Every day, elderly parents are left alone on the streets, at train stations, or even outside temples. Many are sick, struggling with age-related problems, and have no money or family to turn to. Some suffer for weeks or months before anyone notices their pain. The heartbreaking truth? They were abandoned by their own families.Although Indian law requires children and relatives to care for senior citizens, many elders still face neglect, abuse, and abandonment. The problem is only getting worse.But there is hope. Our dedicated NGO partners work day and night to rescue these forgotten elders. They provide safe shelter, medical care, nutritious meals, and most importantly—love and respect. Through old age homes across the country, our partners give these seniors a chance to live their remaining years with dignity, comfort, and peace.You can make a difference. Your donation will help our NGO partners:<ul><li>Rescue homeless elders from the streets</li><li>Provide shelter, food, and medical care</li><li>Restore their faith in humanity with kindness and support</li></ul>No elder should spend their final years alone and suffering. Your generosity can give them a fresh start. Donate today and help an abandoned senior citizen find safety, care, and hope.

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65-year-old Shakuntala completely depends on our partner NGO, Share and Care, for her food requirements, as she has no one else to take care of her. “When my only child was young, my husband Nadesan died. It was just me and my young son. After my son got married, he left me to stay with his in-laws, and I was alone. I am old, have pain in my legs, knees, shoulders and my entire body so I cannot work as I once did. But the food rations such as the nuts, lentils, wheat flour and rice I receive from Share and Care help me tremendously and I can eat well every day,” she says. Share and Care helps hundreds of abandoned grandparents, most of them being elderly women. The senior citizens belong to tribal communities and have limited access to necessities such as food and medicines to stay alive and well. This Shivratri, you can help with food and other essentials. Support them. 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). Abandoned elderly supported by Share and Care400 elderly parents abandoned by their children have no one to take care of them and need your help. They suffer from hunger, sight and hearing failure, diabetes, high blood pressure and other medical conditions. As they cannot work and support themselves because of old age, they cannot afford medicines or even clothing. So, they remain poor and alone. Share and Care’s mission Since 1984, Share and Care has been caring for disadvantaged groups of people, including elderly parents who have been living in poverty after being abandoned by their children. The founders, a couple named Carmel and Arokiasamy, aim to eliminate poverty and the suffering of the poor through social welfare programs and education. To achieve this mission, Share and Care runs a program in Chennai and also a village in Tiruvallur, where the 400 elderly live. This program ensures that every month, the 400 senior citizens have dry food rations, medicines and medical care, clothes, physiotherapy, geriatric counselling and other services to nurture them back to good physical health. Need for the fundraiserOne of the founders, Carmel Arokiasamy, shares that the abandoned elderly parents who live in extreme poverty without food or anyone to care for them constantly think about their children and ask, “Did we do something wrong?” Arokiasamy shares that from the time their children are born, they take care of them in such a special way. But when their children abandon them, they weep and cannot stop thinking about them. While dealing with this emotional distress, they are also suffering from hunger and disease. But cannot afford food and medicines. Donate now to help Share and Care provide the abandoned elderly with dry food rations, medical supplies, a medical and eye camp, counselling, clothes, blankets and recreational activities to live their lives with a positive outlook, despite their circumstances.Your donation can provide these elderly parents with their most basic and urgent needs. “Please support our work because this is for the elderly parents who are in great need. These grandparents are bedridden. They need care, love and support”.Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest online donation platform, to support Share and Care in their mission to provide food, medicines, counselling and personal care to 400 abandoned grandparents living in poverty.

