"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.

Help Dr. Bhagat care for 500+ elderly parents rescued from abuse and homelessness

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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Turnstone Global – a not-for-profit voluntary Organisation – is engaged in providing Comprehensive Empowerment to underprivileged sections of the society. The Organisation firmly believes that a holistic approach is necessary to obtain overall development of the society. Hence, unlike most other NGOs, who work in specific fields, Turnstone Global provides a diverse range of services to its beneficiaries. Such services range from providing pre-natal health care to fostering old age care; covering in between sectors like education, healthcare, skill development training, livelihood and entrepreneurship development skill and so on. Therefore, the term “providing Comprehensive Empowerment” is used while describing activities and nature of Turnstone Global.

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Stories of empowerment: Here is a story of a child whose&nbsp;life has been changed for the better&nbsp;as a result of your donations. Little&nbsp;Preyosi Murmu,&nbsp;a resident of the Purulia district in West Bengal, comes from a family with little opportunity or awareness of educating children.&nbsp;Preyosi&nbsp;did not receive any formal education during her childhood years. When Turnstone Global first found her in her cottage, she was reclusive and shy, facing&nbsp;constant challenges of poverty and educational neglect. With both her parents being laborers, she is the&nbsp;first of her family to have received formal schooling.&nbsp;With the proper counseling and encouragement, she now attends Daulat public school, where she has taken a keen interest in sports and consistently ranks first in her class in any competition. Like Preyosi, several tribal children&nbsp;face the same struggles of poverty and lack of access to education.&nbsp;Turnstone Global provides them the means to escape this&nbsp;vicious cycle&nbsp;by offering quality education and taking care of their health by feeding them three square meals a day—a luxury they could not afford were it not for the efforts of&nbsp;Dr Kanchan. Turnstone Global&nbsp;needs your continued aid to provide nourishment, and educational support to these&nbsp;children from backward areas&nbsp;and empower them to overcome generational poverty!&nbsp;Donate now to become a catalyst for change&nbsp;in the lives of these tribal children.

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After Cataract, Refractive Error (RE) is the second largest cause of avoidable blindness, particularly among the school going children. To tackle this important component of avoidable blindness, school children of all age group need to be examined periodically as a routine measure. Apart from Refractive Error, presence of other ocular diseases commonly affecting children like squint, amblyopia, congenital defects in one or both eyes, miscellaneous causes of low vision, vitamin A deficiency causing dryness of eye, infections like trachoma that can compromise corneal clarity in the long run, also need to be identified and treated before it is too late. Children usually don't complain of defective vision especially if only one eye is involved. They may not even be aware of their problem. They adjust to the poor eyesight by sitting near the blackboard,holding the book closer to their eyes, squeezing the eyes and even avoiding work requiring visual concentration. This evades early detection. Timely detection of these problems and their correction by spectacles can tremendously improve the child's potential during his formative years. Visual impairment is an avoidable burden in the life of a child, his family and the society. Periodic screening of all children helps in early identification of visual defects and correction of REs, by prescription/use of corrective spectacles.Therefore, vision screening and complete eye examination of children is an all-important activity. 
 A medical team lead by an Ophthalmologist, duly assisted by optometrist and paramedic staff, shall visit every school and conduct eye screening of every student. Glasses will be prescribed to students to correct refractive errors. Parents of students in private schools can afford spectacles. For students in government schools, we propose to provide free spectacles. From our experience, we have noticed that roughly 20% of children screened require spectacles. Approximately 3,000 spectacles will be needed. For students requiring other types of therapeutic services or vision aids like low vision devices will be referred to vision centres. Cases requiring surgical intervention shall be referred to nearest available hospital. In case of Government Schools, a list of students requiring low vision devices or surgical intervention can be forwarded to the District Sarva Siksha Mission. A detail report comprising of student names identified with eye defects, nature of problem identified and recommended corrective measure shall be provided to the Principal of the school and the concerned class teacher for regular follow-up. For purpose of serving referral patients, our tie-up with Sankar Netralaya will be an additional advantage for students identified by Turnstone Global to require such services. After screening by medical team in school, our community worker will follow-up with respective school periodically to ensure that the recommended measures are being followed properly. 
 Matrices for measuring intended benefits:In order to measure the intended benefits of the Eye Screening Project in Schools, various tangible quantitative indicators shall be used. These indicators will encompass data to provide information about the community as well as services offered by the project. MEASURING INDICATORS FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT Quantitative Indicator 1: Total number of students screened in schools. Quantitative Indicator 2: Total number of refraction done and glasses dispensed. Quantitative Indicator 3: Total number of low vision cases identified in schools. Quantitative Indicator 4: Total number of surgical cases identified and referred to hospitals Quantitative Indicator 5: Total number of students identified other than RE, LV and surgical intervention like Glaucoma, Squint, etc. Congenital Cataract etc. Quantitative Indicator 6 : Total number of students provided glasses and use them regularly Quantitative Indicator 7: Any other special observation

