“Preeti (name changed) was just six when she was brought to Mumbai and only nine when she was sold into Kamathipura’s red-light area. We rescued her a few years later, but by then, she had already endured unimaginable trauma. Her stories broke my heart. That’s when I resolved to dedicate my life to ending the trafficking and exploitation of children,” says Aaboo Varghese, who left a successful corporate career to take up this fight. “Preeti tragically lost her life years later to HIV, a result of the abuse she suffered as a child,” Aaboo sharesAaboo has dedicated his life to saving children from the horrors of red light areas, but he can not do it alone. With your support, he can bring freedom and light into the lives of many more unfortunate victims of child trafficking. Support him 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).<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/e761cdec-04ae-4d1a-be56-19669a0dc71e.webp" />A crisis of mammoth proportionsThe scale of human trafficking is something most people cannot even imagine. “Every day, about six children are trafficked. This is a fast-growing business because unlike anything else, a human being can be sold over and over again. It is alarming and heart-wrenching,” Aaboo shares.But no matter how daunting the task might be Aaboo has made it his life mission to see the fight against human trafficking till the end. Living in a hell on earth“The abuse young girls face in red-light areas is beyond comprehension,” Aaboo shares. “These young girls are robbed of their innocence and their childhood. Traffickers beat them with rods, burn them, and mutilate their private parts just to break them. Children are kept in separate apartments where multiple men abuse them and get addicted to substances”, Aaboo says. Through his NGO Purnata, Aaboo is on a mission not just to rescue the victims from red-light areas but also to rehabilitate them and give them a fresh start in life. To date, he has saved 85 children and 60 women from red-light areas, but for him, the job is far from over. Aaboo has dedicated his life to this cause. Your contribution can strengthen his efforts. Donate generously!  <img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/1c8534fc-4b77-4389-9b5b-3c0dba0dd4d2.webp" />What your donations can doYour support can enable Aaboo to strengthen Purnata’s on-ground outreach programmes so that they can save a child as soon as she is brought to red-light areas. The NGO will also be able to invest in their rehabilitation programme, which provides training and education to rescued victims of trafficking. You can also play a critical role in bringing to an end second-generation trafficking so that the cycle of exploitation can come to an end once and for all. Donate to this fundraiser by give.do, India’s most trusted online donation platform, to support Purnata in its mission to rescue and rehabilitate victims of human trafficking.

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“Most of the artisans are unable to sell their artwork. They can't directly access the market. Their families are bearing the brunt. They can't send their children to school. They are going hungry. And the only way to help them is through proper support.”says Rajeev Ranjan, founder of our NGO partner ‘Winner With You’ which supports these artisansFor generations, tribal artisans have kept India's rich cultural heritage alive. But sadly, today many are being forced to abandon their art, as poverty tightens its grip. Without urgent help, both their livelihoods and their legacies could disappear forever.Your donation can help stop this loss. Support 300 tribal artisans with training, raw materials, and market access now. Donate generously!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).Suffering too severe to ignore<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/caa077e6-0bf1-445a-88f4-4c36a7947da9.webp" />Rajeev Ranjan understands struggle. Raised in remote villages under severe hardship, he worked his way through school, earned an education, and eventually built a career in Europe. But when he returned home, what he saw shook him: artisans, once proud custodians of tribal art, living in extreme poverty, their crafts devalued, their children dropping out of school, and their skills on the verge of extinction.“This tribal art form is an integral part of India's cultural heritage. Artisans have preserved these art forms for centuries,” he says. Yet, in today’s fast-paced world, their talents are going unseen, unrecognized—and unpaid.Disconnected from modern markets and unable to compete with mass production, many artisans have had no choice but to leave their craft behind. “Many of them have left their craft to work as labourers or to collect firewood from the forest,” Rajeev explains.What we’re losing isn’t just art, it’s identity, tradition, and the voices of communities that shaped India’s heritage. And once these skills are lost, they cannot be revived. This is a crisis not just of income, but of dignity. And it’s one we can still prevent together.Raw materials, tools, and support to restore hope<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/ad80d1f3-2320-4d56-89a9-a948716e7da3.webp" />Rajeev launched Craft Hub, an initiative of Winner With You, to give artisans a fighting chance. It provides them with skill training, improved product development, raw materials, and—most critically—direct market access.“Through Craft Hub, we can give them the support, we can give them a direct market link. We can try to teach them to make better products with their art. We can teach them how to brand and market their products.”This support not only improves the quality of their craft, but also restores their confidence and ability to earn with dignity. With it, artisans can send their children to school, return to their roots, and reclaim their rightful place in the economy.Donate now. Preserve heritage. Change lives.Winner With You is currently working to support 300 artisans with tools, training, and opportunities to thrive. But the need is urgent. “We are at a critical stage, and without your support, these artisans will continue to struggle and their art will be lost forever,” says Rajeev.“Please help them and support them so that we can preserve the cultural heritage. Your contribution will directly impact the lives of artisans and will ensure they can live their lives with dignity.”Donate today. Your generosity can protect India’s tribal art, uplift entire families, and give artisans the respect they’ve long deserved.Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s most trusted online donation platform, to support Winner With You in its mission to support tribal artisans who are struggling to survive and save India’s indigenous art forms from going extinct forever.

