"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.

Save abandoned, elderly widow mothers of Vrindavan from begging on streets

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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“What will happen to them after me? I am 80+. I spend sleepless nights,” worries ex-Air Force officer, Group Captain AC Barua while talking about the future of the 28 destitute women under his care. “They have nobody in this world, sometimes they don’t remember their own names. They are absolutely alone,” he informs us as he goes from one room to the other meeting all the women who live at Seneh, the only home where they are loved and taken care of. After fighting for his country all his life, this octogenarian is now fighting to rescue homeless and abandoned women from dying on the streets. But he cannot do it alone. “Everyday I keep on getting calls from here and there. ‘Oh! there’s a woman lying here. Can you help?’ But I don’t dare to go and help because I don’t have the money. I don’t have the resources, our resources are very limited,” explains Gr. Capt. Barua who is lovingly called ‘Sir’ and ‘Deuta’ (father in Assamese) by the residents of Seneh. With your help, 80-year-old Group Captain Barua can fulfill his mission of rescuing abandoned and homeless women from dying on the streets, alone. Donate nowDonate easily through UPI, all debit/credit cards and net banking. All 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).Seneh- a home filled with love, care and hopeThe residents of Seneh often don’t remember who they are, where they have come from. Many times these are women with mental health conditions and considered being a witch due to superstitious beliefs and beaten up as a result. They are victims of domestic abuse or widow mothers who are considered to be a burden on the family. Group Captain Barua has not only rescued them from critical conditions, he has provided them with urgent medical care, food and above all, a free safe shelter where they can live with love and care. Among these residents is Sarala Kalita who fled to save herself from the tortures of her alcoholic husband only to face neglect and trauma from her brothers- and sisters-in-law. “Both my brothers and their wives urged my father to leave me somewhere as they didn’t want to take care of me anymore. One day my brother’s wife didn’t even let me have food at home. She just wanted me to leave and go away. So that’s why, my father got in touch with Seneh through someone, and handed me over to Sir to take care of me,” says Sarita who has found joy in living at Seneh. “Coming to Seneh, it felt like I got a new life altogether. Sir has given me a harmonium. I love singing. It makes me forget everything and takes me to someplace else entirely,” she adds. More women like Sarala can find their way to a loving home like Seneh. All they need is a little bit of your kindness. “It is difficult to make both ends meet”To sustain their daily expenditure, Capt Barua needs approx ₹3 lakh a month and arranging the funds is a mammoth challenge for the NGO. “Our expenses are growing day by day. Residents are growing older, their sicknesses are increasing. At times we have to give them special food. They require more care so we have to get more employees. About half of them require leading around, 1-2 has to be fed also. It will be very difficult to sustain it unless we get help,” he added. One act of your kindness can save these abandoned women, with no one in this world, from struggling on the streets to survive. At 80+ Gr. Capt. Barua cannot sustain Seneh on his own. “With folded hands, I appeal to all. Please come and please help us. Let us help these people, these old people who have nobody in this world. They are dying. They will die on the streets,” he urged. Donate to this fundraiser by Give.do to support retired Air Force officer, Group Captain Barua in his mission to rescue abandoned and homeless women from dying on the streets.

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The Satsang Foundation was founded by Sri M in 1994 on the principles of Service, Community welfare, and the Welfare of all living beings, by encouraging the active pursuit of uniting divine Truth (Sat) and Togetherness (Sangha). Based on its objectives, the foundation has contributed its mite for all-around and holistic improvement of the society. Over the years, Sri M’s efforts as a social reformer and educationist have given rise to many successful initiatives in the Education, Health &amp; environment sectors.  The Foundation actively conceptualizes, organizes and executes activities and initiatives that bring true reformation and change in human minds for a better, more inclusive and truly united world.Key Focus Areas <ul><li>Free Education with nutritious Meals for underprivileged Children</li></ul>The Foundation’s community welfare initiatives are focused on providing free education and nutrition for children, especially of those communities who may lack the opportunity of receiving basic education and succeed in an urban environment.<ul><li>Affordable Healthcare</li></ul>The Foundation works towards providing affordable and accessible healthcare in centres across India which are devoid of basic functional healthcare facilities.<ul><li>Promote Equality, Interfaith Harmony, Peace</li></ul>The Foundation engages in initiatives and social awareness programs that actively promote unity and human equality - amidst religions, race, status, caste and creed across the world and especially in India, where these values can become the root cause of social strife. <ul><li>Ecological Preservation, Sustainable Living and Environmental Conservation</li></ul>The Foundation actively works towards environmental conservation, self-sustainable ecological initiatives through its projects - MyTree and The Sacred Grove for Exploring Consciousness. <ul><li>Relief and Aid with Meal Distribution Programs</li></ul>The Foundation works towards providing relief and aid to the needy across India through its meal and essential items distribution programs etc.<ul><li>Leadership programs, Dialogues &amp; Satsangs</li></ul>The Foundation organises leadership programs, talks and Satsangs under the tutelage of Sri M for promoting Scientific and Psychological investigation, both inwards and outwards towards “non-spiritual” and “spiritual matters” to free the mind from depression, sorrow, superstition and myth and for a stress-free life and mindful living.The Foundation strives towards the promotion of the Universal Indian Philosophical Texts, Spiritual Literature from across the globe, Non-linear educational curriculums, fine arts, and classical music.The Registered office is located in Bangalore, Karnataka and the Head Quarter is situated in Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India.The foundation is currently active across India, touching millions of lives with the support of donors and volunteers.

