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.

Help Girish give 250 children, rescued from abuse in red-light areas a new life

“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

Help Vinay bring children facing abuse in red-light areas to safety and protect them

For 11-year-old Ravi (name changed) a normal day would start before the sun rose and involved carrying heavy loads up a narrow staircase, in a ramshackle building filled with clouds of toxic smoke. And work rarely ended before nine or ten at night. “The fumes in the stone-polishing factory were such that I would choke and feel suffocated all day long. There was a time when I fell from the first floor and had I not caught onto the railing, I am not sure what would have happened. I was saved by God's grace” recalls Ravi, who was rescued by Sahyog Care For You, an organisation that has been rescuing and rehabilitating children trapped in child labour and bonded labour for over 20 years.Today, years after being saved from the confines of child labour, Ravi is still haunted by the abuse he faced, but fortunately, our NGO partner Sahyog Care for You has ensured that Ravi received the medical care and rehabilitation he needed.Sadly there are still thousands of children trapped as bonded labourers who are being robbed of their childhood. Help Sahyog Care for You rescue such unfortunate children, provide them urgent medical care and rehabilitation, so they too can get back their childhood. 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 fight to save childhood of hundreds“It is very common for us to go to a restaurant and hear the word chotu. But no one ever thinks about the fact that behind this universal name given to children working as labourers in hotels and tea stalls, are little kids who have been deprived of not just basic rights but even their own identity,” says Shekhar Mahajan while shedding light on the genesis of the child rights NGO. “I would be hurt and shaken to see people use the word chotu and to change this became my motivation. I wanted to give children an opportunity to live a good life away from abuse and exploitation. Starting out with a strong resolve, Shekhar and his NGO have till date changed the lives of thousands of children and have freed them from a life of abuse as child labourers and bonded labourers.The only thing stopping Shekhar from ensuring that every child gets the upbringing they deserve is a lack of resources and funds. With our support Sahyog Care for You can extend its reach and save thousands of children still trapped in bonded labour in hazardous conditions.Giving children toys, not tools The life of an innocent child employed as a labourer is nothing short of hell. According to Shekhar, “Children are made to work 12 to 15 hours a day on an empty stomach. 10 to 15 children are crammed into small rooms and are rarely ever given the opportunity to see the open sky. For six to seven years, children are unaware if it's day or night. They even forget the names of their own parents after a time.” As the practice of child labour continues unabated across the country Sahyog Care for You has emerged as one of the leading organisations fighting against the exploitation and abuse of children. With our support Shekhar and Sahyog Care For You can further intensify their fight against child labour and the exploitation of innocent children for profit. Help them bring back the joy of childhood to thousands more languishing in hazardous factories.Donate to this fundraiser on Give, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to support Sahyog Care For You in freeing hundreds of children who remain trapped as child labourers and are being made to work in hazardous factories and workplaces.

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We, a group of people, working across India, share a dream. A dream of a developed India. An India free of poverty and illiteracy. An India which realizes its full potential in every domain. At present this is not happening in India. There is a lot of work to be done if these dream are to be achieved within an acceptable time frame. Many of us are still apathetic to the needs of the poor. This apathy and obliviousness to all social evils takes us nowhere. If we are to achieve this dream, we have to act. This organization has been formed keeping Indian professionals in mind. We strongly believe that India’s future lies in the hands of youth and the professionals. We trust that education is the key in securing the future of today's children. So, our focus area is the education of the underprivileged in the country.

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Thank you all for the donations for Children's day. All the kids received the gifts and were very happy!

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Where were we? oh we decided to look for good private school options in the neighbourhood. Its a good thing Chris likes to walk, he put on his walking shoes and started scouting the neighbourhood and after leaving out the very expensive looking, very run down looking ones, he identified one in the mid range and then setup an appointment with the head master. We both met the person in his cabin and he spoke sooo much about his family and how they are into so many businesses and how by change he decided to start a school (not inspiring at all so far). Some excerpts below: About discipline in school? Oh the teachers have to use strong means at times, we cant help it. It is for the good of the kids.School vision: 100%pass mark every batch in 10th. That is most important. We dont care much about other things.Extra curriculars - We have some clubs. Kids can participat. Some kids were not able to afford uniforms for karate class, so they study during that session.Extra support for our kids, as they dont know English much: Teachers will try best to teach, else after school some 30 mins they can stay back. Beyond that, we cant ask them to stay back. End of year, we can do some special class for them.But till end of year how will kids manage? if enough parents come and complain, we can do some special class during mid term, but kids have to skip extra curricular classes. We left the school happy. Happy not cos it was a good school but happy that we were able to make a quick decision. That we wont put our kids here. It didn't feel like the kids will have a good schooling experience here. Not to mention the philisophy of the school towards the concept of education seemed all skewed. So we left in the hope of finding a better school before the holidays were over. Meanwhile, the kids were waiting with bated breath if they will get to go to a nice school. More on that, in my next update :)

School hunting...

