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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“My 8-year-old son was diagnosed with cancer and it left the entire family devastated. I was told the cost of treatment would run into lakhs. I was barely managing to make ends meet and there was nothing I could do to save Swaroop. But the Nargis Dutt Foundation stepped in and took care of all the expenses. I can’t even imagine the consequences had they not been there for my son,,” says teary-eyed Devendra.The helplessness that Devendra felt is not uncommon among low-income families of cancer patients. There are many who helplessly see their dear ones, including children, lose their life in the most painful manner. Nargis Dutt Foundation has ensured that thousands of families don’t see this fate. It’s been a ray of hope for thousands of cancer patients since its inception over 40 years back. You can help save many more patients with cancer. 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). The cost of each chemotherapy is as much as ₹15,000 and a cancer patient can require between 6 to 12 sessions. The hefty cost for cancer treatment is well beyond the reach for poor families that are barely surviving on two square meals a day. Help Nargis Dutt Foundation provide treatment to poor cancer patients and save them from a slow and painful death.Giving hope to cancer patients“I was just 13 when my mother was diagnosed with cancer. When I saw my mother struggling for life it left a lifelong impact on me. Her condition had deteriorated to such an extent she was almost unrecognisable. I know how it feels like to lose a loved one to cancer and I am not alone in my grief. There are thousands of people struggling to save their family members,” says Priya, daughter of noted actress Nargis Dutt, who lost her life to cancer, and in whose name the NGO has been founded. Priya has made it her life’s mission to save as many cancer patients as she can, but she can not do it alone. Nargis Dutt Foundation needs your support. Your donation can not only save cancer patients but can give life to entire families.Need for the fundraiserCancer is often seen as a death sentence. But doctors say that if detected early and if a patient receives essential treatment, the illness can be defeated and the person can return to their lives. “Treatment of cancer often depends on multiple factors including the type of cancer and the stage in which it is detected. Some patients require surgery while some can be cured with just chemotherapy or immunotherapy. “Whatever may be the need, our nonprofit supports patients till the time they are cancer free. We not only take care of the cost of treatment but even assist patients with nutrition which is vital in the fight against cancer. Moreover, we ensure that family members who are already facing immense hardships get proper accommodation and food during treatment so they don’t suffer any further,” says the NGO leader. With your support, Nargis Dutt Foundation can help patients win the fight against cancer and save their families from grief of losing a loved one.Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted fundraising platform, to support Nargis Dutt Foundation in their mission to give life-saving chemotherapy and care to cancer patients who can not afford treatment.

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Pallium India strives to alleviate health-related suffering. The works of Pallium India are based on a principle that can be summarised in three areas- demonstrate, educate and facilitate to integrate Palliative care into mainstream healthcare in India.

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<ul><li>Like in most low or middle-income countries, the need for palliative care is greater in India than in the west simply because disease-specific treatment does not reach patients adequately or early enough. </li><li>Less than 4% of India’s 1.2 billion people have access to Palliative care.</li><li>1 in 5 suicides in India is committed by a person living with an advanced, chronic, or life-limiting condition.</li><li>Due to a lack of basic social security, the financial devastation of the family is far greater at the time of illness.</li><li>While the lower-income groups suffer greatly due to the above reason, paradoxically the affluent in our country are also marginalized, due to the absence of Palliative Care in healthcare institutions, especially in the private sector.</li><li>According to Population Census 2011, there are nearly 104 million elderly persons (aged 60 years or above) in India; 53 million females and 51 million males. A report released by the United Nations Population Fund and HelpAge India suggests that the number of elderly persons is expected to grow to 173 million by 2026.</li><li>The pandemic has brought so much suffering and made us realize the inadequacy of our existing healthcare system. </li></ul> 
 We demonstrate, educate and facilitate the integration of palliative care into mainstream healthcare.<ul><li>Demonstration: providing services in and around Trivandrum, including engaging with local communities. Our flagship facility, Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences (TIPS) is a WHO Collaborating Centre for Training and Policy on Access to Pain Relief. Our interdisciplinary clinical team delivers care to over 4000 patients a year through home care, in-patient, and out-patient services. Other areas of psycho-social support including education, monthly rations, vocation, home modifications for PwD's and elderly, etc. are provided to our beneficiaries to alleviate serious health-related suffering.</li><li>Education: We proactively disseminate learning through in-person and online education. We collaborated with 'Project ECHO India' to widen the horizon to build the capacity of healthcare professionals and spreading awareness among the masses through online education. We have trained more than 4500 healthcare professionals to date across India and South East Asia.</li><li>Facilitation: Advocate for policy and programs and implementation at the community, state, national ( with footprints in 26 states and 6 UTs), and international level. </li></ul> 
 Palliative care is the treatment of serious health-related suffering (SHS). It includes the management of pain and other symptoms and addresses the psychological, social, and spiritual suffering of patients and their families. In a nutshell, this project will remove a significant chunk of serious health-related suffering from our country. This is vitally important considering that less than 4% of the population has access even to basic pain relief in India, that millions die in suffering receiving inappropriate care, that 55 million Indians are pushed below the poverty line by catastrophic health expenditure every year and that more than 26,000 people commit suicide annually because of health-related suffering. To mitigate the suffering, our organisation works with a ‘demonstrate-educate-facilitate’ methodology. At our flagship institute in Trivandrum, we demonstrate quality palliative care reaching people in their homes with the participation of the community. While educating the professionals and the public, we also work with central and state governments for necessary legal and policy changes (like facilitating the 2014 amendment of the NDPS Act by the Indian Parliament, creation of the National Programme for Palliative Care in 2012, the inclusion of palliative care in National Health Policy in 2017 and in undergraduate medical curriculum in 2019). We also work with individuals and institutions to create visible palliative care services, wherever possible integrating them into healthcare. Most importantly, we recognize that the person on the street should be aware and should have a say in his/her healthcare and work with the community to improve its participation in healthcare delivery.We wish to reach the 7 million human beings and families who are going through serious health-related suffering, ensure palliative care is provided to them to improve their overall -Quality of Life

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