"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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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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“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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Paripurnata, a nonprofit organization, established the first Halfway Home in Eastern India in 1992 for women with mental disorders, who had been confined in the jails and mental hospitals. In our Halfway Home, so called, because it is the mid-point in a person’s journey from her place of confinement to her home in a family like ambience, individuals are guided to pick up the lost pieces of their lives, which prepares them for their natural home and help them integrate in to their community and the wider society, so that they once again can lead a productive and meaningful life.

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Prabir Kumar Basu

Paripurnata

As a child Sabita showed early signs of a mental disorder, never speaking to anyone but her mother. After her father’s sudden death, both Sabita and her mother’s mental condition deteriorated.  They were both admitted to a hospital but Sabita’s mother was unfortunately not strong enough to survive what she was going through and died. 

In the face of such adversity, Sabita was brought to the Paripurnata centre in 2000 to receive therapy. Not completely alone however, as her cousin often paid her visits while she stayed here.

After we discharged her, our team continued her rehabilitation with regular follow-ups to maintain her mental stability. Her cousin, who we had hoped was taking her recovery as serious as we were, betrayed Sabita’s trust as she attempted to steal her property. Paripurnata came to her rescue and ensured she built a strong case to succeed in legal proceedings. Today, she is living with a care-taker and handling all her own property.

Sabita gets her home back

Sikha Sengupta from Ranaghat, West Bengal was one of nine siblings and belonged to an underprivileged family. Her mental condition began to deteriorate in 1977 after she witnessed her brother drown; her behaviour becoming violent and out-of-control. After Sikha visited a number of hospitals, her schizophrenia was revealed and was immediately sent to presidency jail. Eventually, Sikha’s family stopped visiting her and refused to pay for her expensive treatment. 

Paripurnata rescued her from the government hospital and began the process for real medical care. After 9 months spent on improving her mental state at the Paripurnata centre, Sikha recovered and her family once again accepted her into their family unit. After 25 years, she is still living with her family and uses the skills she learnt at Paripurnata to teach people how to make incense, sew, and do block painting.

Sikha begins her new life with Paripurnata

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Our residential rehabilitation centre offers free medical facilities, therapies, and a shelter for mentally challenged women from underprivileged backgrounds. However, ex-residents need to have regular check-ups to ensure their mental condition is stable after returning to society. 
 This project raises funds to conduct follow-ups and run awareness campaigns in the community so that ex-residents as well as other mentally challenged people don’t face any discrimination and get the support they need to lead a normal life.Even after years of treatment at the residential centre, a patient still needs constant monitoring after being successfully discharged. The response from society is also very important as anything negative could trigger the patient to relapse. 
 Once we have raised enough money we can monitor the progress of all 150 ex-Paripurnata patients. A donation of Rs. 4,350 will take care of one follow-up for one ex-resident.

Sponsor follow-ups for rehabilitated mentally challenged women

The mentally ill women from the impoverished and disadvantaged sections of our society, who mostly are neglected, despised and often tortured as unwanted beings in the society. This mindset, far too often determined the isolation and segregation of the mentally ill. They were commonly incarcerated as Non Criminal Lunatics (NCLs) in jails or kept in the mental asylums, where the living conditions were appalling and hardly any treatment or counselling was given to them.  The need to bring about a change in their woeful existence to a socially productive life motivates this project.  
 Paripurnata seeks to bring about a change in the wretched existence of these women, by intervention through psycho-social rehabilitation process. The process comprises medico therapy, socio-cultural therapies and occupational therapies structured to assist them to pick up the lost pieces of their lives.Paripurnata attempts to achieve its goal through its residential programme in a setting known internationally as a Halfway-Home, so named because it is perceived as the mid-point in a person’s journey from her place of confinement to her natural home. At Paripurnata, they undergo the residential rehabilitation programme for a duration spanning from eight to twelve months. On successful completion of the programme, the beneficiaries are rehabilitated with their families / communities.On successful completion of the programme, the beneficiaries are rehabilitated in the society. 
 We wish to create a secured, hygienic, cheerful and above all a humane ambience at the halfway Home which will enables them to strive to lead as socially productive human beings with dignity. Our curriculum also attempts to empower them with social skills and enhance their employability.

Psycho-Social Rehabilitation of mentally ill women

Around 125 million people in India fall victim to mental disorders. Unfortunately, there are not enough medical care centres to cater for everyone. Our centre focuses on underprivileged women who are suffering from various mental disorders. Abandoned by their families or spending their lives locked away from their loved ones, these women need proper treatment, regular counseling and lots of love and care. 
 Our residential rehabilitation centre follows a routine that includes free treatment in pharmacotherapy, occupational therapy and psychological counselling . In addition, non-formal education and social & cultural therapy classes are also conducted frequently to improve the patients development. We aim to equip them with social skills ready for successful integration back in to society. These therapies and programmes can take anywhere between 3-5 years for each patient. 
 Every donation will go towards medical therapies, counselling and accommodation for 40 mentally challenged women at our centre. With every donation you can help a mentally challenged woman shake off the shackles of her disability and feel accepted by her society.

Sponsor follow-ups for rehabilitated mentally challenged women

Psycho-Social Rehabilitation of mentally ill women

Give medical help to mentally challenged and impoverished women

Save abandoned, elderly widow mothers of Vrindavan from begging on streets

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