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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65-year-old Shakuntala completely depends on our partner NGO, Share and Care, for her food requirements, as she has no one else to take care of her. “When my only child was young, my husband Nadesan died. It was just me and my young son. After my son got married, he left me to stay with his in-laws, and I was alone. I am old, have pain in my legs, knees, shoulders and my entire body so I cannot work as I once did. But the food rations such as the nuts, lentils, wheat flour and rice I receive from Share and Care help me tremendously and I can eat well every day,” she says. Share and Care helps hundreds of abandoned grandparents, most of them being elderly women. The senior citizens belong to tribal communities and have limited access to necessities such as food and medicines to stay alive and well. This Shivratri, you can help with food and other essentials. Support them. 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). Abandoned elderly supported by Share and Care400 elderly parents abandoned by their children have no one to take care of them and need your help. They suffer from hunger, sight and hearing failure, diabetes, high blood pressure and other medical conditions. As they cannot work and support themselves because of old age, they cannot afford medicines or even clothing. So, they remain poor and alone. Share and Care’s mission Since 1984, Share and Care has been caring for disadvantaged groups of people, including elderly parents who have been living in poverty after being abandoned by their children. The founders, a couple named Carmel and Arokiasamy, aim to eliminate poverty and the suffering of the poor through social welfare programs and education. To achieve this mission, Share and Care runs a program in Chennai and also a village in Tiruvallur, where the 400 elderly live. This program ensures that every month, the 400 senior citizens have dry food rations, medicines and medical care, clothes, physiotherapy, geriatric counselling and other services to nurture them back to good physical health. Need for the fundraiserOne of the founders, Carmel Arokiasamy, shares that the abandoned elderly parents who live in extreme poverty without food or anyone to care for them constantly think about their children and ask, “Did we do something wrong?” Arokiasamy shares that from the time their children are born, they take care of them in such a special way. But when their children abandon them, they weep and cannot stop thinking about them. While dealing with this emotional distress, they are also suffering from hunger and disease. But cannot afford food and medicines. Donate now to help Share and Care provide the abandoned elderly with dry food rations, medical supplies, a medical and eye camp, counselling, clothes, blankets and recreational activities to live their lives with a positive outlook, despite their circumstances.Your donation can provide these elderly parents with their most basic and urgent needs. “Please support our work because this is for the elderly parents who are in great need. These grandparents are bedridden. They need care, love and support”.Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest online donation platform, to support Share and Care in their mission to provide food, medicines, counselling and personal care to 400 abandoned grandparents living in poverty.

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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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ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) is working to educate and inspire the student community to avoid and overcome addiction within the culture of care and love, thus empowering youths. We aim to inculcate in our youth the values and skills necessary for having a healthy and stress-free lifestyle suited to bright academics and professionals.

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Varanasi is a cultural capital of the world. It is also a land of so many temples and spirituality. However, at present time, most of the spiritual organizations are not working on propagating the divine knowledge and education to transform the lives of people. We have an urgent need to develop a cultural center in Varanasi that can sustainably spread cultural and spiritual education to change the lives of people in a practical way. This will help to keep up the status of Varanasi as a city of "spiritual and cultural education" - for what it was once known.Apart from the education, at times we need to support the basic needs of people in terms of food and shelter in challenging times such as pandemics, natural disasters etc. Through VICC, this support center can be created for helping the needy people as well.Due to the self sustainability of the VICC, we can also further give support to satellite centers in nearby cities in the future.Therefore, as of now we need to raise funds for constructing the upcoming Vedic India Cultural Center (VICC) in Varanasi. 
 The contributions from all the donors will be used for construction and development of VICC. Regular updates about the project development and construction will be updated monthly to our donors.Some of the selected donors may also have an opportunity to become financial core members of the center and most importantly they will be bestowed by Special blessings of Supreme Lordships Sri Sri Radha Gopal. The project is aimed to bring about an overall spiritual development and cultural revolution in Varanasi. Since Varanasi is a spiritual hub of India, a Vedic cultural center is a much required institution for systematic propagation of cultural wisdom and value education to all classes of people so that they attain real eternal happiness. 
 Vedic India Cultural center is aimed at propagating the much needed values through spiritual education, conducting cultural events, distribution of free sanctified food for the needy as well as creating a Vedic value system for next generations.In today’s world, there is in a dire need of reviving the value system through spiritual knowledge. India has been well-known throughout history for having the treasure of culture, values and ethics based on the scriptural roots. But in the modern times, Indian people have been misguided to forget this great treasure in their backyard and chase after so-called materialistic life that lacks any strong moral basis.Apart from the education, at times we need to support the basic needs of people in terms of food and shelter in challenging times such as pandemics, natural disasters etc. VICC aims to support all those needy people during the challenging times and the project also involves daily free distribution of food for the needy.To rekindle the true wisdom and revive the real spirit of our human life, Vedic India Cultural Centre can potentially propagate spiritual knowledge to society at large, rejuvenate the cultural values to check the imbalance of values in life and achieve real unity and peace in the world.

