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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“My 8-year-old son was diagnosed with cancer and it left the entire family devastated. I was told the cost of treatment would run into lakhs. I was barely managing to make ends meet and there was nothing I could do to save Swaroop. But the Nargis Dutt Foundation stepped in and took care of all the expenses. I can’t even imagine the consequences had they not been there for my son,,” says teary-eyed Devendra.The helplessness that Devendra felt is not uncommon among low-income families of cancer patients. There are many who helplessly see their dear ones, including children, lose their life in the most painful manner. Nargis Dutt Foundation has ensured that thousands of families don’t see this fate. It’s been a ray of hope for thousands of cancer patients since its inception over 40 years back. You can help save many more patients with cancer. 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). The cost of each chemotherapy is as much as ₹15,000 and a cancer patient can require between 6 to 12 sessions. The hefty cost for cancer treatment is well beyond the reach for poor families that are barely surviving on two square meals a day. Help Nargis Dutt Foundation provide treatment to poor cancer patients and save them from a slow and painful death.Giving hope to cancer patients“I was just 13 when my mother was diagnosed with cancer. When I saw my mother struggling for life it left a lifelong impact on me. Her condition had deteriorated to such an extent she was almost unrecognisable. I know how it feels like to lose a loved one to cancer and I am not alone in my grief. There are thousands of people struggling to save their family members,” says Priya, daughter of noted actress Nargis Dutt, who lost her life to cancer, and in whose name the NGO has been founded. Priya has made it her life’s mission to save as many cancer patients as she can, but she can not do it alone. Nargis Dutt Foundation needs your support. Your donation can not only save cancer patients but can give life to entire families.Need for the fundraiserCancer is often seen as a death sentence. But doctors say that if detected early and if a patient receives essential treatment, the illness can be defeated and the person can return to their lives. “Treatment of cancer often depends on multiple factors including the type of cancer and the stage in which it is detected. Some patients require surgery while some can be cured with just chemotherapy or immunotherapy. “Whatever may be the need, our nonprofit supports patients till the time they are cancer free. We not only take care of the cost of treatment but even assist patients with nutrition which is vital in the fight against cancer. Moreover, we ensure that family members who are already facing immense hardships get proper accommodation and food during treatment so they don’t suffer any further,” says the NGO leader. With your support, Nargis Dutt Foundation can help patients win the fight against cancer and save their families from grief of losing a loved one.Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted fundraising platform, to support Nargis Dutt Foundation in their mission to give life-saving chemotherapy and care to cancer patients who can not afford treatment.

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The joy of an elderly seeing their granddaughter’s face for the first time or being able to see sunlight after years of visual impairment is invaluable. Our NGO partner, Nanritam, has given such priceless moments of joy and the gift of sight to thousands of underprivileged seniors who could not afford surgeries. Working in remote villages where it is common for young sons to leave behind their elderly parents in search of livelihood, Nanritam has been a saviour for the visually impaired elderly. Nanritam is in urgent need of funds to be able to provide eye treatment and cataract surgeries to underprivileged elderly in the backward district of Purulia, West Bengal. Donate now to provide life-changing surgeries.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).Giving the elderly gift of sight“The extent of illiteracy and poverty in the villages of Purulia is shocking. These villages are so remote that not even one eye-care institution has ever reached here. Blindness leaves the elderly so helpless that they are even unable to care for themselves and lead normal lives”, says Ranjana Sengupta, Secretary, Nanritam who has been at the forefront of the NGO’s operations. Nanritam is an organisation of several eye doctors who treat patients for free in far-flung areas.Due to limited livelihood opportunities in backward areas, able-bodied persons often migrate to urban areas for better prospects, leaving their elderly parents behind to fend for themselves. Compounding this situation, many seniors grapple with visual impairment caused by cataract, leading to partial or complete blindness. Ranjana emphasises, "The elderly may not be aware that a quick 5-minute cataract surgery has the power to transform their entire lives."Donate to Nanritam now to provide free cataract surgeries to the elderly and change their lives.Why donate to the fundraiser?“We are in urgent need of funds to purchase modern equipment and to cover operating costs to give vision to the elderly who can't even afford basic treatment and medical care. I urge you to support us in this noble mission and help the elderly get their vision back,” says Ranjana.Donate to this fundraiser on Give, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help underprivileged elderly get their vision back with free cataract surgeries.

