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<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/6d463942-03dc-496d-a440-7ae1a34d29b2.webp" />Vrindavan is a city of Widows, and most of them are abandoned by their families. There are more than 30000 widows in Vrindavan and 90 per cent of them are above 65 age. At this age, their body doesn’t allow them to do any work so they have to opt for begging and in that they have too many challenges. They have to run from street to street for 7 hours a day just to procure two meals. Most Mataji are having knee and backbone problems where they can sit or walk for long, but to pay for their medical and accommodation bills they have to do domestic work like washing, wiping, groom in local households. They are here to do Sadhna and attain Mukti, but they are hardly any time left for sadhna. For the past 3 years, we are giving monthly grocery kits to 1000 Mataji’s and medical care to 200 Mataji’s. So now two problems are solved and now we are constructing two shelter homes for them in Vrindavan and Govardhan. Also, we have started an ‘Adopt a widow’ campaign where we are connecting widows with individual donors as it’s very hard for us to support 1000 widows alone every month. In adopting a widow we also add vegetables &amp; fruits along with grocery kits.We make sure that our Mataji’s shouldn’t beg for a single penny, nor she should worry about basic necessities. And at the advanced age of 75+, they also need personal care so for that we are constructing shelter homes for them. Now these widows whom we are supporting are having sufficient time for their sadhana and they invest time in chanting and reading holy books, Thakur jee sewa. They say that Lord has sent you to take care of them, and they are getting lost the love of their family with us.

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"My son is wealthy but I am a burden to him. I struggle for every meal and beg to survive," says a sobbing elderly mother, burdened by the grief of abandonment. The streets of Vrindavan are home to hundreds of elderly mothers who have been driven away from their own homes by their children. Some even live with the trauma of having been abused and assaulted by their families.These mothers who sacrificed everything for their families today beg to survive and struggle to get even two square meals a day. Pure Devotion Foundation, led by Gopal Das, has been providing shelter, care, and much-needed medical treatment to hundreds of widow mothers. However, the NGO cannot continue to serve elderly mothers without support. Come forward and donate generously.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/0018b5e9-c68c-4a2c-ae5d-becc7b34bc0e.webp" />Donate easily through UPI, all debit/credit cards, and net banking. Charitable donations to this fundraising campaign are tax-exempt under 80G of the Income Tax Act (India).A Life of unimaginable sufferingMost 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. Poor living conditions often cause a wide range of health ailments, including respiratory infections and chronic conditions. Pure Devotion Foundation comes to their rescue through their work on the ground.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/2dd9119b-1505-4251-98c5-582fe4fd514e.webp" />“Someone's back isn't right. Someone can't walk, can't sit, or has eyesight issues. Someone has bad knees, blood pressure, or diabetes. These elderly mothers have various types of illnesses. At a time when they needed care and shelter the most, their sons have driven them out of their houses. In Vrindavan, thousands of mothers have been shunned by their sons. In this condition, they beg to survive somehow across the streets of Vrindavan. Somehow they survive by eating rice soaked in water,” says Gopal Das.Pure Devotion Foundation urgently needs support to provide food, shelter, and medical care to these widow mothers who are prone to more illnesses as they age.Pure Devotion Foundation provides monthly rations to not a few but thousands of mothers. We have even built a shelter home for these mothers in Radhakund and are building the largest shelter home in Vrindavan. But service of this magnitude cannot be done alone. We need more people to join this mission. I urge everyone to join this service,” the NGO founder further shares.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/a550ff81-d28d-4feb-8ee4-8ac54d09315e.webp" />Donate to this fundraiser by Pure Devotion Foundation on give.do, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to provide abandoned elderly mothers of Vrindavan with urgent treatment, care, and shelter.

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Abandoned by their own children, elderly mothers are forced to beg on the streets of Vrindavan. Support them.

Pure Devotion Foundation started in difficult times of Covid-19 to help the widows of Vrindavan who were facing food scarcity due to the lockdown. Started serving 80 matajis in the first month we reached 800 + within a few months and right now we are taking care of 1000 widows in Vrindavan, Goverdhan, Radha Kund, and Haridwar. Since the last two years, we have greatly impacted the lives of these widows who are abandoned by their families.Being shelterless at their advanced age and thousands of km away from their home town they have to face many challenges. They don't even have a proper shelter to stay in, so the last option is to beg or do domestic work in various homes. At this time we come to help them so that they don't have to beg or do any hard labour at this age. These widows come here from Bengal and engage themselves in Krishna bhakti sincerely to get Mukti in this life. So we take care that they don't have to worry about day-to-day needs and they can peacefully perform their sadhana bhajan. Our main purpose is that at this last stage of life they shouldn’t get disturbed for basic necessities, but should do their bhakti peacefully and achieve their aim Mukti for which they have come here.

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