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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“My 8-year-old son was diagnosed with cancer and it left the entire family devastated. I was told the cost of treatment would run into lakhs. I was barely managing to make ends meet and there was nothing I could do to save Swaroop. But the Nargis Dutt Foundation stepped in and took care of all the expenses. I can’t even imagine the consequences had they not been there for my son,,” says teary-eyed Devendra.The helplessness that Devendra felt is not uncommon among low-income families of cancer patients. There are many who helplessly see their dear ones, including children, lose their life in the most painful manner. Nargis Dutt Foundation has ensured that thousands of families don’t see this fate. It’s been a ray of hope for thousands of cancer patients since its inception over 40 years back. You can help save many more patients with cancer. 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). The cost of each chemotherapy is as much as ₹15,000 and a cancer patient can require between 6 to 12 sessions. The hefty cost for cancer treatment is well beyond the reach for poor families that are barely surviving on two square meals a day. Help Nargis Dutt Foundation provide treatment to poor cancer patients and save them from a slow and painful death.Giving hope to cancer patients“I was just 13 when my mother was diagnosed with cancer. When I saw my mother struggling for life it left a lifelong impact on me. Her condition had deteriorated to such an extent she was almost unrecognisable. I know how it feels like to lose a loved one to cancer and I am not alone in my grief. There are thousands of people struggling to save their family members,” says Priya, daughter of noted actress Nargis Dutt, who lost her life to cancer, and in whose name the NGO has been founded. Priya has made it her life’s mission to save as many cancer patients as she can, but she can not do it alone. Nargis Dutt Foundation needs your support. Your donation can not only save cancer patients but can give life to entire families.Need for the fundraiserCancer is often seen as a death sentence. But doctors say that if detected early and if a patient receives essential treatment, the illness can be defeated and the person can return to their lives. “Treatment of cancer often depends on multiple factors including the type of cancer and the stage in which it is detected. Some patients require surgery while some can be cured with just chemotherapy or immunotherapy. “Whatever may be the need, our nonprofit supports patients till the time they are cancer free. We not only take care of the cost of treatment but even assist patients with nutrition which is vital in the fight against cancer. Moreover, we ensure that family members who are already facing immense hardships get proper accommodation and food during treatment so they don’t suffer any further,” says the NGO leader. With your support, Nargis Dutt Foundation can help patients win the fight against cancer and save their families from grief of losing a loved one.Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted fundraising platform, to support Nargis Dutt Foundation in their mission to give life-saving chemotherapy and care to cancer patients who can not afford treatment.

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Krushi Vikas Gramin va Prashikshan Sanstha (Krushi Vikas) is a registered nonprofit Society of Malkapur (Vidarbha region of Maharashtra) endeavoring for agricultural advancement and integrated rural development since 1991. It works in collaboration with various Government Agencies, Corporates, Foundations and CBOs and has been awarded with "FICCI - Sustainable Agriculture Award 2021", “Mahatma Award for Social Goods in 2019”, "CSR Implementing agency of the year 2016-17" award during India CSR summit 2017 and with "Dr Manibhai Desai Rashtraseva Award" in April 2018 for its commendable works. In collaboration with various Govts Depts., CSR Agencies and other stakeholders, Krushi Vikas is working across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat through Formation and Promotion of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), Integrated Community Development, Climate Change and Renewable Energy, Watershed Development, Sustainable Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, SHG Bank Linkage, Micro enterprise Promotion, Women Empowerment, Health and Education etc. It has its presence in 5 states viz., Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh working on various aspects of development with around 1 lakh+ HHs and majority of them are from vulnerable groups such as landless, marginal &amp; small farmers, women, SCs and STs which is an indication of inclusive growth and development. The development process is facilitated by a team of 200+ professionals from various institutes of repute having vast experience in the field of FPO management, agri-business, enterprise development, rural development, partnerships, networking and so on.

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While India asserts itself as one of the world’s largest growing economies, recent report indicates that 30% of our population lags on basic literacy and thrice that for digital literacy. In a world where virtually all kind of information and services are available on digital platform and easily accessible, it is imperative for people to be digital literate to reap the benefits. The govt’s vision on cashless economy and boost to payment gateways and banks in one hand simplify banking and financial transaction on digital platform, however also necessitates right training on financial and digital literacy. While people now have increased access to smartphones, lack of structured training and discipline in digital literacy largely limits the good use of digital platform, specifically in rural India. There is a stark lack of structured training program in Digital and Financial literacy. People still have to stand in long queues in banks, utility service providers to pay bills, withdraw money etc.The familiarity with technology and reliance on mobile communications will transform the way current and future generation will work, entertain, collaborate, consume and create. 
 Project is targeting to train and empower all the parts of the community. School going children, youths, women and farmers will form the beneficiary group. Special attention will be given on Women. Targeting to make them the digitally literate member of the household thus fulfilling the objective of making each household in a community digitally literate.The model would include community mapping, identification of target groups, mobilization of target groups, and set up of physical training centres at places that are easily accessible by the communities for imparting Digital and Financial literacy programs.Implementation MethodologyThe training is proposed to be delivered in modular format split across different sessions, each session will have key learning takeaways.Session 1: The team will visit each household and organize a orientation program. The first session will be on “National Digital Literacy Mission Course”. This session will be conducted at various parts of the village. People will be made aware about Cashless Transaction practices, introduction to financial literacy course along with introduction to National Digital Literacy Mission Course. Session 2 to 10: These sessions will focus on literacy based on Dhangyan App. A team leader with Laptop and 20 Tabs (each participant will use the tab) will facilitate the session of 45 Minutes each. Session 11 to 30: Will be on National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) course. This will be run at the resource centre established by the Project. Course prescribed by NDLM will be used for teaching at this centre.The Resource centre will also facilitate Bank Account Opening, Promoting Cashless Banking Handholding support and financial literacy training program on regular basis. 
 We believe Digital literacy promoted with financial literacy will have better impact on livelihoods. Combination of Digital Literacy, Financial Literacy along with Cashless banking can definitely have a positive impact on the livelihoods of the targeted community.Overall expected impact of the project per centre (At the end of 3 years), in all 4 such centres are planned.<ul><li>Digital Literacy Training to 2,500 persons</li><li>Financial Literacy Training imparted to 1,250 people</li><li>Cashless Banking Transaction Adopted by 500 Households</li><li>50 + Case Studies Developed</li></ul>The program would not only bridge the digital divide existing within the country but would also empower its beneficiaries to adopt internet technology for their day to day living. It’s a known fact that an empowered society is an important pillar in building a strong nation.Krushi Vikas Va Gramin Prashikshan Sanstha (KVGPS) was established in the year 1991 and rapidly emerging as a regional and national development organization aimed at the betterment of rural, semi-rural, and diversifying urban communities. In close to 3 decades, KVGPS has gained wealth of expertise in understanding the difficulties of rural communities and has worked and successfully implemented various social development projects and trainings on Soil Water Conservation, Sustainable Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Skill Development, Education, Sanitation, Digital Literacy, Women Empowerment, Climate Change etc.KVGPS has been appointed as a partner in National Digital Literacy Mission by Govt of India and is also an Implementing Partner of National Digital Literacy Mission program supported by various corporate partners through NASSCOM Foundation.We encourage you also to visit our website and Facebook page for more details on our work towards different social development projects.https://www.krushivikas.org/https://www.facebook.com/krushivikasngo/

