This winter, as the biting cold descends on 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 freezing winds and sleepless nights. A warm blanket could mean the difference between despair and hope.Donate warm clothes and blankets to abandoned elderly mothers now. Give generously."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, the founder of Maitri. "Since they are abandoned, they don't have a home or family. They have no means to care for themselves or their nutrition. Winters are extremely painful for them, and many eventually pass away. Without thermals, it's not possible to survive winters in Vrindavan."<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/1abfb906-563b-4747-85b8-8af2071a2856.jpg" />This heartbreaking reality is why Maitri is committed to providing blankets and warm clothing to these abandoned widow mothers. Your contribution can help shield them from the piercing cold and offer them a lifeline during this harsh winter season. "Maitri also provides food, shelter, and healthcare to abandoned widow mothers. Your funds will help them reach and support many more widow mothers in need.

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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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Dattu Sopan Bhandare, 80, lives alone in Mudegaon village of the Beed district in Maharashtra. Hit by drought, his children have moved to urban areas and after his wife died a few years back, he has to take care of himself. But life has been hard for Dattu, as he cannot work in the fields any longer to meet his basic needs. “I feel helpless and I have gone to bed hungry many times,” he says.That was before Manavlok came to Dattu’s rescue. Through its Trupti Kitchen program, Manavlok provides 500 abandoned elderly people like Dattu with two meals a day.The problem in the drought-hit Marathwada is huge and Manavlok would like to expand its kitchen facilities to many more villages. But Manavlok cannot do it without your support. Donate now.Manavlok’s Mission “At present, we are providing meals in three drought-hit districts of Maharashtra. It’s our commitment that we will not allow these elderly people to live in hunger,” says Aniket Dwarkadas Lohiya, Secretary, Manavlok.It was way back in the 1970s that a group of youths decided to seek solutions to the socio-economic problems of rural communities in Maharashtra and started working in the region. After years of understanding and working in the field, Marathwada Navnirman Lokayat (MANAVLOK), was born. While Manavlok has various interventions, its Trupti Kitchen has been life-changing for many elderly citizens.Motinath Maruti Birgat is another example of this. Motinath, 75, used to beg on the streets to sustain himself after the younger members of the family left the village and his wife died. As he was unable to work due to old age or feed himself. But with the Trupti Kitchen Program in his village, Motinath no longer begs for food. Manavlok also provides medical and other forms of elderly care.How Trupti worksThe kitchen mainly supports elderly citizens above 65 years with no source of income, people with disabilities, the destitute, widows and elderly orphans. The programme already has a large impact in the areas where it is operating.It first approaches Gram Panchayats to understand the needs and the number of people who will need help through the kitchen. After a detailed study, Manavlok opens a community kitchen and encourages the elderly to come and have meals or supply meals to them at their doorstep.Manavlok needs helpThere are thousands of elderly people in the drought-hit region who need help. But Manavlok cannot expand its operations without your help. The organisation needs urgent help to feed and take care of abandoned elderly citizens in more districts of Maharashtra.“We are committed to supporting the elderly in their final years with meals and other forms of care. I come across many villages where elderly people are asking us for help by establishing community kitchens. We want your support to expand our operations,” says Lohiya.NGO's 80G number: AAATM4512BF2021401 NGO's 12A number: AAATM4512BE20214

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Rasikashraya a group of young activists engaged in social work has established the organization in 1999. It has gained lot of experience through working with experienced and leading organization in the field of rural development. Mainly its perspective changed due to interaction with Vidarbha Lok Vikas Manch, Nagpur &amp; involved itself in rural development. At the later stages it came in close contact with Nehru Yuva Kendra, Yavatmal. It has implemented various programmes sponsored by NYK, Yavatmal.Its area of operation is spread over in twenty villages in Ghatanji, Kalamb &amp; Yavatmal blocks of Yavatmal district. It has created good rapport with the people under its area of operation. It works in partnership with beneficiaries by undertaking various developmental programmes especially relevant to the field of agriculture, health, employment &amp; skill up gradation. It has a devoted and dedicated team of workers.It has a General body and Executive committee comprising of 7 members each.

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Disability is both a cause and a consequence of poverty. The earlier emphasis on medical rehabilitation has now been replaced by an emphasis on social rehabilitation. As per Census 2011 disability among children between the age group of 0-9 is 3.41 %. The child with disability becomes the burden on the family especially on woman and she has to spend most of her time on its services. Providing the physical movements and mental development services through project can make tremendous difference. 
 Community Based Rehabilitation workers facilitate regular home based support to the CWDs and train the family members for self caring / rehabilitation interventions at home. This helps in doing their regular activities by CWD’s with little support from family. The mounting burden on mothers caring the CWD lonely is shared with other members of the family and thus she can be made free to do other household and other works. 
 Education of children with disability could be done through home based programme. Arranging medicinal treatments for the epilepsy children and measuring of intelligence quotient of the CWD’s would be easy through the home based interventions of the project. Sensitization of parents could be done for the educational and health rights of the CWD’s by forming a committee of their parents.

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The problem of aging is a burning issue in modern India. This raises the question of self-defense of the elderly. The joint family consisted of more than two generations. Accommodation, food, religion, property, etc. were all in the hands of the men, children, the sick, the disabled, widows and the elderly were provided all the facilities in this joint family, but modernization has intensified the problems of the elderly. Also, the change in the rural community has resulted in the problem of old age. Old age has a place of honor in the rural community. The role of old age was important in Gram Panchayat, Nyay Panchayat, etc. But new technologies and industrialization have changed the rural economy. That is why there are so many problems for the elderly.Also unskilled workers, small farmers, small traders, senior working class people face many problems. Body fatigue reduces efficiency, no hard work can be done. We have to live a life of dependency. Seniors face financial and health problems as well as mental health problems, during which time forgetfulness increases, feelings of inferiority develop and insecurity is felt. Many families in rural areas have migrated to the city, which has created a problem for the elderly due to lack of space in the city. Therefore, some old people are living a monastic life and some old people are living a single life. 
 To provide health care to such elderly persons in the community, financial assistance on daily basis, to provide them with the benefit of social security schemes, to follow up at the government level on the delay of social security scheme. It seeks to rehabilitate them at the community level, with regular home visits and a sense of belonging among family members. And work to overcome their loneliness. As well as tools for their economic, social and mental development through collective action by forming teams at the village level. 
 Elderly people will be helped to deal with their health problems, as well as get timely social security schemes from the government, so that they do not have to face financial difficulties, and their daily needs will be met. Having formed their team will allow them to share their joys and sorrows with each other so they will not feel lonely.

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