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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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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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, 250 of the children rescued from abuse and exploitation 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 majority 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.

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Bal Asha Trust is one of India’s most trusted organization. We were established in the year 1985. We are a non profit charitable organization working to support destitute and vulnerable children. We have supported more than 4,000+ children. We are recipient of the prestigious "Ahilyabai Holkar award" from the Government of Maharashtra.We are working in following major areas.Children Home - We rescue children who are abandoned and surrendered. We provide children with quality care, health, education, development and rehabilitation in our home in Mahalaxmi, Mumbai. Our team provides systematic approach of care to our children so they are safe, healthy, educated and happy! We want every child to grow in a family, so we work hard to reunite children with their families or place them in loving and caring Adoptive families children through a legal processWe actively support vulnerable children and strengthen families in their difficult times through our programsNutrition - We provide children with malnourishment, specially prepared food packets so that they can fight malnutrition and be healthy.Education - We support children in communities with educational sponsorship, counseling and aptitude testing so that they have a better tomorrow.Child Development Centre - We provide pediatric assessments &amp; therapies to children with special needs.Mumkin - We create awareness on child Adoption and Juvenile Justice among public and various authorities so that any child anywhere in the country is safe, healthy and in a family.

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Bal Asha Trust Team has distributed 1,647 hot cooked meals taking care of all COVID 19 precautions. The food is cooked fresh in the morning, packed with love and care and handed to the needy across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Currently, our team is working on increasing the quantity of food cooked and looking at a wider reach,

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Bal Asha Trust runs a home for children found abandoned on the streets of Mumbai.  We are in urgent need of your support due to the COVID pandemic and lockdown in the city. We currently have 36 children both boys and girls from few months to 11 years living in the centre in Mahalaxmi, Mumbai.  We have 16 paramedics and caretakers who are living inside the home during the COVID lockdown to take care of children and keep them safe from the virus. We, at Bal Asha, have been facing difficulties since the COVID lockdown came into force in India.  We need funds as due to the lockdown and social distancing as a precaution against COVID our community donations have reduced.  We require funds to ensure we go through this period without any hardships for our projects.  
 We need funds to provide nutrition and medical care (including gloves, masks and hand sanitizers) to our children and caregivers.  We have children with special needs who require continuous medicines and child care support. We need to buy  regular supplies of medicines and medical aid for the children like medical tests, hospital admission charges, conveyances to hospital, optics and OPD charges.  This will now include masks, hand sanitizers and gloves for COVID protection. We need funds to buy groceries, milk, vegetables etc for children's nutritional needs. 
 The funds will help us to run give our children important support during this COVID crisis. As this is a humanitarian crisis which is affecting our vulnerable children living in communities we plan to use part of the funds to give children and families Nutritional Support.

Urgent support to Bal Asha orphange during COVID

More than 12 million destitute children in India. These children are found abandoned by the police in toilets, railway stations, religious places, hospitals and dustbins. These children are often left to mercy of stray animals, insects, anti-social elements and unhygienic conditions. The children are rescued by Police, Citizens, NGOs and are in immediate care and protection. There are also children who are surrendered by their birth parents due to social and medical reasons. The children need shelter, food, medical, education, development, counseling and rehabilitation. 
 Bal Asha Trust gives children love, care, medical attention from the best pediatricians and the required treatment is provided in top hospitals. We have committed team of trained professionals including pediatricians, social workers, para medical, speech &amp; occupational therapist, psychologists, teachers and care takers. We care for healthy children with many others with special needs, physical or mental challenges and those who suffer from conditions like heart issues, CP, Hep. B &amp; HIV etc 
 We believe that every child should grow up in a family and make concerted efforts to reunite runaway missing children with their families across India. Children are placed with loving and caring Adoptive Families through a legal process. The Trust has been successful in placing many physically mentally and medically special needs children in Adoption. Every child deserves quality life while in a home and a chance to socially get integrated in a family by finding a loving forever family. The trust will also create awareness on the issue.

RESCUE AND CARE OF DESTITUTE CHILDREN

Children are extremely vulnerable in any emergency and COVID is a crisis around the world. The financial implications are far more devastating in many families at grassroot level as it affects many areas of their basic survival. This has already impacted the beneficiaries we are serving. We are also gearing up to support many more who will now suffer from the pandemic.Bal Asha Trust’s projects have always been structured to support the most vulnerable children. We have the experience, knowledge and capacity to scale up these programs, if we receive the funds.   
 Financial implication of COVID will hamper the future of Education of children. Food and shelter are usually the priority in families which are from a low income group. The children, if not provided finances for their school fees and educational expenses might miss out on their Education in their prime years.We support more than 40 children on a yearly basis for education. We will be supporting more children this year, so that education of these children is not halted by COVID19. 
 It costs Rs. 6,000/- to support one child for Education for one year. We plan to support children to complete their education so that they can take care of themselves and their families in future.

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There are many families who are homeless in Mumbai. Many are going hungry due to lockdown. There are many children too living on the streets with their families. These families who are daily wage earners, domestic helps, hawkers and people do small jobs, but due to lockdown all of them have lost jobs or livelihood. They are in urgent need of food for their families. The extended lockdown has caused severe difficulty to these families. 
 Bal Asha Trust is supporting the homeless by serving them hot meals every day. We are serving meals to more than 200 individuals. We plan to support these families with ration, essential and safety kits. These families are affected by economic difficulties caused by COVID19 pandemic. We are supporting these families through ration, basic essentials and safety kit.  We are supporting these families through the provision of ration, basic essentials and protection kits (masks and hand sanitizers).Each kit will include items such as:Food items like: Rice (5 kg), Wheat Flour (5 kg), Tur Dal (500 gms), Moong Dal (1 kg), Chaana Dal (500 gms) Cooking Oil (1 litres), Salt (1 kg), Sugar (1 kg), Turmeric Powder - (100 gms)<ul><li>Coriander Powder – (100gms), Chilly Powder (100 gms), Mustard Seeds – 100 gms, Mix Masala – 50 gms, Poha – 500 gms, Tea Powder – 100 gms</li></ul>The contents of the kits will suffice for a family of 4 persons for a period of about 21 days.The funds will be utilized towards Bal Asha Trust’s initiative of providing vulnerable families with cooked meals, Ration kits, Essentials and safety kits. 
 During the last few months Bal Asha Trust has already distributed 578 kits reaching out to more than 2500 families. We wish to provide families with cooked meals and ration kits in the coming months due to extended pandemic.