In Vrindavan, thousands of elderly widow mothers face the harsh reality of abandonment and suffering. With no one to turn to, many are left begging on the streets, exposed to heat, cold and rain,Donate so that Maitri can provide shelter, food, clothes and medical support to abandoned elderly mothers now. Give generously.Winnie Singh has witnessed many cases of widow mothers being abandoned on the streets of Vrindavan, one of the holiest places in India. “Children leave their mothers as soon as they become widows. The children start feeling the burden. This has become a practice in today's society that money comes first and everything else later,” says Winnie whose Maitri India, rescues widowed mothers from the streets of Vrindavan.Many widowed elderly mothers often end up living a lonely life and begging to survive on the streets. And Maitri aspires to take care of every widow in need of help, but because of lack of funds, Winnie and Maitri are in a position to do it."Elderly widows don't have shelter. They sleep in cowsheds over sacks. They don't have a blanket. Nights are really difficult for them," shares Winnie Singh. <img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/1abfb906-563b-4747-85b8-8af2071a2856.jpg" />Maitri aims to:<ul><li>Provide shelter and nutritious 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 and engagement around the struggles of abandoned widow mothers</li></ul>Why donate to MaitriWinnie needs your support to help those in need of food, healthcare and well-being. “Maitri urgently needs your support to provide nutritious food, clothing and healthcare to sustain these widow mothers who are prone to more illnesses as they age,” appeals Winnie. “You can become the family they were denied. Hold their hands so they don't need to beg ever again,” she adds. Let’s rescue abandoned widows mothers from the streets of Vrindavan and give them a better future. Donate now.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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“I used to be sexually abused repeatedly, and when I screamed in pain, they hit and threatened me with more violence,” says Priya (name changed), a rescued child sex worker. Priya was abducted by traffickers and sold into a red-light area house before she was rescued by Guria led by Manju. For over two decades, Manju has been rescuing young girls forced into prostitution across the country. She has been shaken to the core seeing some of the most horrifying crimes that young girls have to undergo. “You can’t imagine the state of girls forced into sex work. The girls are given electric shocks and burnt with cigarette butts just to get kicks out of it. And if they get pregnant, the "owners" kick them repeatedly in the womb so that the child inside dies…If you want to see hell, it is here on this planet where young girls are sexually abused,” says Manju.Manju needs your help to rescue more young girls from forced prostitution and reunite them with their families. Donate now.Guria’s work over the yearsBased out of Varanasi, inarguably the holiest place in India, Manju and her organisation Guria, fights the sexual exploitation of girls, especially minors, by taking on the traffickers head-on, and rescuing and rehabilitating them.Started in 1993, Guria has rescued over 5500 persons from slavery, sex trafficking, and child prostitution so far. It has also been instrumental in shutting down hundreds of places that housed trafficked girls and putting scores of traffickers out of business and in jail.For instance, in 2005, a Guria-led rescue operation in Varanasi's red-light area led to the freeing of 49 women and girls, including minors. Many of them were kept against their will. Some of the traffickers were also arrested and tried. Since then, Guria has rescued thousands of young girls.Manju and her husband, Ajeet Singh began rescuing girls from Varanasi’s red-light areas and then working to stop the sex-trafficking of young girls within Uttar Pradesh and outside. The organisation’s aim is to eliminate the sex trafficking of women, especially minor girls, end second-generation prostitution and child prostitution, and rehabilitate women and girls who are rescued from the trade. Manju has faced violent backlash from the traffickers and other vested interests, but it has not deterred her from carrying on rescuing young girls from trafficking. Rescue and rehabilitationBesides rescuing girls trafficked for sex, mostly from low-income families, from across the country, Guria fights on their behalf in courts and also provides education, food, vocational training, and other facilities until they are united with their families. But because of a lack of funds, Guria is finding it difficult to rescue more girls and also take care of them once they are away from the clutches of the traffickers. Take the case of Sameena (name changed), who was abducted from Uttar Pradesh all the way to Telangana. Guria took it upon itself to rescue the girl with the help of its own work and also the authorities. After months of rehabilitation, Sameena went back to her family and even completed her education. With your support, Manju can rescue many more young girls from trafficking and help them live the life of their dreams.

