"My son used to kick me when he was in my womb. Why make an issue when he kicked me in my old age?" reasons a very forgiving Shakti Dasi. The widow travelled 2300 kms from Tripura to Vrindavan after her only son violently beat her with a burning plank of wood and broke her knee one evening. She had to leave behind the business she had built with her husband who had died a few years back. Shakti ended up on the streets of Brindavan begging for food and shelter. But when Winnie Singh of Maitri saw Shakti in a frail state in tattered clothes, she brought her to the shelter home where Shakti gets food, care and medicines. What more, with Maitri’s intervention, Shakti reconciled with her son - and daughter-in-law, and now travels home to Tripura twice a year to spend time with her grandchildren. But she is not leaving Maitri, as this has become her family.Not every elderly widow who comes to Vrindavan after being abandoned by her family gets as lucky as Shakti. Many of them often end up living a lonely life and begging to survive on the streets. Maitri aspires to take care of every widow in need of help.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/ce101369-528c-4d37-bc1d-1118b9925af3.jpg" />Maitri’s Project Jeevan to the rescueAbandoned, elderly widows are the amongst the most vulnerable in India. After being thrown out of their often abandoned by their own children and are forced to beg for food and shelter. “Through Project Jeevan, Maitri houses aging widow mothers in two ashrams in Vrindavan and Radhakund (Mathura), providing them with wellness and well-being. The programme also reaches out to widow mothers beyond the ashrams with fruit, milk and healthcare services,” explains Winnie Singh, co-founder and executive director, Maitri India.Save homeless elderly widows from begging on the streetsMost widows who make their way to Vrindavan are abandoned by their families, often after years of abuse. They come here hoping they will spend the rest of their days in prayer and devotion. But most live in impoverished conditions on the streets and in dingy rooms. Since poor living conditions often cause a wide range of health ailments, including respiratory infections and chronic conditions, Maitri comes to their rescue through its Project Jeevan.The project aims to:<ul><li>Provide 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 on and engagement around the struggles of abandoned widow mothers</li></ul><img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/1abfb906-563b-4747-85b8-8af2071a2856.jpg" />Project Jeevan needs your support to help those in need of food, healthcare and well-being. Donate now.“Maitri urgently needs your support to provide food, clothing and healthcare to sustain these widow mothers who are prone to more illnesses as they age,” appeals Winnie.Maitri believes in a woman’s right to dignity in life and death, more so a mother. 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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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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DBM INDIA is a humanitarian organization working to create lasting change inthe lives of children, families and communities living in poverty &amp; injustice. DBM serves allpeople regardless of religion, caste, race, ethnicity or gender.Dharma Bharathi Mission (DBM) under the legal umbrella of Navasrushti International Trusthas set its objective as Hunger-Free-India.Under the Hunger-Free-India campaign DBM has adopted the 3E approach – Education,Employment &amp; Empowerment.

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1.      Key Issue- Livelihood training / capacity building with the aim to make people empowered and employable.2.      Key Objectives of the Project:<ul><li>To empower youth &amp; women through skill training and to help them in getting jobs or start their own ventures</li><li>To identify and work alongside the economically and socially deprived youth and women so that they become educated, skilled and aware.</li><li>Enable them to be self-reliant and enjoy a healthy, dignified and sustainable quality of life.</li></ul>3.      Description of project area / Background and purposes/Why is it necessary to address the issue - The slums of Mumbai have the lowest Human Index parameters amongst all areas of Mumbai. Due to chronic poverty, there is a widespread malnutrition and health and hygiene issue. The area also has a lot of unemployment, very few quality educational and vocational institutes which leave the youth with not much scope to move out of hunger and malnutrition. Similarly the women do not have much scope of empowerment due to lack of any support from any government and non - government bodies. The majority of the population is from backward areas and minority communities. They are generally not very literate or they are school dropouts.  
 The aim is to make individuals skilled so that they are employable and hence financially independent. All are given compulsory spoken English to be able to get them to be more employable in this fast changing city.They are given Life-skill training too. Each course is of a 3month duration followed by a short Entrepreneurship workshop wherein they are taught how to market their skills. An examination is conducted at the end, after which they receive a certificate of completion. Some of the courses are -<ul><li>Apparel making </li><li>Beauty and Wellness training</li><li>Mobile repair training program.</li><li>ITES courses (IT enabled services) :- </li></ul>·         Advance courses (Tally, DTP, Photoshop, Excel,)·         MSCIT·         Klic Courses·         NIT Courses·         WEB Designing·         Graphics Designing                                     The aim is to make individuals skilled so that they are employable and hence financially independent. All are given compulsory spoken English to be able to get them to be more employable in this fast changing city.They are given Life-skill training too. Each course is of a 3month duration followed by a short Entrepreneurship workshop wherein they are taught how to market their skills. An examination is conducted at the end, after which they receive a certificate of completion. Some of the courses are -<ul><li>Apparel making </li><li>Beauty and Wellness training</li><li>Mobile repair training program.</li><li>ITES courses (IT enabled services) :- </li></ul>·         Advance courses (Tally, DTP, Photoshop, Excel,)·         MSCIT·         Klic Courses·         NIT Courses·         WEB Designing·         Graphics Designing          Brief Implementation Plan: <ul><li>Identify needy women and youth – by visiting slums / schools / Mandals/ Gardens and Welfare Organizations and educating and informing the community.</li><li>The message is often communicated through skit and drama and street play.</li><li>Pamphlets are distributed and banners are put up.</li><li>Meetings are held with School Principals and other stakeholders</li><li>Post training our placement coordinator guides them for interviews and placement</li></ul> 
 <ul><li>1800-200 youth and women who are disadvantaged will be skill trained and empowered to earn a livelihood annually.</li><li>Hence they will be financially independent and contributors to home and society.</li><li>They get increased social acceptance as a result.</li><li>The results in the previous years suggest that the vocational training programme improved the livelihood of the youth and women who underwent vocational training which helped them sustain through self employment/ Jobs, which in turn improved their standard of living. </li><li>Vocational training is often seen as an important step which will lead to employability skills and empowerment of the disadvantaged youth and women.</li><li>Almost 30-40% get employment either through jobs or start their own work from home.</li><li>For Tailoring we have our own OJT Centre which provides work for our pass outs. Many of the beneficiaries have been employed by us too.</li><li>Many of the beneficiaries chose to do advanced courses after doing basic courses. This generally indicates that they are really serious about taking the course as a vocation. Such beneficiaries are carefully monitored by us and the promising ones are nurtured and helped to take up higher education, further professional training and nominated to special workshops.</li></ul>

