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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Vidhayak Sansad (Constructive parliament) was established in 1979 by Vidyulatta and Vivek Pandit with an aim to undertake rural development programs. They started their work in a village Dahisar, 40 kilometers away from Mumbai. While working with tribal children the couple came across a far more severe issue of bonded laborers. They realized that in small hamlets and remote areas some people are treated like slaves in this country in 20th century. For generations this system had been in operation and landowners execute power on an oppressed, marginalized and immobilized section of society. Tribal children were born in debt and also die in debt, passing it over to next generation.Vidhayak Sansad started working with rights based approach in a non-violent way. The mission started operating towards release of laborers from bondage. Over the years over 1500 bonded labourers have been helped in obtaining their release by the organization in Thane district. It has also helped in release of bonded laborers in other parts of India as well as Nepal. Very soon the identification and release of bonded laborers in the district took the shape of a mass movement and increasingly large number of tribal and dalits came forward for release. Therefore, in 1982 Vidhayak Sansad helped in the registration of a separate people’s organization under the Trade Union Act as Shramajeevi Sanghatana (S.S). Since then both the organizations have been working together.Vidhayak Sansad and Shramajeevi Sanghatana have further been involved in, training local organizers, leadership development, establishing and supporting co-operative societies of released bonded labourers. It has, in the past, undertaken a number of development programmes in the areas of elementary education, agriculture, watershed development, social forestry, co-operatives, rural health, generation of political and social awareness, welfare of unorganized labour and child labour. Some of these are still on-going.The crowning glory of the work so far has been the Anti Slavery Award that Vivek and Vidyulatta Pandit received in 1999 from Anti Slavery International in London. A special resolution was passed in the British Parliament praising the work undertaken by the organizations and the founders.In the last thirty years it has taken on the issue of education of deprived children. Over this time VS has the opportunity to try out a number of innovative programmes to meet the education needs of the children from the tribal communities. The Bhonga Shala, a school for children living on brick kilns with their parents, was the first experiment on education for VS.Vision:- Socio-economic empowerment and overall development of the deprived sections of the society like schedule tribes, schedule casts, women, migrant laborers, child laborers, landless laborers and released bonded laborers.Mission:- ·       To create a environment where laborer’s, tribal’s, exploited, outreach people will live their life with human dignity.·       To create a environment where all outreach sections of society will be empowered themselves to enjoy their constitutional fundamental rights.·       To ensure that all 6-14 years children should enrolled in school, continue to attend school regularly and learn. Scope of the Project :This residential school will provide valuable opportunity of education to 290 tribal girls from poor families of tribal labourers from remote, hilly hamlets of Thane and Palghar district.These areas are remote, have poor health, education and transport facilities and are inhabited by the Tribal people, Six types of Tribals are found in Thane and Palghar district – the Warli, Katkari, Mahadeo koli, Malhar Koli, Thakur and Kokana. Most of the tribal depend on rain-fed agriculture and collection of minor forest produce for their survial. In most cases land holdingis very small, less than 2 acres, making agriculture an ineffectual means of sustainablle livelihood. As a result the tribal especially katkaries have to migrate seasonally on brick kilns in search of livelihood. Katkaris are educationlly most backward among all tribes in the region.This opportunity of education is indirectly helpling in socio-economic empowerment of tribals especially Katkari girls who are most deprived. Otherwise they have no or limited access of education. This school will also help indirectly in eradication of child labour.This project covers the operating expenses of the residential school and dormatory, It also covers infrastructure maintennance expenses.Need of the Project : The literacy rate amongst warli and Katkari tribe is vey low. Literacy rate of women in Katkari tribe is only 3 percent. Large scale seasonal migration after Diwali affects the education of children. Poverty, child labour, inaccessibility of schools has kept many children of age between 6-14 out of school. Large number of children especially girls are out of school beacause of seasonal migration of parents. Many girls also work as Balgi (caretaker for younger siblings or landlords children) Child marrige is also very common incidence . Poverty is so much that parents has to take help of children to earn the daily bread for family. Hence these children help their parents in their work. It effects on their healt as well as on education. So this Residential School is the most effective strategy for education of deprived tribal girls.At present in whole Thane and Palghar district, there are only four primary and secondary Govt. granted residential schools run especially for girls.This school is providing opportunity of education to tribal girls, otherwise they have limited or no access of education. Many of them are first learners from their families. This school is helping in child labour eradication. Opportunity of education ot these tribal girls is indirectly helping in socio-economic empowerment of tribal especially katkari girls who are the most deprived.

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The literacy rate amongst warli and Katkari tribe is vey low. Literacy rate of women in Katkari tribe is only 3 percent. Large scale seasonal migration after Diwali affects the education of children. Poverty, child labour, inaccessibility of schools has kept many children of age between 6-14 out of school. Large number of children especially girls are out of school beacause of seasonal migration of parents. Many girls also work as Balgi (caretaker for younger siblings or landlords children) Child marrige is also very common incidence . Poverty is so much that parents has to take help of children to earn the daily bread for family. Hence these children help their parents in their work. It effects on their healt as well as on education. So this Residential School is the most effective strategy for education of deprived tribal girls.At present in whole Thane and Palghar district, there are only four primary and secondary Govt. granted residential schools run especially for girls.This school is providing opportunity of education to tribal girls, otherwise they have limited or no access of education. Many of them are first learners from their families. This school is helping in child labour eradication. Opportunity of education ot these tribal girls is indirectly helping in socio-economic empowerment of tribal especially katkari girls who are the most deprived.  
 Thane and Palghar district is mostly populated by poor tribal families which includes most backward Katkari tribe. Large number of children especially girls are out of school because of seasonal migration of parents. Many girls also work as Balgi (Caretaker for younger siblings or landlord's children) and Gowari ( cattle herder). Child marriage is also not uncommon incidence. Poverty is so much that parents has to take help of children to earn the daily bread for family. So Residential School is the most effective strategy for education of deprived tribal girls.Since 18 years we are a running Eklavya Parivartan Vidyalaya a Residential School for Tribal Katkari Girls. This residential school provides a comprehensive education to girls who would otherwise have limited or no access of education. Thane and Palghar District near Mumbai has a large population of poor tribal families. Among them is the extremely underdeveloped Katkari tribe. Many families of this tribe migrate seasonally, which means that their children, especially girls, never see a classroom. Currently we are conducting classes up to grade 1st to 10th No of 300 girls are taking educations in our Residential School. All these 300 girls live at Vidhayak Sansad’s campus in Usgaon where they not only study, but also learn singing, dancing, painting, Music, karate and various other skills.Our fifteen years experience of running residential school has created a confidence among the local population and they are happily prepared to enroll their daughters in our school. So we want to use this strength to educate girls from tribal and other deprived communities. 
 Through this project, we firmly believe that the education of the girls in the tribal areas will be increased and their standard of living will be raised. So far 105 girls from our school have SSC passed, 35 of them have started their employment through skill training. and 40 girls are getting further education. One girl has become a lawyer. Increasing the level of education for girls will help in eliminating the problems of superstition, malnutrition, poverty, addiction and social progress in the society. We want these girls to work for social change.

Eklavya Parivartan Vidyalaya, Usgaon  (Residential School exclusively for tribal girls with priority for katkari girls)

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Eklavya Parivartan Vidyalaya, Usgaon (Residential School exclusively for tribal girls with priority for katkari girls)

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