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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“What will happen to them after me? I am 80+. I spend sleepless nights,” worries ex-Air Force officer, Group Captain AC Barua while talking about the future of the 28 destitute women under his care. “They have nobody in this world, sometimes they don’t remember their own names. They are absolutely alone,” he informs us as he goes from one room to the other meeting all the women who live at Seneh, the only home where they are loved and taken care of. After fighting for his country all his life, this octogenarian is now fighting to rescue homeless and abandoned women from dying on the streets. But he cannot do it alone. “Everyday I keep on getting calls from here and there. ‘Oh! there’s a woman lying here. Can you help?’ But I don’t dare to go and help because I don’t have the money. I don’t have the resources, our resources are very limited,” explains Gr. Capt. Barua who is lovingly called ‘Sir’ and ‘Deuta’ (father in Assamese) by the residents of Seneh. With your help, 80-year-old Group Captain Barua can fulfill his mission of rescuing abandoned and homeless women from dying on the streets, alone. Donate nowDonate easily through UPI, all debit/credit cards and net banking. All 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).Seneh- a home filled with love, care and hopeThe residents of Seneh often don’t remember who they are, where they have come from. Many times these are women with mental health conditions and considered being a witch due to superstitious beliefs and beaten up as a result. They are victims of domestic abuse or widow mothers who are considered to be a burden on the family. Group Captain Barua has not only rescued them from critical conditions, he has provided them with urgent medical care, food and above all, a free safe shelter where they can live with love and care. Among these residents is Sarala Kalita who fled to save herself from the tortures of her alcoholic husband only to face neglect and trauma from her brothers- and sisters-in-law. “Both my brothers and their wives urged my father to leave me somewhere as they didn’t want to take care of me anymore. One day my brother’s wife didn’t even let me have food at home. She just wanted me to leave and go away. So that’s why, my father got in touch with Seneh through someone, and handed me over to Sir to take care of me,” says Sarita who has found joy in living at Seneh. “Coming to Seneh, it felt like I got a new life altogether. Sir has given me a harmonium. I love singing. It makes me forget everything and takes me to someplace else entirely,” she adds. More women like Sarala can find their way to a loving home like Seneh. All they need is a little bit of your kindness. “It is difficult to make both ends meet”To sustain their daily expenditure, Capt Barua needs approx ₹3 lakh a month and arranging the funds is a mammoth challenge for the NGO. “Our expenses are growing day by day. Residents are growing older, their sicknesses are increasing. At times we have to give them special food. They require more care so we have to get more employees. About half of them require leading around, 1-2 has to be fed also. It will be very difficult to sustain it unless we get help,” he added. One act of your kindness can save these abandoned women, with no one in this world, from struggling on the streets to survive. At 80+ Gr. Capt. Barua cannot sustain Seneh on his own. “With folded hands, I appeal to all. Please come and please help us. Let us help these people, these old people who have nobody in this world. They are dying. They will die on the streets,” he urged. Donate to this fundraiser by Give.do to support retired Air Force officer, Group Captain Barua in his mission to rescue abandoned and homeless women from dying on the streets.

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No person chooses to be homeless and begging on the streets. But the unfortunate reality is that many elderly people end up on the streets because they are kicked out of the house by their children or abandoned by their families. Once on the streets, they are alone, starving, begging and in danger of being exploited. P. Naveenkumar of Atchayam Trust rescues the homeless and abandoned elderly and provides them shelter, medical attention, healthy meals and vocational skills to rebuild their lives.Your support can help Naveenkumar to feed and continue to transform their lives. ﻿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). Naveenkumar often finds the elderly in pitiable conditions. Since the homeless elderly are unable to bathe or change their clothes, they are covered in ants, flies, sores and wounds and their bodies start to smell. This makes people chase them away and even physically abuse them. Since 2014, Atchayam Trust has rescued, sheltered, counselled and rehabilitated more than 12,000 beggars and transformed their lives with counselling, skills training and job placements. But the 80 elderly and homeless grandparents rescued from the streets are in danger of losing their homes. Your donation will help them have shelter, nutritious food and the care they need to be rehabilitated.A home of comfort and transformation Founded by P. Naveenkumar in Erode in Tamil Nadu, Atchayam Trust gives the rescued elders shelter, medical attention, 3 healthy meals a day, counselling and vocational skills training. In many cases, Atchayam Trust also reunites the abandoned elderly with their families so they can live out their remaining years with their loved ones. When the abandoned grandparents pass away, their funerals are conducted according to their appropriate traditions and with compassion and care.  A founder with compassionWhen Atchayam Trust’s founder Naveenkumar cleared his GATE and TANCET exams as a young man, he was all set to join an MNC. But when he saw homeless senior citizens suffering on the streets in miserable conditions, it moved him so deeply that he wondered, “Why are old grandparents suffering alone on the streets like this and what can I do to help them?” That’s when Atchayam Trust was founded with the vision to create a “beggar-free India”. Need for the fundraiserNaveenkumar shares that “when people are born, they are happy. Likewise, when they pass away, they should be happy and not alone and miserable.” But far too many abandoned and homeless people die alone in misery and heartache. Atchayam Trust aims to rescue and care for these homeless beggars, but Naveenkumar now needs your support to continue caring for the 80 beggars in his care and reach out to many more with love and affection. “Just because of a lack of money”, he shares, “no human soul should be left all alone on the streets.”  Donate now to help Naveenkumar continue to shelter and care for the 80 elderly beggars taken off the streets and give them shelter, food, medical care and comfort to help them live despite being abandoned by their families.

