Hunger and malnutrition have become a reality for thousands of elderly parents abandoned by their own children, in villages and slums across India. Seeing the rampant distress among the elderly, a team of selfless heroes from our NGO partner Mitti Cafe, though disabled themselves, have taken up the responsibility of providing cooked meals and dry rations to over 5,000 elderly in urgent need of support. Setting aside their own struggles, Mitti Cafe’s team, led by Ayesha Alam has been relentlessly fighting to free elderly from hunger and malnutrition through its Karuna Meals initiative. The need for nutrition support is growing with each passing day and Mitti Cafe is struggling to fulfill this enormous need. With your support, the NGO and its team of persons with disability can put food on the plates of hundreds of more elderly parents. Donate generously.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). Elderly deserve love, not neglect and hunger“There have been countless senior citizens, in extremely backward villages of the Sundarbans in West Bengal, who had not had a proper meal in days when we found them. We have seen people picking food from the garbage out of extreme hunger.”, recalls Ayesha of Mitti Cafe, while talking about the extent of hunger faced by senior citizens. According to Ayesha, there are thousands of elderly who have been either chucked out of their homes or have been left behind in villages by their children. “Our elderly don't deserve this life and it is our responsibility to come to their aid. If we come together we can ease the suffering of hundreds of people battling hunger and starvation. Donate now Our heroes’ war against hungerPersons with disability who were once discriminated against by society are today at the forefront of the fight to save abandoned elderly and children from hunger. The Karuna Meals team, comprising only of persons with disability has been able to cook and serve over 10 lakh meals. They have also distributed over 1 lakh packets of dry rations. ”They overlook their own struggles and suffering just to reach the elderly and provide them with the food they need,” says Ayesh. But their job is not yet done. “There are still many villages which have many malnourished and hungry seniors and we have not been able to reach them. But with your support, we can collectively end starvation,” she says. Donate now. Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help the elderly fight hunger and malnutrition.

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“A blind child is seen as a curse or as a burden to the family. These children are left on the street. I have picked up children from roadsides myself. I also lost my eyesight as a child but today I am a senior officer in a public sector company. What would I have done, had I not been taken care of?” asks Veena Mehta Verma who was once a beneficiary of National Association for the Blind, Delhi (NAB) and now works with the NGO to protect and care for blind children like herself.Today, hundreds of blind children supported by NAB, Delhi have found something that they never had before–hope for a better tomorrow. Without Veena and NAB, many of these children would be at the risk of going back to the streets or spend a life of neglect and even abuse. Your support to the NGO is crucial. This Christmas, you can help her children get warm clothes and other essentials. Donate generouslyDonate 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 life of uncertainty &amp; sufferingEven if a blind child is not abandoned they are often trapped in their homes deprived of education or any way of making a living. According to the nonprofit leader, “For a blind kid, employment is impossible without education. The (blind) kids need to learn Braille or they need ‘talking computer’ aids. Many of these kids are deprived of such facilities”.  Illuminating young lives ﻿“At NAB Delhi there are around 200-250 blind kids. There are around 180 kids in the hostel of NAB. We teach Braille, we teach arithmetic Taylor frames. To work towards a brighter future for the blind, we need your support. Please come forward and donate towards our mission”, says Veena. Students for whom NAB Delhi has cared for are today placed in some of the most prestigious organisations across the world. While some have gone on to make a name for themselves in the corporate world, others have taken up art and music as a profession too. Many blind children are bright, academically gifted, and waiting to shine, all they need is an opportunity. And your donation can give them just that.Donate to this fundraiser on Give.do, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help the blind children get shelter, education, care and a shot at a future full of opportunities.

Loving mother to 180 blind kids, visually impaired Veena needs your support in caring for them

“A blind child is often seen as a curse or a burden to the family, leading to abandonment. I’ve picked up children from roadsides myself. I too lost my sight as a child, but today I’m a senior officer thanks to the National Association for the Blind, Delhi (NAB). What would I have done without their help?” asks Veena Mehta Verma, a beneficiary turned advocate for NAB and its mission to protect and care for blind children like herself.The state of young blind girls abandoned by their families and without education is even worse. “Blind girls have no future without education. Education is crucial to their future. Without it, they face neglect and limited opportunities, ignored not just by their families, but by society at large. What I am today is only because of the education I received. But sadly, every blind girl is not as fortunate. Most visually impaired girls are deprived of any care and even something as basic as education, leading to a difficult life,” says Asha Bhola, President, Blind Welfare Society (BWS).Both NAB and BWS work for the welfare of blind children and young girls by providing them with shelter, education, and care. This Diwali, they need your support to help many more youngsters in need.Donate easily through UPI, all debit/credit cards and net banking. Charitable donations to this fundraising campaign are tax-exempt under 80G of the Income Tax Act (India).A life of uncertainty &amp; sufferingEven if a blind child or young girl is not abandoned, they are often trapped in their homes deprived of education or any way of making a living. “For a blind kid, employment is impossible without education. They need to learn Braille or use ‘talking computer’ aids. Many of these children are deprived of such facilities,” says Veena.Young kids and girls for whom NAB and BWS have cared for are today placed in some of the most prestigious organisations across the world. While some have gone on to make a name for themselves in the corporate world, others have taken up art and music as a profession too.But many blind children who are bright, academically gifted, and waiting to shine, are often neglected or abandoned by their own families. And with your donation, NAB and BWS can give them the future they deserve.As we celebrate the festival of lights, donate to this fundraiser on Give.do, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help blind children and young girls get shelter, education and care and a shot at a bright future.

