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, Of the 250 the children rescued from abuse and exploitation, around 70 of them 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 good number 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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“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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“I used to be sexually abused repeatedly, and when I screamed in pain, they hit and threatened me with more violence,” says Priya (name changed), a rescued child sex worker. Priya was abducted by traffickers and sold into a red-light area house before she was rescued by Guria led by Manju. For over two decades, Manju has been rescuing young girls forced into prostitution across the country. She has been shaken to the core seeing some of the most horrifying crimes that young girls have to undergo. “You can’t imagine the state of girls forced into sex work. The girls are given electric shocks and burnt with cigarette butts just to get kicks out of it. And if they get pregnant, the "owners" kick them repeatedly in the womb so that the child inside dies…If you want to see hell, it is here on this planet where young girls are sexually abused,” says Manju.Manju needs your help to rescue more young girls from forced prostitution and reunite them with their families. Donate now.Guria’s work over the yearsBased out of Varanasi, inarguably the holiest place in India, Manju and her organisation Guria, fights the sexual exploitation of girls, especially minors, by taking on the traffickers head-on, and rescuing and rehabilitating them.Started in 1993, Guria has rescued over 5500 persons from slavery, sex trafficking, and child prostitution so far. It has also been instrumental in shutting down hundreds of places that housed trafficked girls and putting scores of traffickers out of business and in jail.For instance, in 2005, a Guria-led rescue operation in Varanasi's red-light area led to the freeing of 49 women and girls, including minors. Many of them were kept against their will. Some of the traffickers were also arrested and tried. Since then, Guria has rescued thousands of young girls.Manju and her husband, Ajeet Singh began rescuing girls from Varanasi’s red-light areas and then working to stop the sex-trafficking of young girls within Uttar Pradesh and outside. The organisation’s aim is to eliminate the sex trafficking of women, especially minor girls, end second-generation prostitution and child prostitution, and rehabilitate women and girls who are rescued from the trade. Manju has faced violent backlash from the traffickers and other vested interests, but it has not deterred her from carrying on rescuing young girls from trafficking. Rescue and rehabilitationBesides rescuing girls trafficked for sex, mostly from low-income families, from across the country, Guria fights on their behalf in courts and also provides education, food, vocational training, and other facilities until they are united with their families. But because of a lack of funds, Guria is finding it difficult to rescue more girls and also take care of them once they are away from the clutches of the traffickers. Take the case of Sameena (name changed), who was abducted from Uttar Pradesh all the way to Telangana. Guria took it upon itself to rescue the girl with the help of its own work and also the authorities. After months of rehabilitation, Sameena went back to her family and even completed her education. With your support, Manju can rescue many more young girls from trafficking and help them live the life of their dreams.

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Inqui-Lab Foundation is an educational non-profit organisation based out of India, that exists to nurture the next generation as problem solvers. Through our interventions we enable children and youth to come up with ideas for problems around them and support them in acting on their ideas. Inqui-lab is supported by national and international fellowships and incubators such as InnovatED, NSRCEL (IIM-Bangalore) and UNLEASH+ and we currently run programs in collaboration with the Social Welfare and Tribal Welfare departments, Government of Telangana. Along with UNICEF’s Office of Innovation and YUWAAH India, we are developing an online curriculum for Social Innovation.We believe that to build a new world that is socially inclusive, economically vibrant, and environmentally sustainable, we need to nurture future leaders, changemakers, innovators, and entrepreneurs who can transform their communities and world.

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Curiosity, imagination, innovation, problem-solving and critical thinking are crucial skills, commonly dubbed as 21st century skills, i.e. skills essential to succeed in this century. These skills must be honed as a necessity to survive in this dynamic and ambiguous world. The latest Indian National Educational Policy (NEP) 2020 states that education must progress from pure academic excellence to developing these essential skills. The most recent India Skills Report 2020 found only 46% of students from varying higher education institutions to be ‘employable’ or ‘ready to take up jobs’. India has also observed a decline in the entrepreneurial intentions and rate of early stage entrepreneurship. All these evidences point to the fact that our educational institutions need to do better to incorporate essential skills into classrooms, to support the youth’s ability to ‘Think Beyond.’ We live in a competitive world with ever growing social, economic, environmental challenges. It is, therefore, of extreme importance that the youth can face these curveballs without hitches and build a better tomorrow. 
 Inqui-Lab Foundation is working towards bridging the skill and opportunity gap that our children and youth face to create an equitable world.We have implemented our flagship program, Think &amp; Make in partnership with State Governments in over 60 schools so far. This two-year, in-person program utilises peer-led, hands-on experiences and student-led showcases to push a culture of problem-solving within the learning space.Through the program, we enable children to learn and apply their own textbook concepts to solve real world problems and engage in meaningful creation. Our approach not only bridges the gap in application skills but also helps build creativity, confidence &amp; collaboration making our children 21st century ready.With targeted funding, mentorship and encouragement, we have enabled students to bring their ideas into the real world and create products of social value. The program is currently being implemented in 45 schools impacting 3200 students. At the end of the first year of the program, students will develop 1600 ideas and prototypes with a potential to produce sustainable solutions for real world problems in their communities.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/57644ab0-cd20-41a7-a0ad-5425468c3a84.png" />As more and more students are introduced to such problem solving processes, we believe it is also essential to create an ecosystem of support for student ideas. We have also opened up new opportunities like follow-up internships, scholarships and other educational benefits for participating public school students. <a href="https://www.inquilabfoundation.org/post/building-21st-century-skills-in-school-children-part-1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Read about one such student, Roopa</a>, who has discovered new interests and availed upskilling opportunities as a follow up from her participation in Think &amp; Make.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/756db20a-7133-419a-8931-309f3c91bfd7.jpg" width="584" /> 
 Our 2019-20 pilot with 15 schools and 1200 children saw the generation of 1500 ideas and over 500 functional prototypes. We observed a growth in target skills, with further scope for mindset development.Target Skills and MindsetsDesign Thinking<ul><li>A growth of about 15% points in the quality of ideas submitted from one unit to the other</li><li>The program provided a platform for repeated exploration of thoughts and ideas </li><li>Students in observation showed an affinity to problem solve/brainstorm solutions for diverse domains</li></ul>Prototyping<ul><li>A growth of 4% points in prototype completion from one unit to the other</li><li>Program allowed for prototyping to be an ongoing practice rather than a one-off event</li><li>Students were most participative and highly invested in ‘Prototyping’</li></ul>Teamwork<ul><li>Program built a safe space within teams and class for students to share and work on ideas</li><li>Varying forms of team management styles were adopted</li><li>In all groups, members supported each other when discussing systemic and social issues</li></ul>Risk Taking<ul><li>Program provided a space for academically weak and less vocal students to express themselves - giving them visibility and appreciation</li><li>80% sample students discussed about problems faced in school</li><li>Academically weak students showed a growth in confidence and greater acceptance in classroom</li></ul>Creative Confidence<ul><li>Students show greater willingness to identify problems they want to solve</li><li>Courage to act on their ideas indicates deliberate creative confidence</li></ul>Empathy<ul><li>Students want to solve diverse range of problems, showing concern for different sets of users</li></ul>Collaboration<ul><li>Students engaged in a coordinated effort through the course of the program to solve problems together</li></ul>

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