For a mother who has spent her entire life loving and raising her child, being beaten and mercilessly thrown out onto the streets by her own son is too heartbreaking to overcome. But this is a common story among the elderly residents of the Guru Vishram Vridh Ashram. “I’ve seen mothers in old and torn clothes, their bodies smelling and their hands and feet rotting and covered in maggots,” shares Dr. G.P. Bhagat, founder of the ashram. These abandoned elderly men and women lay starving on the streets hoping for someone to rescue them from their suffering. But most people walk past them without a second glance. “Like this”, Dr. Bhagat explains, “many elders die on the roads.”Since 2003, SHEOWS (Saint Hardyal Educational and Orphans Welfare Society) has rescued over 10,000 elderly people from the streets and given them a home with care and support. The elderly staying at the ashram have all been abandoned by their families and have nowhere else to live. Your support can give them comfort after their abandonment. 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). Safe and loving homeFor 20 years, SHEOWS has been providing free shelter, nutritious food three times a day, clothing, medical care, recreation activities and emotional support to abused and disabled elderly people rescued from the streets of Delhi. The Guru Vishram Vridh Ashram has a dedicated rescue team that saves the elderly from the streets and gives them immediate medical care upon their arrival at the home. To tend to the multiple health complications of the seniors, the home has a medical facility with doctors and nurses, a physiotherapy unit, a pathology lab, a digital X-ray monitoring machine and a pharmacy to provide 24-hour care to older adults anytime they require assistance, even during emergencies. Dr. Bhagat prioritizes the health of the seniors and ensures that they receive three balanced meals a day based on their precise health requirements. Need for the fundraiserThe humanitarian mission of SHEOWS is making an impact in the area, as more and more people are being rescued and brought to Guru Vishram Vridh Ashram. To meet the financial costs of running the home, SHEOWS needs support to continue providing the residents with all the facilities that they need. This includes constant care and round-the-clock medical attention, nutritious food and maintaining a hygienic environment to keep the seniors in comfort and good health. Dr. Bhagat explains that as the number of residents is increasing, SHEOWS needs support for food and medicines. “I request you to help these elderly parents lead a peaceful life.”Donate now to help Dr. Bhagat continue caring for the 500 destitute elderly and giving them shelter, food, medical care and the will to carry on living despite their tragic abandonment by their families. Your support will enable SHEOWS to keep serving abandoned senior citizens and help them recover from the trauma of abandonment and life on the streets. “I have been serving these elderly as if they were my own parents”, shares Dr. Bhagat. “I want only one thing - their tears should vanish and they should have a smile on their faces.” To help Dr. Bhagat achieve this dream, your support is critical. Donate now to help SHEOWS care for more abandoned elderly. Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest online donation platform, to support SHEOWS in their mission to rescue the abandoned elderly from the streets and give them shelter, food, medical care, recreational activities and emotional support.

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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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“We received a distress call saying that a blind girl is being held captive by a woman and is being forced to beg. Our volunteers were able to rescue that girl and bring her to the Blind Welfare Society home for girls. We cared for her and educated her. Today that girl is a senior government official”, says Asha Bhola, President, Blind Welfare Society (BWS) as she recalls how her organisation has been able to transform lives.BWS has been a ray of hope for 40 such blind girls, many of whom have been abandoned by their families owing to their visual impairment. Sadly, the care, shelter and education for blind girls come at a cost, and BWS is unable to keep its work going. Your donations can help shine the light of education upon 40 blind girls and change their lives 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), &amp; 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (USA). Neglect, Abandonment and StigmaIn various parts of the country, a blind girl is often seen as a curse and a burden for no fault of theirs. According to the nonprofit office bearer, “Many parents neglect their blind daughters and at times even sell them off for begging, etc. Even if the girl is from a well-to-do family, they feel providing education and care to a blind girl is a waste of money”. “What is the fault of an innocent child?”, she asks.Education, the only hope “These girls have no future without education. If they don’t receive education, they will remain uncared for. They will continue to be ignored by not just their families but even by society at large. Whatever 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 thus leading to a life of darkness”, Asha adds. You can be the light in the lives of these 40 blind girls who have not seen anything but darkness. Help support their education and be a catalyst for change in their lives. Donate nowPlease donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help women facing domestic violence break the endless cycle of abuse and give them safe shelter.