This Diwali, help to brighten the lives of abandoned blind kids and young girls by giving them shelter and education

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Sri Om Muruga Trust cater for the welfare of children's and persons with intellectual disability. We run Special school &amp; Vocational Training Centre in North Madras which was started in the year of 2011 with 11 children. Ours is the very first vocational training centre in North Madras. At present, we have 40 special children in our center and 5 special educators. Our vision and mission is to train children with disabilities in all aspects of life so that they can live a near normal life independently. We provide training on daily living activities, social skills, academic activities according to their age and abilities. We also provide therapies like occupational therapy, speech therapy, water therapy and physiotherapy according to the child needs. We give much attention to their employability. We provide vocational training in garland making, jewelry making, tailoring, aari and zardosi work , agarbathi, papad, idlypodi and phenoyl making. So far, we had placed nearly 10 children in different small industries and some of them have started their own small business at home. We had also trained more than 35 students with mild intellectual disability and helped them to get into mainstream education and 6 of our students had written board exams and passed. We completely focus on their overall growth and development by doing routine counseling to their parents and care givers on how to handle them, to care and nurture them. We also provide medical care and guidance.

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Well trained special educators are necessary to train children /persons with disability. They are the key drivers for the success of our school. Special educators who strive harder for the improvement of special children should get a respectable salary. In order to attract and retain good teachers, we need to be able to offer teachers a secure salary. We don't have any government funding and depend on donors for financial support. We face many difficulties in attracting good teachers because of our pay scale. As we are running our center in a rented building, we also have to pay the rent, electricity bill and maintenance charges for the building. Hence, we are unable to pay our teachers well. 
 Om Muruga Special School &amp; Vocational Training center was started in the year of 2010 with 11 children . This is the first vocational training center in North Madras. At present we have 40 (Boys &amp; Girls) special children in our center and 5 special educators . Our vision &amp; mission is to train children with disabilities in all aspects of life so that they can live a near normal life independently. We are focused on improving their quality of life by training them in daily living skills like (brushing, toilet training, dressing), fine and gross motor skills, visual skills and social interaction. We give much attention to their employability. We provide vocational training in garland making, jewelry making, tailoring, aari and zardosi work , agarbathi, papad, idlypodi &amp; phenoyl making to children. So far, we had placed nearly 10 children in different small industries and some of them have started their own small business at home. We had also mainstreamed 5 children in the last 7 years. 
 We shall be able to acquire excellent quality of teachers which in turn would result in improvement of differently abled children's life. Attracting new professionals with good salaries will help us in increasing our student intake for the upcoming year so that many children with disabilities, who are still sitting at home can also experience the joy of education, can be trained and can do well in their life like us. 40 special children are our main beneficiaries .

Sponsorship for teachers' salaries

Children studying in our schools are mostly from low-income backgrounds and their parents are burdened with expenses of monthly medicines and checkups for their special child. Hence, parents are not able to pay the school fees of these children which restricts their chances of receiving a good education. We are providing free education to these children, and sometimes for a minimal fee. However, this is taking a toll on the school because we don't have enough money. 
 If we ask parents to pay the school fees, they will take the children out of school and keep them at home, which will further worsen the child's health. We used to provide free education to poor children with special needs, but it is becoming impossible to keep at it. 
 It would be great if you could help these children's for paying their school fees . Sponsoring at least one child education can create great impact in the child's life. Sponsoring a child education can also reduce their parents stress those who already suffer a lot with financial issues and can also reduce the financial issues in the school management.

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Sri Om Muruga trust runs special school and vocational training center for children with special needs (all kind of disabilities) in North madras. 40 special children's are part of our school. Parents of most of our students are from economically challenged background. Many of our students parents are working for daily wages or for very low wages. Since many companies reduced their man power, most of our children's parents lost their jobs during the COVID pandemic and lockdown . After withdrawal of lockdown also all of our children's and their families are suffering for their daily bread, along with that they are also battling with their special child medical expenses since many of them are jobless. As NGO we had helped them in many ways for the past 6 months, now we are also facing financial crisis. Hence we thought of crowd funding , so that we can support those innocent lives and their families for the next 3 months. 
 COVID relief project for children with special needs and their families aimed at providing essential groceries worth INR 1000 and small financial support of INR 2000 to the families with special children's so that they can over come the current economic crisis and they can also provide proper medical management for their special children's. With this support they can manage their livelihood.Each kit contains the following essentials to a family of 4 to 6 members upto 1 month.1. Rice 10kg2. Dals 2 kg3. Cooking oil 1 lit4. Salt 1 kg 5. Sugar 1 kg6. Wheat 2 kg7. Masala packets 3pcs8. Rava 1/2 kg9. Soap 3 nos10. Tamarind 1/2 kg11. A bag of mixed vegetables12. INR 2000 for special children's medical expenses.Each kit cost around INR 1000 for the groceries and vegetables and INR 2000 for medical expensesTotally INR 3000 is needed to support single family with special child for one month.We would like to raise funds to support 40 families with special children for next 3 months across North Madras. 
 Children / People with special needs totally depend on their families. All of these families require our support to cope with the current situation. They are keen to join the work force as soon as possible, but till such time as there is uncertain economic conditions, their survival depends on the support we can provide.

COVID relief project for children with special needs and their families