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I thought i will give some back dated updates (1 day at a time) to give you an indication of what happened here.. now that the school session is over, and summer holidays are on..one of the girls in the study center came to chris, our volunteer, and told him to talk to her parents and ensure they dont shift her to a boarding school in their village, now that she is finishing her 5th grade in her current school. It seems to be the norm for people in this community to send their kids to a particular boarding school near their village, far from Bangalore. Now, both the quality of experience in that school and the thought of leaving the city, is not sitting well with the kids, and hence she wanted Chris to talk to her parents. Then other children came and asked Chris the same thing. I cant help but feel that they would miss his sessions too if they moved out from Bangalore. Chris and I spoke about this and decided that we would raise money to move those kids to a nearby private school. We did consider all nearby public school options, but were still tempted to move to a more functional system. So, finally decided to search for a good private school nearby. More on what happened next.. in the next update!

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Education status in our country stand at an abysmally low level. Children from rural areas are the worst affected in this regard. Many of the rural children are quite talented in different fields. But these bundles of talent do not get the opportunity to showcase it. Lack of infrastructure and appropriate platform are primarily the reasons which deter the students to express themselves or display their skills. 
 At Dream India, we plan to address this issue by conducting educational festival for children. We have been conducting two-day long events from different genres like elocution, essay, drawing, quiz, Thirukural recitation and various other activities since 2008 at various places in Tamil Nadu. To inculcate a sense of motivation and appreciate their efforts, we honour the children with prizes like books, trophies, medals and certificates. 
 We have received an overwhelming response for this festival. Till now, around 300 budding talents have displayed their skills. It has contributed to tremendous increase in their confidence and personality development. Children from SV destitute home have started winning at district level competitions. We plan to expand to grass root levels in 2016-2017. We are hopeful of achieving this target, with your support.

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Make Diwali a real one for all Children.Dream India has been working with the children of following rural government schools and home since 2008.We provide support to the children by conducting educational festivals, educational tours, set up computer labs, assist in teacher salary/stipend, career guidance, mentoring support, educational scholarship for higher education etc.Majority of these government school children have parents who are working as daily wagers and hence having a new set of dress or sweets or crackers is a real luxury for them. Last year we provided "Diwali For All" gift set to 120 rural children and experienced the real Diwali happiness. This year we want to do for 990 Children. 
 This year we have taken steps to reach out to 990 children and ensure they get the Diwali Gift Set.We are working with the HM/Staff of the school and have collected the name list of Children. The measurements would be done by them and each one will get a dress as per their measurement. The sweets and snacks also will be arranged by the HM and Staff. Each kid will be provided with the Diwali Gift Set - "New Dress, Sweets, Snacks and Sparklers"Cost of Each Such Kit would be 1200 INR<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/084a96d9-ea84-4a7a-8b09-46cc781ee927.PNG" />Kindly note that each of the rupee donated will be used for the benefit of the children. We have ZERO admin cost model and all administrative cost, if any, will be taken by Dream India trustees.  
 Smile!!! We will be able to get the children smile and bring in the REAL Diwali around!990 Children will enjoy this Diwali with the support from each one of us!!!Please check the video from our last year work with Dream India GHS Kaatumalayanur Children - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIqUpyqSdRI" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIqUpyqSdRI</a>We are hoping to ensure all these 990 children get the "Diwali Gift Set" with your kind support.Together We Can!!! Together We Should!!!

Dream India - Diwali For All

Dream India team is working with about 10+ government schools and homes across India. Many of these children lack awareness on the opportunities available for them and end up dropping out of school once they complete their 10th or 12th.The main reason for this could possibly beo Lack of awareness/exposureo Absence of parental careo Parents work in the city as labourerso No proper intervention or mentorship 
 We are addressing this issue by the following plan of actions:1. Career guidance S\session2. Youth education festivals3. Educational tours4. Scholarship As part of the educational tour, children are brought to Chennai and they visit places like the city planetarium and museum. We also take them to a factories/corporate offices to make them familiar with the working environment. They also get a fun metro ride and one of their wishes from their list of wishes is fulfilled. This typically costs about 500 INR per kid. We plan to bring about 200 children per year. 
 Children understand the possible opportunities available and seek support/assistance from teachers/Dream India to pursue their education. We have also seen that children are now able to appreciate the potential of education and have begun to understand how they can do better in life once they complete their education. Many of them do not have means to see their long standing wishes getting fulfilled. We collect 3 items in a wishl-ist from them and surprise them with a gift - Gift A Smile - when they make a visit.

Gift A Smile for Rural Government School Children

Dream India works with close to about 13 govt schools and various homes in Tamil Nadu. We also have our study center in Bangalore and Mumbai. We have received educational scholarship requests from the children of these government schools for higher education and also children of our study center for school education. These government schools are in Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvannamalai, Cuddalore and other parts of TN. We also work with various homes like Udhavum Nanbargal, Payir, SV home and Vasantham were the children need educational assistance.  
 <ol><li>We have received educational scholarship requests from various children known to us from the schools and homes above</li><li>We are requesting support to cover the educational support for these children.</li><li>We would be able to share the details of the children supported and fee paid for them. </li><li>Dream India is also planning to have a mentor for each of the children and monitor and guide them further. </li></ol> 
 <a href="https://youtu.be/LUIoWjptO9s" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/LUIoWjptO9s</a>