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.

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“I saw a girl, barely 7 or 8, being pushed into flesh trade. Her cries for help still echo in my ears. There were men as old as 60 r*ping the innocent child. That was the day I knew my mission in life was to get these children out of the hell-like conditions in red-light areas. They are nothing short of hell and no child deserves to grow up in this environment” says Vinay Vasta, founder of Social Activities Integration, an organisation committed to freeing children trapped in red-light areas.Vinay and his NGO have been able to provide education, medical care and nutrition to over 2,500 children. But his dream to provide safe shelter to children remains unrealized. “We do our best to keep these children safe during the day but sadly they are forced to go back to the red light areas at night as we don’t have a home for them. Your donation can help us build a safe home for children of sex workers and prevent them from being pulled into prostitution. Donate to make this dream a realityDonate 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).Life in red light areas“S*x workers use their homes which are barely 6 feet by 4 feet for their business. They invite customers in the presence of their children. Their children not only witness abuse but experience it too. Just imagine a child being told that all she can ever become in life is a pr*stitute”, Vinay shares as he explains the extent of abuse children face in red light areas.This is a life that thousands of children are forced to live behind closed doors where they suffer abuse and exploitation morning, noon and night.A ray of hopeVinay has been relentlessly trying to give children the care and education they deserve. He has provided quality English education to thousands of children, enabling them to secure a livelihood out of red-light areas. Several children taught by Vinay are today leading successful lives as professionals and Government employees. However the sad reality is that Vinay and his NGO, in the absence of a permanent shelter home, are unable to provide round the clock safety to these children, which is essential for their well-being.Your donations can enable SAI to build a shelter home for the children of sex workers and usher in a new tomorrow for them, away from the horrors of red-light areas.Donate to this fundraiser on Give.do, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to provide safe shelter for children of sex workers and save them from abuse and second generation pr*stitution.NGO's 80G number: AACTS0408EF20216NGO's 12A number: AACTS0408EE20028

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“I used to be sexually abused repeatedly, and when I screamed in pain, they hit and threatened me with more violence,” says Priya (name changed), a rescued child sex worker. Priya was abducted by traffickers and sold into a red-light area house before she was rescued by Guria led by Manju. For over two decades, Manju has been rescuing young girls forced into prostitution across the country. She has been shaken to the core seeing some of the most horrifying crimes that young girls have to undergo. “You can’t imagine the state of girls forced into sex work. The girls are given electric shocks and burnt with cigarette butts just to get kicks out of it. And if they get pregnant, the "owners" kick them repeatedly in the womb so that the child inside dies…If you want to see hell, it is here on this planet where young girls are sexually abused,” says Manju.Manju needs your help to rescue more young girls from forced prostitution and reunite them with their families. Donate now.Guria’s work over the yearsBased out of Varanasi, inarguably the holiest place in India, Manju and her organisation Guria, fights the sexual exploitation of girls, especially minors, by taking on the traffickers head-on, and rescuing and rehabilitating them.Started in 1993, Guria has rescued over 5500 persons from slavery, sex trafficking, and child prostitution so far. It has also been instrumental in shutting down hundreds of places that housed trafficked girls and putting scores of traffickers out of business and in jail.For instance, in 2005, a Guria-led rescue operation in Varanasi's red-light area led to the freeing of 49 women and girls, including minors. Many of them were kept against their will. Some of the traffickers were also arrested and tried. Since then, Guria has rescued thousands of young girls.Manju and her husband, Ajeet Singh began rescuing girls from Varanasi’s red-light areas and then working to stop the sex-trafficking of young girls within Uttar Pradesh and outside. The organisation’s aim is to eliminate the sex trafficking of women, especially minor girls, end second-generation prostitution and child prostitution, and rehabilitate women and girls who are rescued from the trade. Manju has faced violent backlash from the traffickers and other vested interests, but it has not deterred her from carrying on rescuing young girls from trafficking. Rescue and rehabilitationBesides rescuing girls trafficked for sex, mostly from low-income families, from across the country, Guria fights on their behalf in courts and also provides education, food, vocational training, and other facilities until they are united with their families. But because of a lack of funds, Guria is finding it difficult to rescue more girls and also take care of them once they are away from the clutches of the traffickers. Take the case of Sameena (name changed), who was abducted from Uttar Pradesh all the way to Telangana. Guria took it upon itself to rescue the girl with the help of its own work and also the authorities. After months of rehabilitation, Sameena went back to her family and even completed her education. With your support, Manju can rescue many more young girls from trafficking and help them live the life of their dreams.

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The flood situation in Tripura is dire, with the state experiencing its most devastating flooding in the last 100 years. Continuous rainfall over the past 48 hours has caused the water levels of all major rivers, including the Khowai, Howrah, Manu, and Gomati, to rise above the danger mark. This has led to widespread inundation across the state, severely impacting the districts of West Tripura, Gomati, Unakoti, Khowai, and Sepahijala. Tragically, at least 10 people have lost their lives due to rain-triggered landslides.

