in as much relief as we can to the flood affected victims. With your help, we hope to be able to bring life back to normal in Kerala.