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.This Christmas, you can gift these kids, through your donations, books and warm clothes.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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“I saw a girl, barely 7 or 8, being pushed into flesh trade. Her cries for help still echo in my ears. There were men as old as 60 r*ping the innocent child. That was the day I knew my mission in life was to get these children out of the hell-like conditions in red-light areas. They are nothing short of hell and no child deserves to grow up in this environment” says Vinay Vasta, founder of Social Activities Integration, an organisation committed to freeing children trapped in red-light areas.Vinay and his NGO have been able to provide education, medical care and nutrition to over 2,500 children. But his dream to provide safe shelter to children remains unrealized. “We do our best to keep these children safe during the day but sadly they are forced to go back to the red light areas at night as we don’t have a home for them. Your donation can help us build a safe home for children of sex workers and prevent them from being pulled into prostitution. Donate to make this dream a realityDonate 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).Life in red light areas“S*x workers use their homes which are barely 6 feet by 4 feet for their business. They invite customers in the presence of their children. Their children not only witness abuse but experience it too. Just imagine a child being told that all she can ever become in life is a pr*stitute”, Vinay shares as he explains the extent of abuse children face in red light areas.This is a life that thousands of children are forced to live behind closed doors where they suffer abuse and exploitation morning, noon and night.A ray of hopeVinay has been relentlessly trying to give children the care and education they deserve. He has provided quality English education to thousands of children, enabling them to secure a livelihood out of red-light areas. Several children taught by Vinay are today leading successful lives as professionals and Government employees. However the sad reality is that Vinay and his NGO, in the absence of a permanent shelter home, are unable to provide round the clock safety to these children, which is essential for their well-being.Your donations can enable SAI to build a shelter home for the children of sex workers and usher in a new tomorrow for them, away from the horrors of red-light areas.Donate to this fundraiser on Give.do, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to provide safe shelter for children of sex workers and save them from abuse and second generation pr*stitution.NGO's 80G number: AACTS0408EF20216NGO's 12A number: AACTS0408EE20028

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“VAANI” means ‘sound of the soul’, and we work to bring communication and language into the lives of deaf children and their families. Deafness leads to the inability to develop language, rendering these children starved of stimulation; living in silence in a noisy world. Our goal is to ensure that every deaf child is given the opportunity to communicate, to learn, to grow and to participate in the world like any other regular child.VAANI’s vision is to eliminate the most fundamental and overlooked problem with childhood deafness – the inability of the child to communicate with his or her own parent. We believe that every deaf child is entitled to total and complete access to communication, education, protection and equality in all spheres, and information and knowledge to reach his or her full potential as an individual and a member of society with respect and dignity. Our commitment is to create an empathetic and enthusiastic environment for every deaf child and to empower their families to nurture it.Our mission is to bring language into the lives of deaf children and their families and thus enabling them to have meaningful conversations between themselves and the world around them.

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•	1 out of every 1000 children born, is born deaf•	There are 12 million deaf persons in India•	There are 3000000 deaf children (approximately) in the age range of 0- 4 years•	530 schools in India educate around 50,000 children with hearing impairment in the age group of 5 to 18 years. The other children do not receive any formal education•	Difficult accessibility to schools for deaf &amp; their parents thus children and not able to reach to the proper center /school for any kind of education•	80% of parents never learn to fully communicate with their children•	Children with hearing losses identified before 6 months of age have significantly better language development than children whose hearing losses are identified after 6 months of age. 
 Community Education Centre (cEc) is India’s first deaf children communication school in the form of a resource centre, which works towards holistic communication for deaf children( Indian sign language, lip reading, speech, finger spelling and hearing aid). It aims to support quality services for the early identification, screening and intervention of deaf children (0-14 years) with uses innovative teaching techniques and provides parent counselling and training regular health check-ups, nutritional supplements and audiological testing is also provided to deaf children. I 
 Community Education Centre (cEc) envision to have impact to eliminate the most fundamental and overlooked problem with childhood deafness – the inability of the child to communicate with his or her own parent. With Community Education Centre (cEc) , We believe that every deaf child is entitled to total and complete access to communication, education, protection and equality in all spheres, and information and knowledge to reach his or her full potential as an individual and a member of society with respect and dignity.

