"My son used to kick me when he was in my womb. Why make an issue when he kicked me in my old age?" reasons a very forgiving Shakti Dasi. The widow travelled 2300 kms from Tripura to Vrindavan after her only son violently beat her with a burning plank of wood and broke her knee one evening. She had to leave behind the business she had built with her husband who had died a few years back. Shakti ended up on the streets of Brindavan begging for food and shelter. But when Winnie Singh of Maitri saw Shakti in a frail state in tattered clothes, she brought her to the shelter home where Shakti gets food, care and medicines. What more, with Maitri’s intervention, Shakti reconciled with her son - and daughter-in-law, and now travels home to Tripura twice a year to spend time with her grandchildren. But she is not leaving Maitri, as this has become her family.Not every elderly widow who comes to Vrindavan after being abandoned by her family gets as lucky as Shakti. Many of them often end up living a lonely life and begging to survive on the streets. Maitri aspires to take care of every widow in need of help.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/ce101369-528c-4d37-bc1d-1118b9925af3.jpg" />Maitri’s Project Jeevan to the rescueAbandoned, elderly widows are the amongst the most vulnerable in India. After being thrown out of their often abandoned by their own children and are forced to beg for food and shelter. “Through Project Jeevan, Maitri houses aging widow mothers in two ashrams in Vrindavan and Radhakund (Mathura), providing them with wellness and well-being. The programme also reaches out to widow mothers beyond the ashrams with fruit, milk and healthcare services,” explains Winnie Singh, co-founder and executive director, Maitri India.Save homeless elderly widows from begging on the streetsMost widows who make their way to Vrindavan are abandoned by their families, often after years of abuse. They come here hoping they will spend the rest of their days in prayer and devotion. But most live in impoverished conditions on the streets and in dingy rooms. Since poor living conditions often cause a wide range of health ailments, including respiratory infections and chronic conditions, Maitri comes to their rescue through its Project Jeevan.The project aims to:<ul><li>Provide 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 on and engagement around the struggles of abandoned widow mothers</li></ul><img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/1abfb906-563b-4747-85b8-8af2071a2856.jpg" />Project Jeevan needs your support to help those in need of food, healthcare and well-being. Donate now.“Maitri urgently needs your support to provide food, clothing and healthcare to sustain these widow mothers who are prone to more illnesses as they age,” appeals Winnie.Maitri believes in a woman’s right to dignity in life and death, more so a mother. 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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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 Ahmednagar, 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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“They insert a candle in the vagina, fingers are inserted (in the vagina) and tortured, and if children don’t relent even then, they put chilli powder so that children will say “yes” because of the burning of the skin… There are teeth marks on their bodies, and their vaginal parts are burnt. When children stay in these conditions, it is painful even to hear,” says Lalitha SA of Society for Participatory Integrated Development (SPID), in course of talking about many heart-rending stories of trafficked children in red-light areas.In over three decades, the SPID led by Lalitha, has saved over 3000 children from the red-light areas, many from clutches of sex trafficking.Sadly, many more children need to be rescued and in need of a loving home. But Lalitha needs our support to carry on the mission, to move out of her small facility so that she can rescue more children, house them in a permanent location and give them all the love they deserve. Your support can help her give these children 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).A movement to protect vulnerable childrenAs a social worker, Lalitha has worked for decades in GB Road, the red-light area of Delhi and helped many women escape the clutches of being forced into sex. But it was the exploitation of children, many of them hardly ten or twelve or even less. The SPID has focused on rescuing such children and giving them a new life.Lalitha plays a vital role in the survival and safety of vulnerable children in the red light areas. As SPID is almost entirely dependent on donations from the public, we can support and strengthen SPID’s mission to save children. Donate generously.Donation to SPID’s fundraiser on Give.do“I have limited funds and very limited space, and if I had the funds, I would be able to rescue many more children and provide them with more comfort. With folded hands, I plead with you that you help us with funds in large numbers and support us in providing us children with a decent life. Become a part of the mission,” pleads LalithaDonate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help Lalitha give hundreds of children rescued from brothels a life away from violence and abuse.NGO's 80G number: AADAS3217RF20212NGO's 12A number: AADAS3217RE20214

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Community Action for Rural Development (CARD) is an NGO working in the field of rural development for the last 36 years in Pudukkottai, Madurai, and Karur Districts of Tamil Nadu. CARD is a society registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act 27 of 1975 since 14th December 1982. CARD is registered with the Commissioner of Income Tax, Government of India, under section 12AA and 80 G of the Income Tax Act 1961. CARD is also registered with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act(FCRA). CARD is managed by a Board of Executive Committee with nine members. The main object of our organization is to work for the integrated development of poor rural village communities, including the development of scheduled castes and weaker sections of the society.

