Every day, elderly parents are left alone on the streets, at train stations, or even outside temples. Many are sick, struggling with age-related problems, and have no money or family to turn to. Some suffer for weeks or months before anyone notices their pain. The heartbreaking truth? They were abandoned by their own families.Although Indian law requires children and relatives to care for senior citizens, many elders still face neglect, abuse, and abandonment. The problem is only getting worse.But there is hope. Our dedicated NGO partners work day and night to rescue these forgotten elders. They provide safe shelter, medical care, nutritious meals, and most importantly—love and respect. Through old age homes across the country, our partners give these seniors a chance to live their remaining years with dignity, comfort, and peace.You can make a difference. Your donation will help our NGO partners:<ul><li>Rescue homeless elders from the streets</li><li>Provide shelter, food, and medical care</li><li>Restore their faith in humanity with kindness and support</li></ul>No elder should spend their final years alone and suffering. Your generosity can give them a fresh start. Donate today and help an abandoned senior citizen find safety, care, and hope.

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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.Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singn and his wife Winnie Singh and have 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. Gen Bhopinder Singh is like a brother to many widow mothers."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 Gen Bhopinder 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,” says Gen Bhopinder Singh. 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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Bhavada Devi Memorial Philanthropic Trust, SENEH is working for the most under privileged and deprived section of society, mainly women. The main activity of ‘Seneh’ is running a home for Destitute old Women at Guwahati. The residents of Seneh were mostly pavement dwellers who had no Shelter, Means of Sustenance or anyone to care for. The women had myriads of ailments some physical, others both mental and physical. The intensity of their sufferings in the past can be understood from the fact that in case of four out of 27 residents , but for seneh’s intervention, they would have probably died in a few hours. Nine were picked up from the streets in complete mental deranged conditions, treated as in patient in local psychiatric hospital for varying periods. Now they are cured and are leading somewhat normal lives with of course regular psychiatric medication.The residents of Seneh are given shelter, food, complete medical care, clothing, means of entertainment, all absolutely free.The other activities of the trust are as follows.a.	Provision of yearly stipend to the top ranking girls from each class in a Girls school in remote, extremely poor area.b.	Distribution of Sanitary pads free to 500 adolescent girls studying in different schools of remote and under privileged areas.c.	Provisions of free breakfast to about 150 attendants of Cancer patients of General ward of local Dr. B. Barooah Cancer Hospital, Guwahatid. Disaster relief work for flood victims as well as in Covid times by providing food, drinking water, mosquito nets and clothing items in remote areas of the state of Assam .

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Bina's Journey of Hope and Healing Bina Saha has no memory of her past. She was found wandering alone on the streets in a severely distressed mental state and was rescued by a partner organisation. After receiving intensive psychiatric treatment and care, she was brought to Seneh, where she began her journey of rehabilitation. With continuous medical support, compassionate caregivers, and a nurturing environment, Bina gradually regained stability and found a sense of safety and belonging. Although she remained unaware of her past, she was able to live a peaceful and dignified life in our care. A few months ago, Bina suffered a fall that led to a brain stroke, leaving her in critical condition. She was admitted to the ICU and required constant supervision and intensive medical care. The road to recovery was challenging, but our team remained by her side every step of the way. Today, Bina has made a remarkable recovery and is once again living safely in our home. Her journey is a testament to the transformative power of timely care, unwavering support, and compassion. Bina is one among the 30 abandoned and destitute elderly women who rely on us for shelter, nutritious meals, medical care, and companionship. Your support helps ensure that women like Bina receive the dignity, safety, and care they deserve.Donate today and help us continue providing a safe and loving home for elderly women in need.

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Dear Donors, Thank you for your continued support. Because of your generosity, we were able to provide a safe and caring home for over 30 elderly destitute women. Your support helped us:<ul><li>Provide daily shelter, care, and round-the-clock caregiver support</li><li>Serve three nutritious meals daily, along with tea and refreshments</li><li>Arrange regular medical check-ups, medicines, and hospital care</li><li>Distribute seasonal clothing, blankets, and personal hygiene essentials</li><li>Organise recreational and cultural activities to support mental well-being</li><li>Celebrate festivals, birthdays, and special occasions</li></ul>Your kindness ensured dignity, comfort, and companionship for the abandoned and homeless elderly women. Donate now and help us continue providing care, safety, and dignity to more elderly women in need.