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India has 30 crore youth who are unemployed. Therefore, Skill Development/Livelihood Generation is one of the major focus of the Government of India for last few years. But the sudden onset of COVID- 19 has aggravated the problem. Crores of youths have lost their jobs due to lock down and lack of demand in Manufacturing Sector. Among others Hospitality, Aviation, Tourism Industry are the worst hit. Due to COVID- 19 pandemic, India along with the world is experiencing the new normal situation, where Off line practical classes are not possible. On the other hand we have to choose such skills which are in demand during Corona pandemic and will rise after the end of pandemic episode as well.In such situation Turnstone Global proposes to do skilling in the Information Technology sector. The Information Technology Sector has following advantages:<ul><li>The classes can be held online.</li><li>Job from home is possible</li><li>Online jobs are still in demand</li><li>The scope of self-employment is very high in Information Technology. After training student can earn through the IT Projects available on various websites such as Up work, Freelancer etc.</li><li>Online advertisement is cost effective</li></ul>Therefore, the mind-set of the companies are sifting .They are preferring work from home. For example, Real Estate Industry is preferring to hire Social Media Marketing Agent instead of Off line Marketing Manager because it is cost effective, save transportation cost and over and above it is the demand of the circumstances.   
 THE SEGMENT OF POPULATION IT WILL SERVE:- 360 youths under the age of 21 to 35 years.Project Duration:- 6 MonthsTurnstone global wishes to choose sector skill: Information Technology.Job roles:<ul><li>Digital marketing</li><li>Social media marketing manager</li><li>Graphic designer</li><li>Video editor</li><li>Website designer</li><li>Website developer.</li></ul>In each sector 60 students would be enrolled, divided into 2 batches consisting of 30 students. In each job role there will be On line class for 300 Hours,Daily 4 hours. Roughly it will take 3 and half months to complete the course. After completion of the course there will be On line Examination and Project work, which the student have to submit via e-mail. On completion the certificate will be issued. As soon the classes are started the employment officer start contacting with different companies for the placement of the trained students. The students can be generated through on line promotion such as Google ad word, social media marketing etc.  
 The project will have following potential impact:<ul><li>360 Youth will be trained</li><li>70 percent (252 youths) will get employment.</li><li>252 families will be self-sufficient.</li></ul>

Atma Nirbhar Bharat - Project on livelihood generation for the unemployed Youth in India.

