Most of Sharanalayam’s children have ‘V’ as their initial. The ‘V’ stands for ‘Vanitha,’ the founder of the NGO. For the orphaned and the abandoned kids, Vanitha is simply ‘Thaiamma’ (mother). One of them is V Dhanushya, 18, who is studying nursing. “Thaiamma has taken care of me since I was six months old. I don’t know who I was born to, but if somebody asks me my mother’s name, I will say Vanitha,” Dhanushya says.But Vanitha, at 72, is seeking your support to keep Sharanalayam running and help many more Dhanushyas. Donate now.Donations to this fundraiser are tax exempted under 80G of the Income Tax Act (India). <img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/519af8b4-e1d1-4974-98c3-a9a15120df8b.png" />“A sex worker’s child should not become a sex worker, and a beggar’s child should not end up becoming a beggar. Every child, in my eyes, is equal, and no child deserves to live on the streets. That is my basic philosophy,” says N Vanitha Rengaraj, chairperson of Sharanalayam.For rescued abandoned infants from bus stands, railway stations, roadsides and temple steps and orphans adopting whose parents have died, Sharanalayam has been a loving home for close to two decades. Vanitha has also been taking care of abandoned HIV-infected and mentally challenged kids. Today, over 80 abandoned kids are given shelter, food, medical care, education and other amenities at Sharanalayam.Vanitha has tried her best to run Sharanalayam from her own resources and that of her well-wishers, but the last two years have been harsh. “I have never extended my hands asking people to donate, but I have to do it now for the sake of the children under my care,” says Vanitha. Donate now.Over 80 children at Sharanalayam attend school and do well in their studies. Many of them study in private schools and Sharanalayam bears all expenses.How Sharanalayam came into beingThe NGO started its operations in 2001 from rented premises in Pollachi in the district of Coimbatore. It had seven children. The first child to be brought to Sharanalayam was a baby of four, who was mentally challenged, and her mother chained the daughter when she went out to work.When Vanitha came to know about this child, she went to inquire and saw that the baby was in a horrible state. She promised the mother that she would take care of the baby. “The baby hardly had any strength. She used to be called ‘insect’ by the people in the neighbourhood. The doctor said that she might not survive beyond a month. But she did for over a year, under my care. I named her Shakthi,” recalls Vanitha.Sharanalayam has come a long way since that time, with hundreds of children being taken care of by the NGO in the last two decades. Many have become professionals in various fields, including medical care, engineering, counselling, banking, etc.Sharanalayam needs urgent support to take care of 80 children under its care. The organisation also aspires to take care of many more orphaned and abandoned children in the coming months and years. Vanitha cannot do it without your support. Donate now.

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Human trafficking in India is a horrifying crisis. Thousands of victims, primarily women and girl children, are exploited in red-light areas. Over 10,659 cases were reported between 2018-2022, but experts say that these numbers are likely a fraction of the reality due to underreporting, yet they still do expose the magnitude of the crisis. Girls make up 71.4% of missing children in India and a large number of these girls end up at red-light areas. Sex trafficking is particularly gruesome, with girls as young as 12 sold for as little as a few thousand rupees.

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"Hundreds of young girls are lost forever in the dark lanes of red-light areas," says Leena Kejriwal, the founder of Missing Link Trust. These girls endure unimaginable abuse and exploitation, being lured or trafficked into an industry that breaks them physically and emotionally. Missing Link Trust is on a mission to prevent the tragedy before it happens, and also rehabilitate girls and women who are rescued from forced sex work.Leena’s journey began with her powerful street art project in Kolkata, where she painted haunting silhouettes of missing girls to raise awareness against sex trafficking. Now, she leads a larger fight — one that focuses on prevention and rehabilitation. But this mission needs your support.You can save countless girl children from going missing forever. 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).<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/21bc97c7-ad20-4fcf-8775-dd5ec8a646d1.webp" />Preventing Trafficking Before It Begins“When girls come into a red-light area, the first thing is that they are broken, physically and emotionally,” Leena says. “It’s like they will be caught, hands and legs tied, and all heinous crimes committed on them.” These are the brutal realities that Missing Link Trust fights against every day.Many of these girls are from impoverished regions like the Sundarbans, and traffickers prey on their vulnerability. “It’s shocking that they sell themselves for as low as a hundred rupees,” Leena adds. "They ready her through violent acts, removing all threads of shame from her."But why wait until a girl is trafficked to save her? Missing Link Trust believes in stopping trafficking at its root — through “prevention, prevention, prevention” as Leena puts it. The goal is simple: protect girls from ever being lost to this darkness.A Safe World for Children“Our mission is the prevention of abuse and exploitation of children,” Leena emphasizes. “Our vision is to create a safe world for children, and we want to do this with a preventive methodology.”<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/7e4968bd-c428-41cc-ac2e-baabb2ebf0bf.webp" />Every Donation MattersYour support will help Missing Link Trust continue its vital work of rescuing, rehabilitating, and preventing the trafficking of young girls. The funds raised will go directly towards:<ul><li>Prevention programs in vulnerable areas to stop trafficking before it happens.</li><li>Rehabilitation services for girls rescued from red-light areas, providing them with medical care, emotional support, and education.</li><li>Awareness campaigns to reach at-risk communities and ensure girls are protected from traffickers.</li></ul>Together, We Can Make a Difference“Why wait for a girl to get trafficked to save her?” asks Leena. With your help, we can stop this horror before it begins. Your donation will help us create a world where no girl is lost to the nightmare of trafficking.Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted online giving platform, to support Missing Link Trust to save young girls from being trafficked and help rehabilitate those rescued.

