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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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, Of the 250 the children rescued from abuse and exploitation, around 70 of them 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 Ahilyanagar, 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 good number 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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<ul><li>STEP Foundation is committed to empowering the youth by increasing access to quality education. From early childhood to higher education, we work to ensure the youth from different backgrounds have equal access to education and promote critical thinking, respect for diverse opinions, and free and open intellectual inquiry.</li><li>STEP Foundation impacts 250 underprivileged children in 10 different locations in Mumbai Slums. Government-run schools in India are stretched for resources and manpower, leading to poor instructional quality, low learning outcomes and a dropout rate of 90% by high school. STEP Foundation addresses these lacunae by conducting free, high-quality tutoring classes at 20 Learning Centers across India. Thanks to individualized attention, children receive the help and confidence to excel in their classrooms.</li><li>While enrollment in government BMC schools in India is high, quality of education is a huge problem. Substandard teaching and lack of personal attention lead to an inability to cope with the curriculum. Often, the teacher-student ratio is as high as 1:60. This results in an extremely high dropout rate -58% of children don't complete elementary school and by high school, that statistic rises to 90%. Children lack the motivation and help to continue school.</li><li>Solution</li><li>STEP Foundation averages the power of trained volunteers to tutor underprivileged children in Learning Centers in ten different slum location, a student ratio of 1:3. The children receive personalized attention through which learning is maximized. Thanks to our academic coaching in Math, Science, and English, also bringing out the change through massive thinking.</li></ul>

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COVID-19 data compiled from major cities of India has shown that Nashik in Maharashtra is the worst hit city in the country in terms of cases per million residents. The Union health ministry data showed that Nashik has 46,050 COVID-19 cases per million residents In Maharashtra Nashik is effected badly. Due to that we wanted to support COVID impacted families by supporting in the health and education as well as provide Insurance cover to 100 widows so that they can sustain and live a happy life 
 As part of intervention strategy implementation post Covid, STEP has identified100 Widows who are in need to support their families for health and education.Also there are COVID impacted families who have lost their bread earners, and lost their jobs too who are unable to avail the normal health care too, we wanted to support such families for preventing them from common illness and get health support at a concessional rate.If any COVID impacted family needs a support for major surgery we will help them do so 
 100 widows, will get insured, for their future after their Husband's death.300 families will get supported for small illnesses. 100 families will get surgical expenses.

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The unprecedented crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic has impacted risks to the nutritional status and survival of young children in low-income in the rural and urban slum communities of India. Studies have depicted concern in an expected increase in child malnutrition due to no or decline household incomes, availability and affordability of daily food intake. loss of jobs , financial crisis , After the pandemic . the huge set of people are unable sustain their livelihood as there are lacking in skills, digital literacy, many of small scale factories and companies get shut of due to that surviaval is an issue . whatever saving they have gone in to the treatment of family member who had COVID , also to lock down paying house rent and other household chores they are now NIL ( economically Nil )  Over the past few  months of lockdown STEP FOUNDATION  team has conducted baseline survey to understand the issues faced by community members. Few of the issues which have emerged during our visits are as follows –Lack of resourcesLack of training and empowerment within the community No financial support to start a new entrepreneur.Personality development  , grooming and digital divide  is the skills they were needed .  
 As part of intervention strategy implementation post Covid, STEP Foundation has identified500 families to work with , approximately 50 children/ women  from each community will be identified and selected based on the severity of crisis faced by them in terms of·        Access to daily meal and regular availability of food items,·         families with pregnant and lactating mothers and·         families with children under 10 and ·        Families with no income source. A total of 150 beneficiaries will be part of the program. The intervention program aims towards effective personality building, skill building , grooming and empowering towards the employability 50 beneficiary will be learning digital literacy , skill building and perusing internship in various corporates houses for building their own portfolio50 women from the family will get training and small scale business opportunity .50 children will learn basic English , basic computers and grooming and communication skill sessions etc .  
 In 2020, STEP FOUNDATION aimed to help and sustain COVID impacted families . Our main focus on training empowering people for their own sustainability. As  COVID affected badly peoples have lost their jobs, education was online due to that children &amp; youth have lost their important years of the studies . so many women who become widows have lost sustainable family Income It happened due to lack of knowledge , skills , awareness and learning about the financial stability . STEP Foundation  began its intervention with 500 families in Mumbai slum pockets. . While interacting with the parents and children we understood that these parents also care about the future of their children but lack the resources and opportunities to help their child grow. STEP FOUNDATION works with parents who are illiterate or semi-literate migrant workers, daily wage workers, street hawkers, etc.The families needed to upgrade their skills for developing good financial stability  STEP Foundation  took the challenge of changing the mind-set of parents through continuous intervention with training and empowerment module . So far STEP Foundation has impacted around 500 families across different slum pockets in 3 Municipal wards in Mumbai..Our aim in the near future is to spread its wings and widen its horizon to provide helping hands to more and more youths, women , Adolescent girls  to upgrade their skills and works towards employability .

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STEP FOUNDATION has always believed in the holistic development of children and has evolved its programme based on the development needs identified for children. With this philosophy at heart, STEP now wishes to take New STEP’s For creating empower future generation by providing them training and bringing sustainability for the youths from marginalized urban slum communities. It is called STEP towards big dream because we believe that every Child (Youth) has his or her own potential which plays an important role to think big only they need to create specific goals &amp; create a path to reach towards their Dream. 
 The project operates at three levels:<ol><li>Identifying out of Youth</li><li>Building there dreams </li><li>Creating a path to reach towards their goals.</li></ol>Across the levels, we take youth from the age group of 15 to 18years bridging the learning gaps that the doors of opportunities open for them. Overall, our intervention works with a child up to 3years or till they graduate out of 12th Grade. It is an intensive programme that works not only with the child but also the parent, community and school to ensure thinking about the child's dream and work as an action group that will help the child to reach his/her potential and reach out towards his /her dream. 
 <ul><li>Training 200 Youths from marginalized communities</li><li>Creating digital platform For EQ &amp; IQ test,</li><li>Designing the app for self assessment , creating own plan as per the dream &amp; monitoring the growth and keeping track ( paths ) towards the dream .</li><li>Bringing out various options for dreaming Big. Also will help them to get the sponsor towards further education.</li></ul>

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