"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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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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SOS Children’s Villages of India acknowledge the plight of 2 crore children without adequate parental care in India and evoke response to ensure that over 26,000 children under the care of SOS India will never be alone again. Through this campaign, we urge you to connect with these children to ensure no child grows up alone. Your one act of kindness can trigger a million smiles. Please do it today. Don't leave them to face the world alone.Why SOS Children’s Villages of India?SOS Children’s Villages of India is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit and self-implementing organization, working towards the holistic development of, once parentless and abandoned children and children belonging to vulnerable families. For over 50 years, we have reached out to over 25,000 children through our 32 SOS Children's Villages and 33 community projects across India. SOS India is the first child-care NGO in India to get a CRISIL accreditation for strong delivery capability and high financial proficiency.Why should you donate?<ol><li>SOS Children’s Villages of India is working for children who have lost parental care or who are at risk of losing it. We have pledged to protect children who have lost their parents and have no place to call home. These children are at a risk of being abused and neglected. Your small contribution will help us reach such children and transform their lives by building a bright future for them.</li><li>Your donation can bring hope to these abandoned children facing hunger, poverty, and injustice in their daily lives. Donors like you will help SOS Children’s Villages of India strengthen its efforts to provide the best facilities to parentless and abandoned children and help them build a future they deserve.</li><li>SOS Children’s Villages of India believes that every child has a right to grow up with a family. Your donation will help us provide these children with a family that cares for them, ensure they have proper healthcare, nutrition, and education.</li><li>Your donation will help us create a long - lasting impact on the lives of children who are at a risk of losing parental care . Through our Family Strengthening Programme, in slums and rural areas, we aim to build capacity of BPL (Below Poverty Line) families, widows, and single women to help them move out of the vicious cycle of poverty and become self-sufficient. This in turn ensures all round development, including education, nutrition, health and psychological development, of children belonging to such families.</li></ol>

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In the current state of crisis caused by COVID-19, children and families in more than 24 locations across India are among the worst affected population due to their poor economic backgrounds and social vulnerabilities. 
 SOS India is committed to respond to the emergent needs of these marginalized groups consisting poorest of the poor, schedule castes, schedule tribes, migrants and other socially backward groups.SOS Children’s Village of India has been working with communities at grass root level since a decade, which has now reached out to over 18,500 children across 32 locations pan-India.  
 In collaboration with Give India - IRAO, we wish to expand our reach to 200 families benefitting 400 chidlrenTotal Number of Beneficiaries –1. Direct Beneficiaries (Families): 200 (*will vary as per the actual numbers)2. In-direct Beneficiaries (Children): 400 (age group 0 years – 18 years)·        Livelihood Support for women headed families·        Capacity building of women through income generation activities &amp; SHG support·        Helping set up small business and micro enterprise initiatives for those who lost their earnings·        Overall Community mobilization to challenge the societal women &amp; girls issues

IRAO – Livelihood Generation Program for Women headed families

In India, there are approximately 20 million* children who do not receive adequate parental care support as they are orphaned or are at a risk of losing their family. This is estimated to rise to 24.35 million by the year 2021.The total number of orphans stands at 1.27 million, which would be 1.49 million by the year 2021.These children either become street children or are at a risk or facing abuse as they have no family or the caregivers are not equipped to provide a safe family environment. SOS Children’s Villages of India is reaching a small portion of this population (approx. 24,000) and has a long way to go…with your support. SOS plans to expand its reach from 24,000 to 60,000 by 2020. SOS is the only organization that has a unique family and home based care model for child development.*Source – National Child Vulnerability Analysis, commissioned by SOS in 2008 
 SOS Children's Villages of India is an independent non-profit organisation working towards holistic development of parentless children, women and children belonging to vulnerable families. Based at Faridabad, they have worked with children and communities in disaster struck and disaster-prone areas, spreading hope to weary societies and families. Striving to achieve their vision where every child grows up in a family with love, respect and security, the organization bases its work on the four pillars of The Mother, Brothers and Sisters, The House and The Village. Their various flagship programs like Family Based Care and Family Strengthening Program have reached out to over 25,000 parentless children across 22 states and 32 locations in India. 
 With over 54 years of committed care and service provided to parentless and underprivileged,children, SOS Children’s Villages of India, (SOS India) is one of the largest self implementing NGOs with pan India presence across 32 projects in 22 States. It provides direct care to over 26,000 children annually. Established in 1964, SOS India is a non government, non-profit, voluntary child care organisation. It has since been involved in providing children in distress a ‘home-like’ environment with a loving mother, brothers and sisters, as well as a home and a community. The mission of SOS India is to build families for children without parental care so that they grow up with love, respect and security. SOS India also focuses on empowering families from poor and vulnerable sections to provide better care for their children and prevent abandonment of children by enhancing income generation capacity of the primary caregivers. It is a well-known and credible organisation in India and the first childcare NGO to get a CRISIL accreditation for strongdelivery capability and high financial proficiency. In March 2016, SOS India was certified by TRACE, the world’s leading anti-bribery standard setting organisation, which demonstrates a commitment to commercial transparency.