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Neither 8-year-old Sarita (name changed), nor her parents had ever seen the inside of a school until recently. And had it not been for our NGO partner Turnstone Global, yet another generation of the family would have followed in the footsteps of those before. And Sarita would be left with no other option but to remain trapped in the cycle of poverty and illiteracy. Not just Sarita but a large number of children have had no access to education in the extremely backward areas of Purulia district in West Bengal. Turnstone Global’s Daulat Public School has brought in winds of change for countless children like Sarita who are the first in their families to receive formal education. Visually impaired, Dr Kanchan Gaba, head of Turnstone Global, noticed the transformation that education can bring in the lives of the less privileged and started Daulat Public School. Its sole objective is to usher in a brighter future for children of Purulia. But she can not do it alone.Dr Kanchan, strapped for funds, is struggling to expand her school to meet the vast need in the region. Join her in this mission and enable hundreds of children to start their educational journey today. 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). Staggering scale of poverty“Poverty in these areas is such that families are struggling for two square meals a day. Most families are surviving on just rice and salt which is provided by the government. Proper education, which can be the only beacon of hope for children to come out of generational poverty, is well out of reach for tribal families here, Dr Kanchan says. The scale of poverty in these villages is staggering and the need for education is immense. Turnstone Global and Dr Kanchan cannot tackle this challenge alone. With a little support, the NGO can be a catalyst of change for generations to come. Donate generously to make Dr Kanchan’s dream come true. Generations trapped in illiteracyAccording to the head of the nonprofit organisation, not a single member of several families has ever set foot in a school. When ground level workers of Turnstone Global began surveying the area and spoke to families, they were astonished to see that even the concept of education was foreign to many. However, today Turnstone Global is providing quality English education and nutritious meals to over 250 students. “We want to open the door of education for hundreds of more children but the biggest hurdle for us is the paucity of funds. We are in urgent need to expand the capacity of our school so that many more can grow up to become capable and successful members of society”, Dr Kanchan says.Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted online giving platform, to support Turnstone Global in giving children from tribal communities and first generation learners quality education and empower them to break the cycle of generational poverty.

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The Centre for Social Markets (CSM) is an independent, non-profit organisation that works to create more environmentally and culturally sustainable societies. CSM assists transformation – social, economic and institutional – for the public interest by by harnessing the potential of small-scale entrepreneurs and producers.Founded in 2000, CSM is a values-based organisation committed to the highest standards of professionalism and integrity. We have a zero-tolerance approach to corruption and discrimination, and ask the same of our partners and colleagues.What we doCSM conducts research and training; promotes debate and dialogue; builds coalitions and leadership platforms; undertakes programmes with small scale farmers and produces resources in three major programme areas:Climate Change – to advance a thoughtful response to climate change in India at the administrative and social levels where it matters mostSustainability – Our role is as catalyst and guide on key sustainability challenges and to ensure that India’s economic progress is shaped by sustainable development considerationsResponsible Business – to encourage particularly small and medium enterprises towards more sustainable and responsible business practices in order to contribute to wider civic and national goalsCSM provides advisory services in the fields we work in. This includes bespoke research, training and world-class event facilitation services