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Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement - Organisation ProfileFounded in 1984, Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM) is a development organisationengaged in building a new civil society in India through its grassroots to policy level action inHealth, Education, Socio economic Empowerment and Training &amp; Research sectors.SVYM is serving over 3 million people through 40 Projects, 7 Institutes and 100+ Partners.The organisation has its headquarters in Mysuru district of Karnataka state in Southern India. Acting as a key promoter-facilitator in the community’s efforts towards self-reliance and empowerment,SVYM is developing local, innovative and cost-effective solutions to sustain community centered progress. SVYM believes that developing Human and Social Capital will result in positive economic consequencesand through this development approach the organisation has ensured development ofindigenous tribal communities, rural, urban poor, migrants and other marginalized communitiesthat is well documented and publicly available in its reports. The organisation has received 30 national and international awards so far. www.svym.org

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Palliative care is a holistic approach focusing on reducing the suffering and relief from pain. The goal of Palliative Care is to improve the quality of life for patients and families. The need of palliative care is essential in management of chronic diseases as they are incurable and result in physical, psychological, socio-economic strain to individuals and their families. Pain is one of the most prevalent symptoms at the end of life: No human being wants to go through suffering and pain at the end of life. Palliative Care is about providing care, support and treatment to ensure dignified death of the patient. 
 In Mysuru, we identified around 2000 patients out of which 50% are critically in need of Palliative care. SYVM provides free home based medical care and food kit at the door steps of the patients. The team constitutes Doctors, nurses, counsellors, social workers and volunteers visiting each patient’s home and help them improve their quality of life by using an array of skills. We teach the family about bereavement care and counselling. Not only that, we also advocate for the patient and their family by facilitating social entitlements and other linkages. 
 The most significant achievement of this project is that it reduces the unbearable pain of the patients to a considerable extent. It neither hastens nor postpones death but only affirms life. The linkages to social entitlement will strengthen the economic condition of patient and their families.

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An appeal from Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement for support to tide over COVID-19 Crisis in India!As you are aware, the current situation is really dire in India and already many people are DYING due to LACK of OXYGEN. The numbers will keep rising and the peak patient load is expected in the middle of May 2021 in rural parts. There is an acute shortage of hospital facilities to deliver oxygen.To set up systems to provide this requires significant resources and support from everyone.Last year, Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement ( https://svym.org/) had initiated several interventions reaching over 2.5 million people in Karnataka and saving many lives. This time as well, a wide spectrum of essential healthcare services: hospital, community based, prevention and post discharge care to handle the high case load are planned and implantation has started. The organisation's rural hospital, Vivekananda Memorial Hospital, is serving rural/tribal communities with a dedicated Covid Care Centre.  
 SVYM is working round the clock to serve those affected by the deadly second wave of Covid-19 through its comprehensive multi-pronged Covid-19 approach. In these trying times, we seek your crucial support for saving lives and reducing the adverse impactof Covid-19 on over 2.5 million tribal, rural and semi-urban populations.We believe the current COVID situation is not only a health emergency, but a developmental crisis too.We are directly working on the ground and serving vulnerable communities like indigenous tribal population, People with HIV/AIDs, People with Disabilities, Elderly and People with Chronic life limiting disorders needing palliative care, Migrant workers etc. COVID-19 infections in them or their family members could result in long lasting devastating impact and has the potential to remove the safety nets that have been created over years of developmental work. We cannot risk their dreams that took decades to build, now shatter in days.  Come, let's join hands to tide over the Covid-19 Crisis... 
 Apart from saving lives, your support will mitigate the adverse impact of the pandemic on rural/tribal communities and help in rebuilding their lives thru livelihood opportunities for women &amp; youth, support to farmers for sustainable agriculture, sani entrepreneurship and continued education.Come, let's join hands to tide over the Covid-19 Crisis...

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Rebuilding Lives through Health, Education and Livelihood Support.Join SVYM in protecting and serving vulnerable groups like indigenous tribals, pregnant women, infants &amp; elderly, the specially abled, People living with AIDS, TB and other life limiting illnesses through our interventions in health, education and socio-economic empower 
 It's true that a LITTLE is a lot when we support a DREAM.SVYM is celebrating DaanUstav, the Joy of Giving, from Oct 2nd - 8th with all its well-wishers and friends from across the world. 
 Your support will enable us to mitigate the long term adverse impact of the pandemic on rural/tribal communities and help in rebuilding their lives thru livelihood opportunities for women &amp; youth, support to farmers for sustainable agriculture, sani entrepreneurship and continued education.

Join SVYM on DaanUtsav - A little is a LOT when you support a DREAM.

Serving the vulnerable and marginalized communities in Karnataka affected by COVID-19. 
 Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 through immediate relief, nutritional support, COVID-19 awareness, home based and institutional COVID care, continued essential health care activities, vaccination drives and livelihood support. 
 It is amazing that from half a world away you became someone's strength and hope to not give up, to rebuild things broken, to bounce back.  Witnessing this every day at work, we are filled with gratitude and thank you for supporting us in reducing the adverse impact of COVID-19 on thousands of families in dire straits. Happy Thanksgiving to you from all of us at SVYM.