"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

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

Dattu Sopan Bhandare, 80, lives alone in Mudegaon village of the Beed district in Maharashtra. Hit by drought, his children have moved to urban areas and after his wife died a few years back, he has to take care of himself. But life has been hard for Dattu, as he cannot work in the fields any longer to meet his basic needs. “I feel helpless and I have gone to bed hungry many times,” he says.That was before Manavlok came to Dattu’s rescue. Through its Trupti Kitchen program, Manavlok provides 500 abandoned elderly people like Dattu with two meals a day.The problem in the drought-hit Marathwada is huge and Manavlok would like to expand its kitchen facilities to many more villages. But Manavlok cannot do it without your support. Donate now.Manavlok’s Mission “At present, we are providing meals in three drought-hit districts of Maharashtra. It’s our commitment that we will not allow these elderly people to live in hunger,” says Aniket Dwarkadas Lohiya, Secretary, Manavlok.It was way back in the 1970s that a group of youths decided to seek solutions to the socio-economic problems of rural communities in Maharashtra and started working in the region. After years of understanding and working in the field, Marathwada Navnirman Lokayat (MANAVLOK), was born. While Manavlok has various interventions, its Trupti Kitchen has been life-changing for many elderly citizens.Motinath Maruti Birgat is another example of this. Motinath, 75, used to beg on the streets to sustain himself after the younger members of the family left the village and his wife died. As he was unable to work due to old age or feed himself. But with the Trupti Kitchen Program in his village, Motinath no longer begs for food. Manavlok also provides medical and other forms of elderly care.How Trupti worksThe kitchen mainly supports elderly citizens above 65 years with no source of income, people with disabilities, the destitute, widows and elderly orphans. The programme already has a large impact in the areas where it is operating.It first approaches Gram Panchayats to understand the needs and the number of people who will need help through the kitchen. After a detailed study, Manavlok opens a community kitchen and encourages the elderly to come and have meals or supply meals to them at their doorstep.Manavlok needs helpThere are thousands of elderly people in the drought-hit region who need help. But Manavlok cannot expand its operations without your help. The organisation needs urgent help to feed and take care of abandoned elderly citizens in more districts of Maharashtra.“We are committed to supporting the elderly in their final years with meals and other forms of care. I come across many villages where elderly people are asking us for help by establishing community kitchens. We want your support to expand our operations,” says Lohiya.NGO's 80G number: AAATM4512BF2021401 NGO's 12A number: AAATM4512BE20214

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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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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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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

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 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