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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“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.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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Hunger and malnutrition have become a reality for thousands of elderly parents abandoned by their own children, in villages and slums across India. Seeing the rampant distress among the elderly, a team of selfless heroes from our NGO partner Mitti Cafe, though disabled themselves, have taken up the responsibility of providing cooked meals and dry rations to over 5,000 elderly in urgent need of support. Setting aside their own struggles, Mitti Cafe’s team, led by Ayesha Alam has been relentlessly fighting to free elderly from hunger and malnutrition through its Karuna Meals initiative. The need for nutrition support is growing with each passing day and Mitti Cafe is struggling to fulfill this enormous need. With your support, the NGO and its team of persons with disability can put food on the plates of hundreds of more elderly parents. Donate generously.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). Elderly deserve love, not neglect and hunger“There have been countless senior citizens, in extremely backward villages of the Sundarbans in West Bengal, who had not had a proper meal in days when we found them. We have seen people picking food from the garbage out of extreme hunger.”, recalls Ayesha of Mitti Cafe, while talking about the extent of hunger faced by senior citizens. According to Ayesha, there are thousands of elderly who have been either chucked out of their homes or have been left behind in villages by their children. “Our elderly don't deserve this life and it is our responsibility to come to their aid. If we come together we can ease the suffering of hundreds of people battling hunger and starvation. Donate now Our heroes’ war against hungerPersons with disability who were once discriminated against by society are today at the forefront of the fight to save abandoned elderly and children from hunger. The Karuna Meals team, comprising only of persons with disability has been able to cook and serve over 10 lakh meals. They have also distributed over 1 lakh packets of dry rations. ”They overlook their own struggles and suffering just to reach the elderly and provide them with the food they need,” says Ayesh. But their job is not yet done. “There are still many villages which have many malnourished and hungry seniors and we have not been able to reach them. But with your support, we can collectively end starvation,” she says. Donate now. Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help the elderly fight hunger and malnutrition.

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WHO WE AREKhushboo Welfare Society (Khushboo) was established on 13 November 1995 as a non profit organization under the Societies Act, 1860 to provide holistic care and multifarious services to people with mental and multiple disabilities.Khushboo's Vision and Mission  Our VisionTo have a society where the physically and mentally challenged lead a life of care, dignity and respect.Our MissionHelp the physically and mentally challenged to become self reliant, realise their full potential and enhance their capabilities to the maximum possible.WHAT WE DOWe work with special children, adolescents and grownups with special conditions such as:<ul><li>Cerebral palsy</li><li>Down syndrome</li><li> Autism</li><li>Mental Retardation</li><li> Slow Learners</li></ul>Our work focuses on;<ul><li>Provide relief to the families of these children by taking care of the children during part of the day</li><li> Provide continuum of care to these children on a long term basis.</li><li>Help the children to become more self reliant through Life Skills building &amp; Therapeutic programs.</li></ul>WHERE WE WORK·        We run a day care center at Gurgaon, Haryana providing a range of services.·        We also run a Community based (Outreach) program for special children about 10 kms from our Center.It is thus a multi-sector, multi-dimensional approach for people with disabilities, with joint participation of village community, the family members and Khushboo.   OUR METHODOLOGYEach person approaching Khushboo for care is assessed extensively by our Diagnostics and Prescriptive team comprising of Khushboo staff and specialists from renowned hospitals such as Fortis, Max, and Medanta.Based on this assessment, therapeutic/development needs are identified and an Individual Development Plan (IDP) is created.Based on the development plan, the child is made a part of one of the following streams:<ul><li>OPD</li><li>Regular enrolment</li></ul>The child is also assigned to a group based on her/his age and ability. The center delivers it services through two programs comprising of various activities and the schedule is based on the child’s group and individual development plan.The programs and the respective activities are broadly under catagories:Life Skills Development &amp; Therapeutic ServicesLife Skills Development<ul><li>     Personal care and Hygiene</li><li>      Education</li><li>      Computers</li><li>      Activities of Daily Living(ADL)</li><li>      Home management &amp; Housekeeping</li><li>      Tailoring</li><li>      Cooking &amp; Catering</li><li>      Gardening</li><li>      Arts &amp; Crafts</li><li>      Personal safety &amp; Security</li><li>      Organic holi colors from flowers</li></ul> Therapeutic Services<ul><li>      Physiotherapy</li><li>      Occupational Therapy</li><li>      Speech Therapy</li><li>      Pottery</li><li>      Psychiatry &amp; Counselling</li><li>      Sensory Integration</li><li>      Yoga</li><li>      Performing &amp; Expressive arts (Dance &amp; Music)</li><li>      Sports</li></ul>

