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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Sampark Samaj Sevi Sanstha is a non-profit organisation, established in 1987 as a branch of SWRC, Tilonia and later it got formally registered in 1990 as a society under the Madhya Pradesh Society Registration Act 1973 under the leadership of Mr. Nilesh Desai. The choice of the area was made based on the nature and intensity of exploitation of the tribal community and relatively no developmental interventions in the area. The work started by studying the survival needs and strategies of the people. It respects knowledge, experience, science and technology of tribal community and local society. Equity, participation and optimum utilization of resources are key beliefs of Sampark. Incidentally, these are the very basis of tribal culture.Mr. Nilesh Desai, Founder of Samaprk started with the Mission of facilitating a process through which the disadvantaged and powerless would organize them for a just and sustainable social order so that they could be empowered to develop their quality of life, resources, culture and esteem through a participatory and non-violent method. Sampark is a strong believer of Gandhian thought of “Gram Swaraj” and its initiative are towards strengthening the village economy. For attaining these goals, Sampark follows a strategy, which combines Satyagraha and Nirman. The organisational efforts are more confined to village development where it tries to strengthen by emphasising on “Goan Ka Pani Goan Mein”, “Goan Ka Beej Goan Mein”, “Goan Ka Paisa Goan Mein” &amp; “Gaon Ka Jhagda Goan Mein” and making it more participatory. village-level groups have been formed, who are part of decision-making processes. For making the villages self-reliant, the barefoot model has been adopted where various service groups have been formed like Pashu Mitra, Pashu Sakhi, Swashthya Saheli etc., further for reducing the villager’s dependency on others Gram Kosh, Seed Bank, promotion of organic farming etc. have been initiated. Prestigious magazine The Week designates Sampark Founder and Director Nilesh Desai as Man of the Year. We profusely thank The Week for this honour. (https://www.theweek.in/theweek/specials/2018/12/14/lighting-up-the-darkness.html)Strategy: Sampark's vision provides a continuous sense of direction. Its mission shows it what it is trying to do through its endeavours. But it is through its strategy that it reflects on 'how' it is to actually go about working with the people and operationalising its objectives.Sampark's strategy has been evolving itself over 20 years of field experience. It has kept itself in touch with the pulse of the people, thus accommodating their 'felt' needs while keeping their 'actual' needs in mind. Initially, Sampark gets involved in the time taking the process of forming a relationship with the people. The discussions resorted to for this help it understands the people and wins their trust. Based on issues of concern, it organises street play campaigns. These help it to make the people better understand the problems they face and their root causes. Elaborate discussions are held to raise their consciousness levels and to motivate them to do something about their situation.Beliefs: The organisation believes<ul><li>in the essential worth of traditions and culture, and the dignity of life</li><li>that the present social order is unjust and inequitable and that certain communities have been unfairly marginalised</li><li>that despite the deprivation they may have suffered, the people have the inherent ability to assert their position in the society and determine their future</li><li>that Sampark can only facilitate their efforts. And it is to this end that Sampark strive to bring in changes by promoting traditional lifestyles based on simplicity and collective living, by promoting traditional systems of medicine and ways of healthy living, by brining alternative systems of learning, by facilitating access to alternative livelihood means, by facilitating access and control over common property resources, and by mobilising the people towards asserting their rightful position in society</li></ul>Towards these goals, Samark follows a strategy, which combines Sangharsh and Nirman:<ul><li>Sangharsh to create critical consciousness and mobilise the people to question the existing social order and struggle for a just position in society.</li><li>Nirman to support the endeavours of the people for the development of their resources and for improving their resources and for improving their state of well being.</li></ul>Sampark Buniyadi ShaalaSampark also runs a residential school for tribal children. Sampark Buniyadi Shaala is modelled based on Mahatma Gandhi's basic education method. Sampark Buniyadi Shaala up to the 10th class at Sampark Campus providing quality education to tribal children. In addition to the prescribed Madhya Pradesh State Board syllabus, the children learn about their own local livelihoods and culture and get skill training. The children, thus, receive a localized education that makes them sensitive to the situation prevailing in their area and the ways in which local problems can be solved. Buniyadi Shala is a humble answer of Sampark to the extremely sorry state of education in Madhya Pradesh, particularly in remote Adivasi areas. The Right to Education assuring eight years of schooling to all children is there on paper but the reality is quite different. The poor people, who find it difficult to make ends meet as it is, are rarely able to spare the money for the education of their children. Therefore, it devolves on the Government to provide free schooling to poor children. In remote Adivasi areas, the Government does not provide for the education of children adequately. What it does is appoint some guest teachers on an ad hoc basis. Each year at the start of the academic session in June advertisements are given asking for applications from prospective teachers. By the time the whole process of selection is over it is about October. So a single teacher per school is appointed in November and she is retained till March when the examinations are conducted and then the teacher is laid off resulting in only five months of teaching in a year.Supplementary Education Programme: This programme covers 10 most educationally backward villages where the children had very little knowledge of reading, writing and arithmetic. A total of 295 children joined the education programme initially in 2013 but as the impact became visible more children have joined and presently 1512 are enrolled. In addition to routine teaching, other activities are conducted in the school so that children can be attracted and inspired. A positive environment is created through leadership development, organisation of bal panchayats (children’s forums) and workshops, bal mela (children’s fairs) and field visits for entertainment and mental development of children. The parents are kept informed of and involved in all these activities. Teachers’ training is given due importance and held regularly. Parents’ association meeting, creative letter writing workshops, sports competitions and science, mathematics and language workshops are held. Adolescent group meetings are also held.

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<ul><li>Lack of quality, meaningful education and requisite educational facilities; even if the facilities are available, then there is a lack of coordination and implementation</li><li>Lack of seriousness about girls education</li><li>The syllabus is out of sync with tribal life and the medium of imparting education being not Bhili lead to dissociation of the tribal children from the prevalent education system; this subsequently leads to failure in the examination and high drop- out</li><li>Unavailability of residential schools with proper facilities, especially for girls</li><li>The teaching is monotonous and hardly any use of group work, project work etc. giving opportunity for creative thinking.</li><li>Poor and illiterate parents fail to see education as a means to improve their status</li><li>The illiteracy among the tribal leading to apathy towards education</li><li>Social customs and traditions preventing girls from formal school education</li><li>Untrained teachers, absenteeism and irregularity of teachers in the school </li></ul> 
 <ul><li>To conduct the school based on principals of Buniyadi Shala</li><li>To increase the enrolment among children with special emphasis on girl child</li><li>To strengthen the facilities at Buniyadi Shala for meeting the increasing demand </li></ul> 
 <ul><li>The spread of Gandhiji’s thought on education by becoming a model school to be replicated</li><li>The changed attitude of the Bhil community about education</li><li>Development of a positive atmosphere towards the girl’s education</li><li>Development of moral values and improved creativity among the children </li><li>Develop self-sufficiency among Bhil children of Jhabua M.P</li></ul>

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