"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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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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“They insert a candle in the vagina, fingers are inserted (in the vagina) and tortured, and if children don’t relent even then, they put chilli powder so that children will say “yes” because of the burning of the skin… There are teeth marks on their bodies, and their vaginal parts are burnt. When children stay in these conditions, it is painful even to hear,” says Lalitha SA of Society for Participatory Integrated Development (SPID), in course of talking about many heart-rending stories of trafficked children in red-light areas.In over three decades, the SPID led by Lalitha, has saved over 3000 children from the red-light areas, many from clutches of sex trafficking.Sadly, many more children need to be rescued and in need of a loving home. But Lalitha needs our support to carry on the mission, to move out of her small facility so that she can rescue more children, house them in a permanent location and give them all the love they deserve. Your support can help her give these children 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).A movement to protect vulnerable childrenAs a social worker, Lalitha has worked for decades in GB Road, the red-light area of Delhi and helped many women escape the clutches of being forced into sex. But it was the exploitation of children, many of them hardly ten or twelve or even less. The SPID has focused on rescuing such children and giving them a new life.Lalitha plays a vital role in the survival and safety of vulnerable children in the red light areas. As SPID is almost entirely dependent on donations from the public, we can support and strengthen SPID’s mission to save children. Donate generously.Donation to SPID’s fundraiser on Give.do“I have limited funds and very limited space, and if I had the funds, I would be able to rescue many more children and provide them with more comfort. With folded hands, I plead with you that you help us with funds in large numbers and support us in providing us children with a decent life. Become a part of the mission,” pleads LalithaDonate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help Lalitha give hundreds of children rescued from brothels a life away from violence and abuse.NGO's 80G number: AADAS3217RF20212NGO's 12A number: AADAS3217RE20214

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Umeed is an NGO that works towards betterment of youths. Our aim to serve the Youth Community by Empowering them with Values to overcome self-destructive practices like Addiction and facilitating their overall personality development by helping them in Career, Egoistic, Emotional, Intellectual and Physiological Needs.

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Financial weakness and lack of facilities is a major challenge that impedes the growth of youths for a bright career in northern India. These combined with increasing stress and addiction levels in the youths is alarming for society at large. Unemployment leads youth to stress, addictions, and suicides. Lack of skill is one of the major causes of unemployment.This project by Umeed is to support young needy students with facilities to develop their skills. 
 The project aims at supporting students by providing Skill Training Workshops, Academic Scholarships, Food, and Positive Value Development to empower these youths with a better character and skillset to flourish individually and socially. We protect these youths from Stress and Addiction by providing them a positive culture of love and care with our Hostel Facilities.We work towards providing the 4 vital needs for the youth and students - 1) Skill Development through vocational training workshops 2) Academic Scholarships to needy students 3) Free food and hostel facility 4) A positive association, Value Education, and a Stress-free environment 
 Youths emerge as of wonderful leaders with remarkably improved performance in their academics, personal lives, relationships, social contribution, and responsibility. They are found to be more strong mentally and emotionally and more inclined towards a Value centered life with a spirit of Service to others.This project will provide:<ol><li>Free skill training to 300 youths every year</li><li>Assistance in Job Interview to 180+ youths</li><li>One to One career counselling to 100+ youths</li><li>20 Free Career related seminars for youths every year</li><li>15 Free Mental Wellness seminars for youths every year</li><li>Free food and hostel facility for 40 Youths</li></ol>

Skill Development -  Better Career

Young Indians today are grappling with anxiety, loneliness, depression &amp; unhealthy habits. Over the last five years, more than 40,000 students committed suicide in India. Lack of value education and over-emphasis by our society on external success are two main reasons for depression among students. Youths need proper career counseling, a healthy lifestyle, and most importantly - character education.We want to set up Youth Welfare Centres at Varanasi and Prayagraj to expand our mission of supporting academic education, skill development &amp; healthy food to needy students at Varanasi and Prayagraj in India. Equipped with all modern amenities, the center will cater to the children of poor laborers in the local region. 
 The envisioned Youth Welfare Center will provide facilities like Seminar Halls to conduct Deaddiction Seminars, a Mega Kitchen for distributing Free Food to the needy children &amp; youth, meeting rooms for counseling, modern classrooms for academic classes, Incubation Center for budding entrepreneurs, Recording Studio for online courses, Meditation Space, etc. 
 This Facility will help students overcome depression and develop a positive outlook towards life and society by the power of Value Education, Meditation, Arts &amp; Culture, and hygienic food. This will also facilitate young minds to nurture their talents and fuel their dreams of making it into successful careers. This center will provide :<ol><li>400 free full meals to youths every day</li><li>500 value education subsidized books per month</li><li>Free cultural music classes to 100+ students</li><li>Free Accommodation facility for 80 Youths</li><li>20 Free Anti-addiction and mental wellness seminars for 1500 youths every year</li></ol>

Youth Welfare Center for Food, Skills & Career

Every year, thousands of young people in India fall prey to alcohol, drugs, smoking, and tobacco addiction. A survey by Times of India suggests that "9 out of 10 addicts start the intake of addictives while they are in schools and colleges. As per the Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, there are 4 vital human needs -1) Physiological needs2) Love/Belonging - Emotional needs3) Professional &amp; Egoistic needs4) Spiritual Needs.These needs when unmet with, cause insecurity, inferiority complex, peer pressure, stress. As an escape from all of this, a person takes to addiction 
 Our project helps facilitate youth and children in meeting their needs in a loving culture through workshops and seminars on anti-addiction and value education, training in positive lifestyle and inter-personal skills, counseling, hostel facility, and skill development, for their overall personality growth with positive values and high professional competence. 
 This project will educate over 1,000 youths and children every year for life-long addiction free and Stress-Free lives, thus making an immensely effective contribution to their families, profession, society, and humanity at large. Over 100 young people shall avail our hostel facilities and skill development training to make the best of their academics and professional lives. Over 5,000 students will get value education courses.

Empower Youth - Empower India

Every Child has a dream and every Youngster has an ambition. At Umeed We aim to add some value to their dreams, their ambitions.Despite so much economic development, some part of the society is still deprived of basic needs like nutritious food, sanitization kits, clothes, etc. and especially during the COVID 19 pandemic this problem got recognized at a national level.The lack of basic amenities put forward an obstacle to the dreams of many individuals. It has even led to many diseases and completely shattered the aspirations of many. Lack of sanitization liquid has led to the spread of COVID19 in many such places. 
 Umeed is helping people in the time of need by providing them food and basic amenities in the form of "Happiness Kits". Weare reaching out to the beneficiaries by collaborating with various Orphanages, Child care homes, girl care homes, old age homes and also going on streets and distributing Happiness Kits to the needy. Many Volunteers organize regular awareness sessions for sanitization and nutrition, especially in economically backward areas. 
 By the end of 2021, we aim at distributing 1,00,000 "Happiness Kits", which would impact almost 10,000 children and youth.1 Happiness kit would comprise of 1kg of rice, 200 gm dal, 2 20ml handwashing liquid sachets, and 1 soap, which would help an individual for 7 days.

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