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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“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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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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Heal a Child Foundation is a Charitable trust &amp; Non Profit Organization incorporated in Hyderabad in June 2010, founded with the objective to help sick children in need of medical treatment. We do not focus on a specific area of illness. Our aid is available to any sick child who needs it.Our mission is to save sick children who may not survive, not because of their illness, but only because the family cannot afford to pay for medical expenses &amp; prolonged in-patient treatment at the hospital.The children who we support are directly referred by local Children’s hospitals. The child is treated by the hospital and funded by HAC. Most cases are newborns that are born premature and need intensive case support. The average cost of each case is 1.0 Lakh , cases like transplants range from 8 to 20 lakhs per child. When the child is well, HAC does a review and then the child goes back home.The Trust pays for the medical expenses of very poor and critically ill children and has saved over 800+ children saved in 12 years.

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The infant mortality has decreased from 60 in 2003 to 41 in 2016; however, of the 26 million babies born in India, every year one million babies die before the age of one month.India alone accounts for 22 per cent of 6.3 million annual under-five deaths globally. Over half (52 per cent) of under-five deaths happen at the neonatal stage. According to the WHO, 36 per cent of all neonatal deaths in India are on account of complications associated with premature births; 23 per cent were due to asphyxia at birth and another 23 per cent due to a range of newborn infections, including neonatalsepsis.Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have the highest Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) in South India, roughly 25 and 29 infants die for every 1,000 live births respectively. Many more children live with disabilities because of inaccessibility to the right medical care. Nearly 10% of these new-borns are born preterm. 50 to 60% will need NICU care. Infants born preterm are at increased risk for a number of health problems. More than a third of infant deaths are from complications related to preterm births, making prematurity the most frequent cause of infant mortalityThere are only 2 government hospitals, Niloufer and Gandhi who provide new born Care. However, there is no ventilation facility to cater to so many patients. 8% of these children have Meconium stained amniotic fluid (baby passes stool in mother's womb). 20% of these children will need ventilatory support. There are at least 20 to 30 neonates per day needing support.Every year 10 lakh+ children in India don’t make it to their 1st Birthday. Children from lower socioeconomic class commonly get infectious disease like diarrhoea, dengue, malaria, pneumonia and encephalitis. Some of these children need advanced Paediatric intensive care and ventilatory support. Daily 20 to 30 cases are admitted into PICU in Hyderabad. These children if treated appropriately improve and will be normal and resourceful to the community.Heal-a-Child foundation focuses on Neo natal critical care and 70% of the babies we supported were new-borns. There are organisations funding children with heart disease or cancer but none for neonates and routine disease which are the common cause of death in children. Heal-a-Child foundation supports ALL sick children needing intensive medical care. 
 It is with the purpose of ensuring no child’s life is lost for lack of money and medical care, we had set up Heal-a-Child. If a child is sick and the parents cannot afford it, we pay for the treatment. We work with major children’s hospitals in the city like Rainbow, Lotus, Fernandez, Little Star, NICE, and specialized hospitals like Apollo, Global hospital on specific cases. These partner Hospitals treat these children under a special category & support HAC by offering a maximum concession on the medical bill of up to 50% on the treatment being provided. Hospitals directly refer cases to the Trust and if the child qualifies for aid, we pay the hospital bill.We support:1. Critically ill children & new-borns belonging to families who are from lower socio-economic class ( white card) & cannot afford such treatments2. Unable to continue treatment midway because of financial limitation.3. Families that are not supported by the Arogyashri scheme and/or any insurance.A due diligence is done on the medical condition and economic status of the family. 
 The biggest impact our work has is in the lives of the children whom we save and their families. Cases come to us of children who need intensive medical care and their families have exhausted all means paying for the treatment; sold what little land & jewelry they have and taken loans in paying the huge medical bills that run into lakhs. And from parents who have absolutely no means to pay for the treatment like daily wage workers. We support these cases and ensure the children continue to receive the medical treatment needed. No child’s life is lost for lack of money and the poor and under-privileged children also receive the highest standard of medical care. Over 95% of cases that come to us are saved. Another case scenario about the impact our work has, is with the government orphanage that we associated with in organizing medical checkup camps. With the doctors conducting bi-weekly medical check camps, evaluating the nutritional and supplement needs of the children and identifying hospitalization need, the mortality rate has significantly reduced.We have supported the medical treatment of close to 350 children. Amongst the cases we have supported include –• Preterm babies – Babies with as low birth rate as 768gms and complications such as unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia, congenital heart disease, Suspected Central Pituitary Deficiency, Sepsis, respiratory distress, Neonatal seizures/ Encephalopathy, Aspiration Pneumonia with Moderate GERD, etc Most of the babies require ventilator support, surfactant, phototherapy, FFP transfusion etc Treatment costs run into lakhs. On an average HAC support for such cases is between 1.5-2 lakhs. • Infants - Refractory Seizures, Meningitis, ventriculitis and hydrocephalus, Bronchopneumonia, Chronic Lung Disease, Lower Respiratory Tract Infection, Dengue Fever, Pulmonary hemorrhage, etc. HAC support for these children is between Rs. 75,000 to 1.5 lakhs. • Children: We’ve supported cases of young children with multiorgan dysfunction, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, severe respiratory distress, Malrotation with mid gut volvulus, 2nd degree burns with Culture Positive Sepsis, Chronic Liver Disease, spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy, Hirshprungs disease, etc The treatment varied from ventilator support, surgeries, Chemo cycles etc. Our support for such cases ranges from 1 lakh to 5 lakhs. Liver transplant case was one of the biggest cases that we supported, with the total treatment cost being 18+ lakhs.

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