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.

Help Dr. Bhagat care for 500+ elderly parents rescued from abuse and homelessness

“My 8-year-old son was diagnosed with cancer and it left the entire family devastated. I was told the cost of treatment would run into lakhs. I was barely managing to make ends meet and there was nothing I could do to save Swaroop. But the Nargis Dutt Foundation stepped in and took care of all the expenses. I can’t even imagine the consequences had they not been there for my son,,” says teary-eyed Devendra.The helplessness that Devendra felt is not uncommon among low-income families of cancer patients. There are many who helplessly see their dear ones, including children, lose their life in the most painful manner. Nargis Dutt Foundation has ensured that thousands of families don’t see this fate. It’s been a ray of hope for thousands of cancer patients since its inception over 40 years back. You can help save many more patients with cancer. 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). The cost of each chemotherapy is as much as ₹15,000 and a cancer patient can require between 6 to 12 sessions. The hefty cost for cancer treatment is well beyond the reach for poor families that are barely surviving on two square meals a day. Help Nargis Dutt Foundation provide treatment to poor cancer patients and save them from a slow and painful death.Giving hope to cancer patients“I was just 13 when my mother was diagnosed with cancer. When I saw my mother struggling for life it left a lifelong impact on me. Her condition had deteriorated to such an extent she was almost unrecognisable. I know how it feels like to lose a loved one to cancer and I am not alone in my grief. There are thousands of people struggling to save their family members,” says Priya, daughter of noted actress Nargis Dutt, who lost her life to cancer, and in whose name the NGO has been founded. Priya has made it her life’s mission to save as many cancer patients as she can, but she can not do it alone. Nargis Dutt Foundation needs your support. Your donation can not only save cancer patients but can give life to entire families.Need for the fundraiserCancer is often seen as a death sentence. But doctors say that if detected early and if a patient receives essential treatment, the illness can be defeated and the person can return to their lives. “Treatment of cancer often depends on multiple factors including the type of cancer and the stage in which it is detected. Some patients require surgery while some can be cured with just chemotherapy or immunotherapy. “Whatever may be the need, our nonprofit supports patients till the time they are cancer free. We not only take care of the cost of treatment but even assist patients with nutrition which is vital in the fight against cancer. Moreover, we ensure that family members who are already facing immense hardships get proper accommodation and food during treatment so they don’t suffer any further,” says the NGO leader. With your support, Nargis Dutt Foundation can help patients win the fight against cancer and save their families from grief of losing a loved one.Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted fundraising platform, to support Nargis Dutt Foundation in their mission to give life-saving chemotherapy and care to cancer patients who can not afford treatment.

500 cancer patients are fighting for life, help Nargis Dutt Foundation give them urgent chemotherapy

The joy of an elderly seeing their granddaughter’s face for the first time or being able to see sunlight after years of visual impairment is invaluable. Our NGO partner, Nanritam, has given such priceless moments of joy and the gift of sight to thousands of underprivileged seniors who could not afford surgeries. Working in remote villages where it is common for young sons to leave behind their elderly parents in search of livelihood, Nanritam has been a saviour for the visually impaired elderly. Nanritam is in urgent need of funds to be able to provide eye treatment and cataract surgeries to underprivileged elderly in the backward district of Purulia, West Bengal. Donate now to provide life-changing surgeries.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).Giving the elderly gift of sight“The extent of illiteracy and poverty in the villages of Purulia is shocking. These villages are so remote that not even one eye-care institution has ever reached here. Blindness leaves the elderly so helpless that they are even unable to care for themselves and lead normal lives”, says Ranjana Sengupta, Secretary, Nanritam who has been at the forefront of the NGO’s operations. Nanritam is an organisation of several eye doctors who treat patients for free in far-flung areas.Due to limited livelihood opportunities in backward areas, able-bodied persons often migrate to urban areas for better prospects, leaving their elderly parents behind to fend for themselves. Compounding this situation, many seniors grapple with visual impairment caused by cataract, leading to partial or complete blindness. Ranjana emphasises, "The elderly may not be aware that a quick 5-minute cataract surgery has the power to transform their entire lives."Donate to Nanritam now to provide free cataract surgeries to the elderly and change their lives.Why donate to the fundraiser?“We are in urgent need of funds to purchase modern equipment and to cover operating costs to give vision to the elderly who can't even afford basic treatment and medical care. I urge you to support us in this noble mission and help the elderly get their vision back,” says Ranjana.Donate to this fundraiser on Give, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help underprivileged elderly get their vision back with free cataract surgeries.

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Delhi Council for Child Welfare is a non-governmental organization established in 1952. DCCW first started its work among children who had been displaced, lost or abandoned in the riots surrounding the partition of India, providing them with the much-needed care. Over the decades, the programmes have grown and diversified to cover medical services, nutrition, adoption, vocational training, rehabilitation of physically/ mentally challenged children and non-formal pre-school education to the underprivileged children of Delhi and the surrounding areas. Today, these services reach over 2500 children each day, free of cost. We run our programs in nineteen centres, most of them being in rehabilitation colonies of migrant workers.Our mission is to give children the childhood they deserve.

