"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.

This Navratri, save abandoned, elderly widow mothers of Vrindavan from begging on streets

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.

Help Girish give 250 HIV+ children, rescued from abuse in red-light areas a new life

“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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Pratigya is Jharkhand based youth initiative to ensure access of quality education to every child and mobilize youth to action towards nation building. It was started in 2007 by a group of committed youth who strongly believe that change is possible only through Education.Pratigya has several grassroots initiatives and community based programme both in urban and rural areas of Jharkhand along with policy level advocacy on issues of Education, Children’s care and protection &amp; youth development.In corona virus pandemic Pratigya has started a separate initiative of relief work. It is working with Ranchi District Administration in providing and facilitating relief with dry rations to thousands of marginalized and distressed families, thereby ensuring their food security. It is also hosting "Hunger Helpline" run by Ranchi District Administration.Its initiatives in education with underprivileged children includes sponsorship of school education, special focus on girls' education, facilitation of right to education, life skill centre, budget school and children's financial cooperative. It has also run state wide advocacy and campaign for child trafficking free India and Jharkhand.Engagements with youth include programmes for sensitization, civic-constitutional education and leadership development thereby enabling them to become agents of change in the society.It is currently leading the collective of about 20 organisations in 15 districts of the state. This year it's programmes reached directly, lives of around 2500 children, 2000 adolescents and 300 college youth in Jharkhand apart from current relief to thousands of people during Corona Pandemic.Major InterventionsAccess to School1. Education Voucher Scholarship for school education2. RTE-25% Facilitation Admission under BPL category in private schools3. Budget School Affordable quality school for rural &amp; tribal childrenLife-skills Education to children1. Srijan Bachpan Life skill training and Counselling2. Children Co-operatives Child Right’s Club, Financial, Health &amp; Sports Cooperative2. Urge Children’s and Youth resource center &amp; LibraryChannelizing Energetic Adolescent/Youth1. Yuva Seminar &amp; Workshop on socio-political-economic issues2. Jagrik Sensitisation for active citizenship &amp; constitutional values Protecting Childhood1. Campaign &amp; Policy Advocacy Public dialogue to curb child trafficking, child labour &amp; rapeDisaster Relief (Covid 19)1. Food Relief Food, dry ration &amp; Protein Kit to needy families2. Helpline Hosted District Hunger Helpline3. Health Support Immunity booster-preventive medicine distribution &amp; Menstrual Hygiene Kit distributionRecognition &amp; Appreciation•      Srijan Bachpan programme featured in globally top 50 solutions in Youth Solutions Report 2019 out of 4300 solutions from 174 countries.•      Mahila Evam Bal Sangrakshan Samman to Pratigya’s community volunteer, Ms. Laxmi Kujur, by Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, for working on issue of Child Rights in 2019.•      Ranchi Udaan Award by Junior Chamber International in 2018.•      Jharkhand Gaurav Award by All India Human Rights Association in 2017.•      Pratham Rashtriya Mahila Shakti Samman 2016 to Pratigya’s community volunteer, Ms. Rajni Mahli, by Police Public Press, for her contribution towards educating children in community.•      Letter of Appreciation by Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti (Ministry of Culture) for “Honest Utilization of Project Funds” in 2016.Kumudhini Award by Rotary Ranchi-South, for contributing in the field of education in 2010-11.Certificates and Tax ExemptionPratigya has 12A and 80G certification from Income Tax Department, Government of India, FCRA certification from Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India and registration with Niti Ayog, Government of India.All donations to Pratigya are exempted from Tax in India under section 80 G of Income Tax Department.