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In Vrindavan, thousands of elderly widow mothers face the harsh reality of abandonment and suffering. With no one to turn to, many are left begging on the streets, exposed to heat, cold and rain,Donate so that Maitri can provide shelter, food, clothes and medical support to abandoned elderly mothers now. Give generously.Winnie Singh has witnessed many cases of widow mothers being abandoned on the streets of Vrindavan, one of the holiest places in India. “Children leave their mothers as soon as they become widows. The children start feeling the burden. This has become a practice in today's society that money comes first and everything else later,” says Winnie whose Maitri India, rescues widowed mothers from the streets of Vrindavan.Many widowed elderly mothers often end up living a lonely life and begging to survive on the streets. And Maitri aspires to take care of every widow in need of help, but because of lack of funds, Winnie and Maitri are in a position to do it."Elderly widows don't have shelter. They sleep in cowsheds over sacks. They don't have a blanket. Nights are really difficult for them," shares Winnie Singh. <img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/1abfb906-563b-4747-85b8-8af2071a2856.jpg" />Maitri aims to:<ul><li>Provide shelter and nutritious 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 and engagement around the struggles of abandoned widow mothers</li></ul>Why donate to MaitriWinnie needs your support to help those in need of food, healthcare and well-being. “Maitri urgently needs your support to provide nutritious food, clothing and healthcare to sustain these widow mothers who are prone to more illnesses as they age,” appeals Winnie. “You can become the family they were denied. Hold their hands so they don't need to beg ever again,” she adds. Let’s rescue abandoned widows mothers from the streets of Vrindavan and give them a better future. Donate now.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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Gandhi Bhavan International Trust, Pathanapuram, Kollam District, Kerala State, India is a registered, charitable, non-profitable organization. The Trust is a self-governing body of 7 members headed by Dr.Punalur Somarajan as Managing Trustee and Secretary. The Trust started its activities in the year 2005. Within a short span of 16 years the organization could achieve name and fame among non-governmental organizations in Kerala as well as in India. The Trust is actively engaged in charitable and socio-cultural service activities. Many philanthropists, social workers and kind-hearted people contributed physically, financially and with prayer for the overall development of the organization.Major Activities of organization:Ø  Old Age Home for Men and WomenØ  Rehabilitation Centre for Disabled personsØ  Psycho-Social Rehabilitation CentreØ  Shelter Home for Domestic Violence VictimsØ  Children’s home for girls under Juvenile Justice ActØ  Special School for mentally challenged childrenØ  Pain &amp; palliative Care Centre for bedridden patientsØ  De-Addiction CenterØ  Service Providing center for domestic violence victimsØ  Free Legal aid clinicØ  Mental health home for girlsØ  Probation Home for Jail Released PrisonersØ  Skill Development Training CentreØ  Mobile Medicare UnitØ  Physiotherapy UnitØ  Mass MarriageØ  House DonationØ  Land donationØ  Pension for senior citizensØ  Agricultural activitiesØ  Welfare fundØ  WASH ProgramØ  Covid 19 activities Early Intervention Centre

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This nonprofit is registered as a charitable trust under section 12A of India's Income Tax Act, 1961.

This nonprofit is registered under section 80G of India's Income Tax Act, 1961. This means you can deduct 50% of the donation you made through your tax return.

This nonprofit is registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010. This means it can accept donations from foreign nationals.

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Without your support, thousands of abandoned elderly would have perished on the streets of Kerala. But it is to Gandhi Bhavan's immense pride that we announce our continued support for all 1,000 of our dear beneficiaries over the past financial year 2024-2025 in the following ways: <ul><li>Shelter and Security – A safe and comfortable living space for elderly individuals without family support.</li><li>Nutritious Meals – Daily food provisions tailored to the dietary needs of senior citizens.</li><li>Medical Care and Rehabilitation – Regular health check-ups, medical treatment, palliative care for bedridden patients, and psycho-social support for mentally ill seniors.</li><li>Recreational and Emotional Well-being – Engagement in social and spiritual activities to improve mental and emotional health.</li><li>Dignified End-of-Life Care – Compassionate support for terminally ill elderly individuals, ensuring they receive proper care and comfort.</li></ul>Our shelter home is the only thing separating these poor, abandoned elderly from the harshness of the outside world. Without Gandhi Bhavan, we fear for their well-being and their very survival! We urgently request that you support us in our task of rescuing and caring for the countless abandoned elderly who have no one to turn to. Your contribution is their lifeline. Donate now.