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We all deserve to live surrounded by those who love and care about us. Unfortunately, this is denied to countless women who are abandoned by their families and wander the streets, eventually even forgetting where they came from and struggling to survive. Over the past financial year 24-25, we've continued to care for 38 women rescued from hardship.Our process of rehabilitation is as follows:<ol><li>We identify and rescue the beneficiary.</li><li>She is cleaned and provided fresh clothes before being taken for her medical check-up.</li><li>We take her into our shelter home and provide supplies like blankets and toiletries, and medicines as per the doctor's recommendation.</li><li>The beneficiary is reunited with her family when feasible.</li><li>In case of any untoward death, we hold the beneficiary's funeral rights, according to her religious customs.</li></ol>We urgently request your support in combating homelessness and suffering. Please contribute and help us keep our shelter home running. These women have no one else to care for them. Do the right thing and donate now.

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Purnima (name changed) was a woman suffering from mental health challenges found living in perilous conditions. She had no one to care for her and her only companions were the stray animals she shared her living space with. She is just one of countless abandoned women, often found with psychological issues on the streets of Assam. She was living a miserable existence, subsisting on the scraps of food thrown to her until Seneh found her and started looking after her well-being. Since then, she has shown drastic improvement in her habits, behavior, and mental state. From barely being able to walk on her own to dancing with joy at Seneh, she is so cheerful that Seneh's other beneficiaries call her 'beaming'. But Purnima is just one of many abandoned women, living alone and desperate to survive. With the help of our selfless donors, we can change this and take care of all in her situation. Your support is crucial in our struggle to care for these women. Help us change the world. Do your part and donate now.

The plight of people without a home, particularly women is unimaginable. Seneh has done some great work in helping to rescue scores of abandoned women off the streets but we need your help to do more! We've secured shelter, nutritional aid, treatment, and more for over 40 homeless women with the funds contributed by our generous donors.We have even made rehabilitation efforts to reintegrate some of the women with their families after their treatment. The rest are given permanent homes to live out the rest of their days under our care. The services provided above are given at no cost to anyone but ourselves. But we can't sustain our practice indefinitely. Our charity depends on kind souls such as yourself for donations. Check out the graphic below to see what else we've done to justify your aid! Your help is essential to eradicate the unnecessary misery of homelessness. Donate now and contribute to a better world.

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Bhabada Devi Philanthropic Trust is working for the benefit of the under privileged and deprived section of the society especially women of North East India.North East India has the lowest per capita holding of cultivable land in India. Recurring floods which inundates vast areas every year further shrink land availability because of silting. Being primarily an agrarian economy, with hardly any discernible industrial growth, the condition of the common man in the countryside is appalling. One of the consequences of this pathetic state is the gradual disintegration of the traditional family values and ethos.The worst sufferers are the old and the infirm since their children in many cases, are dumping them to fend for themselves out of economic compulsions. Women in the age group of fifty and above are the ones who suffer the most, because they are mentally and physically vulnerable. 
 To alleviate their suffering and bring dignity and succor to some of these women, the Trust has opened a destitute home at Guwahati. Aptly named SENEH, meaning 'Selfless Love', the home provides shelter, food, medical care, clothing and all necessities for sustaining a decent dignified life. The vision is that in the sunset years of their lives, they can once again learn to laugh and sing and live together as a family ... all ABSOLUTELY FREE. 
 As of now there are 25 destitute women who have made SENEH their home. Unfortunately the present facilities cannot accomodate any more, although, almost every day the management gets distress calls from others with genuine needs. The extent of help that such hapless women require is evident from the fact that in the last 6 years SENEH has organized cataract operations for 22 residents, provided dentures to 15, hearing aid to 2 and all 12 are being treated for various ailments including prolonged psychiatric medication . As examples of the apathy experienced by these residents, one of the current residents was abandoned since she is absolutely blind. Yet another was picked up from a remote village on the Assam Bhutan Border living as a hermit since the villagers thought she was a witch.Two were picked up from busy road corners , unconscious, seriously injured but no one cared for them. Yet another a visually and speech impaired was thrown out from a moving car near police station.

