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, 250 of the children rescued from abuse and exploitation 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 Ahmednagar, 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 majority 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.

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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.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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“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

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We are a registered Section 8 company, founded in Sept 2015. Six of us from education/development backgrounds came together to create holistic and meaningful interventions to address the problem of educational inclusion of marginalized ‘out of school children’, typically from migrant families.We believe that collaboration will make a change - be it individual supporters, volunteers, CSRs, government departments or other organisations in the space.Please read a summary about about how we approach the design of our interventions and if you find synergy with us, we would be grateful if you partner with us and enrich our efforts through your contribution. It takes a drop to make an ocean and every contribution will move us closer to our vision of "creating a world where every individual leads a meaningful and dignified life." Our ApproachThe problem of school dropouts and inaccessibility to quality education is huge in our country. Close to 80% of children in India drop out of school by Grade 10. To address the issue we run Bridge Learning Centres either located in government schools or communities around Sarjapur Road, where we bridge literacy and numeracy gaps in out of school children. This helps in mainstreaming into the ‘host’ government school. Additionally, we work in the government school itself to support its Classes 1-2-3 and ensure foundational learning - which is due to every citizen of any country. Other offshoots of our core programs are the Early Childhood Program for younger siblings + Bridge Learning Program for pre-teen/teen drop outs from the same communities.It is not sufficient but necessary to also work with the families and the communities our children belong to for a meaningful change. Our community interventions thus focus on a multi-pronged approach to<ul><li>build awareness through parental workshops about - parental roles in education, social ills - substance abuse, child marriage, violence, etc</li><li>facilitate identity documentation and creation of bank accounts</li><li>enable linkages to social benefits - like Labour Cards, eShram Cards</li><li>Partner to run Health Clinics close to our communities and partner with the Public Health Clinics.</li></ul>

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Since the last few days rains have lashed Bangalore flooding areas like ORR-Sarjapur Road. For many families this has created a logistical nightmare!For the poor communities in these areas it has become a matter of survival. Their homes are inundated with water. The roofs made of recycled carton boxes and old cloth are soggy and dripping through. Their food rations are now soiled with rain and sewage water and not safe for consumption. They have no where to cook, buy potable water or stay dry.The basic requirement of food, water and shelter has once again become a matter of grave concern for many poor migrant families. Beyond this, due to the disruption, many daily wage labour are now unable to work - certain activities like soil digging, rag picking, gang work for construction, etc has come to a grinding halt.So, there is little scope to earn, buy and eat.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/6f819156-ee4b-474b-b5c3-375af19eea50.png" width="396" /> 
 At areas around Sarjapur Road, we will distribute the following across the next 2 days<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/39c50db3-3e3c-4a3d-b06f-acdda22868e3.png" width="116" style="display:inline;margin:0px 0px 1em 1em;float:right" /> (and may need to extend upto 9 Sep, 2022 based on weather conditions):<ul><li>Tarpaulin sheets - 2 per family, 12 feet *15 feet, 250 gsm) as roofing to protect against the rain</li><li>Packed meals for individuals</li><li>5 Lts cans of drinking water for each family</li></ul> 
 Impact: Food, water, tarpaulin for protection from overhead rain to<ul><li>Families - 670 families</li><li>Individuals - 2801 individuals</li><li>Communities - Around Kodathi and Yamare off Sarjapur Road</li></ul>More Importantly, poor citizens are provided safety and security during a natural calamity.

Bangalore Flood Relief - Around Sarjapur Road

The recent pandemic locked millions of children out of schools. Children already on the fringes were further pushed out of the learning process. A recent study by Azim Premji University shows that children have slipped 3 to 4 grade levels. With no access to learning, marginalised children face the brunt of learning regressions. Already under-staffed Government Schools are under-prepared to handle learning regressions. This will have far reaching impact on life chances of children in years to come. Thirteen year old Suresh, a migrant child was a Class 7 student when lockdown was announced. For months his Government School was shut and there were no workable online options. This meant that Suresh was fast loosing what he had learnt in previous years.   While our other programs were working in community learning spaces, Suresh and his peers at our Host Govt. School were left in the lurch. It is a serious learning crisis that stares at us which needs our immediate attention. 
 Recognising that this would have serious long term impact on children’s life chances, School Learning Program (SLP) is being implemented in 3 government schools to impact 200+ Grade 4-7 students with specialised teachers. Now Suresh and all his peers are learning everyday – engaging with Languages, Maths, Science and Social Studies – and getting back up to speed, with specialist teachers. ●     Enabling Grade-level learning for children in Grades 4 to 7 enrolled in three Government Schools impacting 200+ children.●     In the absence of state sponsored mid-day meal program, ensuring lunch for all children to enable learning from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.●     Ensuring availability of qualified and trained subject-teachers, on need basis, to supplement the understaffed Government Schools. 
 Ensuring grade-level readiness for 200+ children studying in Grades 4 to 8 in Government Schools.