Impact report

Karthik (name changed) is a man who has been through the worst life has to offer. After faithfully serving his family for several years, his wife took his children and abandoned him, leaving him with no property or loved ones to comfort him. In this desperate situation, Karthik attempted the unthinkable. Timely action prevented the loss of his life but left him with debilitating injuries. Ashokan needed more than just immediate physical aid and he needed it quickly. A wise and compassionate doctor referred Karthik to Gandhi Bhavan where his world was changed. He found peace among the other abandoned elderly at this refuge for the vulnerable where his medical, nutritional, and social needs were met with the help of a dedicated team of doctors, nurses, cooks, and peers. He now lives life with the light of hope in his eyes. From having nothing and no one to being surrounded by people who cherish his presence, Karthik has something to live for. We often get so caught up in our privilege that we fail to notice the lives of the downtrodden and miserable. Help end this cycle of pain and donate liberally to Gandhi Bhavan.

GandhiBhavan beneficiary story

Hundreds of abandoned elderly men and women are counting on your help! With the support of our generous donors, we've managed to feed, clothe, and shelter hundreds of abandoned elderly but we need to do more. Gandhibhavan provides lifetime care to innumerable homeless and aged persons but needs funds immediately to keep its doors open for its beneficiaries. This care extends to the basic requirements of living like nourishment, a roof over ones head and community support but also extends to therapies (including music therapy), and also extensive medical treatment such as 24-hour ready doctor's services and nurses, as well as our psychiatrists and physiotherapists. Donate now to save the lives of countless abandoned souls who need your aid!

Gandhibhavan impact report

🌟 The Give team recently had the privilege of visiting Gandhi Bhavan International Trust to witness the impact of your generous contributions. Your support has truly made a remarkable difference, and we're thrilled to share some heartwarming insights from the visit. 🙌😊 Field Visit Date: 25/08/2023Field Visit by: Roshni Ramesh, Associate Manager, Online Giving Delivery Team - Give Visit Summary:We visited the Gandhi Bhavan center in Kollam, Kerala, which is a home for over 1200 abandoned elderly, destitute women, children, people with disabilities, and individuals facing psychosocial challenges. The founder, Mr. Somarajan, aptly refers to it as a big family where everyone lives together in harmony. The founder, along with his family, also resides on the same campus itself. Within the campus, there are separate buildings for elderly women and men. While a new building for elderly men is under construction, the existing facilities are thoughtfully designed to provide comfort and care. Each room is equipped with beds, TVs, and cupboards. Nurses, doctors, counselors and a superintendent are available 24/7 to take care of any medical needs of the inmates. Each building has a library, a well-equipped medical room, and a pharmacy covering allopathy, ayurveda, and homeopathy, catering to the varied preferences of the residents. Inmates are also provided with vocational training units such as tailoring, allowing them to acquire new skills and build their self-esteem. A delightful surprise was the tea shop run by the inmates, right in the heart of the campus, fostering a sense of independence and community involvement. Gandhi Bhavan holds annual elections among the residents, with a president, vice president, secretary, and more being elected by the residents themselves. These elected inmates actively participate in the decision-making process, working alongside the organization's trustees and management. Meeting the beneficiaries was a deeply moving experience. Some are bedridden, battling various physical and mental challenges, while others are fit and active. Most of them have been abandoned by their own families and have come to Gandhi Bhavan as a last resort. During our interactions with the beneficiaries, there was a prevailing sense of happiness and contentment. Various cultural activities and events are held throughout the year for the inmates. One new inmate shared, "My son used to abuse me, and I was locked up in a toilet for many months before coming here. Now I can sleep peacefully without any fear. I get good food to eat, all essentials, medicines, and I am happy now." 🌟🙏Your continued support plays a pivotal role in helping Gandhi Bhavan cover the rising food and medical expenses and offer these abandoned elderly a life filled with dignity and happiness. 🏡🌟