Project “Sakshar” - A move to promote Digital and Financial Literacy in Rural India

Vidarbha region consists of 11 districts of northern Maharashtra, India. Vidarbha holds two-thirds of Maharashtra's mineral resources and three-quarters of its forest resources, and is a net producer of power. Yet, it is most infamous for farmers suicides in India. As per latest farmers suicide report Maharashtra recorded the highest number suicide (37.51%) out of India’s total of 10677 in 2020. And in Maharashtra, Vidarbha region accounted for over 50% farmers suicides.It is ironic that farmers, despite toiling throughout the year are gradually pushed to take the extreme step of committing suicide. Such inhumane and deplorable situations of farmers are due to a number of factors like crop failures, indebtedness, rising production costs and decreasing productivity etc. The high drought proneness of the region aggravates the situation even further. 
 Acknowledging the critical situation and the need for systematic interventions, Krushi Vikas has been working on climate resilient agriculture, natural resource management, livelihoods diversification, promotion of Community Based Organizations in the region.Krushi Vikas has been supporting the farming community through capacity building, field demonstrations, exposure visits on the following aspects:·         Reducing production cost·         Collectivized purchase of agri-inputs·         Introduction of package of practices and best practices·         Facilitating credit and market linkages·         Access to affordable tools and technologies·         Facilitating processing and value addition·         Promoting enterprise development and diversified livelihoods·         Promoting climate resilient agriculture·         Enhanced convergence of government schemes. 
 As on date, Krushi Vikas has supported 100000+ farmer households in the region by capacitating them on the aforementioned aspects through more than 500 online and offline trainings, demonstrations and exposure visits and promoting 200+ Farmer Producer Organizations/farmer groups/SHGs etc. We are delighted to have been able to significantly contribute towards preventing farmer suicides.With the mission of supporting a greater number of distress farmers, Krushi Vikas aims to strengthen its endeavor by upgrading the existing training infrastructure.<ul><li>Upgradation of training hall</li><li>Construction of hostel for women farmers trainees</li><li>Construction of separate toilet blocks for women farmer trainees</li><li>Construction of Canteen facilities</li><li>Creation of farming demonstration models within the training center</li></ul>

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Education is a critical and empowering tool as it plays a defining factor in shaping one’s life. However, students from rural background are deprived of quality education due to unavailability and inaccessibility of quality education. To bridge this gap, Jan Shikshan Seva Mandal (a grassroot level registered society) started an English medium school – Janta Convent School in 2013 at Talni village, Motala taluka, Buldhana district, Maharashtra. The school caters to quality educational needs of the primary students of surrounding 8 villages and runs classes from nursery to 4th standard with yearly average student strength of 200+. The students are mostly from poor farming and landless laborer families due to which the school administration kept the school fees nominal. As a result, the school cannot generate enough revenues to invest in infrastructure development and other necessary facilities. As such, it is acting as a detrimental factor towards imparting quality education to the underserved and underprivileged children of the area. 
 On behalf of Jan Shikshan Seva Mandal, Krushi Vikas va Gramin Prashikshan Sanstha (non-profit) is fundraising for a cause close to its heart to bring a lasting change in the lives of the underprivileged children. To help create more impact and touch more lives we need your support and contribution in the following ways.<ol><li>Provision of school bus for students mobility</li><li>Renovation of existing classrooms for better learning environment</li><li>Construction of additional classrooms to ease congestion</li><li>Furniture (tables and benches) for better learning environment</li><li>Modern teaching learning materials for improved learning and retention</li><li>Digital tools and technologies for better learning and retention</li><li>Playing kits and instruments for holistic growth and development of students</li></ol> 
 With your generous support, the Jan Shikshan Seva Mandal shall be able to undertake necessary interventions towards creating better educational infrastructure crucial for imparting quality education to the most underprivileged and underserved children of the region and help facilitate transformative journey of these children.

Project “Sakshar” - A move to promote Digital and Financial Literacy in Rural India

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