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Khushboo Welfare Society (Khushboo) was established on 13 November 1995 as a non- profit organization under the Societies Act, 1860 to provide holistic care and multifarious services to people with mental and multiple disabilities.·     Khushboo works with special children, adolescents and grownups with special conditions such as:·     Cerebral palsy·     Down syndrome·     Autism·     Mental Retardation·     Slow Learners-Children with disabilities are unable to perform activities of daily living their health condition is further deteroiting-Parents of the special children are not able to earn their means of livelihood as they have to take care of the children. Nor do they have expertise to take of their children 
 The children under our care have different kinds of disability and each of them has different learning ability. Each child has an individual development plan.The children are grouped as per their age and learning ability and formed into a class where a special educator along with an assistant teacher and helper looks after the group of children.Khushboo provides below mentioned solutions :-<ul><li>Provide Life skills development and therapeutic interventions to helps the physically and mentally challenged to become self-reliant, realise their full potential and enhance their capabilities to the maximum possible.</li><li>Provide a continuum of care to these children on a long-term basis.</li><li>Provide relief to the families of these children by taking care of the children during part of the day</li></ul>1) Life Skills Development (LSD)Activities which come normally to human beings pose huge challenges for special children. These include the following;<ul><li>Performing activities of daily living</li><li>Cognitive skills</li><li>Mobility</li><li>Body awareness</li><li>Communicating &amp; following instructions</li></ul> We work with children in the following areas to teach them skills which enable them to handle personal needs on their own.<ul><li>Activities of Daily Living(ADL)</li><li>Interpersonal Skills</li><li>Personal Safety and Security</li><li>Home management &amp; Housekeeping</li><li>Cooking &amp; Catering</li><li>Education ( 3 R’s)</li><li>Computers</li><li>Gardening</li><li> Art &amp; Craft</li></ul>Activities of Daily Living (ADL): Children are taught to do the following routine activities on their own.<ul><li>Eating</li><li>Bathing</li><li>Dressing </li><li>Toileting </li><li>Personal care and hygiene</li><li>Getting in and out of bed or chair easily (transferring)</li><li>Controlling bladder and bowel movements (maintaining continence) </li><li>Opening clothes pin</li><li>Filling water can</li><li>Washing clothes</li><li>Identifying toilets of their gender</li><li>Managing time etc</li></ul>Interpersonal Skills: At Khushboo, children develop their social skills to:<ul><li>Ask for assistance</li><li>Make new friends</li><li>Communicate clearly to have their needs addressed</li><li>Hold conversations with friends and family</li><li>Give their opinions</li></ul>Personal Safety and Security: A very important life skill, special children are taught safety measures. They learn:<ul><li>Kinds of risks they may face</li><li>How to avoid tricky/unsafe situations</li><li>Awareness on personal safety</li><li>Sense of right conduct</li><li>Deterring unwelcome behaviour</li><li>Difference between good and bad touch</li><li>Safety precautions from fire, or sharp instruments such as knives or scissors</li></ul>Home Management and Housekeeping: This skill is important in everyone’s life, more so for special children. Performing household tasks builds their abilities to work on their own and also be of help to their families. A big factor in building interpersonal relationships too, children gain self-worth and respect from their families. Amongst other skills, our children learn:<ul><li>Cleaning</li><li>Dusting</li><li>Table laying</li><li>Bed making</li><li>Ironing</li><li>Setting up almirah</li><li>Folding clothes</li><li>Money Management (Familiarization with notes and coins and doing transactions while shopping)</li></ul>Cooking and Catering: Children who have a little better ability are taught these skills so that they can be of help to their families.Education: Khushboo ensures that our children learn basic academics to the extent possible. The focus is on the following:<ul><li>Reading</li><li>Writing</li><li>Arithmetic</li></ul>Computers: Children who have requisite capabilities are taught basic computer skills and are also trained in special applications viz Photoshop and CorelDraw. The intent is to have a meaningful engagement for the children and at the same time impart computer skills.Gardening: One school of thought believes that gardening has some therapeutic effect,Khushboo involves children in this activity to have a meaningful engagement which can be done at home also.Art and Craft: Science has proved that creative expression helps in emotional well-being. This skill helps children express their needs while benefitting from the immeasurable joy that art brings. At Khushboo children learn:<ul><li>Colouring</li><li>Painting</li><li>Drawing</li><li>Crafting waste material into useful products</li></ul> 2) Therapeutic ServicesChildren under our care have serious medical afflictions. Hence, these services from the core of our work. Following interventions are carried out by us;<ul><li> Physiotherapy</li><li>Occupational Therapy with multi sensory integration </li><li>Hearing &amp; Speech Therapy</li><li> Performing &amp; Expressive Arts ( Music &amp; Dance)</li><li>Pottery</li><li>Yoga</li><li>Sports</li></ul>Physiotherapy: This intervention aims at:<ul><li>Strengthen and recuperate weak muscles through weight bearing exercises</li><li>Enhance leg muscle capacity with standing programs</li><li>Enable mobility with programs such as walking and the wheelchair use</li><li>Identify and meet orthopaedic needs</li></ul>Based on the individual development plan drawn for the child a physiotherapy schedule is drawn for the child. The therapists work closely with the children and; <ul><li>Assess the need for aids - such as standers, wheelchairs, or any other orthotic devices.</li><li>Help the child and family to become familiar with the required equipment.</li><li>Conduct group sessions with other professionals.</li><li>Advise supplementary home activities to caregivers after training them.