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The Satsang Swasthya Kendra, a tribal healthcare facility in Madanapalle, Chittoor District (Madanapalle Mandal, Nakkalaladinne Thanda, Ponnuitipalyam Village), Andhra Pradesh has been catering to 12,000 outpatients annually including students and staff of schools as well as the local Tribal settlements since 2013.The COVID-19 pandemic unleashed deep underlying problems in the health care system. It has disproportionately impacted India’s rural population due to lack of access to critical healthcare facilities and equipment in their vicinity. India’s rural population has low/no insurance coverage and the ability to afford these services in the cities has reduced significantly.Following a thorough examination of the increasing need for specialised and affordable treatments, the necessity for a hospital that provides both emergency and comprehensive services has become critical in Madanapalle. As a result, the vision for the much-needed SWAASTHYA HOSPITAL was born. 
 We aspire to “provide holistic, affordable, quality, healthcare, with a goal of establishing a self-sustaining model while creating employment and training opportunities for the local tribal people”.The vision is to bring state of the art, comprehensive health care to the doorstep of rural communities in and around Madanapalle.The proposed hospital facility is envisioned to be a 45-bed hospital (additional ER beds ~50 beds in total) Phase I and expansion to 100 beds and addition of higher specialities. Spread across 950 sq. mts, the hospital will provide basic and specialist medical services.The medical specialities will include General Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Dentistry, Ophthalmology, ENT, and Dermatology. 24/7 Emergency services are added feature. The goal is to provide emergency treatment within the “Golden Hour” for medical, surgical and obstetric emergencies. Timely intervention and stabilisation are game-changer in saving lives especially in road accidents and trauma. Accordingly, the following set of services have been planned for in the facility, including but not limited to: <ul><li>Emergency and Basic Trauma Care</li><li>5 Consultation Rooms, 2 Operation theatres and 6 bed ICU</li><li>1 Laboratory for state of the art Diagnostic services - include clinical Pathology and Haematology, Clinical Biochemistry, Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Radiology and Imaging - CT-Scan, X-Ray, Ultrasound; ECG, ECHO, etc</li><li>Pharmacy - inhouse facility</li><li>Telemedicine services</li><li>Medical Transport facility : 2 state-of-the-art Ambulances, with all the advanced life support systems, to ensure safe medical transportation - first of it's kind in Madanapalle</li><li>Community-based Health Social Outreach Programs</li></ul>The hospital is envisaged to be non-profit making facility and 50% of the services will be charitable. Along with the medical services that the hospital will provide, it will also offer these outreach activities to the community <ol><li>Medical Screening Camps – to allow for early diagnosis and to understand prevalence of health issues in the community</li><li>Need-based Camps that provide education and support for the problem discovered during the screening camps</li><li>School Health Monitoring – including interactive sessions between pediatricians and parents on nutrition and health</li><li>Developing socially active youth by providing them with basic training in fields like CPR and first aid </li><li>Awareness Campaigns on cleanliness, sanitation and personal hygiene, particularly for women.</li></ol> 
 With all the health care facilities, there will be compounding health benefits in reducing death rates and disability from the road accident victims, reducing the complications in case of other emergencies, reduction in birth defects, foetal mortality as well as maternal mortality. By implementing such timely interventions rapid recovery with better functionality is the utmost benefit.Having these facilities will enable us to :<ul><li>Provide affordable, quality health care for the rural population</li><li>Create a replicable, self-sustaining model of person-centric care</li><li>Create healthcare employment and training opportunities for local tribal settlements</li><li>Provide a platform for people from all walks of life to “volunteer and serve”</li><li>Improve accountability and communication amongst all the stakeholders: The Government, Non-Government Organizations, and the Private Sector.</li><li>Provide care that goes beyond just physical treatment - Holistic healing, preventive and rehabilitative services.</li></ul>The extension of an affordable, quality health care will impact not only the day today lives of the 6000 families in the nearby 10 villages but also will be a source of better living and livelihood.

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Save abandoned, elderly widow mothers of Vrindavan from begging on streets

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