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Calcutta Society for Professional Action in Development, popularly known as SPADE, was established in Calcutta in 1994 as a Non Profit Society. It provides technical, professional and managerial support-services to different Developmental Stakeholders. During the last decade, SPADE has established itself as a major Non-Government Organization playing an important role in the field of development. This was made possible by a team of volunteers and professionals who committed themselves to provide technical, professional, and managerial support-services to the Development Sector.From 2000 onwards, SPADE began to consolidate its focus on two major themes- Self Help Group Management and Disaster Management including Community Based Health Promotion wherein SPADE is now a prominent player in the State and beyond- being a multifaceted organization providing Field Facilitation, Documentation, Communication, Capacity Building, Community Mobilization, Awareness Promotion and Advocacy. Gradually SPADE prolife rated its activities from Kolkata to few other districts and now has field offices at East Medinipur, Dakshin Dinajpur, Nadia, Purulia, Murshidabad, South 24 Parganas and Sepahijala District of Tripura.Also, SPADE has conducted various Mega Studies in the field of Disaster, KABP Study, Status of SHG and Allied Institutions, Socio-Economic Impact of Tista Barrage in West Bengal, Bihar, Tripura with support from agencies like Oxfam, UNICEF, CARE-West Bengal, Water For People- India, Rural Development Department, Govt. of Tripura, NABARD-Tripura, etc.SPADE has provided support as a Resource Center to organizations like GOAL India, Oxfam-Kolkata, Action Aid India– Bhubaneswar, Irrigation and Waterways Department-Government of West Bengal, UNICEF- Kolkata, NABARD (West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tripura) Panchayat &amp; Rural Development Department– Government of West Bengal, CARITAS–Germany, Women Development Undertaking - Govt. of West Bengal, State Urban Development Agency, D C Handicraft – Ministry of Textile, Government of India, etc. Major activities of the organization are – providing Capacity Building Support in areas like Self Help Group Promotion and Facilitation, Promotion and Management of Clusters and Federations, Promotion of Climate-friendly Green Energy Products, Facilitation in Micro Planning and Livelihood Promotion through Skill Training on different trades, Facilitation support in Micro Enterprise Development, Farmers’ Producers’ Organization etc.All programmes of SPADE are executed through different groups of professional engaged for the purpose. SPADE's focus is primarily on Institution Building, Capacity Building, Livelihood Promotion and in all these areas SPADE works at various levels such as Community Mobilization, Field Facilitation and Hand-holding Support.

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PROBLEM STATEMENT In the face of Covid and beyond, multiple smiles were wiped away from the faces of children as they struggled to keep up with the increasing learning gap. At SPADE India, our mission is to ensure every child has access to high-quality learning, we aim to do this by: -	Ensuring every child learns in safe and joyful classrooms-	Children graduating from grade 3 and above consistently develop age-appropriate literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional skills as per the NCERT and global standards. We intend to achieve this by: -	Building capacity in all enablers to lead school transformation and impact a child's life and learning-	Empowering educators to deliver high-quality foundational learning inside classrooms and cater to social-emotional needs. PROPOSED SOLUTION What do our children and educators need? In our 3-year journey of transforming our schools and understanding the needs of our enablers, we have come to realize that high-quality learning spaces need to be led by high-quality educators who are equipped with excellent tools, skills, and mindset. Ultimately every child must have an excellent educator for an excellent education and we ensure that every educator:-	Creates a joyful learning environment inside classrooms -	Grows in a community that brings collaboration, excellence and a shared vision toward the children -	Acknowledged and celebrated for their role in influencing a child’s life is acknowledged and celebrated-	Able to create an ecosystem in the classroom that can bring to life learning of the head, heart, hand, and soul. OUR EXPERIENCE &amp; IMPACT The Centres, besides classrooms equipped with whiteboards, have added educational facilities like Library that provide online and offline learning support. Both have employed trained facilitators for enabling students to practice relevant age-specific learning methods to their advantage; hone skills in observation, analysis, and presentation, and nurture their ability to think. Students are also given extra attention with personal care through Doubt clearing in any subject. Though hamstrung with faltering internet connectivity (a common feature in such remote localities in India) the Centres, each having one computer have got the learners even more engaged. Beyond classrooms, students perform:-	Prayers-	Upkeeping of classrooms and courtyard-	Practice punctuality-	Inculcation of fundamental civic senses ad duties-	Leaming teamwork-	Sports and performing creative activities like the Bratachai course, a highly effective and acclaimed form based on folk art, dance, drama, music, and song. SPADE, for better administration of Bartika, has formed an active local Advisory Group, comprising community seniors to ensure Community Participation and Ownership in the enrolment and retention of the learners, and egalitarian school management as well.

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