"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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“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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“My 8-year-old son was diagnosed with cancer and it left the entire family devastated. I was told the cost of treatment would run into lakhs. I was barely managing to make ends meet and there was nothing I could do to save Swaroop. But the Nargis Dutt Foundation stepped in and took care of all the expenses. I can’t even imagine the consequences had they not been there for my son,,” says teary-eyed Devendra.The helplessness that Devendra felt is not uncommon among low-income families of cancer patients. There are many who helplessly see their dear ones, including children, lose their life in the most painful manner. Nargis Dutt Foundation has ensured that thousands of families don’t see this fate. It’s been a ray of hope for thousands of cancer patients since its inception over 40 years back. You can help save many more patients with cancer. 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). The cost of each chemotherapy is as much as ₹15,000 and a cancer patient can require between 6 to 12 sessions. The hefty cost for cancer treatment is well beyond the reach for poor families that are barely surviving on two square meals a day. Help Nargis Dutt Foundation provide treatment to poor cancer patients and save them from a slow and painful death.Giving hope to cancer patients“I was just 13 when my mother was diagnosed with cancer. When I saw my mother struggling for life it left a lifelong impact on me. Her condition had deteriorated to such an extent she was almost unrecognisable. I know how it feels like to lose a loved one to cancer and I am not alone in my grief. There are thousands of people struggling to save their family members,” says Priya, daughter of noted actress Nargis Dutt, who lost her life to cancer, and in whose name the NGO has been founded. Priya has made it her life’s mission to save as many cancer patients as she can, but she can not do it alone. Nargis Dutt Foundation needs your support. Your donation can not only save cancer patients but can give life to entire families.Need for the fundraiserCancer is often seen as a death sentence. But doctors say that if detected early and if a patient receives essential treatment, the illness can be defeated and the person can return to their lives. “Treatment of cancer often depends on multiple factors including the type of cancer and the stage in which it is detected. Some patients require surgery while some can be cured with just chemotherapy or immunotherapy. “Whatever may be the need, our nonprofit supports patients till the time they are cancer free. We not only take care of the cost of treatment but even assist patients with nutrition which is vital in the fight against cancer. Moreover, we ensure that family members who are already facing immense hardships get proper accommodation and food during treatment so they don’t suffer any further,” says the NGO leader. With your support, Nargis Dutt Foundation can help patients win the fight against cancer and save their families from grief of losing a loved one.Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted fundraising platform, to support Nargis Dutt Foundation in their mission to give life-saving chemotherapy and care to cancer patients who can not afford treatment.

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Relearn Foundation (RELF) was formed in 2015 under the mentorship of Prof. Prabal Kumar Sen, Founder Chairperson, of the Entrepreneurship Development Center and Former Professor of Economics, at XLRI, Jamshedpur with a vision to work in the domains of Education, Environment and Empowerment.The key focus of Relearn Foundation is to provide quality education to underprivileged students. Childhood innocence is one thing that is barely afforded to students who come from underprivileged backgrounds. There was already a persistent problem of school absenteeism and dropping out before they passed class 10. Especially after the Pandemic, many children have had to work to support their families. Girls would be forcefully married off. Relearn Foundation is run by an organization of tutors, and scientists to give supportive education to students from underprivileged backgrounds. Our focus is to ensure that students continue their education at least till class 12 and get up-skilled. This will add to the quality of community living and general practices of shared community wealth. RELF runs 22 community classrooms for underprivileged students free of cost in order to reduce school dropouts and bridge the digital divide. Currently, RELF has 100 members who support the cause and are involved in the implementation of various welfare activities directly and indirectly. It is through education that we can address some of the issues in the environment by bringing awareness to people regarding the importance of hygiene, proper waste management at the source and sustainable living. Further, RELF aims to promote skill-based training, science model making and digital education as a part of the relearning process and to make the public particularly the civil society aware of relearning through “doing” rather than “knowing”. Design, development and marketing of low carbon footprint products are the domain of activities of our foundation for the conservation of the environment. In addition, women's empowerment through entrepreneurship development is another focus of the organization. In 2021, the organization received a 12A/80G certificate. We work to achieve sustainable development goals.

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According to the ministry of human resource development 2018 report, 62.1 million children are out of school in India. There are bridging mechanisms for out-of-school children at the elementary stage, however, they are absent for secondary education. Hence children, especially girls, find it difficult to re-enter education once they have dropped out. Traditional gender norms push girls into helping with household chores and sibling care, leading to irregular attendance that eventually results in dropouts. Early marriage, lack of safety in schools and low aspirations related to girls’ education also lead to them dropping out. This poses a great challenge for achieving the global sustainable development goals and 100% literacy by 2030 in India. In order to ensure that students are motivated to continue their education, Relearn Foundation has been working tirelessly to establish community classrooms in Eastern India under the flagship Digital Literacy Mission. Through this mechanism, we ensure that students do not drop out and are afforded a childhood of fun, games and learning. Childhood is an important psychological development stage in the lives of human beings for proper integration into society. However, it is unfairly afforded only to children coming from affluent societies. Through our work, we want to ensure that childhood is afforded by all despite economic backgrounds. This development also ensures that students have more learning potential and are more employable.Remote learning has become a prerequisite within a very short period due to the COVID-19 crisis. However, the infrastructural requirements for remote learning have been vastly inept due to a lack of access to resources such as laptops and basic literacy. School management needs to understand whether teachers and students have the required devices and internet connectivity to successfully use remote learning tools. But, the reality is even in the 21st century, millions of underprivileged students from poor families cannot access the internet. Our aim is to be able to provide the infrastructure which is required to increase the quality of skills in students. 
 Through our foundation, we aim to install digital community classroom facilities in 8 centres to help students appearing for higher secondary examinations and competitive examinations for professional courses. It is expected that this facility will help in reducing child marriage and by receiving professional degrees/diplomas the girl students will be able to get jobs and become financially independent. This will encourage more women's participation in the workforce and thereby decrease the gender gap in our society. 
 Through our work, we are providing quality education to students from underprivileged backgrounds. Further, we are giving educated women a financial means through which they can be financially independent. We are helping children to have space where they can learn in a fun environment through games like word games and maths games. In this way, we have been able to reduce absenteeism and school dropout.

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