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.

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“The abusers insert a candle or fingers in the vagina of children torture them. If the children don’t relent even then, the abusers 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 the Society for Participatory Integrated Development (SPID), while talking about many heart-rending stories of trafficked children in red-light areas. In over three decades, the team of SPID led by Lalitha, has saved over 3000 children from the red-light areas in Delhi, such as GB Road, and many from clutches of sex trafficking. While Lalitha has also helped many women escape the clutches of being forced into sex work, the SPID is focused on rescuing children and giving them a better life.Sadly, many more children need to be rescued and need a loving home. SPID needs your support to carry on the mission, to move out of the small shelters that are subject to arbitrary rental increases or landlords’ whims, to permanent locations where she can rescue more children and give them all the love they deserve. Your support will give these children the care and upbringing they need. 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).“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 Lalitha. 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 to this fundraiser for permanent premises through Give, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform. Help Lalitha give hundreds of children rescued from brothels a life away from violence and abuse. Donate 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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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 Ahilyanagar, 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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Happy Feet Home Foundation (HFH) is the first ever Children’s Hospice in India was started in Aug 2014, which aims to provide free of cost emotional, psycho-social, educational/vocational and nutritional support to children with life threatening and life limiting illnesses. At Happy Feet Home, we work in close collaboration with Sion Hospital, with the aim of providing holistic day-care services to children under palliative care. Children coming to Happy Feet Home are either infected with HIV positive or Thalassemia major. Our mission is to work with the children in need of palliative care for them to lead happy and empowered lives. We strive to provide better quality of life and equal opportunities to these children

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Many children and young adults in India living in low socioeconomic communities are infected with life-threatening and life-limiting illnesses like Cancer, HIV and Thalassemia.The diagnosis of these illnesses should not be a death sentence. They can have full and productive lives. And, even if children and young adults have a limited time or a restricted life ahead of them, they have the right to a life of dignity and happiness.Most times their caregivers can barely afford the medical costs, let alone the ‘luxury’ of holistic emotional, educational and vocational care the children need. <img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/134b3fcc-5d94-454b-94b9-4a9b86776aa4.webp" />HAPPY FEET HOME FOUNDATIONFounded in August 2014, Happy Feet Home Foundation offers free-of-cost emotional, psychosocial, educational, vocational and nutritional support to children with life-threatening and life-limiting illnesses. We currently work with Lokmanya Tilak General Hospital (Sion Hospital) in Mumbai and provide various programmes that enable children's mental, nutritional, medical, aspirational and psychosocial well-being under palliative care.   Since its inception, the Foundation has worked with over 1200 children, young adults and their families from low socioeconomic communities in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai regions in Maharashtra, India.VISIONTo create a world where every child who needs palliative care gets the nurture, nourishment and support to lead a happy and empowered life. MISSION·      To grow the infrastructure and support for children and young adults with life-threatening diseases from lower socioeconomic backgrounds through emotional, psychosocial, nutritional and vocational support. ·      To change the perception about supporting children with life-limiting illnesses as more than just a ‘lost cause’. <img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/8a3d0e6f-c7ca-43ca-a2d4-c9d63fdb3d6c.webp" />What is Palliative care?According to the World Health Organisation, “Palliative care is a crucial part of integrated, people-centred health services. Relieving serious health-related suffering, be it physical, psychological, social, or spiritual, is a global ethical responsibility. Thus, whether the cause of suffering is cardiovascular disease, cancer, major organ failure, drug-resistant tuberculosis, severe burns, end-stage chronic illness, acute trauma, extreme birth prematurity or extreme frailty of old age, palliative care may be needed and has to be available at all levels of care”.                       Happy Feet Home Foundation is meeting the need for holistic paediatric palliative care through its programmes:HOSPITAL OUTREACH PROGRAMME We create a welcoming and engaging environment for children who visit Lokmanya Tilak General Hospital (Sion Hospital) in Mumbai for their treatments or procedures for HIV, Thalassemia and Cancer. We engage with children visiting the hospital for their treatments with art-based pedagogy therapy sessions enabling them to forget their stress, and illnesses and play with children like them.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/2194cb47-aa8e-4275-ad7e-5d4e9e6534af.webp" />DAYCARE CENTRE PROGRAMME With full and part-time employees, counsellors and volunteers, we provide children with life-threatening illnesses between the ages of 4–25 years and their caregivers a safe space and support services. Care services include:1) Medical care• Healthcare is crucial because of their illness and low immunity• Includes all tests and treatments needed by children• Support with medicine as per need requirements2) Nutritional care• 4 carefully planned nutritious meals• Special meal plans with dietary restrictions based on the condition• Focus on the quality and nutritional value of the food• Diet plan designed by a Nutritionist3) Educational and vocational training• Various education and vocation opportunities are scouted• Children have access to courses as per their aspirations• Professional courses are offered to help children get financially independent4) Psychosocial care• One-to-one counselling provided• Group Therapies• Empowerment sessions are planned• Theme-based activities for children• Enrollment in extracurricular/co-curricular activities for children<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/d5db44e3-1420-4404-aeda-e6918a4354d5.webp" />           COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMME We visit homes and tele-consult with children and their caregivers to understand their environment and challenges; their family’s cultural and financial background and illnesses; and family history. Through consulting sessions over calls with children and their caregivers, we understand and monitor the dynamic progress of the children and their families.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/630f6665-c593-47e0-a671-c39c44e8772f.webp" />BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT PROGRAMME A component of hospice and palliative care, the programme includes emotional, psychosocial, and financial support to caregivers and families to assist with grief, loss, and adjustment after the death of a loved child. WISH FULFILMENT AND MOTIVATIONAL ACTIVITIES From fulfilling a child’s last wish to planning regular fun and motivational activities like field trips to zoos, theme parks, museums, and special events on festivals and birthdays – we celebrate all occasions.Impact of the programmes in the FY 2022-231. Daycare Centre Programme ·       100% of children and young adults who attend the centre receive nutritional and medical support ·       87.93% of children are either in educational/vocational courses·       12.07% of children are learning basic literacy·       15 children are financially independent and provide for their families2. Hospital Outreach Programme·       100% of the 1357 children feel safe in the curated space created by Happy Feet Home at the hospital3. Community Outreach Programme·       Home visits done for 18 children·       Tele-counselling: 935 calls were made to the familiesHOW CAN YOU SUPPORT US?<ul><li>Rs. 14,400/- can provide 1 child with Nutritional support for 3 months.</li></ul>You will ensure children quality and nutritious meals 4 times a day in keeping with each child’s dietary restriction.<ul><li>Rs. 14,700/- can provide 1 child with Medical support for 3 months. </li></ul>You will ensure children are provided regular and critical medicines as per their specific needs and that they get hospital treatments and medical procedures as part of their palliative care.<ul><li>Rs. 21,600/- can provide 3 children with Educational support for 3 months.</li></ul>You will ensure children start and continue their education without being discriminated against.We provide 80G certification (tax exemption) and 10BE certificates.

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