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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“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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It is said that the only thing constant in life is change. A lot has happened since we began our work with marginalized communities about 19 years ago back in 2001. Various policy changes in government and resulting developments have been instrumental in making us review and revise our own systems and policies at Vatsalya. If you read our latest annual report, you will see a lot of these changes being implemented in the form of a number of major initiatives, the most significant and consequential being our Seven-to-Seven program for destitute children. This new program has replaced our full-time residential care program which has benefited hundreds of orphaned and abandoned children over the last 18 years. Secondly, after becoming a fully solar-energy operated campus, Vatsalya is also taking a lead in other environmental interventions, hoping to make it a cleaner and healthier place for us all to live. There are other exciting initiatives being launched, in addition.In the areas of health and HIV/AIDS, we have been fortunate to have the sustained financial support of the state government as well as a major corporate house. The projects on HIV/AIDS are continuing with the decade-old support of RSACS and JK Tyre, particularly in treating Sexually Transmitted Infection including HIV and AIDS. As part of these projects, we have conducted numerous health camps with outreach community services including treating HIV patients and their counseling. The skill development and economic empowerment projects for women, including commercial sex workers, are implemented in Ajmer and Jaipur with the support of Anchal (USA), iPartner (UK), Anoothi (India) and Fullerton (India). Hundreds of women are earning a decent livelihood as a result of this project.Our residential care program for street children has been modified and transformed in a major way about which you will read in detail in the report. Our cherished partners in this life-changing mission are multiple small foundations, private charities and individuals from across the world who are committed to support us in facilitating the holistic development of poor children. Our renewable energy team has made the entire campus a carbon-free zone and the volunteers from Australia have provided significant support in it by not only raising funds for it but also by being there on the ground, assisting our team to build various systems and resources for a cleaner and greener environment. Namaste India Children’s Fund (USA), Benares Schoolfund Foundation (The Netherlands), Give Foundation (India) and many of our long term friends remain with us as strong and committed supporters. Some are as old as the organization itself! The school library building and the Vatsalya Science Center are our two new great additions to the campus that will go a long way in helping children enhance their learning and knowledge. Completion of the Black Belt Karate program has been one of the greatest achievements this year. Our blessings are countless and we feel very grateful for being so privileged.

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Vatsalya society (located in Jaipur) runs a school up to 10th class for children coming from marginalized communities. Since the children come from very poor families, the onus remains on us to bring them to school (full-time and part-time) as the parents generally lack long-term vision and often don't understand the value of attending school. Given a choice, they would rather use them to generate some extra income, either directly or indirectly for immediate support of the family by any means. We see clear evidence of it when we compare the children being picked up by Vatsalya transport with the children coming on their own. The rate of absenteeism is much higher in children not coming by school transport, and so is the rate of dropout in the same group.Vatsalya has one bus and one jeep that ferries children to and fro from the school. Looking at the strength of the school (100 children in total), another vehicle would most certainly help in transporting children comfortably and in time to and from school. In the absence of proper transport for the children, we will either have to reduce the number of children or let their education remain uncertain and at the mercy of the circumstances.Vatsalya was started in 2000 with a vision and mission to create a model village for marginalized children. Vatsalya campus has four major functions: providing safe, healthy, and nurturing living space, providing education up to 10th, providing ample opportunity for excellence in sports and cultural sphere, and providing varied skill-building options. Vatsalya School formally registered as Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan uses unique and innovative ways to educate children. “Smart Classrooms” equipped with LCD projectors are used for showing educational documentaries in partnership with Bayjus to cover part of their syllabus and also for interactive learning through Skype. Learning through educational excursions and outdoor projects is another very important part of our education.

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The disadvantaged children from rural Rajasthan lag behind in science because of the lack of opportunity available to them in the early school age. Hardly any school innovates to develop the scientific aptitude and scientific thinking among them. We find a lack of guidance by the teachers, faulty education systems, non-flexible approach of the educationists put the future generation behind their counterparts from urban areas. 
 We have built the science center cum science museum on the campus which is located in the remote rural areas. This science center helps children from neighboring schools and from the community to give exposure to science-related activities. The campus itself is well equipped with adopting a scientific approach using solar energy in cooking, running a bakery, power generation, water recharging, running bio-gas plants, agriculture, learning about planets, and all daily aspects of life. The child enters the campus and immediately gets exposure to scientific learning. The 28th of February is national science day and we would involve the community to visit and participate in the science-based experiments and learning. 
 It will generate interest of school-aged children towards science. The in-depth scientific thinking will help them grow and at a later age opt for science learning. We hope that every year children studying science stream will increase not only from the rural areas but also from the lower strata of the society. every year at least 10% more children from the age of 12 will opt for the science subject to make a career in the science stream.

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