I am fundraising for a cause close to my heart, to bring a lasting change in the lives of the underprivileged. To help me create more impact and touch more lives, I need your support and contribution. Please back my fundraiser so that together we can build a better India for all of us. Pledge your support, donate now!

Help Disabled Children with Shelter & Care

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.

Help provide shelter, food, clothes and medical support to abandoned widow mothers of Vrindavan. Donate now

In the dark and dingy alleys of red light areas, injustice, pain and suffering run rampant. And the worst affected are the children who grow up in red-light areas and are subjected to constant abuse and violence. “The sight of a 12-year-old girl being gang-raped by a group of men near a house l haunts me to this date. I was filled with anguish and resolved to do something,” says Girish Kulkarni who has made it his life’s mission to rescue children from red light areas and give them a safe and secure childhood. In the last 3 decades Girish has saved over 1100 girls from a life of abuse in red-light areas, giving them a loving home, education and medical care. He has further supported over 20,000 children with a better life.Sadly, Of the 250 the children rescued from abuse and exploitation, around 70 of them are HIV positive. The high cost of medication has left Girish struggling for funds. Your support can help him provide these children with the care and upbringing they need. 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). A movement to protect vulnerable children“Growing up in Ahilyanagar, the experiences I had as a child witnessing the horrors of sex trade defined the path of my life. I had even seen my friend’s 15-year-old sister and 70-year-old grandmother being forced to do sex work for the price of a cup of tea”, recalls Girish. “I started by merely feeding and teaching children of sex workers initially with the intention of giving them some respite from the horrors of life of abuse in red-light areas. Gradually more and more mothers started coming to me and asked me to take their children away, even if it was just for a couple of hours,” he further adds.The work that Girish started in his youth gradually grew to become a movement, with many more joining his cause. His NGO Snehalaya to date has transformed the lives of millions. Girish’s work is crucial for the survival and safety of vulnerable children of sex workers. Snehalaya is almost entirely dependent on donations from the public and your support can strengthen his mission to save children most in need. Donate generously.The horrors of life in red light areas“The cruelty and abuse that children as young as 6 or 7 years of age face is something that I can’t explain in words. Young daughters of sex workers are made to watch their mothers being raped, are brutally assaulted and forced into sex work. No child deserves to grow like this, Girish says in anguish.Sad reality of life for children growing up in red light areas is that they are deprived of even the most basic needs like proper food, safety and education. Moreover, a good number of children rescued by Girish are diagnosed HIV positive. The task of securing medication, providing them quality education and much-needed nutrition is one that requires constant support from donors. Moreover, the increase in healthcare cost has left Girish struggling to keep his home for children going. But your support can enable him to give his children a loving environment and save many more who still remain trapped behind closed doors.Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help Snehalaya give hundreds of children rescued from red-light areas a life away from violence and abuse.

Help Girish give 250 children, rescued from abuse in red-light areas a new life

This is a sample description for Differently Abled. For the purpose of testing I will use the word Differently AbledDifferently AbledDifferently AbledDifferently Abled.

Differently Abled

This is a sample description for education. For the purpose of testing I will use the word EducationEducationEducationEducation.

Education

This is a sample description for Children. For the purpose of testing I will use the word Childrenchildrenchildren.

Children

This is a sample description for Women Empowerment. For the purpose of testing I will use the word Women EmpowermentWomen EmpowermentWomen Empowerment.

Women Empowerment

This is a sample description for Livelihood. For the purpose of testing I will use the word LivelihoodLivelihoodLivelihoodLivelihood.

Livelihood

This is a sample description for differently abled

differently abled

Ashray Akruti is a registered non-profit, non-religious organization working since 1996, to improve the lives of people living with disability and those from the marginalized sections of the society. The organization strongly believes in the potential of persons with disability and envisions a society where people with disability lead a life of dignity as equal citizens with equitable access to opportunities and services. Our belief in the ‘rights’ based approach to development, are rooted in the principles of participation, empowerment, accountability and transparency.Ashray Akruti is an accredited organization certified by “Credibility Alliance”, following norms of accountability, transparency and good governance. It is empaneled with the National CSR hub of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, and is the NGO member on the ethics committee of Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad. Ashray Akruti is now a member of World Health Forum for the period 2019-2020.Ashray Akruti has an in-house expertise comprising of development professionals, special educators, speech therapist, audiologist and dedicated volunteers who can implement the projects with defined goals and measurable outcomes.

Donations through Give Foundation, registered under section 80G of India's Income Tax Act, 1961 are tax-deductible.

Donations through Give Foundation, Inc. a registered US 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization, are tax-deductible.

Donations through GIVE, a registered charity in UK, are covered under Gift Aid

Anuda 

Ashray Akruti

This nonprofit is registered as a charitable trust under section 12A of India's Income Tax Act, 1961.

