In Vrindavan, thousands of elderly widow mothers face the harsh reality of abandonment and suffering. With no one to turn to, many are left begging on the streets, exposed to heat, cold and rain,Donate so that Maitri can provide shelter, food, clothes and medical support to abandoned elderly mothers now. Give generously.Winnie Singh has witnessed many cases of widow mothers being abandoned on the streets of Vrindavan, one of the holiest places in India. “Children leave their mothers as soon as they become widows. The children start feeling the burden. This has become a practice in today's society that money comes first and everything else later,” says Winnie whose Maitri India, rescues widowed mothers from the streets of Vrindavan.Many widowed elderly mothers often end up living a lonely life and begging to survive on the streets. And Maitri aspires to take care of every widow in need of help, but because of lack of funds, Winnie and Maitri are in a position to do it."Elderly widows don't have shelter. They sleep in cowsheds over sacks. They don't have a blanket. Nights are really difficult for them," shares Winnie Singh. <img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/1abfb906-563b-4747-85b8-8af2071a2856.jpg" />Maitri aims to:<ul><li>Provide shelter and nutritious 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 and engagement around the struggles of abandoned widow mothers</li></ul>Why donate to MaitriWinnie needs your support to help those in need of food, healthcare and well-being. “Maitri urgently needs your support to provide nutritious food, clothing and healthcare to sustain these widow mothers who are prone to more illnesses as they age,” appeals Winnie. “You can become the family they were denied. Hold their hands so they don't need to beg ever again,” she adds. Let’s rescue abandoned widows mothers from the streets of Vrindavan and give them a better future. Donate now.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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For a mother who has spent her entire life loving and raising her child, being beaten and mercilessly thrown out onto the streets by her own son is too heartbreaking to overcome. But this is a common story among the elderly residents of the Guru Vishram Vridh Ashram. “I’ve seen mothers in old and torn clothes, their bodies smelling and their hands and feet rotting and covered in maggots,” shares Dr. G.P. Bhagat, founder of the ashram. These abandoned elderly men and women lay starving on the streets hoping for someone to rescue them from their suffering. But most people walk past them without a second glance. “Like this”, Dr. Bhagat explains, “many elders die on the roads.”Since 2003, SHEOWS (Saint Hardyal Educational and Orphans Welfare Society) has rescued over 10,000 elderly people from the streets and given them a home with care and support. The elderly staying at the ashram have all been abandoned by their families and have nowhere else to live. Your support can give them comfort after their abandonment. 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). Safe and loving homeFor 20 years, SHEOWS has been providing free shelter, nutritious food three times a day, clothing, medical care, recreation activities and emotional support to abused and disabled elderly people rescued from the streets of Delhi. The Guru Vishram Vridh Ashram has a dedicated rescue team that saves the elderly from the streets and gives them immediate medical care upon their arrival at the home. To tend to the multiple health complications of the seniors, the home has a medical facility with doctors and nurses, a physiotherapy unit, a pathology lab, a digital X-ray monitoring machine and a pharmacy to provide 24-hour care to older adults anytime they require assistance, even during emergencies. Dr. Bhagat prioritizes the health of the seniors and ensures that they receive three balanced meals a day based on their precise health requirements. Need for the fundraiserThe humanitarian mission of SHEOWS is making an impact in the area, as more and more people are being rescued and brought to Guru Vishram Vridh Ashram. To meet the financial costs of running the home, SHEOWS needs support to continue providing the residents with all the facilities that they need. This includes constant care and round-the-clock medical attention, nutritious food and maintaining a hygienic environment to keep the seniors in comfort and good health. Dr. Bhagat explains that as the number of residents is increasing, SHEOWS needs support for food and medicines. “I request you to help these elderly parents lead a peaceful life.”Donate now to help Dr. Bhagat continue caring for the 500 destitute elderly and giving them shelter, food, medical care and the will to carry on living despite their tragic abandonment by their families. Your support will enable SHEOWS to keep serving abandoned senior citizens and help them recover from the trauma of abandonment and life on the streets. “I have been serving these elderly as if they were my own parents”, shares Dr. Bhagat. “I want only one thing - their tears should vanish and they should have a smile on their faces.” To help Dr. Bhagat achieve this dream, your support is critical. Donate now to help SHEOWS care for more abandoned elderly. Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest online donation platform, to support SHEOWS in their mission to rescue the abandoned elderly from the streets and give them shelter, food, medical care, recreational activities and emotional support.

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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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Social Activities Integration-SAI is constantly working for Upliftment and making bright future of the deprived, marginalized and underprivileged children of Sex Workers for nation building activities.The children of Sex Workers residing in the Red Light Areas like Kamathipura &amp; Falkland, where the profession of prostitution of their mothers  is highly vulnerable of life threatening due to dreaded diseases and possibility of physical assault because persons from all categories and every walks of life are constantly visiting for the said activity and some of them are perverts. Hence this situational causing embarrassment and adverse impact on the minds of  the children and defraying from going to school. The atmosphere in their locality is very pathetic and not encouraging for pursuing the education. We therefore wish to come forward for providing the opportunity of the education to these children for their safety from the offence of sex-abuse and sexual exploitation by the male domination and to prevent the girls children from entering in to the activity of prostitution &amp; boys in to becoming pimps like their ill- fated mothers.Hence there is need of “APANI DUNIYA” away from brothel atmosphere. Morning children are attending public schools, Afternoon they attend Study Club in SAI’ s office at Byculla, Mumbai &amp; in the evening the return to them at 6 p.m. At that time they do not have space to seat &amp; study in their homes i.e. brothels &amp; they find it extremely difficult to sleep at night because of the continues prostitution of their mothers. Their living place is very small consisting of one bed having size of 3 *6 Feet. On the top surface of the bed the mother is carrying on prostitution activity and under the bed the child/ children are sleeping, there is no place for the children for the study peacefully and concentrate on it. Moreover, the customers visiting brothels are rude, aggressive, drunk &amp; unmannerly behaving inhumanly with the sex workers using slang words sometimes quarreling &amp; beating. Due to these children cannot sleep, focus on their studies &amp; seeing atrocities to their mothers by customers their behavior become uncommon, wild &amp; resulting in to irritating responding to others. This impact is very bad on the tender mind of the children. Hence to protect the wellbeing of the children &amp; build up bright future of the children it is also absolutely necessary to shift them to SAI’s 11.5 Acres own land and establish “APANI DUNIYA- OUR UNIVERSE” A proposed Shelter Project at Kuhe, Taluka –Bhiwandi, District- Thane.

