"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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“What will happen to them after me? I am 80+. I spend sleepless nights,” worries ex-Air Force officer, Group Captain AC Barua while talking about the future of the 28 destitute women under his care. “They have nobody in this world, sometimes they don’t remember their own names. They are absolutely alone,” he informs us as he goes from one room to the other meeting all the women who live at Seneh, the only home where they are loved and taken care of. After fighting for his country all his life, this octogenarian is now fighting to rescue homeless and abandoned women from dying on the streets. But he cannot do it alone. “Everyday I keep on getting calls from here and there. ‘Oh! there’s a woman lying here. Can you help?’ But I don’t dare to go and help because I don’t have the money. I don’t have the resources, our resources are very limited,” explains Gr. Capt. Barua who is lovingly called ‘Sir’ and ‘Deuta’ (father in Assamese) by the residents of Seneh. With your help, 80-year-old Group Captain Barua can fulfill his mission of rescuing abandoned and homeless women from dying on the streets, alone. Donate nowDonate easily through UPI, all debit/credit cards and net banking. All 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).Seneh- a home filled with love, care and hopeThe residents of Seneh often don’t remember who they are, where they have come from. Many times these are women with mental health conditions and considered being a witch due to superstitious beliefs and beaten up as a result. They are victims of domestic abuse or widow mothers who are considered to be a burden on the family. Group Captain Barua has not only rescued them from critical conditions, he has provided them with urgent medical care, food and above all, a free safe shelter where they can live with love and care. Among these residents is Sarala Kalita who fled to save herself from the tortures of her alcoholic husband only to face neglect and trauma from her brothers- and sisters-in-law. “Both my brothers and their wives urged my father to leave me somewhere as they didn’t want to take care of me anymore. One day my brother’s wife didn’t even let me have food at home. She just wanted me to leave and go away. So that’s why, my father got in touch with Seneh through someone, and handed me over to Sir to take care of me,” says Sarita who has found joy in living at Seneh. “Coming to Seneh, it felt like I got a new life altogether. Sir has given me a harmonium. I love singing. It makes me forget everything and takes me to someplace else entirely,” she adds. More women like Sarala can find their way to a loving home like Seneh. All they need is a little bit of your kindness. “It is difficult to make both ends meet”To sustain their daily expenditure, Capt Barua needs approx ₹3 lakh a month and arranging the funds is a mammoth challenge for the NGO. “Our expenses are growing day by day. Residents are growing older, their sicknesses are increasing. At times we have to give them special food. They require more care so we have to get more employees. About half of them require leading around, 1-2 has to be fed also. It will be very difficult to sustain it unless we get help,” he added. One act of your kindness can save these abandoned women, with no one in this world, from struggling on the streets to survive. At 80+ Gr. Capt. Barua cannot sustain Seneh on his own. “With folded hands, I appeal to all. Please come and please help us. Let us help these people, these old people who have nobody in this world. They are dying. They will die on the streets,” he urged. Donate to this fundraiser by Give.do to support retired Air Force officer, Group Captain Barua in his mission to rescue abandoned and homeless women from dying on the streets.

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Cattle, bred for profit and abandoned after they stop producing milk, are often found malnourished, injured or sick on city streets. Many face bitter winters, starvation and death in road accidents - a sad fate for cows in a country where they are revered by lakhs of people. To save cows from such a sad end, Swami Ishwar Das started Shree Krishnayan Desi Gaushala, currently home to 18,000+ abandoned cows. But with the rising costs of fodder and medicines, he is struggling to provide the quality of care such mistreated animals deserve. “It was in 2010 when I witnessed abandoned cows from the streets in Uttarakhand being transported in a truck. The cows were administered anesthesia and stacked one above the other like lifeless goods. When me and a few of my acquaintances brought the cows off the truck, two of them died before my eyes and that sight shook me to the core. It was then that I started Shree Krishnayan Gaushala with 11 abandoned cows in a small donated land,” says Swami Ishwar Das.Swami Ishwar Das is unable to bear the rising cost of nutrition and medical care for injured cows and needs support to continue to save these voiceless animals. Donate now. All donations on this platform are tax exempted under 80G of the Income Tax Act (India), &amp; 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (USA).<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/ead01668-6b4d-4a8c-85de-30b43e174f22.JPG" />Every life matters“Here at Shree Krishnayan Desi Gaushala, it is our resolve to leave no stone unturned in caring for helpless cows. No matter what the cost of treatment may be, we make every possible effort to aid ill and injured cows. Our only objective is that a cow should not lose its life for the want of medical care, food or water,” says Swami Ishwar Das. In order to provide the best quality of care and treatment to its adopted cattle, three well trained veterinary doctors attend the gaushala 24/4. The NGO - Shree Krishnayan Desi Gauraksha Avam Golokdham Seva Samiti - spares no expense in providing nutrition either. From jaggery and grains to a healthy mix of green and dry fodder, cows are given meals best suited to their needs.With cost of fodder on rise the Gaushala needs help<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/93e7eafe-4438-40d6-ae40-6972feaf0988.jpg" />Swami Ishwar Das and his team, however, are struggling to keep up with rising costs of nutrition and medical care for cows. “The cost of fodder has risen by almost three times in the last couple of years. From food to medicines everything has become expensive. And we will never compromise with the quality of care and love that we want to give to our cows,” says Swami Ishwar Das. Help Swami Ishwar Das provide the best care and love to abandoned cows while saving them from a desperate life of starvation and suffering on the streets.