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NEED: What is the problem this project addresses?•	1 out of every 1000 children born, is born deaf•	There are 12 million deaf persons in India•	There are 3000000 deaf children (approximately) in the age range of 0- 4 years•	530 schools in India educate around 50,000 children with hearing impairment in the age group of 5 to 18 years. The other children do not receive any formal education•	Difficult accessibility to schools for deaf &amp; their parents thus children and not able to reach to the proper center /school for any kind of education•	80% of parents never learn to fully communicate with their children•	Children with hearing losses identified before 6 months of age have significantly better language development than children whose hearing losses are identified after 6 months of age. 
 Community Education clinics (cEc) is India’s first deaf children and their parents friendly communication school in the form of resource centre, which would work on total communication ( Indian sign language, lip reading, Speech, finger spelling and hearing aid). It aims to support quality services for the early identification, screening and intervention of deaf children (0-14 years) with uses innovative teaching techniques and provides parent counselling and training regular health check-ups, nutritional supplements and audiological testing is also provided to deaf children. I 
 Community Education clinics (cEc) envision to have impact to eliminate the most fundamental and overlooked problem with childhood deafness – the inability of the child to communicate with his or her own parent. With Community Education clinics (cEc) , We believe that every deaf child is entitled to total and complete access to communication, education, protection and equality in all spheres, and information and knowledge to reach his or her full potential as an individual and a member of society with respect and dignity.

Community Education clinics (cEc)

Hearing Impairment is an invisible disability and the scale of the problem is quite alarming. There are 10 to 15 million deaf persons in India, of which 3 million are children between 0 to 19 years of age. Secondly, the majority of deaf children are born to hearing parents who have little understanding of the issues surrounding childhood deafness such as early diagnosis and intervention, technical aids, the development of appropriate language and communication skills.In the Indian context, most parents never learn to fully communicate with their children, especially when the child is hearing impaired. This does not just give rise to learning and academic problems, it also severely impacts the social and emotional needs of the child and the family. The lack of infrastructure makes the problem worse.As per SSA data, the number of children affected with hearing impairment is significantly high in Tumkur and nearby districts A study was conducted which showed 5.8% children ie: 11,600 suffering from ear disease ref: (A STUDY OF THE PREVALENCE OF EAR DISEASES IN SCHOOL CHILDREN OF RURAL TUMKUR DISTRICT, KARNATAKA).Thus a need was felt to establish Sadhan intervention/resource centre to cater to the needs of Children With Hearing Impairment (CWHI). 
 Vaani reaches out to the deaf children and their families directly through Sadhan Center – a model, best practice demonstration center extending early intervention services for the development of deaf children and infants in developing communication, language and literacy skills and measuring their impact. SRC is a space to provide :Information on issues around childhood deafness to families of deaf children and professionals who work with deaf children.Assessment facilities for early identification of deafness in babies/children under 5 years of age.Information and appropriate support for identified deaf children.Additional educational support to school-going deaf children.A space for family members of deaf children to meet and share experiences.At present, we have a total of 10 Sadhan resource centres across Assam, West Bengal and Karnataka. 
 Over this decade, we have been able to reach around 11000 deaf children, 22000 parents, 8000 professionals and 20000 general public. Presently we have 554 children and their parents enrolled in our 10 Sadhan centers of which 107 children and their parents enrolled in our 3 Sadhan Resource Centers in Karnataka (Tumkur, Kamakshipalya and Mettipalya) who are accessing our services.Stories of Change – Shilpa and MuskanShilpa's mother says, “ I did not know how to make her understand so many things and use to beat her. Coming to the parents' meetings has helped me find a solution to my problem of communicating with my daughter”. I am really thankful to VAANI for making us understand my daughter better.Muskan,s Mother says: “After attending sessions at the Center, she confidently goes to the Anganwadi Center and communicates using signs with her friends and cousins and plays happily with all of them. She has learnt around 20 words and can write A to Z,” says the mother. She is beginning to progress from the pre-reading to the reading stage.

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