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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“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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Gratitude to all the kind Donors and Volunteers! Sharing the moments from our "Blankets for Homeless Campaign". On 31st December, our team members and our respected trustee, Mr.Prasoon Sahi, distributed blankets to the needy ones at different areas in Varanasi.  Have a look at the efforts made. Campaign is still on, for the support you can go through the link and donate for helping us reach more needy ones.

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Hunger is still a major issue in today's progressive world. According to facts, out of 15, one child dies mostly cause of hunger in developing countries. Whereas, hunger is a global problem, still on an estimated 526 million of sleep hungry in Asia and only among which majority lies in the Indian sub-continent. There is a serious requirement of joint initiatives to fight the cause and feed a meal to a hungry. 
 MCKS Food For Hungry Foundation Uttar Pradesh, with a vision to eradicate hunger is contributing to many districts of UP with daily free meals to people. MCKS FFHUP is already feeding around 1000 souls in Varanasi under its Feed a Meal Program daily and is also putting efforts to start feeding programs on other cities of Uttar Pradesh. MCKS Food for Hungry Foundation is planning to set up similar feeding centers in 10 more cities of Uttar Pradesh that will fight the problem of hunger. 
 With feeding centers of MCKS Food For Hungry Foundation Uttar Pradesh serving the cooked meal in these 10 cities will greatly impact the society to develop a giving and feeding approach to the needy while ensuring that no one sleeps hungry in the city. Though the project will have a little impact but can set a narrative where more hands will join to completely eradicating hunger from cities.

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Today, education remains an inaccessible right for millions of children around the world. More than 72 million children of primary education age are not in school and 759 million adults are illiterate and do not have the awareness necessary to improve both their living conditions and those of their children.Children from poor families often do not have access to proper education since it is simply too expensive for their families to send them to school. 
 When a child gets educated, he or she becomes the light of the family and illuminates the society. Every child must have access to education. MCKS Food For the Hungry Foundation - Uttar Pradesh brings the boon of education to children by ensuring their school fees, books and stationery, school dress and essential coaching to excel in the world of knowledge. MCKS FFHUP not only pledges to bring education to kids but also ensures overall development of kids by providing them free coaching classes, nurturing and counselling sessions. Its like adopting a child for their educational purposes. Help us to make this possible. Sponsor a child's education by donating in the following categories. Category I : Ensure Uninterrupted Education for 1 Kid: Rs 15,000 a yearEnsure that the kid gets educated with the overall development. It is almost like adopting the child for his education. In just Rs 15,000 a year, you can secure the life of the kid with tuition fees, stationery and books, uniforms, and coaching to cope up with the educational pressures.Category II : Sponsor the Tuition Fees of a Kid: Rs 10,000 a yearIn a small contribution as Rs 10,000 a year, a kid will go to school and will live up to his dreams. The donations made will go to the school fees of the student.Category III : Donate Stationery, Books and Uniforms: Rs 5,000 a yearSeveral kids manage to go to school but struggle with old uniforms, shoes, and the absence of stationery and books. You can bring colors by donating a kid a new uniform and shoe set along with books and stationery. Category IV : Donate to support Educational Expenses: Amount as per your preferencesWhatever you will donate will go to meeting the educational expenses of the kid in the form of stationaries or other educational requirements 
 MCKS Food For Hungry Foundation UP is planning to sponsor around 300 or more students for their all education expanses. Few of the works which will be carried out by foundation are <ul><li>The foundation will counsel Students and Parents and will enroll students to the respective schools</li><li>The foundation will update the details of sponsored child &amp; keep things updated.</li><li>The foundation will provide coaching and extra-curricular sessions for each of the sponsored kid.</li><li>We also ensure regular nutritious food under our feeding project.</li></ul>

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Covid-19 has impacted almost everyone but really has been a disaster for the poor and daily bread earner. One the one hand they have to fight from Covid-19 for health issues and on the other hand they are not having money and food at home. 
 MCKS Food For The Hungry Foundation UP is continuously fighting hunger in Covid-19 since the lockdown were imposed in 2020. MCKS FFH UP is providing food at their community centers and also are reaching to people with rashion and cooked meals on daily basis. 
 MCKS FFH UP wants to make sure that not a single person be left out without a meal for a day. MCKS FFH UP wants to ensure needier a place where they can have meal and also want to ensure that food help is always available to them.

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