This nonprofit is registered under section 80G of India's Income Tax Act, 1961. This means you can deduct 50% of the donation you made through your tax return.

This nonprofit is registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010. This means it can accept donations from foreign nationals.

Create change with NGOs on Give.do! Explore 3,000+ NGOs dedicated to causes like human rights, animal welfare and healthcare. Your contribution matters!

Find the best NGOs in India on Give.do and Donate to Fundraisers

NGOs Listing page

Hearing loss is the most common sensory deficit in humans today. Hearing impairment cannot be seen and hence its effects are not visible to others, so deaf people suffer in silence. Unlike blindness, deafness often provokes ridicules rather than sympathy. Very often a deaf person is isolated from family and friends and greeted by unsympathetic attitude. The consequences for a child born with hearing loss is quite severe. A child with hearing loss cannot develop speech and language abilities. This puts the child at a disadvantage in school, higher education, and limits future professional opportunities.  The major problem of the child deaf is one that of communicating with the hearing and speaking world. Globally, children with disabilities count for one-third of all children out-of-school. In developing countries, the numbers are even more staggering, with 90% of all children with disabilities out-of-school. Growing size of the problem worldwideWHO estimates of the global number of persons with disabling hearing impairment have increased substantially in the last 20 years. This number was originally estimated at 42 million in 1985, then increased to 120 million in 1995 at the time of the last World Health Assembly Resolution on Prevention of Hearing Impairment (WHO 1995), to 278 million in 2005 (4.2% of world’s population) and to 360 million in the year 2012 (5.3% of world’s population) (Mathers, 2006, PDH 2013). The most recent figure is 466 million (6.12%).•    2 in 1000 children born in India are deaf.•    6 in 1000 children born in Andhra Pradesh /Telangana are born deaf, which is    Three times the national average and six times the global average.•    Hearing Impaired Children are scattered across and are from a poor Socio-      Economic background.  Special education is a form of instruction that's designed to meet the needs of students with disabilities, so that they can learn the same skills and information as other children in school. The term “special education” encompasses educational programs that serve children with mental, physical, emotional, and behavioural disabilities.  Ashray Akruti’s - Special Education for Hearing Impaired Children The main objective of Ashray Akruti is to empower the hearing impaired students and has been enrolling students not only from its locality, but also from all over the state and the country. The school imparts the education through well qualified special educators to train the hearing impaired students. This training comes at the hands of RCI (Rehabilitation Council of India) certified educators who provide much needed individual attention. The speech therapist in the organization provides one-on-one therapy to children to speak and develop speech and language skills. Speech therapy is a clinical program aimed at improving speech and language. The program focuses on improving Speech parameters like voice, articulation and prosody. Comprehension and expressive skills are developed through different activities. The school actively encourages the children to use hearing aids to help them use their residual hearing power and trains them to listen and speak. The School follows the Oral Aural Method of teaching to develop speech and communication skills among deaf students. This approach combines speech, use of residual hearing, and speech reading. The child is trained to use his/her hearing and develop expressive speech. Some of these techniques are:Creating awareness on health and hygiene amongst parents and studentsReassuring families about caregiving on the school premisesFollowing safety measures at the premises – such as masking and hand washingUsing technology so children can seamlessly have an advantage of learning online and offline to keep at pace with other childrenTraining of special educators and caregivers.Achievements:During the pandemic, Ashray Akruti followed a set of multi-dimensional practices to support all our hearing-impaired children and their families.We worked with the families of the children to ensure physical and emotional well-being at home. We guided all stakeholders so that our children continued to learn and develop at a healthy pace during the lockdowns. We are happy to share that our efforts yielded excellent outcomes.·        In the pandemic year, thirteen of our students completed the Grade 10 exams with distinction. All of them are pursuing higher education courses to prepare for university.·        487 of our children who study in other grades have also been able to make solid progress. Their speech, communication, and language continued to improve at a steady pace throughout the pandemic and they have all been promoted to the next grade.If a pandemic couldn’t stop us from bringing the changes in these children's lives, we expect the same kind of help to progressively develop and work towards the betterment of these children now and even after.At Ashray Akruti, we will work with all our stakeholders to ensure a smooth return to normalcy for our children. Our gamut of interventions will include hearing evaluations, speech therapy for the children, continuous access to technology for education and training of special educators to support the children.  