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Om Seva Kendra is a registered public charitable trust with a troop of volunteers working as a non-profit service-oriented system in the field of health, education and livelihood since 2001.Aim: Helping others without expecting returns is a meaningful expiation which has no alternative. All activities of Om Seva Kendra are focused on minimising the mental and physical suffering of fellow human beings in society.The Trust is also registered with: 12A, 80G, FCRA, PAN, NITI Aayog(NGO-Darpan), Bruhath Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Dept. of Women &amp; Child Development &amp; Empowerment of Differently Abled &amp; Senior Citizens and with Global Giving – USA. Few Projects of Om Seva Kendra are:1. Sadhruda - Yoga, Pranayama &amp; Meditation classes.2. Drugless Therapy Centre – Not only for today’s disease, but it is for tomorrow’s health too. Treating / Training the needy with about 50 varieties of therapies.3. Sanmathi – A School for Intellectually Disabled Special Children.4. Camps – Blood donation, Book donation, Eye donation, Body donation, Cloths donation, Yogic way of living awareness programs, Spiritual &amp; Health related discourses, Extending helping hands for needy in natural calamities etc.,5. Ashraya ( Makkala Mane ) – Old Age Home (not only shelter)6. Chaitanya – Care centre for handicaps7. Daya – Care centre for Orphanages8. Samatha – Care centre for Transgender9. Asare – Rehabilitation centre for HIV / AIDS patients10. Amrutha – Save &amp; Care water resources. Few projects are moving well &amp; few are in the pipeline. Among them, now we are more focused on SANMATHI – A school for intellectually disabled children.At present, 32 children are attending our Day school where we are providing transportation, uniforms, food, education, therapies and medical support etc. free of cost.We aim to have a FREE RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL for these children. Poverty and hopelessness are a constant presence in these children. Their parents too, not hold a much promise for their future. The overall aim is to make them live a healthy life.“We dream for them as they can’t “

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We envision a world where persons with disabilities receive unconditional love, respect and care irrespective of their age and severity — providing the training to improve the quality of life and empower them to live fully and independently. There should not be any discrimination in selecting the disabled as these special children are having multiple diagnoses, including autism, cerebral palsy, cerebral atrophy, down syndrome, visual impairments, and other developmental disabilities. This can be made possible by a residential school with all possible facilities, groups, trainers, hostels, security, transportation, medical facility, and so on irrespective of caste, religion, sex or age. Selection of these children is from below the poverty line. Poverty and hopelessness are a constant presence in the lives of these children. The overall aim is to help them live a normal life. At present, we have 32 such children in our project." We dream for them as they can't." 
 We provide individual attention and free training to the mentally challenged through speech therapy, audiology, physiotherapy, Yoga, Pranayama, and meditations depending on their need, in addition to special guidelines to the parents/guardians. We also adopt the holistic healing technique for treatment, such as acupressure, Pranic healing, Mandala treatment, Dharba healing, Chakra healing, Magnetic therapy, Mudra healing, Siddha healing, Panchabhutha treatment, Reiki, Pendulum dousing, Vibration treatment, Hydro-Therapy, Color therapy, Quantum therapy, Massage therapy, and naturopathy. The organisation is taking care of 32 such children providing transportation, food, uniform, therapy, medical care and daycare etc. 
 As we group the intellectually disabled children depending on their age, problem and sex, it is easy for the healers/teachers to understand each child in depth. By regular therapy, healing, and counselling, children will gain confidence, love each other, mix with others. We will make them understand their strengths in spite of their weaknesses. Encouraging their small success will build confidence in them to face the fact. We are doing this and seeing the considerable improvements in children. The development is wholeheartedly appreciated by parents, and they are happily implementing the periodical tips given to them.

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