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Gandhi Bhavan cares for orphans, the elderly, the physically and mentally handicapped and children. 1550 Orphans are rehabilitated at the different rehabilitation Centers of Gandhibhavan International trust. The rehabilitation homes are running with the support of well wishers. Due to covid pandemic our supporters are in financial crisis which has affected the smooth functions of our rehabilitation homes. So We need financial assistance to provide food, medicine, clothing, medical treatment ,counselling ,equipment for the disabled and the education to children for the 1550 inmates of Gandhibhavan 
 Every one can contribute a small donation to us to solve the issues. Your donation will help us to provide the following services to the inmates of Gandhibhavan rehabilitation homes.<ul><li>Food</li><li>Medicine</li><li>Cloth</li><li>Medical treatment</li><li>Counselling</li><li>Therapy</li><li>Yoga</li><li>Meditation</li><li>Vocational training</li><li>Education to children</li><li>Equipment for the disabled persons</li></ul>The prayers of orphans will help you to achieve your goals 
 We can provide a happy life with the the basic amenities to the 1550 orphans .More over we can also provide shelter to more orphans

Support for the food, medicine, and cloth of the Orphans old aged person, disabled person and children

Gandhibhavan started Pain and Palliative Care Home since 2008. This Centre registered under Orphanage Control Board with Regn.No.2396 is functioning in Gandhibhavan. Bed-ridden members of the Gandhibhavan family are residing in the centre and utmost care is provided.Another Pain &amp; Palliative Care Home is functioning at Valakam, in Kollam and registered with Kerala Orphanage Control Board (No.OCB 2550).Palliative care provides advanced care planning and a support system to help you live a life that is as active, fulfilling, and as pain-free as possible. Bedridden patients usually stay in bed for long periods, presenting several motor problems caused by immobility, such as reductions in muscle mass, bone mineral density and physical impairment, resulting in a long recovery process. Other problems may arise, such as pressure sores, muscular weakness/atrophy, muscular shortness, respiratory complications, blood circulation difficulties and bone demineralization, which can quickly develop and result in long recovery processes. The numbers of bed ridden patients are increasing per day in Gandhibhavan rehabilitation homes. The ministers, MLAs, MPs, District Collectors, and Govt department officials ,NGOs and Social workers are referring the bed ridden patients to Gandhibhavan for caring and support.The poverty of family is the main reason to refer the patients. Due to poverty the family is unable to manage finance for the care and treatment of bed ridden patients. Also some families are treating the patients as burden to them and abandoning them. But Gandhibhavan is providing them life time care and support with basic amenities. We are not receiving any grant from government or any other funding agencies for the care and support of bed ridden patients. The public donations are helping us to manage our pain and palliative home. It is not sustainable. We are admitting patients from anywhere from India. In the Covid situation we had faced critical situation to manage our pain and palliative care home like other homes. The major problem is the lack of permanent financial supporting agency.  In this context, we request you to allow financial assistance for smooth functioning of pain and palliative care homes for bed ridden patients.  
 Ø Providing life time care and supportØ Providing life food, medicine, cloth..etcØ Providing life time medical treatmentØ Providing life time therapiesØ Providing life time music therapy 
 Gandhibhavan was already selected by Ministry of Social Justice and empowerment Govt of India  as best institution in India for providing better services to senior citizens. Our dream is to bring our pain and palliative care home for bed ridden patients as a model pain and palliative care home in India. If provided financial support we can rehabilitate more bed ridden patients . We can give admission to beneficiaries from anywhere India. It will encourage and motivate other social workers, government, students and public to support bed ridden patients for their better care.

Support for food, cloth and medical treatment of lifelong bed ridden patients of Gandhavan Pain and Palliative Care Home