A Loving Home for Every Child

Project description:  The state of crisis caused by COVID-19, children and families in more than 24 locations across India are among the worst affected population due to their poor economic backgrounds and social vulnerabilities. SOS India is committed to respond to the emergent needs of these marginalized groups consisting poorest of the poor, schedule castes, schedule tribes, migrants and other socially backward groups. 
 Objective of partnership: In collaboration with Give India, we wish to conduct following activities for a total of 190 children and their respective mothers in Bengaluru location Activity Details - 2021 - FSP - Bengaluru Workshop on Career guidance above 7th std children Educational support through remedial education center at Ragigudda - Regular weekly 6 days Education materials and partial school fees support for 160 children Workshop on Child rights - above 5th std children Workshop on Life Skills - 5th std and above Workshop on Personality Development - 7th std and above Vocational Training to education dropped youths Workshop on Entrepreneurship Development Programme to train caregivers related to Livelihood Child Rights ; Parenting Skill Skill training - Dress Designing, Beautician and ICT Facilitation and regular follow up of 9 active SHGs Seed Money to Sarvodaya, Sanchaya, Belaku and Samasta Women Self Help Groups Medical camps and HB test, BMI basement - Every 6 months Awareness Programme on Health and Hygiene - to train the caregiver Awareness Programme on Health and Hygiene - to train the Children Workshop on Balanced Diet for caregivers Nutrition support - up to 60 children who are malnourished Bal Panchayat Activities - 2 Bal Panchayats - Regular activity Wall Painting - 1 Equipping Anganwadi Cleaning Drive - 2nd October Environment Day - 5th June 2021 Awareness on HIV / AIDS - Adolescent children 
 Impact will be to ensure proper schooling, hygiene, sanitation, digital learning to overall 190 children. And making their mothers hence the entire family self-sustainable by ensuring Income generating activities for all.

Vulnerable Impacted Families in Bengaluru - Family Strengthening Program

In the current state of crisis caused by COVID-19, children and families in more than 24 locations across India are among the worst affected population due to their poor economic backgrounds and social vulnerabilities. SOS Children's Villages of India is providing support to these families and children by giving them access to digital education and dry ration kits.The marginalized communities are struggling continuously to meet their basic needs, which further jeopardize children's safety and protection. These challenges if remain unanswered will lead the children/youth and families in an intricate cycle of problems and poverty. SOS India is committed to respond to the emergent needs of these marginalized groups consisting poorest of the poor, schedule castes, schedule tribes, migrants and other socially backward groups.SOS Children’s Village of India has been working with communities at grass root level since a decade, which has now reached out to over 18,500 children across 32 locations pan-India 
 Through this project, We will help them financially so that they will be capable enough to take up this livelihood and become self-reliant, whereas going ahead they could be in a better position to give proper care, protection and healthy nurturing to their children. We will be working in following areas:<ul><li>Livelihood Support for women headed families</li><li>Capacity building of women through income generation activities &amp; SHG support</li><li>Helping set up small business and micro enterprise initiatives for those who lost their earnings</li><li>Overall Community mobilization to challenge the societal women &amp; girls issues</li></ul> We, at SOS Children's Villages of India, are doing our best to make sure that all children, youth, their families and our staff are safe and stay healthy during this difficult times. With the predictions of a third wave at hand, we need to prepare ourselves to deal with any health crisis that hits us. We need your support more than ever now!! 
 <ul><li>Livelihood support: support for income generation to families who have lost livelihood during Covid.</li><li>Covid Kit: the kit includes Oximeter/thermal scanner/PPE kit/masks- to be provided to 800 affected families in our communities.</li><li>Dry Ration Kit: Ration supplies for 3 months to vulnerable families in communities.</li><li>Psychosocial and technological support: work towards building Awareness and bringing out behavioral change-extend much needed psychosocial and technological support to overcome this crisis.</li><li>Capacity Building: build capacity to enhance financial literacy</li><li>Strengthen SHG’s (Self Help Groups) : promote them as Community Development agents</li><li>We will work towards linking families with State and Centre sponsored Welfare Schemes</li><li>Continuity of education of children thru</li><li>Addressing school drop-outs &amp; child labor through providing education as an essential service</li><li> Digital Education-Providing tablets to 856 children.</li><li>Education Support: Provide education support and Tuition support to Children in communities that we work with.</li><li>Psychosocial support : Providing Psychosocial support to children</li></ul>