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MISSING is an award-winning organization that uses the power of Education, Innovation and Empowerment to prevent sex trafficking. Our Vision: To create a world where every girl is safe, from sex trafficking. Our Mission: Combine art and technology in creating mass awareness amongst the masses, through education and innovative ways, leading to the prevention of sex trafficking.Under its pillar of Education and Innovation, MISSING provides systematic awareness through innovative education programs and immersive art and storytelling platforms using the power of technology. We also provide these tools to any entity or individual working in this space.Under its pillar of Empowerment, MISSING works with survivors and vulnerable women and girls (of not only trafficking but also domestic violence and child marriage) in one of the most vulnerable districts of India which accounts for a significant number of victims of trafficking - South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Accounting for 44% of reported cases, the region is characterized by low human development and extreme poverty. MISSING believes that raising awareness and empowering vulnerable ones leads to the prevention of sex trafficking. Why wait for a girl to get trafficked to save her?

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Every child deserves to grow up safe, protected, and free from exploitation. Through awareness, education, and community engagement, Missing Link Trust is empowering children with the knowledge and confidence to recognize risks, stay safe, and seek help when needed. Here's a look at the impact created during FY 2025–26:• Through the Missing Awareness and Safety School Program (MASSp), children learned about personal safety, abuse prevention, trafficking risks, and safe online behaviour through engaging audio-visual and interactive sessions.• Implemented MASSp across 13 government schools in Kultali, Sundarban, reaching approximately 6,500 children with critical child safety education.• Reached 2,536 students through Child Safety Camps designed to reinforce key safety concepts through experiential learning.• Of these, 1,418 students were first-time participants who actively engaged with child safety activities and demonstrated a strong understanding of the concepts despite not having attended previous MASSp sessions.• Set up multiple interactive learning stalls, enabling children to learn through short, engaging, activity-based experiences.• Engaged more than 50 teachers, staff members, and volunteers in facilitating conversations on child protection and safety.• Distributed safety-focused learning materials and tokens to help reinforce key messages beyond the classroom. Your support is helping children become more aware, confident, and better equipped to protect themselves from abuse, exploitation, and trafficking﻿. Donate today and help us reach many more children with life-changing safety education.

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Every child deserves to grow up safe, protected, and free from exploitation. Through awareness, education, and community engagement, Missing Link Trust is empowering children with the knowledge and confidence to recognize risks, stay safe, and seek help when needed. Here's a look at the impact created during FY 2025–26:• Through the Missing Awareness and Safety School Program (MASSp), children learned about personal safety, abuse prevention, trafficking risks, and safe online behaviour through engaging audio-visual and interactive sessions.• Implemented MASSp across 13 government schools in Kultali, Sundarban, reaching approximately 6,500 children with critical child safety education.• Reached 2,536 students through Child Safety Camps designed to reinforce key safety concepts through experiential learning.• Of these, 1,418 students were first-time participants who actively engaged with child safety activities and demonstrated a strong understanding of the concepts despite not having attended previous MASSp sessions.• Set up multiple interactive learning stalls, enabling children to learn through short, engaging, activity-based experiences.• Engaged more than 50 teachers, staff members, and volunteers in facilitating conversations on child protection and safety.• Distributed safety-focused learning materials and tokens to help reinforce key messages beyond the classroom. Your support is helping children become more aware, confident, and better equipped to protect themselves from abuse, exploitation, and trafficking﻿. Donate today and help us reach many more children with life-changing safety education.

