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, Of the 250 the children rescued from abuse and exploitation, around 70 of them 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 Ahilyanagar, 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 good number 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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“I saw a girl, barely 7 or 8, being pushed into flesh trade. Her cries for help still echo in my ears. There were men as old as 60 r*ping the innocent child. That was the day I knew my mission in life was to get these children out of the hell-like conditions in red-light areas. They are nothing short of hell and no child deserves to grow up in this environment” says Vinay Vasta, founder of Social Activities Integration, an organisation committed to freeing children trapped in red-light areas.Vinay and his NGO have been able to provide education, medical care and nutrition to over 2,500 children. But his dream to provide safe shelter to children remains unrealized. “We do our best to keep these children safe during the day but sadly they are forced to go back to the red light areas at night as we don’t have a home for them. Your donation can help us build a safe home for children of sex workers and prevent them from being pulled into prostitution. Donate to make this dream a realityDonate 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).Life in red light areas“S*x workers use their homes which are barely 6 feet by 4 feet for their business. They invite customers in the presence of their children. Their children not only witness abuse but experience it too. Just imagine a child being told that all she can ever become in life is a pr*stitute”, Vinay shares as he explains the extent of abuse children face in red light areas.This is a life that thousands of children are forced to live behind closed doors where they suffer abuse and exploitation morning, noon and night.A ray of hopeVinay has been relentlessly trying to give children the care and education they deserve. He has provided quality English education to thousands of children, enabling them to secure a livelihood out of red-light areas. Several children taught by Vinay are today leading successful lives as professionals and Government employees. However the sad reality is that Vinay and his NGO, in the absence of a permanent shelter home, are unable to provide round the clock safety to these children, which is essential for their well-being.Your donations can enable SAI to build a shelter home for the children of sex workers and usher in a new tomorrow for them, away from the horrors of red-light areas.Donate to this fundraiser on Give.do, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to provide safe shelter for children of sex workers and save them from abuse and second generation pr*stitution.NGO's 80G number: AACTS0408EF20216NGO's 12A number: AACTS0408EE20028

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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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Mudita Foundation is an organisation that believes in a world where each individual is living up to their full potential without fear, abuse and exploitation. We believe that every individual and organisation working with children and women should have the relevant information, skills and capacity to ensure the safety of children and women from abuse and exploitation. We also believe that every citizen of the country is responsible for the safety and protection of every child and woman.  We work towards tackling and preventing all forms of abuse, violence and exploitation that impact children, young adults and women.   Since inception, we have worked with schools, communities and civil society organisations across India and have conducted sessions that have reached over 2700+ children, and 5400 + adults .Opting for a prevention-focused approach, we work step-by-step with schools, organisations and community groups through awareness and capacity building programs to build institutional structures for prevention, protection and response to concerns to children and women's safety. Our programmes are given below -PAHAL - Specific awareness interventions for different target groups with contextual information, tools and a specific call to action on issues of child protection (child sexual abuse and online abuse), risks to youth, sexual harassment at the work place amongst others. LEHER - A long-term structured program using appropriate and context specific tools for capacity building to facilitate creating safer environments, protecting survivors of violence and making safeguarding a mandate within all NGOs, schools and other civil society organisations. SAFE SPACES PROGRAMME - A long term community based intervention that aims to empower children and youth individually and collectively through a process of building and nurturing collective responsibility in the community towards safety by initiating conversations and processes with diverse stakeholders with the larger vision of building an active and effective community based response mechanism.BAATCHEETLive - A forum for collaborative learning, effort and collective impact to tackle abuse, violence and exploitation. SAMEEKSHA - Evidence-based research to develop and use participatory tools for collection of field data in the context of abuse, violence and exploitation that will help to arrive at insights and share these with partners and other stakeholders.

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With your generous support, we are now just&nbsp;a little away from achieving our target. In a month's time, we have raised 2.5 Lakhs, which means at least 50 awareness workshops on child safety along with several&nbsp;interactive events with key stakeholders within the village. This project aims to create safe spaces within a village&nbsp;of Haryana, where children and adolescents can be made aware and empowered to talk about their personal safety without any fear or apprehensions.We urge you to share this fundraiser (https://bit.ly/3GMkAMy ) with at least 5 more people in your network encouraging them to support us. Your continued efforts will help us meet our target and make this project a success in the coming financial year. Looking forward to your support. RegardsTeam Mudita Foundation

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Mudita Foundation, is a charitable trust that has been working  to create safe and inclusive spaces for children, youth, and women. Our core mission is to prevent and address abuse, violence, and exploitation—both in the physical and digital world. At Mudita Foundation, we work closely with children, youth groups, individuals, and organizations to raise awareness, build capacities, and nurture safety champions—community members who play a key role in building a collective culture of protection.We have translated our ideas into efforts with individuals, organisations and communities that have progressively widened with every passing year. In the past 6 years, we have worked with over 160 civil society organisations, directly engaging with 4000+ children and 8300+ adults across  India through a prevention based approach and programs that include--   	Direct interventions – from awareness and prevention to capacity building for call for action and casework.-   	Collective impact - through sharing of knowledge and partnerships-   	Action-research – on issues related to abuse, violence and exploitation in communitiesYou can  help us take our interventions to more survivors and vulnerable communities. Programs that need urgent funding are :<ol><li>Pahal: Awareness session for vulnerable groups of children, youth or women  or adults who work with vulnerable groups (parents, teachers, field workers)  – Rs. 5000 – 7000* for one session with 30+ participants </li><li>Leher :  A year long capacity-building programme  with the team of a community-based organisation in urban or rural areas – 7- 10 lakhs*</li><li>Safe Spaces Project : Creation of an urban safe space through a year-long intervention in partnership with a community-based organisation – 10-15 lakhs*</li></ol>*This would include human resource, program cost, travel and administrative cost

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