 Activities undertaken for successfully completion of this program includes:Academics : The school follows the oral aural mode of communication. At the pre-primary level, the focus is on development of speech and language, assisting parents in developing strategies to nurture their child’s language, speech, auditory and intellectual abilities. Parents are involved in the educational program so that they understand the concepts and teaching methodology, and can practice the same at home.The school follows the state board curriculum from grades 1 to 10. Students of grade 10 appear for the Common Exam conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Telangana State at the end of the academic year.The organization provides education through well- qualified special educators who adapt the content of the lessons and uses various techniques and teaching aids for better conceptual understanding.Individual attention is given to every child and remedial teaching is provided for children who are struggling with academics in school. The school runs from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm excluding national and state holidays. Hearing Assessment and Hearing AidsThe school actively encourages the children to use hearing aids to help them use their residual hearing power and trains them to listen and speak. The students are assessed and evaluated at the hearing clinic run by Ashray Akruti by qualified Audiologist &amp; Speech Language Pathologist (ASLP) We ensure right type of hearing aids are prescribed and provided to the beneficiaries.Auditory – Verbal TherapyAuditory-Verbal Therapy is specialized type of therapy designed to teach a child to use the hearing provided by the cochlear implant or hearing aids for understanding speech and learning to talk. The child is taught to develop hearing as an active sense so that listening becomes automatic and the child seeks out sounds in life. Designed to support the integration of children who are hard of hearing or hearing-impaired into a regular learning environment, this is vital for their future independence. Speech therapyThe Speech Therapist in the organization provides one-on-one training with children to speak and develop their speech and language skills. Speech therapy is a clinical program aimed at improving speech, language and oral motor abilities. Students also receive intensive auditory training to develop listening skills.The program focuses on improving:Speech parameters like voice, articulation and prosody.Comprehension and expressive skills through speech and language development [A1] [KS2] activitiesSTEM EducationScience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields are collectively considered the keystones of an advanced society. Some of the innovative and effective methods Ashray Akruti uses for a year to teach STEM subjects such as Electronic Building Blocks, Robotics &amp; 3D Printing. Ed-tech tools provide students an exciting, exploratory learning experience while helping improve their analytical and problem-solving skills by honing the delivery through the best ed-tech tools.Computer Education The school has a well-furnished computer lab. Students receive grade-level computer training by covering topics like coding, typing, painting, MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, and usage of the internet. Sign language trainingAshray Akruti provides children with the opportunity to learn structured Indian Sign Language. Sign language helps the older children who may not able to communicate through speech alone. At Ashray Akruti, we believe that learning sign language is a necessary first step towards building an inclusive community. 
 ·        The 100 Hearing-impaired children will have access to an all-round education and extended support that keeps in mind their special needs and makes them ready for the world where they can be employed in organizations.·        The 100 Hearing-impaired students will improve in concentration and observation skills·        The 100 Hearing-impaired students will improve in Speech, Language, and Communication skills·        50% decrease in the stress in the parents as the students would not be idle and would be engaged in physical classes (and online classes if required).·        Children are happier as they can now meet and connect with their friends in a safe environment and increase peer to peer learning.·        Productivity of the teachers goes up by 50 % due to training in technology. They can now use the best of technology and offline presence to teach the students.·        A blend of online and offline education aided by technology tools and devices will spread digital literacy amongst hearing-impaired students, preparing them for the future·        A better bridge to the next level of education by building the children’s abilities to facilitate entry into the courses and colleges they desire·        An all-round education that includes art and craft, physical education and digital aids will help prepare children for a wide range of careers·        Hearing-impaired students will be independent, confident and grow into contributing citizens of society.·        Families will be stress-free due to multi-dimensional support and this will mean a better environment for the child to thrive·        Parents and caregivers will be able to carry out their work and take care of their well-being, which will have a direct impact on the well-being of the children.·        Teachers and counsellors will be able to work in a stress-free, efficient way which is a great benefit to the children.