Gandhibhavan International Trust provides schooling to the needs of over 224 special needs students with our special school that caters to the special needs of the children with cerebral palsy, autism and other types of mental and physical disabilities since 2006. The school serves as a learning and developmental resource for these students who comprise of inmates of Gandhibhavan and children coming from poor and impoverished families living within a 60 kilometre radius of Gandhibhavan.At the special school the children are provided with a range of developmental skills that help them to have employment and lead better and dignified lives. They are also provided infrastructure like air conditioned smart classrooms, physiotherapy rooms and are trained in extracurricular activities like arts and sports along with vocational training like handicraft making. The students are taken on educational tours to places of importance in a school bus that is specially designed to cater to their special needs.The school has a vision of serving as a model for society and other such schools in the state, by providing an uplifting change in the lives of the students and their families. For this the school has a proactive PTA Association and advisory board.Presently 15 special teachers, 8 care takers &amp; 3 drivers are working in the special school under department of Education, Government of Kerala. The Grant-in-aid sanctioned every year by the Dept. is only for the payment of their honourarium. The ratio of teacher and student is 1:8. So Gandhibhavan has engaged other staff and helpers for day-to-day activities of the School like providing education, care and support of children on Part time and Voluntary basis. The school class structure is Care group, Autism Class, Preprimary, Primary I, Primary II, Scondary, Pre-Vocational I, Pre-Vocational II, Vocational I, II and III. The teachers and care takers are providing education, care and support to students on a day to day basisWe need to find and educate more poor beneficiaries who are isolated in their homes within 60 km of Gandhibhavan International Trust and bring them to school for education. But the present condition of the school building is inadequate and poor quality .So, high-level building and systems are required to provide modern learning to students and bring them to the mainstream of society. The school also needs to expand to accommodate more students 
 The solution of the project is the construction of new school building with smart class rooms and advanced infrastructure for special school that caters to the special needs of the children with cerebral palsy, autism and other types of mental and physical disabilities. . This year 224 students are studying in the school. Our aim through the construction of new school building is to provide residential education, care and support to more mentally and physically challenged children (Approximately 500 mentally challenged children) in Kollam &amp; Pathanamthitta Districts. Presently they are staying in houses without getting education due to poverty and helplessness of family members. Gandhibhavan has two school buses and two vans for transporting the students within a radius of 60 km from various parts of both the districts. Free Education, Accommodation, Counseling, Medical Check-ups, Therapies, Entertainment activities and Skill Development training are the benefits to such children.   
 1)   Smart class rooms for mentally challenged children2)   Smart physiotherapy centre3)   Play ground to enhance the skills4)   Ensuring cognitive development5)   Ensuring Physical Development6)   Ensuring social &amp; emotional development7)   Ensuring adaptive development8)   Ensuring smart training to parents of children

Construction of New School Building for Mentally Challenged Children

Due to poverty and mental disorder the men and women and children are burden to in some family .They have been leaving them to street , bustand, park and railway stations. So they are forcing for beggary to meet their daily life. The kidnapped children are exploiting by mafias for beggary. This is a social problem and it should be addressed by the Government, community and social organization. The police and other stakeholders have been identifying the victims of beggary from the bustand , street, and railway station..etc and taking them to Gandhibhavan home since 2005. Gandhibhavan is rehabilitating them by providing all basic amenities .The expense is meeting through public donation and there is no fund from government and other agencies. Due to this, the shelter home for the persons engaged in begging is functioning with care home for men and women. If have support from government we can provide care and support more beneficiaries and cover whole district of Kollam. In this context, Gandhibhavan proposes a shelter home for persons engaged in begging in the Kollam district. Presently We are providing care and support to 53 persons engaged in begging  
 Gandhibhavan will set up facilities to accommodate the beneficiaries in Gandibhavan campus. Ministers, MPs, MLAs, District collector, Officials from social justice department and Police ..etc can refer the beneficiaries to the home . After admitted the home beneficiary will be undergone for medical check up and counselling.The shelter home will be provided all basic amenities like food, medicine , medical check up and vocational training…etc .Also Gandhibhavan will be appointed the staff based on the guideline ministry of social justice department. The staff will be taken efforts to empower the beneficiaries and re integrates to the families. Through vocational trainings and skill development training will be brought changes among the beneficiaries to live with a job for regular income .Objective of Beggars Home  Provide protection  Provide care and support  Provide basic amenities  Provide Counselling  Provide treatment  Re integration to family  
 Ensuring protection of beneficiaries  Ensuring care and support of beneficiaries  Ensuring social and psychological changes among the beneficiaries  Enabling the beneficiaries to obtain permanent job for regular income