</li><li>Hold quarterly conference meetings with parents</li><li>Assist the child reach his/her developmental milestones that requires gross motor skills, like sitting, crawling, standing, walking, jumping, kicking ball, etc.</li><li>Facilitate to achieve the desired goals through manual therapy, frame standing, standing bars, tilt table, parallel bar training, balance training, muscle stimulator etc.</li></ul>Occupational Therapy with multi sensory integration:Developing skills that are a must for daily living is the main objective of this intervention. Designed to improve basic motor functions and reasoning skills, the program helps prevent permanent loss of functions. The intervention uses methods such as multi-sensory stimulation and integration to:<ul><li>Help eat properly through oral-motor Exercises</li><li>Teach new activities through Imitation Techniques</li><li>Improve tactile sense through Touch therapy sessions</li><li>Tone up Body Balance through exercises like jumping, climbing stairs etc.</li><li>Improve Motor Skills by picking and releasing small objects</li><li>Improve Concentration &amp; Attention through clear commands</li><li>Cutting of flowers for improving hand- eye coordination</li></ul>Hearing &amp; Speech Therapy:This intervention helps in improving speech of the children, and their ability to understand and express, including nonverbal cues. Our therapists work to;<ul><li>Test hearing ability of children</li><li>Assess the problems and provide treatment.</li><li>Identify difficulties in articulation, fluency, resonance, or language disorders. </li><li>Demonstrate the right sounding words and practise with children to follow same using computer/ tablet.</li><li>Ensure proper mouth coordination to produce sounds to form words and sentences</li><li>Help with voice volume regulation.</li><li>Address language disorders to help children express their thoughts</li><li>Use of written, pictorial, body and sign forms to help children develop their understanding.</li><li>Practise on computers and iPads with special software applications to develop children’s speech.</li></ul> Psychiatry and Counselling: At Khushboo, counselling is an imperative and an integral part of the care process. Good bonding with family plays an important role in a child’s rehabilitative progress and this is exactly what this intervention does. The process of counselling involves:<ul><li>Understanding child’s uniqueness, identifying their strengths and their struggles</li><li>Developing a partnership between the teachers and the parents to bring desired changes in the child</li><li>Facilitating learning of new skills and trying new behaviours</li><li>Since the parents and the children struggle with challenges in everyday living, acquiring new skills lead to improvement in the quality of the life of children as well as the parents. </li></ul>Pottery:This unique therapeutic intervention settles and calms children. It also manages to hold their attention for a longer duration and helps them focus. Pottery enhances a child’s sensory development and motor skills. A pottery expert visits Khushboo to guide our children in the art of making diyas, pots, pen holders, and other clay items. Full of creative joy, this intervention boosts our children’s confidence levels.Yoga:Where conventional treatment methods reach their limits, yoga has shown remarkable results at different levels. Children with Down syndrome and other Development Disability often surprise their families and teachers with quick mastery of basic motor, communication, and cognitive skills through practice of yoga.Regular yoga leads to a greater concentration, balance , and composure in daily living, and long term gains include relaxation and softening of inner tensions, body –mind   equilibrium, and a feeling of energetic buoyancy to carry through even the most difficult daysAt Khushboo we ensure children practise yoga asanas (postures), pranayam (breathing exercises) and listen to meditative music – using phonetics for healing. A yoga teacher oversees the session and conducts beneficial asanas for each individual case. After the session, children clean their yoga mats and keep them neatly rolled for the next class. Each day children attend their yoga class for one hour which has been formally included in the curriculum.Performing and Expressive Arts:  Dance and music is a great way to encourage muscle movements and greater joint mobility. They not only improve muscle tone, spatial awareness, and kinaesthetic sensation, but also stimulate endorphins and facilitate social skills.These activities are specially tailored to meet individual needs, capabilities, and have the highest level of participation- so much that children eagerly look forward to these sessions.Sports:A new sports program aimed at “Learn while playing” was introduced with the help of an expert. The programme enables children to learn things like following instructions, waiting for their turn, develop alternate solutions etc. This has further enhanced the confidence level of the children. Apart from this, children with little more capabilities are provided with special coaching to participate in competitive sports. Some of our have done us proud by winning prizes at National and International level competitions. 
 Khushboo has enabled many special children with severe disabilities to perform activities of daily living. Some of the children who were little better abled were trained by our special educators to become star performers. Some of the children have won awards in Special Olympics and State level. At the same time, for children with severe disabilities, we have been able to slow down the deterioration in their health and abilities which is otherwise is normal for their condition. Khushboo has impacted the physically and mentally challenged to become self- reliant, realize their full potential and enhance their capabilities to the maximum possible The parents are also enabled as to how to take care of their children once they are back from Khushboo. Moreover, since the children are with us during a part of the day, it has enabled the parents to take up employment/work which has in turn increased their income.

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