The pandemic has had a lasting impact on the future of our country subjecting them not only to emotional grief and financial hardships but also long-term psychological impacts. Turnstone Global would like to work towards protecting children over 200 children across multiple locations by providing them with nutritional, educational and psychological support. Your contribution of ₹1,000 can go a long way into protecting these children. The Corona Virus has hit the world in the beginning of 2020. Since then, Indian health system has been crashed, economy devastated, we are living with several insecurities and uncertainties of life. Our children are not in exception. Though Children are not the face of this pandemic. But they risk being among its biggest victims. While they have thankfully been largely spared from the direct health effects of COVID-19 - at least to date – the crisis is having a profound effect on their wellbeing. All children, of all ages, and in all countries, are being affected. This is a universal crisis and, for some children, the impact will remain lifelong. Moreover, the harmful effects of this pandemic will not be distributed equally. They are expected to be most damaging for children in the poorest countries, and in the poorest neighborhoods, and for those who are in already disadvantaged or vulnerable situations.The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic caused by the Novel Coronavirus has affected all including children. It has made a dreadful impact on child education, most notably of poor and deprived families.As per UNESCO estimates, education of 120 crore students across the world are being disrupted by school closures. This includes 32.1 crore children in India. Keeping children at home for more than 20 weeks has disturbed the physical, emotional, and social wellbeing of the children. The worst affected among them are kids of the poor.Experts say that short time out of education will have its effect on children. When schools are closed for a more extended period, imagine how more and long-lasting the impact would be on them. Children may forget what they already learnt. While online classes may prevent this regression for some, think of those, who has lack of access to technology and internet connection.Children in urban areas face challenges of different kind. They live in small houses crammed in unhygienic locations.  Learning with peers sitting in one classroom at school is totally different from learning in the home environment. Are children mentally prepared for this? Not at all. Parents do their house core job or remain lazy without work, older siblings are playing games or watching TV, grannies chatting, and neighborhoods noise cannot able to re-create a classroom environment.Children of the poor both in urban and rural areas in India are thus denied education in this ‘new normal era’. Their minds are filled with numerous questions. They require help to elude their mental pressure triggered by unanswered questions. Adding insult to such pandemic situation, they face abuse in multiple forms. Sexual abuse and child trafficking are the worst among them. Is their childhood secure? No. Thousands of children are pushed out of education and are plunged into early marriage or force labour .Apart from education, lack of nutrition among children is another burning problem. India has witnessed crores of job losses, as per SBI report around 22 crore people has drowned below poverty line. Problem of migrant labour during covid 19 has worsen the problem. It has been estimated that roughly 4 out of 10 children go to bed in every night either in empty stomach or having less food as per recommended nutrition fixed for their age group .More over the food which our children receive in India, do not meet their regular protein requirement even in pre-covid era. Covid 19 has worsen the problem.Covid 19 has devastated families across India, orphaning many children.Smt .Smirti Irani, Hon’ble Minister for Women and Child Welfare, recently tweeted that both parents of at least 577 children had died with coronavirus between 1 April 2021 and 25 May2021. Experts say this number is more likely a significant underestimate.Later, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi also announced measures to help orphaned children, with a fund of around $13,970 (£9,852) set aside for each child. This will be given to them as a stipend from the ages of 18-23.In India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, more than 1,000 Covid orphans had been identified, said Dr Preeti Verma, a member of the state's Child Welfare Commission. 
 Identification methodology:Our volunteers go to different municipalities/panchayats/hospitals and collect data about the person who has died due to corona virus along with their home address. After collecting the data our volunteers go to the said household for verification and identification and collect more data about the marital status and number of children of the deceased person died due to corona virus infection.a) Medical checkup-Every month identified children are being brought to our OPD for medical checkup and measurement of height, weight and arm circumference are being taken to track the grade of any malnutrition.b) Counselling- Initially our psychological counsellor are taking  session with the identified children to ascertain whether any psychological issue or any insecurity in their mind are developing due to loss of one parent mostly father/ parents. It has been noticed that these children develop insecurities about life and insecurities in regard to their mother as well. Due to this reason generally, they do not allow their mother to go out for work or not allow to go their mother out of their vision. It has also been noticed that these children often cry remembering their lost parent and subsequently develop anxiety and depression due to unable to sleep at night. Our psychological counsellor counsel them once a week initially for six months.c) Medical Help-If any child has been diagnosed with any birth deformity or with any disease, we initiate his/her medical / surgical treatment depending upon the disease pattern.d) Nutritive Food-Every child are being given ration kit with some multi vitamin supplements for their age wise proper growth along with cooked protein food thrice in a week.e) Education-Identified children is given assistance with books/copies stationary and twice a week off line   classes 1 to 1 for make better understanding of the subjects. 
 This project is highly impactful for the children whose either one or both parents died due to ill effect of corona virus. Through this project we will able to achieve following impact within 2 years .a) We can save 100 children who is suffering with insecurities ,anxiety or depression through psychological counselling.b) Birth deformities or underlying diseases will be diagnosed ,corrected among 25 children whose parents died due to ill effect of corona virusc) 200 children will be prevented from hunger and malnutrition for 2 years ,whose parents have died due to covid 19 infection.d) 200 children will be prevented from going out of school who might going to be the victim of child labour or early marriage ,whose parents died due to Covid 19 infection

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