"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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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, 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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The Resilient Foundation is a nonprofit organisation based in Palghar, building disaster-resilient communities that can act proactively and responsibly during emergency situations. TRF is registered in the society act 1860 in March 2018. TRF mission of building disaster-resilient communities goes through hazard identification, risk reduction and building capacity.

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We Witnessed millions of deaths and property losses worth billions of rupees in disaster, which is one of the major roadblocks in any development. There is three route cause we found here. First, there are fewer disaster risk reduction activities at the community level, people are vulnerable, dependent and less prepared and our community is surrounded by many hazards which add fuel at disaster times. We are building Disaster Resilient communities through various initiatives. We are working in 104 tribal ashramschool of Palghar district where we are aiming to prepare a cader of 4000 people like first responders, we will be reducing the risk of 100s of schools by mapping and retrofitting and building the capacity of these schools to make them more safe and prepared.We are also working with Maharashtra police to train 5000 community people and 3000 police on basic life support across all national highways of Maharashtra, aim is to reduce accidental death by 10%. TRF is envisioning building resilience at the local level through prevention and preparedness. We are aiming to resource infrastructure lost and saving other resources which affect during any disaster. On an economic level, our intervention helps in saving the extra cost which uses in the recovery and reconstruction phase. On a social level, we are seeing vulnerability mindset will be changed to resilience, the fearful environment will change to courageous action where people will act responsibly and proactively during any disasters. We are also seeing that there will be a shift from ambiguity to clarity on overall disaster management. Our intervention will also help to save important lives affected during various disasters.With regards to specific details, the schools at Palghar location will be safe for quality education, the committee will and community people will be sustained and continue the DRR

सुरक्षित शिक्षा अभियान (School Safety in Rural Maharashtra)

In India every single minute 1 person gets injured in a road accident which contributes 10%- 30% of hospital registrations. Dislocation, fractures, sprains are the most common injuries linked with road accidents.Lack of treatment of fractures in pre-hospital care causes injury to accompany neurovascular structures, muscle spasms and pain which could significantly lead to lifelong disability or death.Currently, fractured limbs are immobilized using tree branches, cloth, wooden splints. The drawbacks to it are the need for expertise to apply, the requirement of additional bandage and more splints, non-conformable, high application time, expensive, availability, time-consuming.No simple point of injury solution exists and many injuries are left unattended. Fatal fracture injuries may be prevented or their severity reduced by adequate prehospital trauma care in the golden hour that otherwise quickly leads to death or lifelong disability.The highway Police department of Maharashtra has launched the ‘Highway Mrityunjay Doot’ scheme to ensure that the injured are transported to the hospital in a timely manner and receive proper treatment.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/75e3dd51-0802-47af-b150-498e59677e8f.png" /> 
 In the Highway Mrityunjay Doot scheme, the employees working in petrol pumps, local hotels as well as people from nearby villages on highways are identified and given first-aid training and are provided with a first-aid kit and a stretcher and these volunteers are called ‘Mrityunjay Devdoot’.Early immobilization of the fractured limbs aids in better &amp; faster healing. FractoAid is a patented ready-to-use splint with built-in straps to support the fractured limb in the golden hour in just 5 minutes.Availability of FractoAid splints to Mrityunjay Devdoot will help in early fracture management in the golden hour and provide relief to the patient from muscle pain and spasm due to accidental movement of the injured limb. Furthermore, it will promote better &amp; faster healing and prevents limb-threatening injuries which lead to lifelong disabilities.FractoAid is a very easy-to-use, 3 simple step application DIP-SQUEEZE-WRAP. Doesn’t require gloves, extra bandages or expertise. Requires only water. The outer layer is biocompatible, breathable and provides cushioning to the patient.Being easy and quick to use FractoAid is beneficial to the caregiver by allowing them to treat the injured person with ease and saves their life in just 5 minutes.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/8bb7118c-cd4e-4b8b-8c95-7ef852580177.png" /> 
 FractoAid has a significant social impact when placed in the proper chain of treatment. For instance, In India, every single minute, 1 person gets injured in a road accident, FractoAid has the potential to serve those 50 million injured people. 70% of India’s population comes under rural regions, due to a lack of experts in rural areas, the accident victims are transported to urban areas for further advanced treatment.Furthermore, FractoAid creates substantial economic impact as it is affordable compared to current products, thus reducing the economic burden on end-user. FractoAid is developed by keeping India in mind. It provides treatment in the golden hour, therefore, improves healing and reduces the financial burden arising out of surgery, advanced treatment or disability. In a pre-hospital setting, it prevents life and limb-threatening injuries, thus reducing loss due to income arising out of absence/disability/death.We aspire to make FractoAid available to the Mrityunjay doot which will subsequently help in saving the life of the accident victims by providing proper treatment in the golden hour until taken to the hospital.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/539bdae0-0020-4d22-bb21-50135beddd56.png" />

Save road accident victims by providing first-aid in the golden hour and prevent lifelong disability

TRF is aiming to build resilient communities through a disaster risk reduction program so that people can act responsibly and proactively during disaster time instead of being vulnerable. our study shows that people are not aware, not sensitized towards prevention and preparatory measures of the disasters and that makes them incapable in the response and mitigation and they also become dependent on the external agency for first response help. TRF is shifting dimensions from fear to courage &amp; vulnerability to resilience. To work on this we choose School as a medium and found out school itself a very vulnerable place for children who are future responsible citizens. the problem is the same in school as well as mentioned above. One major reason behind the issue is low compliances implementation on the ground. Sendai Framework work suggests building resilience on the ground, Disaster Management act 2005 in India suggest a framework on the ground that will work on preparedness and prevention and further work in mitigation and response. we found in India apart from the state level and the national level team there is no structure on the ground other than fire brigade and police. In India, we have guidelines and structures for the ground but as mentioned above there is low implementation on the ground. 
 Our Vision is to build resilient communities that can act responsibly and proactively during emergency and disaster situations through prevention and preparedness programs. Several Studies (UNDP) Shows $1 invested in preparedness saves $ 7 in return. Taking it ahead we have chosen preparedness and prevention in the value chain of disaster management. To build resilient communities our entry point is school because children are the most vulnerable group during any disastrous situation and on the other hand, they are the most effective mode of communication to spread the right information. Our focus is to make disaster management routine activity. through school intervention we partner with government schools, map the vulnerability and hazards of the school (inside, outside and surrounding ) after mapping and creating risk profile we start working creating school disaster management plan followed by forming a disaster management committee task force which includes the community people. we will be also advising major and minor retrofitting in the infrastructure and build capacity through emergency preparedness sessions which include topics like first aid, fire safety, emergency rescue techniques.  
 TRF is envisioning building resilience at the local level through prevention and preparedness. We are aiming to resource infrastructure lost and saving other resources which affect during any disaster. On an economic level, our intervention helps in saving the extra cost which uses in the recovery and reconstruction phase. On a social level, we are seeing vulnerability mindset will be changed to resilience, the fearful environment will change to courageous action where people will act responsibly and proactively during any disasters. We are also seeing that there will be a shift from ambiguity to clarity on overall disaster management. Our intervention will also help to save important lives affected during various disasters.

सुरक्षित शिक्षा अभियान (School Safety in Rural Maharashtra)

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