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.

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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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“I saw a girl, barely 7 or 8, being pushed into flesh trade. Her cries for help still echo in my ears. There were men as old as 60 r*ping the innocent child. That was the day I knew my mission in life was to get these children out of the hell-like conditions in red-light areas. They are nothing short of hell and no child deserves to grow up in this environment” says Vinay Vasta, founder of Social Activities Integration, an organisation committed to freeing children trapped in red-light areas.Vinay and his NGO have been able to provide education, medical care and nutrition to over 2,500 children. But his dream to provide safe shelter to children remains unrealized. “We do our best to keep these children safe during the day but sadly they are forced to go back to the red light areas at night as we don’t have a home for them. Your donation can help us build a safe home for children of sex workers and prevent them from being pulled into prostitution. Donate to make this dream a realityDonate 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).Life in red light areas“S*x workers use their homes which are barely 6 feet by 4 feet for their business. They invite customers in the presence of their children. Their children not only witness abuse but experience it too. Just imagine a child being told that all she can ever become in life is a pr*stitute”, Vinay shares as he explains the extent of abuse children face in red light areas.This is a life that thousands of children are forced to live behind closed doors where they suffer abuse and exploitation morning, noon and night.A ray of hopeVinay has been relentlessly trying to give children the care and education they deserve. He has provided quality English education to thousands of children, enabling them to secure a livelihood out of red-light areas. Several children taught by Vinay are today leading successful lives as professionals and Government employees. However the sad reality is that Vinay and his NGO, in the absence of a permanent shelter home, are unable to provide round the clock safety to these children, which is essential for their well-being.Your donations can enable SAI to build a shelter home for the children of sex workers and usher in a new tomorrow for them, away from the horrors of red-light areas.Donate to this fundraiser on Give.do, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to provide safe shelter for children of sex workers and save them from abuse and second generation pr*stitution.NGO's 80G number: AACTS0408EF20216NGO's 12A number: AACTS0408EE20028

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Salaam Bombay Foundation (SBF) believes that “An adolescent in school has a future”, and it is with this mission that the foundation began its operations in 2002. At the core of all of Salaam Bombay’s initiatives is the commitment to empower India’s most vulnerable adolescents to stay in school and make the right choices for health, education and livelihood. Since its inception till April 2019, Salaam Bombay Foundation has reached more than 550,000 adolescents aged 11 to 17 years in 300 public schools across Mumbai, out of which 250,000 are girls. The Foundation’s work is made possible by leveraging the existing government school infrastructure and combining it with alternate and innovative education tools. Today Salaam Bombay operates in all the regions of India in the key cities of Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Bengaluru, and Jaipur.

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Mumbai’s slums occupy 6% of the city's land but are home to 54% of its population. Family incomes are less than Rs. 8,000 a month. Uncertain and fluctuating incomes typically force children, in particular girls, out of the school system as soon as they are deemed capable of contributing to the family income or multiple domestic chores. The absolute poverty has deterred the pursuit of formal education as it is not deemed a high priority as compared to other basic necessities.Abysmally low levels of quality education in the local public schools with no competent assistance, generationally illiterate parents, sheer lack of physical space needed to allow children to be curious, creative and intelligent, further compounds the problem. 9 out of 10 of India’s most disadvantaged children who grow up in Mumbai’s slums drop out of school, face the risk of child labour and substance abuse, tobacco in particular. Every day, more than 5,500 children in India below the age of 15 are estimated to try tobacco for the first time. Project Résumé helps children broaden their vision by highlighting the importance of studying and providing enriching life experiences. The program helps children make informed decisions, equips them with necessary life skills, and teaches them vocational skills for sustainable careers. All this is achieved through engaging child-friendly programmes in arts, sports, media, and skill-training.Project Résumé gives children the means to earn part-time as they study, increase self-esteem, build confidence, shape them into role models for younger children in their communities and encourage them to stay in school.Project Résumé consists of the Academy of Sports, Arts and Media, and the skills@school programme. These programmes are known to build self-worth of the child by providing a platform for mentorship and skill development, to achieve a productive life marked by aspiration, achievement and economic self-sufficiency.The program enables children to achieve personal and economic empowerment through experiential platforms of learning such as Sports, Arts, Media and Vocational Skills. Each child enrolled will complete specific training for skills across Cricket, Hockey (sports), Dance, Music, Theatre (arts) or Beauty &amp; Wellness; Hospitality, Retail Management, Home Appliance Repair, Tailoring, Mobile Repairing and Computer Hardware (Vocational). Each child enrolled will complete a minimum of 120 and a maximum of 150 training hours by opting-in to either of these specific career pathways.  Listing below two key objectives of implementing Project Résumé at the school level:To ensure the child stays in schoolThe primary objective of Project Résumé is to motivate under-privileged children studying in the Government run high schools to complete their basic education till Class 12 (High School). With exposure to world-class training and performance opportunities, the program makes school an attractive choice for children and their families, promoting higher retention rates at the school level.Through the introduction of Vocational Skills, children are provided with the opportunity to learn an additional skill that will help them earn a livelihood while still pursuing their education. Platforms such as Project Résumé enable the child to express themselves, find their voice, get noticed and discover themselves for the first time.To prepare the children for higher education or relevant employment opportunities in futureProject Résumé provides children with the opportunity to develop skills that enable them to enhance their ability to earn a higher income, besides unlocking avenues for further education. The goal is to use innovative and engaging tools of education to leverage unused potential of underserved youth and their families, who would otherwise drop out of school to pursue low paying unskilled jobs or early marriage.Through each program, be it Arts, Sports, Media or Vocational Skills, the students are trained to be workplace ready where desirable life skills such as reliability, confidence, communication, team work, self-determination, and leadership are imparted. These programs also actively work toward reducing the skill gap that would later affect the child’s ability to secure a sustainable job.

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