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A period or menstruation is a natural, biological process of the female body. Unfortunately, it has become a source of suffering and illnesses for women and young girls from poor families as they can’t afford sanitary pads. “Proper menstrual hygiene is every woman’s right but has become a curse for many. No one should be denied this right, and sanitary pads should not be a luxury. Just for the sake of a ₹5 sanitary pad women and girls are putting their health and even their lives at risk,” says Khyati Gupta founder of Pinkishe Foundation. Khyati and her NGO are committed to ensuring that no woman or girl is deprived of something as basic as sanitary napkins.Pinkishe Foundation has identified 4,000 women and young girls from acutely poor backgrounds who need to be supported with monthly sanitary napkins. Without this support many girls might be forced to use unhygienic alternatives, putting at risk their health and wellbeing. Donate now to protect the right to safe menstruation.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).The shocking truth“In villages and tribal areas, girls cannot afford sanitary pads and therefore are forced to use things like dirty cloth, ash, hay, old newspapers, or even cow-dung cakes, to manage their period blood. Because of this, girls suffer various illnesses such as rashes and urinary tract infections, and these illnesses at times turn into cancer as well. Out of all the cervical cancer cases in the world, almost one-fourth of them occur in India. A major reason for that is that women are unable to maintain hygiene during periods, shares Khyati.According to Khyati, lakhs of girls are even forced to drop out of school after their first period because of their inability to manage their periods.Your donation can ensure that the health and future of women and girls from poor families are not compromised because of their inability to afford sanitary pads. Donate generously to give every woman and girl her right to safe menstruation.Donate to this fundraiser on Give.do, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help young girls and women from poor families receive free sanitary pads.NGO's 80G number: AADTP3680QF20218NGO's 12A number: AADTP3680QE20178

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Prerana is a registered NGO since 1990. At Prerana, we believe that education is the most powerful means of fighting poverty. To this end, we provide Financial-Aid to meritorious students from underprivileged backgrounds, from 11th grade.Knowing that the lives of students from underprivileged backgrounds are beset with pressures, we stay engaged with them until they are gainfully employed.Educate Girls, Empower India is our current mission to support 5,000 girls to complete their education and secure employment in next 5 years.

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“If you educate a man, you educate an individual. But if you educate a woman, you educate a nation” is a well known proverb. Education is a great equaliser and skill is a sure way to conquer poverty. Whilst it’s heartening to see many parents are sending their girls to college, they need financial support and skill exposure to fulfill their dreams. Add to this is social stigma which is a barrier to empowerment. All they need is one opportunity! 
 Prerana has been working towards the cause of education and bridging the skill gap for the last 16 years, thanks to many individuals and organizations for their support. “Every deserving student shall have access to Education, Skill Development and Employment” is the vision that drives many selfless souls associated with Prerana. 
 Transform the lives of 5,000 most deserving girls from rural Karnataka in 11th grade through sustained educational support, such as:<ol><li>Financial assistance</li><li>Mentorship &amp; guidance to students and parents via local mentors</li><li>Career connect with industry professionals.</li></ol>

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Out of every 100 Indian children who enrol into school, 70 drop out before they reach secondary level. This can mainly be blamed on the expense of sending a child to school, including fees and uniforms. In addition, families expect their children to work and earn money in place of getting an education. Adversely affecting their chances of finding good employment at a later stage. 
 Our Nurture Merit Programme provides financial assistance to disadvantaged but exceptional students from Bangalore for their college studies. We support them until they successfully graduate, subject to the student maintaining a merit every year. In addition to this, those selected are given books, coaching and training on communication and soft skills. 
 These laudable students deserve to complete their college education and your support can enable them to transform their lives as well as their families.

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Students studying in government colleges even within 50 miles of Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of India, are several information years (akin to light years) away in terms of career awareness and job opportunities. Providing them right information, skilling and nudging them towards their dreams will create a positive ripple effect. Referring to the state of Karnataka, the NSDC report says - “The State is likely to face a deficit of 10 to 14 lakh skilled persons” (https://www.nsdcindia.org/sites/default/files/files/karnataka-presentation-ppt.pdf page 21). What is even more alarming, as pointed in the same report, is while there will be a deficit of 14 lakh skilled people, there is expected to be a 12 lakh surplus of unskilled people in the coming time. Majority of these “unskilled” people come from rural sector. 
 PRERANA identifies meritorious students from underprivileged backgrounds, and provides them with financial assistance, educational support to help them complete their education and land a good job.There are two programs:1) Nurture Merit - This program is implemented in Bengaluru. Parents of the beneficiary kids are usually auto/cab drivers, daily wage workers, single parent, or health deprived Students who score more than 80% in their 10th grade are administered an entrance test, their house visited for verification and scholarship is disbursed to the deserving students. They are provided with coaching/mentoring support, personality development training, skill training to prepare them for a career.2) Rural e2e - PUC and Degree colleges in rural areas in districts surrounding Bengaluru are identified, students are selected based on their marks in 10th and our entrance test. We provide them with scholarship, books (both text books and general reading), conduct training and interactive sessions, computer training, and help them build their communication skills. 
 More than 2000 students have completed their education and most of them are working in organisations such as Infosys, Wipro, TCS, Capgemini, E&amp;Y, Toyota etc. There are few exceptional students who have achieved excellence such as a PhD in Astrophysics, doing an MS in Germany, etc.Rural e2e program is relatively new. About 20 students in the final year of their college are showing good progress in their overall personality. We have identified 7 rural colleges with about 500 students supported.

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