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Dear Donors, Thank you for your generous support in strengthening child safety. Through this fundraiser, we focused on prevention by strengthening awareness, safety, and early intervention within school environments, enabling children to recognize risks, understand their rights, and stay protected before harm occurs. Key achievements include:<ul><li>Implemented the School Safety Program across 66 classrooms</li><li>Conducted sessions in 13 government schools in Kultali, West Bengal</li><li>Engaged a total of 6,039 students</li><li>Conducted a 5-day in-person training for trainers, covering program content, the POCSO Act, and child rights</li><li>Completed 5 field visits across 6 schools to liaise with headmasters and teachers and to observe classroom sessions during program delivery</li></ul>Donate now to help us continue safeguarding children.

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"It's not just another number, its so many girls we are able to save."Leena Kejriwal, founder of Missing Link This powerful quote emphasizes the importance of our work here at Missing Link. Focused on preventative measures against the sex trafficking of young girls, we partner with our supporters to ensure innocent souls do not suffer the fate of sexual violence and degradation. <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/4aCmrCl4z5E" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(231, 66, 75);">Click here</a>﻿ to watch the full video of our founder thanking you for your immense help in achieving our goals. Countless young girls are relying on you. Please help us help them and donate now.

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Thank you for your generous contributions! Your support is helping Missing Link bring its vision of a safer world for children to life through preventive education. Here’s how your contributions are making an impact: ➔ Flagship Program: The Missing Awareness and Safety School Program (MASSp) empowers adolescents with skills to prioritize and manage their personal safety.➔ Focus Areas: MASSp will reach 83 government schools across Joynagar I, Joynagar II, and Baruipur Blocks in the rural Sundarbans through this campaign.➔ Goals: MASSp educates adolescents on child abuse, exploitation, and trafficking, equipping them with critical knowledge to protect themselves and others. Let’s build a future where every child feels safe and empowered! Donate now to keep this mission alive.

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Everyday more than 600 children and 200 women go missing in India. West Bengal accounts for 44% of reported cases of trafficking in India. South 24 Parganas is one of the top five districts with the highest occurrence of such cases. The twin blows of COVID-19 and Cyclone Amphan have landed people in further abject poverty. Reverse migration along with a lack of any foreseeable income, acute food shortage, and loss of connectivity has led to communities constantly battling for daily necessities. The stress, poverty due to unemployment, the disruption of social and protective networks, and decreased access to services have increased the risk of violence for women. More domestic violence complaints, child marriages, child trafficking, and teen pregnancy have been filed under COVID-19 than in the last ten years. Most of the girls who are trafficked are lured from their homes with the false promise of employment opportunities. Even when girls are rescued and brought back, the biggest obstacle they face is a lack of gainful occupation.This is where MISSING works. 
 To prevent trafficking, it is crucial to provide livelihood and entrepreneurial opportunities and ensure the financial empowerment of vulnerable community members. Even after undergoing skill training, the key problem many women face is the lack of entrepreneurial skills and the inaccessibility to markets. MISSING has two Women Empowerment Centers (WEC) - in Madhya Gurgurya and Madhusudanpur. We have a Digital Empowerment Centre in Vasa - Madhya Gurguria that provides free digital literacy training to women and youths. Through the Digital Literacy Centres, MISSING will reach more vulnerable youth, survivors of violence, and child marriage to create more digitally empowered and entrepreneurial leaders in the villages of Sundarbans. MISSING also provides training to vulnerable youth for leadership and youth-led advocacy on social issues (youth empowerment and leadership) through the Swadhikaar program. The Awareness and Safety Programs will be conducted with Swadhikaar Youth leaders across multiple villages which have a high occurrence of child marriage and sex trafficking. They will get inspired to act as catalysts for change, spreading awareness among their peers and families. 
 MISSING reaches out to survivors of trafficking and gender-based violence, in the Sundarbans region and empowers them.Prevention as a strategy needs to be adequately addressed. We ask - WHY WAIT FOR A GIRL TO GET TRAFFICKED TO SAVE HER?You have an important role here!Your donation will help educate and empower many vulnerable women and girls, and youth of Sundarbans: <ul><li>to prevent themselves from getting trafficked</li><li>to break out of the cycle of exploitation and poverty</li></ul>

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