UNLOCKING LEARNING FOR CHILDREN

With the current second wave of the pandemic, livelihood of many migrants in our cities is at risk. This in turn has direct impact on their ability to provide for basic needs for themselves and their families. Life seems to have come a full circle. We are in the same situation that we were in March- April last year (2020). With the impending lock-down, migrant families are again at the risk of food insecurities.In this wave neither can they go back to their villages (pandemic is rearing its head in the villages as well) nor can they stay (due to lack of minimum work) 
 Last year Gubbachi had provided food relief to 25,000+ individuals. Respecting the dignity of the daily wage earner, Gubbachi, with your help, provided one-month's ration.In our education intervention, Gubbachi has been working with 500+ underserved families for the education of their children. In the first wave of relief we are targeting support for these 500+ families. This year we are following a two pronged approach:1. Provide one-month's grocery for a family of 4. The kit includesRice 25kgs, Masoor dal-3 kgs, Toor Dal-3 kgs, Gram Dal -3kgs, Sugar- 3 kgs, Oil- 3ltrs, Soap-3 pieces, Washing soap-3 pieces, Salt- 1 kg, Chilly powder - 250 gms, Dhaniya Powder- 250 gms, Turmeric Powder - 250 gms.Cost per kit per family for one month- Rs.2,500/=2. Cash transfer into bank accounts for families to meet expenses like gas/coal/kerosene, rental, water, etc. As last year, this year as well, cash transfers are only for families with Bank Accounts. Cost per family per month - Rs. 5,000/=  
 Provide immediate food security to the families to stem reverse migration.Provide cash support to meet the basic needs of the family while they tide over the lockdown and start work again.

Stemming Reverse Migration by Ensuring Food Security

Everyone of us knows at least a few among our friends and family who have been affected by Covid-19. With the second wave taking us by storm our health systems are reeling under the stress and enormity of the crises. There is a never ending need for patients to be connected to the Health system. In the meantime, while they are waiting to get relief they need oxygen cylinders, Oxygen concentrators, ambulances ...sadly even hearse services. Even more acute is the problem for the underprivileged with huge information asymmetries. 
 For the past one-year Gubbachi has been working very closely with the Mercy Mission program for humanitarian aid for Covid relief. We, at Gubbachi, are extending all the support required by the team to reduce the chaos and suffering on the field.Mercy Mission's following programs have consistently alleviated pain and suffering on ground.Mercy Helpline: Available 24/7 receives the distress call and routes it to respective verticals. Several volunteers and recruited staff manning the helpline. Mercy Oxygen: With an of 600+ cylinders available from the previous campaign last year during Covid first wave the same are currently being recycled but the demand for oxygen has increased manifold. From supporting several hospitals to assisting individuals in distress all are being assisted. The inventory for oxygen Cylinders and concentrators are being added to meet the demand.Mercy Ambulance: Seven Ambulances are running free of cost for the poor, two of which have the capacity to be turned into well-equipped ICU on Wheels. With the increase in the number of Covid19 cases, one of the repercussions being an exponential increase in the calls to our Helpline, there is a dire need to step up and strengthen the system of triaging patients. In this regard ambulances juxtaposes between home and hospital for a patient suffering from hypoxia and other Covid related symptoms. Ambulances are also being provided for hearse serviceMercy Plasma: Conduct antibody tests and connect donors to those in need.For Hospital Bed or other related queries: the back end team coordinates with BBMP, hospitals and other war rooms to help out in this regard. 
 Averaging 5100 calls per day in the last week, 2700 were unique callers serviced by 28 agents. For oxygen cylinders out of total request for 1459 cylinder requests this month 780 were fulfilled. Ambulance services have imparted for 100 services in the month of April.www.facebook.com/smilecareforallwww.instagram.com/smilecareforallwww.twitter.com/smilecareforallwww.youtube.com/smilecareforallwww.projectsmiletrust.com