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1. WHO WE AREThe OrganisationShoshit Seva Sangh (SSS) is a non-profit charitable organisation registered as a trust that operates Shoshit Samadhan Kendra, a CBSE-affiliated kindergarten to class XII English-medium residential school in Patna on an over 2 acre campus, where more than 550 children from the underserved musahar community receive free education, boarding, lodging, clothing, nutrition and healthcare.The TrusteesThe Board of SSS comprises eleven Trustees with diverse backgrounds, of which nine are independents. They represent a wealth of experience cutting across sectors, including that of heading various storied non-profits, chairing a major philanthropic foundation, heading the Asia-Pacific corporate sustainability function at a Fortune Global 500 company, senior roles in the banking, finance and insurance industries, a partner of a marketing &amp; communications firm, a senior creative executive at a leading media company, a successful entrepreneur, a former police officer, an eminent surgeon, a practising chartered accountant, and two senior lawyers.Legal &amp; ComplianceSSS was registered as a trust under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 on 16 July 2014 with registration number 5029. The organisation is also registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 with FCRA registration number 031170390 in terms of letter no. II/21022/63(0068)/2007-FCRA-II dated 15 January 2008 issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. The accounts of Shoshit Seva Sangh are audited annually by a reputed firm of Chartered Accountants. The Income Tax Returns as well as FCRA returns are filed regularly and promptly with the concerned government authorities. 2. WHAT WE DOTransformative change through quality educationMusahars are primarily bonded landless agricultural labourers who are forced to live under abysmal conditions in designated ghettoes on the outskirts of the villages of Bihar. One of the most marginalised communities in India, their population is estimated to be around 3.5 million. The adults often go without work for as long as eight months in a year and the children usually work alongside their parents in the fields or as rag-pickers, earning as little as ₹25-30 ($0.35-0.40) a day. The literacy rate among musahars is less than 3%, and most of them live below the poverty line. Government welfare measures have unfortunately not trickled down to them, causing many to be caught in a debt trap and thus incapable of escaping from the vicious cycle of poverty.The project had a modest start, with only 4 students in 2006. In a matter of 10 years, however, we acquired our own land and building as well as received full CBSE accreditation shortly thereafter. Currently, we house, clothe, feed and educate over 550 children. Students are admitted in kindergarten, and are drawn from the remotest villages of Bihar, representing every district of the state.3. WHY WE DO ITOur Founder, Our Vision &amp; Our OutcomesOur founder, the late Jyotinivas Kumar Sinha (1944-2021), was a decorated IPS officer who upon retiring as Special Secretary to the Government of India established SSS with the aim of using quality education as a tool to empower young minds and create catalysts of change for transforming the musahar community. In 2019, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the President of India for his pioneering social work.Our students have a 100% pass rate in the externally invigilated CBSE board exams, and our alumni include teachers, lawyers, engineers as well as students currently studying at Lafayette College (USA), Ashoka University, Ahmedabad University and Azim Premji University. Our efforts are beginning to have a cascading effect, and we are hopeful that we will be able to change the very profile of the musahar community in the next few decades.This is the silent revolution that SSS aspires to deliver.

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To provide quality education in English medium to the children of the musahar community drawn from various remote villages of almost all the district of Bihar. SSS runs a fully free English medium residential school at Patna for the children of the musahar community to achieve its objective. The students at the school are not only given free boarding, lodging and tuition but also clothes including uniforms, text-books, stationery, toiletries, medical-care and all other necessities 
 Shoshit Seva Sangh runs a fully free English medium residential school for the poorest of the poor, the children of the musahar community of Bihar. Musahars population is said to be around 35 lacs and they are primarily landless agricultural labourers living in designated ghettoes in the outskirts of almost all the villages of Bihar. They provide cheap agricultural labour. Due to meagre and seasonal income most families are caught in a debt trap. The musahars are, perhaps, the most exploited and deprived community not only in Bihar but in India. Their living conditions are undoubtedly a national shame. Rural economic developments since independence has, by and large, bypassed them and unfortunately they are not a part of the growth story of India since 1947.  Literacy level among them is said to be 5% and education, ofcourse, is a far cry. Quality education, perhaps, is the only ladder that could be given to him to climb the socio economic pyramid of the society they live in. Education will enable them to make a quantum jump in life and not only change living conditions of their families but, in due course, the entire musahar community. What has not happened in the past 3000 years may be achieved in 2 or 3 decades. This is the silent revolution Shoshit Seva Sangh aspires to deliver.  
 The methodology of the project is to provide high quality education in a fully free English medium residential school to the children of the musahar community of Bihar. Presently, there are over 500 students in the school. 100 students in the age group of 7-8 are admitted every year in the pre-school class. As there is minimum literacy in this community and state of affairs of rural schools leaves much to be desired, it is necessary to take students in the pre-school class in order to ensure that they have a good foundation in education as then and then alone they will be able to absorb quality education in the English medium. The education programme of Shoshit Seva Sangh is perhaps, unique, not only in India but in the worlds as its provide quality education to a deprived child almost from cradle to adulthood when he graduates to take up a job. Quality education, perhaps, is the only ladder that could be given to him to climb the socio economic pyramid of the society they live in. Education will enable them to make a quantum jump in life and not only change living conditions of their families but, in due course, the entire musahar community. What has not happened in the past 3000 years may be achieved in 2 or 3 decades. This is the silent revolution Shoshit Seva Sangh aspires to deliver.

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