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Please support my cause and help me reach my goal amount faster. Your help will make a huge difference to my causehttps://www.impactguru.com/fundraiser/help-nakul-patil?utm_source=new_campaigner_app_119&amp;utm_medium=share&amp;utm_campaign=email ﻿Hello,My name is Samadhan Patil, and today I come to you with a plea that touches the very core of my being. My beloved son, Nakul Patil, is facing a profound challenge: bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. At just 11 years old, he is navigating a world without the beautiful symphony of sound that so many of us take for granted.Nakul's journey with hearing loss has been difficult, marked by countless moments of frustration and isolation. As his parent, it breaks my heart to see him struggle, to watch him miss out on the everyday joys that most children his age experience effortlessly.But amidst the darkness, there is hope, a revolutionary device that could restore sound to Nakul's world. However, the cost of this treatment is staggering, far beyond what our family can afford. The total amount required is $9900 more than what we have, leaving us in a desperate situation.That's why I am turning to you, dear friends, in our time of need. Your contribution, no matter how big or small, could make all the difference in Nakul's journey toward hearing restoration.With your help, we can give him the chance he deserves to experience the beauty of sound once again – to hear the laughter of his friends, the melody of music, and the warmth of his loved ones' voices.I understand that times are tough for everyone, but I firmly believe that together, we can make miracles happen. Let's come together as a community, rally around Nakul, and show him that he is not alone in this fight.Please consider donating to our crowdfunding campaign and sharing Nakul's story with your networks. Together, we can provide him with the lifeline he needs and bring hope into his life once again.The goal amount of the campaign may be higher than the attached estimates to address and aid the post-hospitalization expenses/contingencies including but not limited to prolonged medication, diagnostics, rehabilitation therapies, and follow-up doctor visits/consultations which vary from disease to disease.

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Palna is our home for the abandoned, relinquished and destitute children. Infants arrive in a very precarious state of health in Palna. Some suffer from cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, Down’s syndrome, autism, mental retardation etc. These children, aged between 0 to 11 years, with severe mental and physical challenges reside at Palna Bal Chetna residential facility (literally meaning “Ray of Hope”). Of the 80-100 abandoned children residing with us, we have about 15-20 challenged children residing at Qudsia Bagh, New Delhi. We have special therapists, doctors and trained nurses who look after these children with utmost care. Some need intense, round the clock medical care which all comes at a very high cost. We require funds for conducting medical tests like MRI, EEG, routine bloodwork and ultrasound, some of which come at a very high cost. In addition, we need equipments like pulse oxymeter, glucometer, nebulizer, suction machine, and reception machine for their everyday monitoring and care. 
 We have an emergency care medical crisis unit staffed with a qualified medical team for the very fragile children. We seek assistance of nearby hospitals for the very critical. For the others, we have qualified trained therapists who provide the necessary therapies to mentally challenged children to make them self-reliant through language, cognitive and social development therapy, as far as their condition permits. 
 Positive improvement in these abandoned challenged children comes gradually. It takes months of efforts by our trained and dedicated therapists and nurses who look after them with utmost care. The funds we are seeking shall help us in providing better medical care to these challenged children.

Support medical expenses for abandoned challenged children at Palna Bal Chetna

The Vocational Training Program (VTP) was started for young girls from economically weak families who drop out of schools. These girls either simply wait to get married or keep house for their dysfunctional families. We run vocational training programs empowering these young girls (aged 14-17 years) with skills and practical competencies for the job market. Tailoring, beauty culture, candle and soap making, computer training, English speaking are some of the courses offered. In addition, the girls undergo short courses in motivation and confidence building, communication and presentation skills, etiquette and attire alongwith legal rights and self defence. Periodic health checkups are also carried out. Currently, we train around 130 young girls in computer training through 3 centres in Trilokpuri I and II and Janakpuri. There is a great demand for computer training in our existing centre in Madipur where we would like to set up a training facility to train 45 young girls. They would be trained in programs like basic computer operation, MS Office, web design, animation. 
 We would require to purchase 15 laptops/ desktop, 1 printer and 1 no. UPS to set up the training centre. We would run three batches of 15 girls each as we do in our centres in Trilokpuri1, II and and Janakpuri. A negligible monthly fee is charged to ensure their attendance in the program. Periodic health check ups are also carried out for all the participants. We are also in the process of working a formal arrangement with NIIT. 
 The impact of this program has surpassed our expectations. The program has greatly benefitted the local communities by empowering their girls, resulting in a greater community support. The biggest impact has been the deferred age of marriage from 15-16 years to 20-22 years. We have many young entrepreneurs who are running their own tailoring shops and beauty parlours or have joined companies. Over 400 girls benefit from this program annually. Many of our young trained girls are employed in back offices. From our Trilokpuri centres, Jyoti and Shivani, work with Bata’s customer care earning Rs. 10,500/- month; Monica has a back office job with Oriental Bank of Commerce and earns Rs 18,000/- month, Juhi works at the front desk in Costa Coffee and earns Rs. 7,500/- month. We have many such success stories and are doing our best to keep adding to the list.

