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), &amp; 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (USA). 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.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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“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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Kolkata Society for Cultural Heritage (KSCH) is a social enterprise functioning at the grass root level for the permanent developmental changes of rural, urban and tribal areas of India. We believe that livelihood is the most important component of any sustainable developmental model. If we can improve economic conditions in the rural and tribal areas then we can automatically address other social aspects like Education, Health and Sanitation.Hence, our immediate focus is on the development of existing livelihood including Agriculture, Horticulture, Fish Harvesting and Poultry that are prevalent in these rural and tribal areas. We provide technical assistance for the development of Education,Health, and Sanitation. We are also working towards providing a platform for traditional folk music, dance and artifacts as livelihood generating mechanisms for rural people. We encourage community led developmental programs to foster growth and awareness within the communities.

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As we all know that mask is the most important component to fight against COVID 19 but majority of the population is not getting it. They are using either napkins or any piece of cloth but it will not suffice for their protection. As per time people are going back to their normal routine specially the daily wagers, farmers and labors. We need to secure their medical security by providing free masks to them. 
 We have engaged the poor self help group members to produce mask in a large scale. We have done capacity building program for them. We supplied the raw materials and they are producing the masks. With the donation we will circulate the masks among the underprivileged people for free. 
 The project will ensure free masks for the poor and it will help to empower the underprivileged women by providing an alternative livelihood generating method. We can reach huge beneficiaries through this model in terms of both medical and financial security. We have already reached more than 1700 underprivileged beneficiaries through this project.

Mask for All

Before going to the discussion, let me introduce my organization, Kolkata Society for Cultural Heritage (KSCH). It is a leading social enterprise in Eastern India is working in the fields of environment and sustainability. We believe in 3P’s - Prevention, Protection &amp; Preservation. Also, we have been doing livelihood development activities through cultural promotion. Our core team members are devoted to improving the socio-economic conditions of Artisans and farmers in Eastern India.For more than 4 years we have been operating our social development pertaining to reduce the human &amp; wild interactions, self-reliance of women self-help groups in forest fringe villages at Sundarban. But during the COVID pandemic, super cyclone Amphan has dismantled the lives and livelihoods of Sundarban. More than 30 lakhs people have lost their jobs, numerous houses have been ruined and due to the increase in salinity agricultural activities have been hampered. Also, due to the detrimental effects of natural catastrophe (Amphan), the bio-diversity of the Sundarban is on the way to extinct. 
 Outline of Our Project:1. We have initiated our mangrove plantation drives in three blocks at Sudarban (Samshernagar, Hingalgunj and Gosaba).2. In this project, more than 2,560 economically distressed people from almost 512 Amphan affected families will be getting jobs to sustain their livelihoods.3. Yearly, we are planning to cultivate more than 4 Lakhs Mangroves through our village-level rural nurseries. Local affected people will be taking care of the maintenance and operations of these nurseries. We will be helping them by providing techno-managerial supports. 4. Till now we have planted over 12,000 mangroves and more than 2 Lakhs seeds are already being implanted in the nurseries. We collected near about 6 lakhs mangrove seeds so far.5. Our initiative has begun under the banner of - "The Community Forest" - Sustainable plantation initiative led by the community to restore the Mangrove forestry of Sundarban.6. The project will help to generate 2 crore rupees for these rural people per year. Any interested people can also join this action by donating 50 rupees for each sapling. This is a community led event any person from community can contribute.7. We are addressing seven Sustainable Development Goals, identified by United Nations. They are, GOAL 1: No Poverty, GOAL 2: Zero Hunger, GOAL 5: Gender Equality, GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, GOAL 13: Climate Action, GOAL 15: Life on Land and GOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal.8. We initiated the project on 28th July 2020, the day when UNESCO accredited Sundarbans as one of their World Heritage Sites. Also it is World Nature Conservation day. 
 Possible outcome of the project:1.      Income generation for the poor.2.     Heritage and culture preservation of Sundarban.3.     We are also promoting the age old culture related to Mangroves.4.     Mangroves will help to maintain water quality.5.     Mangroves help to defend the coastal lives of Sundarban.6.     The project will help to develop the biodiversity of Sundarban.

The Community Forest to Restore Biodiversity of Sundarban

We are Kolkata Society for Cultural Heritage, working to improve the lives of rural people in West Bengal. We are working to foster the socio-economical structures by using different methods. Last year we organized an extensive COVID relief program. We provided support for more than 2lakhs of underprivileged people.This year with 352,991 new cases, India's total caseload crosses 17 million, while deaths rise by record 2,812 to reach a total of 195,123. India has set a new global record for a rise in daily coronavirus cases for a fifth straight day, while deaths from COVID-19 also jumped by an all-time high over the last 24 hours on Monday.Continuing with its one-week trend of recording new single-day high, West Bengal on Monday logged 8,426 new Covid-19 cases and 38 deaths linked to the virus. Kolkata witnessed its highest one-day spike with 2,211 cases followed by 1,801 in North 24 Parganas.In this very particular circumstance the demand of Oxygen is getting increased a lot and supply is limited. To combat the situation we Kolkata Society for Cultural Heritage is organizing free oxygen distribution and food support to the COVID affected patients. Here to start with we are procuring 100 Oxygen Cylinders for the COVID affected patients. 
 Outline of Our Project:We have already created 3 dedicated helplines (24-hr) to receive requests for O2, 24 volunteers have been allocated to receive orders and deliver cylinders. We have also partnered with a factory to refill the cylinders free of cost and redistribute. Therefore after the initial cost of buying the cylinders, this project is self-perpetuating. 
 Outcome of the project:1.     We procured 37 Cylinders till now.2.     Till now saved 1,114 lives.3.     We have disbursed more than 25,000 canisters.

Oxygen for Kolkata

Eastern India have seen unprecedented damage of livelihood, land and life. In India, Super cyclone Amphan is yet to be declared a national disaster. Moreover, the Sunderbans--a unique ecosystem that has been under threat in the last many years from undesirable economic development--is severely damaged in the face of super cyclone Amphan. 
 This fundraiser is raising money to buy ration and food supplies for the workers who have been devastated by the Amphan cyclone and economically hurt by the covid crisis. All money raised will be spent to the Amphan victims on the ground by distributing need-based ration to severely affected by the double blow of Amphan super-cyclone destroying homes, crops and livelihoods, on top of COVID paralyzing the economy and income of daily wage-workers. Your contribution will be used to set up community kitchens, buying tarpaulin, rice, oil, pulses, potatoes, soya bean and other basic dry food ration. 
 Till now we have adopted 8654 families at different areas of the affected areas. Our target is to support 50,000 families.