"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.

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

“What will happen to them after me? I am 80+. I spend sleepless nights,” worries ex-Air Force officer, Group Captain AC Barua while talking about the future of the 28 destitute women under his care. “They have nobody in this world, sometimes they don’t remember their own names. They are absolutely alone,” he informs us as he goes from one room to the other meeting all the women who live at Seneh, the only home where they are loved and taken care of. After fighting for his country all his life, this octogenarian is now fighting to rescue homeless and abandoned women from dying on the streets. But he cannot do it alone. “Everyday I keep on getting calls from here and there. ‘Oh! there’s a woman lying here. Can you help?’ But I don’t dare to go and help because I don’t have the money. I don’t have the resources, our resources are very limited,” explains Gr. Capt. Barua who is lovingly called ‘Sir’ and ‘Deuta’ (father in Assamese) by the residents of Seneh. With your help, 80-year-old Group Captain Barua can fulfill his mission of rescuing abandoned and homeless women from dying on the streets, alone. Donate nowDonate easily through UPI, all debit/credit cards and net banking. All 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).Seneh- a home filled with love, care and hopeThe residents of Seneh often don’t remember who they are, where they have come from. Many times these are women with mental health conditions and considered being a witch due to superstitious beliefs and beaten up as a result. They are victims of domestic abuse or widow mothers who are considered to be a burden on the family. Group Captain Barua has not only rescued them from critical conditions, he has provided them with urgent medical care, food and above all, a free safe shelter where they can live with love and care. Among these residents is Sarala Kalita who fled to save herself from the tortures of her alcoholic husband only to face neglect and trauma from her brothers- and sisters-in-law. “Both my brothers and their wives urged my father to leave me somewhere as they didn’t want to take care of me anymore. One day my brother’s wife didn’t even let me have food at home. She just wanted me to leave and go away. So that’s why, my father got in touch with Seneh through someone, and handed me over to Sir to take care of me,” says Sarita who has found joy in living at Seneh. “Coming to Seneh, it felt like I got a new life altogether. Sir has given me a harmonium. I love singing. It makes me forget everything and takes me to someplace else entirely,” she adds. More women like Sarala can find their way to a loving home like Seneh. All they need is a little bit of your kindness. “It is difficult to make both ends meet”To sustain their daily expenditure, Capt Barua needs approx ₹3 lakh a month and arranging the funds is a mammoth challenge for the NGO. “Our expenses are growing day by day. Residents are growing older, their sicknesses are increasing. At times we have to give them special food. They require more care so we have to get more employees. About half of them require leading around, 1-2 has to be fed also. It will be very difficult to sustain it unless we get help,” he added. One act of your kindness can save these abandoned women, with no one in this world, from struggling on the streets to survive. At 80+ Gr. Capt. Barua cannot sustain Seneh on his own. “With folded hands, I appeal to all. Please come and please help us. Let us help these people, these old people who have nobody in this world. They are dying. They will die on the streets,” he urged. Donate to this fundraiser by Give.do to support retired Air Force officer, Group Captain Barua in his mission to rescue abandoned and homeless women from dying on the streets.

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Cattle, bred for profit and abandoned after they stop producing milk, are often found malnourished, injured or sick on city streets. Many face bitter winters, starvation and death in road accidents - a sad fate for cows in a country where they are revered by lakhs of people. To save cows from such a sad end, Swami Ishwar Das started Shree Krishnayan Desi Gaushala, currently home to 18,000+ abandoned cows. But with the rising costs of fodder and medicines, he is struggling to provide the quality of care such mistreated animals deserve. “It was in 2010 when I witnessed abandoned cows from the streets in Uttarakhand being transported in a truck. The cows were administered anesthesia and stacked one above the other like lifeless goods. When me and a few of my acquaintances brought the cows off the truck, two of them died before my eyes and that sight shook me to the core. It was then that I started Shree Krishnayan Gaushala with 11 abandoned cows in a small donated land,” says Swami Ishwar Das.Swami Ishwar Das is unable to bear the rising cost of nutrition and medical care for injured cows and needs support to continue to save these voiceless animals. Donate now. All donations on this platform are tax exempted under 80G of the Income Tax Act (India), &amp; 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (USA).<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/ead01668-6b4d-4a8c-85de-30b43e174f22.JPG" />Every life matters“Here at Shree Krishnayan Desi Gaushala, it is our resolve to leave no stone unturned in caring for helpless cows. No matter what the cost of treatment may be, we make every possible effort to aid ill and injured cows. Our only objective is that a cow should not lose its life for the want of medical care, food or water,” says Swami Ishwar Das. In order to provide the best quality of care and treatment to its adopted cattle, three well trained veterinary doctors attend the gaushala 24/4. The NGO - Shree Krishnayan Desi Gauraksha Avam Golokdham Seva Samiti - spares no expense in providing nutrition either. From jaggery and grains to a healthy mix of green and dry fodder, cows are given meals best suited to their needs.With cost of fodder on rise the Gaushala needs help<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/93e7eafe-4438-40d6-ae40-6972feaf0988.jpg" />Swami Ishwar Das and his team, however, are struggling to keep up with rising costs of nutrition and medical care for cows. “The cost of fodder has risen by almost three times in the last couple of years. From food to medicines everything has become expensive. And we will never compromise with the quality of care and love that we want to give to our cows,” says Swami Ishwar Das. Help Swami Ishwar Das provide the best care and love to abandoned cows while saving them from a desperate life of starvation and suffering on the streets.