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Jharkhand being a backward state with 25t rank in terms of literacy having literacy rate of just 67.2%. Alone from Khunti district of Jharkhand approximately 32,000 children on the verge of being dropout from school education due pandemic. The very reason for this backwardness is, since times, the maximum parts of the state have been deprives from access to basic Education. The educationally deprived community has left with no other options of being sidelined from development.The pandemic has magnified the problem, as the large section of children from rural Jharkhand has not been able to access digital education. lack of books, eganging materials, access to safe and secure environment are some of key factors, widening the gap. For girls the situation is more worse, as they are the most vulnerable and are prone to get effected from the drift happening due to pandemic. Khunti is also on the list because of child trafficking and child labour cases, the current situation of closed schools, and completely shut down of educational activities has increased the fear of pushing the numbers. 
 Pratigya is working in the rural part of Khunti from more than a decade. Through our flagship program "Srijan Bachpan, Nurturing childhood" We have been running community learning centers, building safe and secure environment for children's to study and learn, developing community library, developing community's understanding of their responsibility towards education of their children. All these things we do by creating local leaders from the same or neighboring community. These are graduates who have been part of Pratigya's lie skills and leadership training. They understand the local problems and have ability to figure out the locally rooted global solutions.Community learning Centers, under Srijan Bachpan have full developed curriculum on Life Skills, Financial Education, Social Education, Arts and Sports. Children are being engaged at centers so that they remain the fold of education. The probability of the going back to school becomes high then compared to others. This will ensure prevention of their drop out.The organization also monitors their attendance and performance on regular basis. Regular supplementary life skill training and counselling sessions for better academic performance and personality development of these children are being organized.The Srijan Bachpan programme has been globally featured in globally top 50 solutions out of 4300 solutions submitted from 174 countries. Sustainable Development Solutions Network – Youth (SDSN Youth is an initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network; a program launched by UN Secretary-General in 2012 to mobilize global expertise around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)) published this as a sustainable non-profit solution in its Youth Solutions Report 2019 which can be accessed in Page No.79 of the link below:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hh9DmUo9G04K5tmoK2sM8SL2vW2yKmyo/view?usp=sharing 
 Supporting and retaining these children in their educational journey will help enabling first generation learners from the marginalized communities to become an educated person so as to break the shackles of generational ignorance and poverty of their parents. It will also enable children to be strong enough to stand and compete locally and globally. Moreover, the community will realize the need of quality school education and demand the same from the government. As most of the children Pratigya support for their education belong to the tribal population, hence this support will also enable the tribal children and community as a whole to be aware and educated enough to safeguard from deceit and exploitation.Every year on an average 8-10 students appeared in Class X Board examination. Whether its State Board or CBSE, children who are being supported by Pratigya have proved that they are not lesser than from their peer privileged mates in any aspect. And, even in higher studies like Intermediate or Graduation, the children are accomplishing new achievements and reaching newer heights. Additionally the Srijan Bachpan intervention is helping these children in developing a sound personality with higher emotional well being and empathy towards society.