Proposal Seeking Support for Special Education of Hearing-impaired Children

Ashray Akruti has twenty-five years of journey in the social sector and all its operations are held in rental premises. In the month of June 2020, Ashraty Akruti has received a lease termination letter from the landlord in Srinagar Colony. 
 Ashray Akrui has decided to buy the building keeping in mind the welfare of the children. 
 This particular building has been converted to the needs of the children, with a full-fledged hearing clinic, fire safety system, and all the registrations and recognition attached to it. The premises has been a landmark to people with disabilities for their needs, centrally located, accessible to people, and playground attached to it for children to play.

Support for building fund

The first official record of Sign Language being taught dates back to 1771 when Abbe Charles Michel de L’Epee established the National Institute for Deaf-Mutes in Paris. It has come a long way since then, with 41 countries recognizing it as an official language. Human Rights groups across the world advocate the recognition and use of the sign language in equal status to spoken and written word to promote the linguistic identity of the deaf. Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone has a “right to freedom of opinion and expression”, including the right “to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers”.Sign language is gaining prominence among the youth. Some want to learn it to communicate with deaf people in their families or while some learn it to gain employment as Sign Language Interpreters. Corporates today are readily hiring Interpreters to enable their workforce to communicate better with their hearing-impaired colleagues and the community at large.At Ashray Akruti, we believe that learning the sign language is a necessary first step towards building an inclusive community. The objective of the course is to dignify the right of communication for the hearing-impaired. This will help bring about a systemic change as far as employability is concerned with more people signing up to become the voice of the deaf and the other disabled population. Sign language has gained prominence these days and it is recognized as one of the important tool for communication and to gain employment to communicate better as a siblings and a member of the society. 
 Communication is a significant challenge that deaf people face in day today life. They struggle to express themselves to others, which often leads to social exclusion and ridicule. Every society that wishes to improve people's living conditions with hearing loss and remove communication barriers is of paramount importance.As far as India is concerned, there are only about 250 certified Sign Language interpreters in India, translating for a deaf population of 63 million. There are currently only very few institutes, namely ISLRT, NIHH, and DEF, that provide Sign Language training. With only very few trained Sign Language interpreters to bridge the gap between the deaf population and others, there is a massive scarcity of Sign Language interpreters. Learning Sign Language is a necessity for a deaf person. This helps him, or her connect with other deaf people. However, for a hearing person learning Sign Language can be a skill to communicate with Hearing-Impaired people. Learning Sign Language is about bridging the gap between hearing and deaf people. As our society moves towards a more inclusive one, we foresee that in the near future, there will be a requirement for Sign Language interpreters at corporates, public places such as hospitals, police stations, etc., which means learning the skill will throw up job opportunities as well. Sign Language Interpreters' demand is expected to rise from 46% from 2012 to 2022, increasing 29,300 jobs. Being proficient in Indian sign language allows to communicate with a wide range of hearing, hard of hearing, and deaf individuals—including students in mainstream and deaf school or university programs and deaf or hard of hearing residents and business people in our community.  Under this Project Ashray Akruti seeks support to provide 3 months training in sign language interpretation to 10 young women’s from underprivileged background. This training will provide employable skills and make them financially independent and live life with their fullest capacity and dignity. We believe that every individual deserves a future, a fair chance to dream, and a vision to work towards those dreams. As we talk about equity and inclusion let us keep in mind that many young women’s stay away from their dreams due to financial and other social constraints.With this difficult situation ringing a constant bell in our minds we would like to invite you to be a part of this noble initiative and bring about a change in a young mind’s life.  
 ·        10 Women from underprivileged background will be independent confident and grow into contributing citizen of society.·        Family will be stress-free due to the employment provided as an interpreter would be support to the financial status of the family.·        Build a greater awareness to bridge a gap between hearing and non-hearing.·        An offline training aided by technology, Practice and communication will improve the concentration and listening skills.·        Create job opportunities for sign language interpreter  in special schools and colleges ·        Provide Job opportunities in corporates under the Inclusion and Diversity policy.·        To adopt technology to improve their learning experiences and enhance their digital skills along with getting an offline learning experience.·        Educated young women contributes to her vulnerable family and it will eliminate the circle of Poverty.·        Working as a sign language interpreter will lead employability skills, which will enable young women for a decent life.

Women Empowerment through Sign Language and Technology

2 in 1000 children born in India are born with hearing impairment; 6 in 1000 children born in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are born deaf which is three times the national average and6 times the global average. Globally children with disabilities count for one-third of all children out-of-school. In developing countries, the numbers are even more staggering, with 90% of all children with disabilities out-of-school.Recognizing the need to provide special education facilities to children with hearing impairment, a school for the Hearing Impaired children was started in 1996 in Hyderabad, Telangana State, India. Which was started with five children and now caters the educational needs of 650 children.  
 Ashray Akruti was established as a school for children with hearing loss; began with a strength of just five children. Since then, the organization has helped numerous children over the past twenty-four years to integrate with the mainstream education system. The school has grown exponentially over the last few years and has been enrolling students not only from its locality but also from the state of Telangana and the country.The organization has expanded its scope by providing various developed facilities such as Skill Training for Hearing Impaired Youth and Community Ear and Hearing Health. 
 .      650 children with hearing loss are provided with special education·        60 Hearing-impaired children have rendered Early Intervention Services·        35 Hearing-impaired children are served with education in an Inclusive setup·        100 children with hearing loss had undergone Cochlear Implant Surgery·        150 Hearing-impaired children are provided Auditory Verbal Therapy·        2395 patients attended the Hearing Clinic·        80104 children had reached out in the community for Hearing and Ear Care·        11778 children with disabilities are provided various therapies at the Multi-disability Centre·        135 Hearing-impaired youths are provided skill development training in Computer and Multimedia Courses