ISKCON Varanasi: Vedic India Cultural Center (VICC) Varanasi

Every year, thousands of young people in India fall prey to alcohol, drugs, smoking, and tobacco addiction. A survey by Times of India suggests that "9 out of 10 addicts start the intake of addictives while they are in schools and colleges. As per the Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, there are 4 vital human needs -1) Physiological needs2) Love/Belonging - Emotional needs3) Professional &amp; Egoistic needs4) Spiritual Needs.These needs when unmet with, cause insecurity, inferiority complex, peer pressure, stress. As an escape from all of this, a person takes to addiction. 
 Our project helps facilitate youth and children in meeting their needs in a loving culture through workshops and seminars on anti-addiction and value education, training in positive lifestyle and inter-personal skills, counseling, hostel facility, and skill development, for their overall personality growth with positive values and high professional competence. 
 This project will educate over 1,000 youths and children every year for life-long addiction free and Stress-Free lives, thus making an immensely effective contribution to their families, profession, society, and humanity at large. Over 100 young people shall avail our hostel facilities and skill development training to make the best of their academics and professional lives. Over 5,000 students will get value education courses.

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A total of 25 cows and their 10 calves need shelter and hygienic care. The unplanned structure of Gaushala is 15 years old and dilapidated. The walls are damaged, the tin shelteris leaking, the drainage is blocked and there is congestion of space. Hygiene care and cleanliness is a challenge due to congestion and lack of resources. 
 We're trying to construct a new Goshalla in a 4,000 s.q. ft. area for these cows, with proper drainage, shelter, ventilation, and hire employees for their care and cleanliness. We're trying to arrange for good quality cow feed and arrange a nice grazing space for these cows and calves.The cost break up that we have worked out is listed as under<ul><li>Structure Work - Steel Tin Shed : ₹1400000</li><li>Cow Feed and Water Tank : ₹460000</li><li>Interlocking Floor Work : ₹210000</li><li>Water Supply &amp; Drainage System : ₹200000</li><li>Doors and Shutter : ₹20000</li><li>Godown for Bhusa and Cow Feed : ₹60000</li><li>Electric Work : ₹120000</li><li>Boundary Wall : ₹75000</li><li>Monthly Maintenance Cost : ₹75000</li><li>This adds up to a total project cost of ₹2620000 and we look forward to your support towards the same. You contribution can help us in our mission.</li></ul> 
 The intended impact is better care of cows, with special emphasis on cleanliness. A new shelter will help the cows in living a better life.

ISKCON Prayagraj: These Cows Need Shelter and Hygienic Care

Social distancing is necessary to help limit the spread of the virus, but for the economically weaker sections of society the food insecurity is a much more serious issue than the disease itself as typically they cannot afford to stock up on food supplies. In addition, malnutrition increases vulnerability to disease.Food supply to : •	refugees and migrants•	wage workers•	those with inflexible jobs, and •	outstation students without families who depended on local roadside restaurants•	people with pre-existing medical conditions•	older adults•	individuals experiencing homelessness 
 Food for Life’s largest programs are in India. Food for Life volunteers also respond to natural disasters, bringing food and hope into the lives of people affected by events. During COVID-19, ISKCON Delhi rose to the challenge by distributing 5 Lacs+ meals everyday to daily wagers to help the government in their struggle to provide access to healthy food and adequate nutrition on a daily basis to the economically vulnerable. 
 Since the lockdown, ISKCON Delhi have served more than 2.5+ Crore meals across Delhi &amp; still going on.