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Dreams Alive registered as an NGO since 2011, handles multiple projects chiefly with Environment conservation, Education for the penniless, Farmers support, Medical aid for the cancer affected kids. We do this with the help of active volunteers whose relentless aid and support made possible to build a better society with equality, to make people understand their responsibilities towards society in which they live. Our Active Projects and Services include Smile Contribution Campaign (SCC): Supporting orphanages with vegetables on a weekly basis; Educational Sponsorship Program (ESP): Financially supporting the needy students; Help in Farmers Interest (HiFi):Through this project we want to work closely with farmer’s community and provide all support to strengthen their farm business; Butterfly Smiles (BS): For last five years we have been bringing up those cute Butterfly Smiles (smiles of kids whom we support) by providing new clothes, sweets and basic hygienic kits; GoWin: A campaign to support Para Sport players across the Nation; Disaster Relief Projects: Heal Kerala, Heal Delta and Heal Chennai; Other Occasional Programs like VCan : Cancer Support to children; N2R: November to Remember Tree plantation program November to Remember (N2R) as a tribute to our Martyrs and all defence staff in November.

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As a part of our Project HiFi (Help in Farmers interest), we are trying to assist the villagers and farmers in their efforts to restore the ponds in Delta Region of Tamil Nad, which was highly affected due to the recent Gaja Cyclone. Delta region is one of the most important area for Agriculture in Tamil Nadu. In order to preserve the region and to rebuild hope in the people of Nagapattinam towards the importance of Agriculture, we have taken this step.The pond is the prime water source for cattle, homes, trees, birds, wild and domestic animals. To increase water for farming, the restoring of water bodies is the need of the hour to impact people of Nagapattinam, who are employed mostly in sea-borne trading, fishing, and agriculture. 
 To be with the people of Delta Region in this testing times post-cyclone, Gaja, and also to bring in all likeminded people, social workers, NGOs, Corporate CSR, students, millennial and philanthropists, various foundations and industry forums to comprehensively develop and restore water bodies, as identified above; and show this as a development project model to the world.The objective is to improve the livelihood of farmers and create it as an example district to learn from. Restoration of these ponds will: • Act as water storage • Provide drinking water for all the villagers • Improve ground water level and help to feed thirsty animals and birds. 
 Expected impact of the program is to make Nagapattinam a water surplus district.1. More than 6 acres of dry land can be rejuvenated as water bodies leading to more than 3,000 people will get benefited.2. Water Supply for Agriculture.3. Water storage area during floods and heavy rains and thereby helps in avoiding flooding of villages.4. Surplus Crop production5. Self Sufficient District.

Project HiFi – Delta Pond Restoration

Delta Region of Tamil Nadu was highly affected due to the Gaja Cyclone and many such natural calamities like drought, heavy rainfall.Major occupation of Nagapattinam is sea-borne trading, fishing, and agriculture.There are lot of issues faced by people of this region.<ul><li>Water scarcity and drought</li><li>Deforestation due to natural calamities</li><li>No proper facilities to store drinking water</li><li>Awareness towards importance of conserving water</li></ul> 
 Our Project HiFi (Help in Farmers interest) is an initiative to support Rural India and ensure we play a little role in supporting the farmers, rural communities and help in the global fight of removing poverty as per UNDG and SDG -6 for Clean water and sanitation as per UNDP.We want to develop Nagapattinam as a model community by making it green and self sufficient.<ul><li>Pond &amp; Canal Restoration</li><li>Tree Plantation </li><li>Pond clean up drive</li><li>Awareness sessions on need for conserving environment and best practices in Agriculture</li></ul> 
 <ol><li>3.72 crores Gallons of Water stored in the restored ponds, 4800 people at Nagapattinam benefitted.</li><li>1 acres of dry land rejuvenated as water body can provide water for more than 700 people in a Panchayat.</li><li>4 Kms of canal can make 700 acres of land fertile making it highly beneficial for farmers.</li><li>Help in reducing the carbon footprint, increase Green Cover, improve soil fertility and reducing soil erosion.</li></ol>

Project HiFi – Delta Pond Restoration

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

After fighting for India, former Air Force officer is now fighting to save abandoned women. Help him, donate now

Help Swami Ishwar Das rescue cows on roads, abandoned as they no longer produce milk

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