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The mountain chain of Western Ghats of India, a biodiversity hotspot, covers an area of over 150,000 square kilometers spanning a stretch of 1,600 kilometers that runs almost parallel to the western coast covering six states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu to Kerala. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added India’s Western Ghats — a mountain range that has forests older than those in the Himalayas — to the list of world heritage sites. The Western Ghats are today internationally recognized as a region of immense global importance for the conservation of biological diversity, besides containing areas of high geological, cultural, and aesthetic values. The conservation of the forest cover of the Western Ghats is crucial for not just biodiversity conservation, but also the food and water security of peninsular India and its reliant local communities. Unfortunately, the region faces enormous population pressure (with an estimated 50 million people living in the Western Ghats) and degradation of the environmental resources. Urbanization together with agricultural expansion, livestock grazing, rising pollution, use of agrochemicals, habitat degradation by invasive plant species, illegal stone quarrying, encroachment, and forest loss and fragmentation are posing serious threats to the species and habitats of the Western Ghats. Climate change is also exacerbating a system already under pressure and has the potential to affect large-scale monsoonal processes. The alarming rate of loss of tree cover over the last couple of decades can have long-term repercussions, including drying of rivers, massive flooding, landslides, rising temperature, amplification of impact of climate change, and declining rainfall in the peninsular region. 
 Project CRREA (Climate Responsive &amp; REsource Conservation Action) of CSM is being undertaken in collaboration with local communities, panchayats, forest departments, local CSOs, and other stakeholders across the Western Ghats. The project aims to undertake locally relevant conservation and environmental action which supports and restores the bio-diversity, and other natural resources across the Western Ghats, and in doing so enables a holistic response to climate change and the conservation of the local ecosystems. The initial areas of action have been identified as- <ol><li>Increasing and improving the green cover in the Western Ghats </li><li>Supporting local watershed restoration, conservation and development </li><li>Supporting natural soil health restoration and reducing the use of toxic agrochemicals </li><li>Supporting local communities particularly the youth and women for climate change resilience, adaptation and mitigation</li><li>Facilitate the adoption of green energy to fulfil the local energy requirements</li></ol>This fundraising is focusing on- Increasing and improving the green cover, through the following interventions:<ol><li> Planting indigenous trees varieties on public lands- It would involve working with local communities and forest departments to collect indigenous seeds, developing seed banks and nurseries, and working with local authorities to undertake tree-planting.</li><li> Rejuvenating local habitats- Local habitats such as foothill grasslands are carbon sinks and are also needed for maintaining the local biodiversity of insects, birds, and endangered species like Nilgiri Tahr.    </li><li>Developing Fair Trade systems to enable local farmers earn better prices from current shade-based crops- With volatile agri-product markets e.g. coffee, many smallholder farmers are cutting their existing tree cover, resulting in rapid destruction of green cover on private lands. Developing a Fair Trade model would enable farmers to access better markets for their agri-products. This would incentivize farmers to maintain the existing shade trees on their lands grown over decades.</li></ol> 
 The main impact being targeted by this action is to improve and increase the green cover in the Western Ghats and also ensuring that the green cover and biodiversity on the private lands of Western Ghats are retained. The final impact of these actions would be to support and promote indigenous biodiversity; conservation of the green cover to protect the flora and fauna; enable greater carbon sequestration; maintain water tables and provide sustainable livelihood opportunities for the local communities which supports environmental conservation. Specifically the action is aiming to achieve the following:<ol><li>Increase the green cover- The project is targeting to plant over 100,000 indigenous trees in collaboration with local partners with atleast 20 to 50 local indigenous tree varieties being conserved and planted.</li><li>Start pilots for sustainable green livelihoods with between 50 to 100 local coffee growers to deal with their requirements of sustainable livelihood and linking it to the conservation efforts on their farms.</li><li>Undertake projects for conversation of specific local habitats and grasslands in the Western Ghats.</li></ol>

Increasing & improving the tree cover in the Western Ghats: Project CRREA

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