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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“They insert a candle in the vagina, fingers are inserted (in the vagina) and tortured, and if children don’t relent even then, they put chilli powder so that children will say “yes” because of the burning of the skin… There are teeth marks on their bodies, and their vaginal parts are burnt. When children stay in these conditions, it is painful even to hear,” says Lalitha SA of Society for Participatory Integrated Development (SPID), in course of talking about many heart-rending stories of trafficked children in red-light areas.In over three decades, the SPID led by Lalitha, has saved over 3000 children from the red-light areas, many from clutches of sex trafficking.Sadly, many more children need to be rescued and in need of a loving home. But Lalitha needs our support to carry on the mission, to move out of her small facility so that she can rescue more children, house them in a permanent location and give them all the love they deserve. Your support can help her give these children the care and upbringing they need. Donate now.This Christmas, you can gift these kids, through your donations, books and warm clothes.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).A movement to protect vulnerable childrenAs a social worker, Lalitha has worked for decades in GB Road, the red-light area of Delhi and helped many women escape the clutches of being forced into sex. But it was the exploitation of children, many of them hardly ten or twelve or even less. The SPID has focused on rescuing such children and giving them a new life.Lalitha plays a vital role in the survival and safety of vulnerable children in the red light areas. As SPID is almost entirely dependent on donations from the public, we can support and strengthen SPID’s mission to save children. Donate generously.Donation to SPID’s fundraiser on Give.do“I have limited funds and very limited space, and if I had the funds, I would be able to rescue many more children and provide them with more comfort. With folded hands, I plead with you that you help us with funds in large numbers and support us in providing us children with a decent life. Become a part of the mission,” pleads LalithaDonate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help Lalitha give hundreds of children rescued from brothels a life away from violence and abuse.NGO's 80G number: AADAS3217RF20212NGO's 12A number: AADAS3217RE20214

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“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.

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113 million adolescent girls are an invisible population in India. Due to socio-cultural practices and conditioning, they are denied autonomy and a chance to discover their potential. In order to amplify the voice, leadership and agency of adolescent girls, we must question, visibilize and unlearn oppressive and unequal gender narratives that we exist in.  To enable that, The Gender Lab creates experiential learning spaces and journeys, for diverse groups of adolescents and youth in urban and rural India. We currently do this within the following 3 verticals : <ol><li>Empowering Adolescent Girls : </li></ol><ul><li>Avanti Young Women Leadership Program : Through a school based intervention in Mumbai and Jind (Haryana) we are building 21st century skills among 13-14 year old adolescent girls to challenge gender stereotypes in their community and emerge as leaders. </li><li>मैं बोलूँगी : Through a community based learning program, we are engaging 13-14 year old girls in villages of Jind District in Haryana around barriers to their education and future ( like violence, discrimination and lack of agency) and enabling learning around being strong advocates for themselves and other girls in their village. </li></ul><ol><li>Empowering Women: </li></ol><ul><li>The Gender Lab Fellowship : a 10-month program for those who identify as women, aged 20-25, who are passionate about working with adolescent girls. The fellowship is hosted in Mumbai and Jind (Haryana). During the journey, each fellow facilitates workshops and mentors 300 adolescent girls through a leadership journey ( AYWLP) while going through a parallel journey that builds self awareness, sisterhood, perspectives on gender &amp; feminism and more. Currently we have a vibrant alumni community of 55 fellows from across India. </li></ul><ol><li>Redefining Masculinities: </li></ol><ul><li>The Gender Lab Boys Program : Through a school based intervention, in Mumbai, we engage adolescent boys to explore different aspects of masculinity and challenge gender stereotypes. Encouraging the boys to share, express, and care, while creating a trusted and safe space for the same, is a core principle of the engagement.</li></ul><ul><li>How We Raise Our Boys:  A workshop based intervention in 10 regional languages for educators and teachers working with adolescents. Through collaborations with regional gender experts, the program has workshops on masculinity, gender, sexuality and related topics. The aim is to enable the re-imagination of classrooms as a gender inclusive space. </li></ul>TGL has worked with 45000 adolescent girls, 7000 adolescent boys, 200 schools, 55 fellows and 350 educations across Mumbai, Delhi, Jind and Goa. in 2020 TGL was awarded The <a href="https://asiafoundation.org/2020/04/15/the-asia-foundations-lotus-leadership-awards-2020/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Lotus Leadership Award  for the work done towards engaging men &amp; boys. </a>

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Avanti Young Women Leadership Program School: Anjuman Islam, Mumbai CentralProject Topic: Knowledge Building about Neurodiversity among Teachers The group observed that students who don’t perform well academically are often discriminated against and punished rather than attended to more carefully. They decided to spread awareness amongst the teachers about neurodiversity- what falls under it, how to identify neurodivergent students and support their growth. They performed a skit for 15 teachers in their school and made their point about how it’s okay for every child to grow differently. School : Shiv Gurukulam, JindProject topic: Awareness on bullying The group identified that the children in their school face bullying but lack the language to identify it. After explaining 4 types of bullying researched from the internet with the help of the facilitator, the group conducted a zine story book activity through which participants shared their experience of bullying and one action step they will take to reduce bullying in their classroom. मैं बोलूँगी Program Village name: Nirjan, JindProject topic : Unpaid care work The participants had chosen this subject because they had to do a lot of household work before going to and after coming home from school. Some girls were made to leave their studies completely while some had to leave between the school hours to complete household chores.&nbsp;Through <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-gender-lab" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">मैं बोलूँगी podcast </a>created by TGL (Story name: घर के काम and काम तो काम होता है), the girls understood that it is everyone's responsibility to do household chores, but the entire burden is put on the women and girls of the house. They prepared a play and went to different areas of their village to perform it. They gave suggestions like parents should not call their girls home from school for any work, schools should impose rules and penalties against this so that everyone can understand that girls' education is as important as boys, etc. They were able to reach 45-50 people in their village through this.

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