Literacy Corner: A community Library for children of Jharkhand

Jharkhand being a backward state in terms of literacy having literacy rate of just 67.2%, takes the state to the rank of 25th in the list of Indian states. The very reason for this backwardness is that, since times, the maximum parts of the state have been overlooked because of which people here got diverted towards the wrong ways of demanding their rights like Naxalism and other criminal activities. The girls of this state have the highest rate of getting trafficked and indulging into prostitution, the reason being the poverty as well as lack of education among the community. Due to increasing cost of quality education, the children are compelled to get dropped out from the educational streams.Pratigya is committed to Quality School Education for children and runs an innovative programme - Education Voucher. Under this Programme, children from disadvantaged section get a Voucher with which they can study in a school of their choice. If the child or parent is unsatisfied, they can change the school too. Here money follows the child, not the school. Pratigya in presently supporting in two districts of Jharkhand – Ranchi (urban) and Khunti (rural) covering over 130 students from socially-economically backward families.Presently education of about 60 students supported by us so far have got on stake due to drop in resources from various donors during Corona Pandemic. We need to arrange for their school fees &amp; stationary, else they will dropout. COVID-19 pandemic has hit almost every segment of society. Parents of these children are mainly daily wage labourers and farm workers and have been economically crushed during pandemic. Hence not even capable to arrange the stationary and books for their children. 
 Pratigya will directly support these children with their school fees and stationary. This will ensure prevention of their drop out due to resource constrain. The organisation also monitors their school attendance and academic performance on regular basis. Regular supplementary life skill training and counselling sessions for better academic performance and personality development of these children are being organised regularly under a separate programme namely "Srijan Bachpan" which means building childhood. The Srijan Bachpan programme has been globally featured in globally top 50 solutions out of 4300 solutions submitted from 174 countries. Sustainable Development Solutions Network – Youth (SDSN Youth is an initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network; a program launched by UN Secretary-General in 2012 to mobilize global expertise around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)) published this as a sustainable non-profit solution in its Youth Solutions Report 2019 which can be accessed in Page No.79 of the link below:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hh9DmUo9G04K5tmoK2sM8SL2vW2yKmyo/view?usp=sharing 
 Supporting and retaining these children in their educational journey will help enabling first generation learners from the marginalized communities to become an educated person so as to break the shackles of generational ignorance and poverty of their parents. It will also enable children to be strong enough to stand and compete locally and globally. Moreover, the community will realize the need of quality school education and demand the same from the government. As most of the children Pratigya support for their education belong to the tribal population, hence this support will also enable the tribal children and community as a whole to be aware and educated enough to safeguard from deceit and exploitation.Every year on an average 8-10 students appeared in Class X Board examination. Whether its State Board or CBSE, children who are being supported by Pratigya have proved that they are not lesser than from their peer privileged mates in any aspect. And, even in higher studies like Intermediate or Graduation, the children are accomplishing new achievements and reaching newer heights. Additionally the Srijan Bachpan intervention is helping these children in developing a sound personality with higher emotional well being and empathy towards society.

Prevent 60 underprivileged children from getting dropped out from their educational journey.

Subjugation of women and violence over them is tens and thousands of years old phenomenon in the history of human civilization. Though last half century saw a remarkable progress in the freedom and empowerment of women, but in India, freedom of women still seems a caged dream. Not to say that the condition of Indian women have not improved, in fact in terms of accessibility of women to education and work space has increased substantially, however, the violence unleashed on them by the counter population does not seem to be less. Women, especially when a female turned to a mother, her life changes drastically and she has to bear a lot more amount of responsibilities, which take her away from her freedom, liberty and actual life as an individual. She has to play the role of many characters at a single time without a moment thinking about her needs or likes. In spite of playing all these responsibilities perfectly, she has been still burdened with many social limitations too. The society never look her as a human being rather treat her as a household item. Aggressive dialogue, debates and discussion needs to be started in the society, both among men and women on this issue. 
 This is high time for civil society, government, educational institutions and all other stakeholders to sit and appraise the drowning condition for women in our surrounding. This situation also reminds of looking up to one great philosopher and doer of Indian history- Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi, who treated women equally as men, vehemently advocated that women must realize their full status and play their parts as equal to them. He was stark against the notion of subjugation of women. He used to openly say that woman have been suppressed under custom and law for which man was responsible and in the shaping of which she had no hand. The organisation is trying to establish the equality by 1. Sensitizing the communities to educate their girl child 2. Encouraging the girls to reach, enroll and complete their basic education. 3. Training them with life-skills so as to boost up their confidence and build their personality. 4. Giving them equal opportunity to lead different activities. 5. Sensitizing the adolescent and youths about their rights and also motivating them to put up their voice against wrong. 
 Objective of this Project To take the mothers out in the field where they can feel their freedom and respect as a human being. To help them realize that their dress up cannot be a barrier for their love towards sports. To help them feel their inner ability and strength to do something, to win something. To sensitize this society that sports have no gender, no age and no colour. To sensitize this society that women are not objects to be decorated in homes.The mother participants will feel a sense of freedom and respect when they move out of their houses and play for their respected teams. Expected Outcome The mother participants will feel a sense of freedom and respect when they move out of their houses and play for their respected teams. They can understand that the dress up, make up and shyness cannot be a barrier for their love towards sports They will be able to understand and analyze their inner ability and strength. The society will also understand that sports have not gender, no age and no colour. The society can well understand that we must not treat women as an object for decoration in our homes.

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