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Due to COVID19 the entire world is facing problems. Here is a list of problem that needs to be looked upon in terms of livelihood of people. Due to COVID19 the entire world is facing problems. Here is a list of problem that needs to be looked upon in terms of livelihood of people. Supply Chain Disruption (No or Less food more people suffering from hunger).Prioritization Pitfall (what comes first Roti, Naukri ya Makan)Decreasing rate of employment increasing household need. 
 Empowerment is the only solution. It’s time to start it all over again to start the new India and second inning of this winning battle. Dharma Bharathi Mission seeks to improve the employment chances of drop-out students or students, who stopped school between the 8th and the 10th Standard. Reasons of dropping out are lack of funds, migration, and family conditions.Through providing high quality training in fields such as tailoring, mehendi, para nursing and beautician, as well as computer courses, students get the chance to improve their skills and therefore find an angle to enter the workforce.We provide training to more than 1800 young adults every year in three centers located in Govandi, Trombay and Santa Cruz providing them with the skills needed to succeed in the labour market. We are constantly looking for partners to support the infrastructural and financial needs of the program.Your small contribution can have an enormous impact on the future of a young adult: 
 The biggest impact we had experienced as a team in educating and empowering a woman is change. This change is the impact that their family feels, their society feels and the utmost respect and confident a woman feels when is empowered to stand independent and powerful as an individual and not just as community.

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7,000 Deaths everyday• 38% of children stunted• 21% below the poverty line• Slum Population doubled in 20 years 
 Key Objectives of the Project:• To Provide nutritious and healthy meals to underserved students.• To increase attendance in the schools.• To decrease malnourishment amongst children, and • Improve the knowledge of hygiene and health amongst students and their families.3. The prevalence of malnutrition encompassing both under-nutrition and overnutrition is an important indicator of a country’s health. India is ranked 100th out of 118 countries with a serious hunger situation by the Global hunger index report in 2017.A 2019 report published by the United Nations highlighted that India alone reported deaths of 8.8 lakh children below 5 years and pointed out that malnutrition and hunger caused 69% of these deaths in India.India has the highest number of children who are malnourished, about 57 million in all. 25000 people die every day due to hunger and malnutrition in the world. Out of these 7000 are in India. An equal number are marginally malnourished or at least suffer from sub nutrition 
 We are serving 2000+ students with meals and working for their development.a. Ensuring students’ interest in school and improvement in attendance rate by providing healthy meals daily. b. Making the parents stress-free by providing regular meals so that they can focus on their jobs and thus emphasizing improving financial stability. c. Increased enrolment ratio in schools as families will be willing to send children to school if standard food facilities are provided. d. Improved health of children due to proper &amp; timely nourishment through the organization.e. Improved BMI of students associated with DBM for more than 3 years. f. Reduced the percentage of malnourished children in M ward of Mumbai. g. Have changed the outlook of society towards malnourishment and the health of the children by organizing regular health checkups.

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