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Hemkunt Foundation is a non-government organisation that aims to provide humanitarian aid to marginalized sections of society.The organisation is based upon the most popular Sikh principle of ‘Sarbat Da Bhalla’ which means welfare for all. While the efforts of Hemkunt Foundation are in tandem with its principle, it continues to provide livelihoods, disaster relief, access to basic human rights and education to all.

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This nonprofit is registered under section 80G of India's Income Tax Act, 1961. This means you can deduct 50% of the donation you made through your tax return.

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Are you concerned about your health during lockdown or know someone who is? Well in that case, we’ve got you covered! Fit Every Bit in collaboration with Healthy Choices, presents a workshop on health and nutrition wherein you will get to know how you can boost your strength and keep yourself fit with the help of the food you eat during these tough times when you are confined to your home. To register,donate a minimum of ₹150/- in the Fit Every Bit fundraiser(link in the bio) and DM us the screenshot of the donation at @fit.everybit or WhatsApp +919674734030 and you’ll be receiving a link for the session on Saturday.

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We would like to send a set of handcrafted bookmarks (digitally printed) to each donor as a token of appreciation(provide your name and address via return message on 9599560170)

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Dear All, thanks for your encouragement. To help Hemkunt foundation expand the good work extending the campaign by 7 days. Keep spreading the good work.

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Kudos to the amazing work by Hemkund Foundation, the beneficiary of our fundraiser.https://www.timesnownews.com/videos/et-now/shows/hemkunt-foundation-will-launch-700-bed-facility-tomorrow-startupcentral/96532

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Thank you so much for the amazing response, we could reach our goal of 20k within 3 days. Every rupee will go a long way in supporting this cause and saving lives. We have conducted 2 classes till now, and have registrations for 5 more classes scheduled over this week. As promised the #YogaCovidWarrior team has matched the donations and raised another 20k. Next, we are setting a bigger milestone for ourselves (10x). Looking forward to the continued support! Thank you!

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People from the marginalised communities suffer endlessly owing to their poverty. Whether it is a pandemic situation or a natural calamity, they’re always the worst hit. It is because most of them depend upon their daily wages. In times of distress, more often than not, such jobs are lost. On the other hand, people living in the villages lose their harvest every time there’s a flood, heavy rain, or storm. Their lives are unimaginably painful regardless of the situation.Neither they live in a healthy environment nor do they have proper nutrition. On most days, they sleep on a hungry stomach. This often leads their kids and the elders towards malnourishment. Imagine these people being hit with the COVID-19 pandemic! Imagine what all they might have had to go through all these days during the lockdown!It is believed that the urban poor communities namely, the migrant workers, slum dwellers, daily wage labourers, etc. were the most impacted. As soon as the lockdown was declared, they were out of work. Thousands of them were stranded in the city without a place to live in. And when they set out to leave for their hometowns, the borders were closed as well. Hemkunt Foundation has served over 2 Lakhs of cooked meals and distributed 250+ tonnes of dry ration to these people during this time. They reached out to the vulnerable communities in Delhi, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir. They also served the marginalised Muslim communities with fresh fruit and vegetables during Ramadan this year.  
 The lockdown might have ended in most cities and some of these people may have gone back to work. However, thousands of families are still suffering due to no income. The street vendors, construction labourers, househelps, security guards, restaurant workers, etc. have no means of survival. Their families are starving. With the pandemic situation worsening in many states, they’re doubtful of a better future as well.These people need our help. The pandemic has left them in the lurch. But we shouldn’t.Hemkunt Foundation believes in the popular Sikh principle of “Sarbat Da Bhala” i.e. welfare for all. The team strives to support the distressed and needy people. They offer disaster relief, livelihoods to the marginalised, access to basic human rights, and education to the deprived. The NGO has been feeding over 45,000 marginalised people everyday during this difficult time. With your help, they can do more and bring better changes to the lives of the needy.  
 A grocery and sanitation kit can help these marginalised communities keep going for days. It contains the essentials for healthy and nutritious meals. When you sponsor a kit, you save a family from starvation. Their plights are endless. But it is in your hands to give them hope for a better future. You can support them until the time is much better. Your kindness can ensure their wellbeing during this difficult time.Let’s join hands and help Hemkunt Foundation end their starvation for once and all.

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