Computer training for 45 underprivileged young girls in Madipur centre in Delhi

Bal Chetna (literally meaning Ray of Hope) is DCCW’s programme for the rehabilitation of mentally challenged children in Delhi, India. It was established in 2002 as a residential and day care facility in response to a growing number of mentally challenged children being abandoned at our children’s home PALNA. The day care programme at Bal Chetna grew out of the discovery made by our crèche workers of the many children with mental and multiple disabilities living in slums and resettlement colonies not getting the care and attention they needed. Today Bal Chetna looks after around 150 mentally challenged children at our 3 day care centres at Nithari, Sultanpuri, Janakpuri in Delhi, and at residential facility at Palna which is a home for abandoned children. The Bal Chetna Day Care Outreach Centres are located in the heart of Delhi’s poorest neighbourhoods providing much-needed therapy to special needs children who have almost no other recourse to medical and paramedical facilities. Each centre looks after approximately 30-40 children. The children suffer from various ailments -Cerebral Palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mental retardation, Downs’ Syndrome, Language and Speech Delay. 	Muscular Dystrophy 
 The centre provides the necessary therapies to mentally challenged children to make them as self-reliant as their condition permits (through language, cognitive and social development) in activities of daily living and where possible, to teach them income-generating skills &amp; activities. We also provide training, guidance and counseling to parents of special needs children regarding the care of their children. We also run an Initiative on health and nutrition: Monitor health of the children and provide special diet / nutrition as required, with additional medication and supplements to build up their hemoglobin and weight in particular. Where possible, the children are taught simple skills, to enable them to make handmade envelopes, paper bags, ‘rakhis (decorative wrist bands)’ and garlands, book/note pads binding. The parents are guided on how to source raw materials for these products and on how to sell the end productsEach centre has trained physiotherapists, special educator, speech therapist, counselors and caregivers to work with the 40 children at Sultanpuri. The parents are encouraged to visit the centre and see what therapies are being done to enable them to learn and practise with their child at home. 
 The impact is gradual but very encouraging. •	Acceptance of these special needs children by their families, •	Encouraging them to participate in their normal activities, •	Raising the child’s self esteem by encouraging the child to learn a skill and becoming a contributing member of the family •	Encouraging parents not to abandon their children. We have several of our children who have started attending school. Our success stories are posted on our website www.dccw.org

Support for Bal Chetna centre for 40 mentally challenged children at Sultanpuri, Delhi

Delhi Council for Child Welfare has been serving underprivileged children in and around Delhi since 1952, in line with our mission of “Giving Children a Childhood”. To date our programmes and projects have impacted the lives of over 300,000 children. More details can be found on our website <a href="http://www.dccw.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.dccw.org</a>. Pre-pandemic we touched the lives of 3000 children daily. Since all our programmes are targeted at underprivileged children, due to the pandemic several of our programmes have had to be suspended for extended periods of time in line with government guidelines. Covid has also resulted in a financial crunch as all our programmes run on donations, and these have been deeply impacted in these unparalleled circumstances that the world has been faced with. This fundraiser is to raise funds to help bridge this gap to the extent possible. 
 We serve the underprivileged children in and around Delhi, through our different programmes running out of 16 centres located in slum and resettlement areas:<ul><li>PALNA (meaning cradle and nurture) is our home and licensed adoption centre for abandoned / lost / homeless children. It is a best-in-class home in India. It also has a section for special needs children, who will not go in adoption. All the children have been safe from covid.</li><li>Our Educational Sponsorship programme provides financial support, counselling and stationery to school-going children.</li><li>We train adolescent school drop-out girls in income-generating skills through our Vocational Training Programme* (VTP).</li><li>Palna WeeKids* programme prepares children in age group of 2-6 years to get admission into schools.</li><li>Our Supervised Homework Scheme* helps school-going children with their homework so as to help them cope with their schooling and not drop out.</li><li>The Orthopaedic Programme which rehabilitated physically challenged children through necessary surgeries and therapies is suspended since April 2020.</li><li>BalChetna Outreach programme providing daycare and rehabilitation for special needs children is also suspended since April 2020.</li></ul>(* these programmes have had several suspensions over the last 2 years, as per government guidelines on the pandemic. But the beneficiaries do come as soon as the programmes are operational.) 
 <ol><li>PALNA to continue to be known as one of the best homes for abandoned children in India, which works with commitment to ensure the physical, social and mental well-being of each child. At any time there are about 65 children in PALNA. To date 3000 PALNA children have gone in adoption into loving families.</li><li>We aim to support about a 1000 children annually through or Educational Sponsorship Programme</li><li>Annually we train 700 girls in income-generating skills (beauty culture, computers, tailoring.</li><li>Pre-covid we typically have 550 children in our Palna WeeKids programme.</li><li>Pre-covid the Supervised Homework Scheme had over 300 beneficiaries annually</li><li>We hope to restart the BalChetna Outreach and Orthopaedic programme in a phased manner as and when the situation allows.</li></ol>