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Raghav Menon

Education is the only way one can honestly uplift their own position in society. Syed Alam (name changed), a 13-year-old resident of our school was brought into our care after reports of him not attending school regularly. Though his mother is herself uneducated, she recognizes the importance of schooling and is keen to improve her beloved son's station in life. Although a challenge at first, Syed has adapted well to life in the classroom. He used to strongly resist schooling, but with the help of our dedicated and observant teaching staff, he was eventually won over. Now he studies hard, plays sports well, and treats his peers with respect. He has even taken up computer coding seriously. His change is drastic, yet guided, and all of us at SAI expect great things from him. However, Syed's case is merely one among a million. There are countless other cases just like this that deserve our attention, but can't get it because of a lack of resources. That's where you come in. Together, our efforts can change the lives of so many little kids and uplift the nation as a whole. Please don't hesitate to donate and make the world a better place. Use the button at the top of this page and GIVE now.

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Roshni Ramesh

**Fund Utilization Update** Dear Donors,Sharing the impact highlights from April to September 2024: ✅ Daily school transportation, study club sessions, and free midday meals provided to 88 children.✅Prepared children for their annual exams.✅ Organized extracurricular sessions to keep children engaged during summer vacation and away from red-light areas.✅ Conducted follow-ups ensured school re-enrollment for children in Kamathipura; newly arrived sex workers' children admitted to school.✅ Distributed notebooks, bags, slates and essential school supplies for the new academic year.✅ Continued providing after-school support to children Thank you for your generous donations. We need your continued support to give these children a better education and life. Donate Now | Make a Lasting Impact

M&E Report FY25 H1

Date: August 31st, 2024Visited by: Edin Jayanthi We are pleased to report that SAI has made excellent progress in rescuing the poor and needy children from red-light areas in Mumbai. Our visit started at 11:00 AM where we met the project team and SAI founder Mr. Vinay. He took us through SAI's humble origins and remarked on the incredible developments in its capabilities and efforts through the years. The meeting was insightful and redoubled our conviction in SAI's mission. It was truly moving to learn how this nonprofit has worked relentlessly to break the chains of abuse that children in red-light areas face, providing them with safety, protection, and a chance for a brighter future. Hearing about the impact they’ve had on these vulnerable children left us with immense respect for the work being done and the dedication of everyone involved. It’s a testament to how compassion and relentless effort can transform lives. During our visit to a beneficiary’s home, a 10x10 space with minimal living conditions, we witnessed the harsh environment families endure. The building was unhygienic, with pan stains and garbage, making it unsuitable for children. This highlighted the urgent need for our project to build shelter homes for the children of women prostitutes, known as "Didis." The Didis expressed a strong desire to protect their daughters and ensure a better future, free from the harsh realities they currently face. SAI's commitment to efficiency is clear. Their reliance on digital financial infrastructure as opposed to using cash as well as their transparency ensures the smooth functioning and execution of their operations. SAI is truly a model for goodwill and competence. Check out some pictures below! As such, your efforts are crucial in our struggle to make sure children have a future beyond the environment they grew up in. Please consider making a donation. Change the world. Donate now.

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Little Shweta (name changed) is a 5-year-old girl from Mumbai whose mother was ill-treated and entrapped in prostitution. Shweta was bound to follow in her mother's footsteps and needed outside support to escape the vicious cycle. SAI's timely intervention was crucial in rescuing Shweta from her dreadful conditions and sending her to school. With SAI's support, she got promoted from the second to the third standard! Social Activities Integration intervenes to send children just like her to institutions where they -. Receive free, healthy meals daily. Are taught English, Mathematics, Hindi, etc.. Are allowed to explore their interests by engaging in extra-curricular activities SAI provides the children of sex workers a future beyond their parent's dreams. So far we have helped 61 children including 43 boys and 18 girls escape the shadow of child abuse and trafficking. Please help us do more! SAI needs your help to expand our reach and improve the education received by these innocent souls. Donate now to make a difference.

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An enormous thank you from the bottom of our hearts. The funds contributed so far will be used to construct a refuge for the rescued children of sex workers. These innocent souls can soon find joy in a safe space, free of abuse. Your actions today make a brighter tomorrow. <a href="https://youtu.be/3zQBKz9luWI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(231, 66, 75);">Click this link</a> to hear SAI's dear founder express his gratitude and&nbsp;describe your donations' impact on the lives of the less fortunate. Help these kids get the life they deserve. Donate now.

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