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Pudukkottai is one of the most backward districts in Tamil Nadu State. The district is very often hit by drought. The people in the district are mainly depended on agriculture and animal husbandry activities. The main source of water for cultivation are irrigation tanks and wells. The agricultural operation is only for six months in a year. The people are idle during the remaining period of the year. Paddy, groundnut, millet and vegetables  are the main crops of cultivation in the project area.There are 60 families at Arasanayagipuram village. It is a new settlement developed about 10 years back. All these families are homeless people settled from various villages by encroaching the government land. Now, the Government has given land document for this people. All the families are  engaged in coolie work. Mostly male members are engaged in stone cutting work. There are many poor and women headed families living in this village. Initially, 15 families will  be provided three goats each to generate income and their living standard through  this project 
 1. The proposed project will be implemented at Arasanayagipuram village for the benefit of 15 poor women headed families. The goat rearing is good income generating activity in the project area. Each woman will be given three goats, two female and one male goats. The cost of each goat is Rs,5500/-. The total cost of each goat unit is Rs.16500/-. All the goats will be insured to avoid any loss due to death.2.  The goat recipients of 15 poor women headed families will rear the goats and generate income. Two female goats will produce 2 to 4 kids every year. The beneficiaries will sell the male kids and keep the females for rearing. The income generated from this activity will be used to meet their family expenses and also to meet the educational expenses of their children. 
 The poor women will rear goats and meet their livelihood needs.They will meet the family expenses without any difficulty.They will meet the educational needs of their children.In general, the women will be empowered socially and economically through this project.

Goat Rearing Project for Rural Poor Women

CARD is working with poor children and college students since 2009... CARD is supporting the school children by providing them with uniforms, school bags, writing material and toiletries required for one year. This proposal is to support that the poor college students who are in job oriented diploma courses in a rural polytechnic college at Hiraniyamangalam Mettupatti village, Kulithalai Taluk, Karur District, Tamil Nadu. Because of poverty, the poor parents are unable to pay both tuition and hostel fees for their children. As a result, the poor students are discontinuing their studies and going for coolie work along with their parents. The right to education is compromised for these students because of the impending poverty. 
 CARD has discussed with the college management and requested them to support some of the deserving students' boarding and lodging expenses. They have agreed to provide support, but there are many poor students continuing their education under financial problems and mental stress. In order to continue their education, the external support of Rs.2000/- per student per month is required. 
 The poor students who are supported by the college management are studying well. The burden of their parents to pay hostel fees for every month is reduced. The atmosphere for learning for the poor students is improved. The students stress and suffering are decreased. They are also able to concentrate on their studies.

Help the  poor college  students to continue their studies by donating towards their one month hostel fees

Due to continuous and severe spread of Corona Virus, the schools and colleges reopening dates for the academic year 2020-2021 is not yet  announced by the State and Central Governments. The lock down announced by the Governments in March 2020  is continuing and the people in the rural areas are suffering very much for their basic needs. The Government of Tamil Nadu has planned to conduct classes for the children of Government schools through Government and Private TV Channels from 1st August 2020. The private schools in urban areas have already started on-line classes about two months back. But the private schools in rural areas are suffering very much to conduct on- line classes.  Because 80% of the rural children are from poor families and their parents do not have smart phones. It is an urgent need to provide text books  and tablets to enable the rural children to attend the on-line classes. The corona virus is spreading in rural areas and it will take many months to come to the normal situation. Hence it is planned to provide text books and tablets for 272  poor students of a rural school Sita Rajaram Public School functioning  at Muthu Nagar, Hiraniyamangalam Mettupatti, Kulithalai Taluk, Karur District, Tamil Nadu. The total strength of the school is 340 students. Out of them 20% of the children are having smart phones. 
 CARD is already working with Sita Rajaram Public School for the past five years. CARD has constructed two toilet blocks for the benefit of boys and girls of this school.. In order to enable 272 poor children of  a rural school   to attend the on-line classes along with other children , it is proposed to provide text books and  tablets for 272 children of Sita Rajaram Public School. The cost of  text books is Rs.1000/- and the cost of each tablet is Rs.4000/-.  
 The provision of text books will. reduce the burden of poor parents during the COVID -19 crisis.The provision of tablets will help the poor children to attend on-line classes along with other students of the school.The rural poor children will be able to attend classes during the COVID -19 crisis.

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The pandemic has deeply affected the food and education of orphans across the country. Community Action for Rural Development has come to the rescue of a family of such orphans. A contribution of ₹750 will go towards providing food and education to 3 orphan children for a period of 1 month.Pandhuvakottai is a village located near Maruthankoneviduthi in Karambakudi Taluk of Pudukkottai District, Tamil Nadu. Three poor children Maruthupandian, 10 years old, Mahalakshmi, eight years old and Mahathi, five years old, are living under the care of grandmother. Their father Mr. Rengaraj died in 2016 due to addiction to alcohol and their Mrs. Renuka died due to cancer on 5th May 2021. Now, these three children are helpless and they need support to meet their educational and food expenses. They are studying in the local school.  
 Each child will be supplied uniform dress, school bag and educational and toiletries required for them for one year. This will cost Rs.3000/- per child. Towards their food expenses, an amount of Rs.750/- is required for each child per month. The total; requirement per child is Rs.9000/-. The amount required for one child is Rs.12,000/-. The total donation required for three children is Rs.36000/-. 
 They will go to the local school from their grandmother's house. Their basic needs are met. They will attend the school without any problems.

Goat Rearing Project for Rural Poor Women

Help the poor college students to continue their studies by donating towards their one month hostel fees

Donate Text Books and Tablet for a Rural Poor Child for on-line learning

Supporting Orphanages to Provide Nutrition and Educational support

Save abandoned, elderly widow mothers of Vrindavan from begging on streets

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