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.This Christmas, you can gift these kids, through your donations, books and warm clothes.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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Ranjita Pawar witnessed violence at the age of five. From the Denotified Nomadic Tribal community (DNT) in rural Maharashtra, Ranjita grew up watching horrific caste and gender-based violence all through her life. Fierce Ranjita never gave up: she completed her Diploma in education and became the first teacher in her community. In 2008, she mobilized members of her community to start Samarthya, a non-profit. Over the past 14 years, Ranjita and her team have worked extensively in the areas of education, casteism and gender-based violence in 38 villages and 7 slums in Maharashtra, India.Samarthya, a youth-founded women-led organization, works with women, youth and children from the Indigenous community called Denotified Nomadic Tribes (DNTs). The 150-million strong DNTs have been historically marginalized since British times. Disparagingly called, ‘criminal tribes’, they face extreme level of prejudice and legal discrimination.Because of their gender, caste, and economic poverty, children from the DNTs face disadvantages, especially in the field of education. Both child marriage and drop-out rates along with seasonal migration are rampant in this region, due to which continued education often becomes a huge concern. Samarthya has had remarkable success with respect to education over the last 10 years: ●      2500+ DNT children have received access to educational material, mobile libraries, after-school classes and awareness campaigns. Along with education, the children are also taught about gender, sexuality and health.●      1000 children admitted to primary school●      450+ girls enrolment and retention rates improved beyond primary school through programs that effectively involved the parents of the children●      2000+ children have been reached through the mobile librarySamarthya has won several prestigious fellowships namely, ‘Communiteer’ by Pravah in 2009, and PeriodPreneur by Uninhibited in 2022,. Some prestigious awards include the Jijau Gaurav Puraskar by Jijau Brigade Forum in 2018 as the top 5 NGOs in Maharashtra, and the Changelooms award.

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Children from DNT community in Maharashtra face educational issues due to three reasons: ●      Geographic location: These communities live in tandas (habitation), most often far away from the main village/towns/cities. Due to this, access to quality education is poor.●       Seasonal migration: For livelihood, families of children practice seasonal migration due to which children’s education is not regular. ●      Language barriers: The language spoken by the community is ‘Gormati’ whereas the schools in the region teach in either Marathi / English. Children take time to adapt to the languages for even basic communication making school education a little more difficult. Other prominent issues that restrict education for the children in the region include child marriages, gender-based violence, drop-out of adolescent girls, increased family responsibilities at home, lack of awareness and exposure about education, etc. 
 Samarthya has established 10 Saksham Shiksha Kendra (Support Classes) to bridge the gap between the DNT tribal children and the mainstream community through education. Saksham Shiksha Kendra has been working to address these issues since 2008 and has worked with over 2300 children in 10 tandas so far. Through these everyday 2-hour classes, children have access to learning communication and learning. By involving the children, the organization also works with the parents of children and the communities to spread awareness about the importance of education in today’s world. The Kendras are led by teachers from the community, called Shikshagrahi, who are trained and paid for their work. Samarthya aims to expand the program to reach children in 10 more tandas in the region, impacting 700 kids living in these tandas. Saksham Shiksha Kendra will provide mobile libraries, educational outings, bi-lingual resource materials and educational support across the 10 tandas for 700 children and their families. Community events which encourage participation in cultural and sports will also be organized to boost their confidence and ability to express themselves. The project will also include community members to engage the children in different learning activities like banjara mirror work, banjara jewellery making, banjara embroidery, basic stitching, dance and music, etc.  
 Impact is measured across three fronts:●      Attendance rates: By implementing the project in 10 tandas, the organization will reduce the gap between the DNT tribal children and regular school children by increasing the rate of attendance to more than 90% in schools, ●      Improved academic performance: measured in the final school examinations ●      Increase in school-level participation: in activities related to cultural, sports and academic,. In the long run, the organization aims to reduce the rate of child marriages in the region by enabling access to higher education.The project also aims to include the parents in the process of educating the community about education to make it a part of their cultural identity. By encouraging active participation of parents in School Management Committees, the representation of the tribe’s issues in school with respect to bi-linguality, discrimination and lack of opportunities can be addressed. This will result in children having access to quality education. More importantly, the project hopes to create a feeling of identity for every child in the DNT community as an individual who has the desire to lead a better life in the future.

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