Provide Shleter, food , Medical Care, Clothing and all other requisites to live a life of comfort and dignity to destitute old women

There are a number of concerns we are trying to take care of. The foremost is providing shelter food , all encompassing medical care , clothing to destitute Old Women , so that at the sunset years of their lives they live a life of comfort and dignity. There are plenty of such unfortunate victims of circumstances who either loiter on the steers, spend the nights under flyovers or in the Railway platforms. Quite a few of them are mentally unstable and oblivious of their surroundings. They require urgent psychiatric intervention. Yet there are others, who worked tirelessly day in and day out till old age and bad health donot allow them to do hard work. The employers in such cases donot care from them, and in some cases we have found to our utter dismay even force them to vacate their premises thereby throwing them to the streets. Yet another category whose children refuse to give them any support and in cases subject them to physical and mental torture Our endeavor is to help such unfortunate victims of circumstances and provide them with the requisites to live comfortably free of diseases both physical and mental. 
 For last eight years we are running a home for Destitute Old Women at a location in the Centre of Guwahati, Assam to accommodate 25 destitute falling under the following categories: a. She has no shelter on her head. b. She should be above fifty. c. She should have no means of sustenance d. She should have no physically capable son. The home was established in the year 2011. We provide the residents shelter, food , all encompassing medical care that includes psychological treatment, clothing and all other requisites to lead a life of comfort and dignity. To make them feel that it is their home for rest of their lives , we make them do all the household jobs like cooking, sweeping, swabbing, gardening pursuing their hobbies like weaving, embroidering, knitting, singing, etc. The able bodied do the common jobs by turn. Our endeavor is to provide them a home as if 25 sisters live under the same roof sharing and caring each others. We give them all round medical care both physical and mental. Our nursing staff look after the sick in a way that was unimaginable to them before they were brought into our hold. 
 The impact can be gauged from the fact that we can boast of saving lives of atleast seven old women , who without our intervention, would in probability have died on the streets unwept and unsung. The beaming faces and the toothless grins of the old ladies who have made the home for life tells it all..Other measures of impact can be understood from the fact that eleven out of the 25 are mental patient. In five cases, they were admitted to a local psychiatric hospital for different periods starting from six months to two years, till they ere cured reasonably to lead a somewhat normal lives albeit with regular psychiatric drugs that they will have to take for rest of their lives. We had our moments of sorrow when we lost five inmates, four because of cancer and one because of total renal failure. Since they had no relatives, we organised their burials as per their faiths.

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The next concern is spread the awareness about the menstrual hygiene to young girls in remote villages and schools located in such areas.where girls or parents are not even aware that such a necessity exists. Assam has the highest per capita deaths of mothers at child births. One of the reasons could be poor menstrual hygiene. To understand the implication of it, if any, we selected a district where the death rate of young mothers is almost double of Assam,s average. We fanned out to three schools and found that 98% of the young girls never used any hygienic product to arrest the flow trickling down. They mostly used dirty clothes and a lot of the girls missed their classes in the period. We consulted a local Government doctor who attributed to the high mortality rate to extremely poor menstrual hygine. He also told us it is a taboo that the period is considered very inauspicious and hence the young girls makes all efforts to hide it. We decided to launch a project to spread the awareness about the need by means of lectures and a video. 
 For last three months, we are distributing free sanitary napkins to a target group of 300 young girls in three schools located in very remote areas. Initially the girls were so shy , they have to be cajoled/ forced by the teachers to come forward and accept the napkins being distributed. Gradually the shyness is fading away . A few girls are coming forward to discuss their menstrual related problems to the doctor who accompany the distribution team.We have selecteda biodegradable product for distribution 
 The impact is long drawn. It cannot be gauged immediately. We are convinced in the long run, it will be extremely beneficial.

Provide Shleter, food , Medical Care, Clothing & all other requisites to live a life of comfort & dignity to destitute old women

Provide shelter, food, dedical care, clothing & all other requisites to live a life

Provision of sanitary napkins to young girl students of schools located in remote areas

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