In Vrindavan, thousands of elderly widow mothers face the harsh reality of abandonment and suffering. With no one to turn to, many are left begging on the streets, exposed to heat, cold and rain,Donate so that Maitri can provide shelter, food, clothes and medical support to abandoned elderly mothers now. Give generously.Winnie Singh has witnessed many cases of widow mothers being abandoned on the streets of Vrindavan, one of the holiest places in India. “Children leave their mothers as soon as they become widows. The children start feeling the burden. This has become a practice in today's society that money comes first and everything else later,” says Winnie whose Maitri India, rescues widowed mothers from the streets of Vrindavan.Many widowed elderly mothers often end up living a lonely life and begging to survive on the streets. And Maitri aspires to take care of every widow in need of help, but because of lack of funds, Winnie and Maitri are in a position to do it."Elderly widows don't have shelter. They sleep in cowsheds over sacks. They don't have a blanket. Nights are really difficult for them," shares Winnie Singh. <img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/1abfb906-563b-4747-85b8-8af2071a2856.jpg" />Maitri aims to:<ul><li>Provide shelter and nutritious 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 and engagement around the struggles of abandoned widow mothers</li></ul>Why donate to MaitriWinnie needs your support to help those in need of food, healthcare and well-being. “Maitri urgently needs your support to provide nutritious food, clothing and healthcare to sustain these widow mothers who are prone to more illnesses as they age,” appeals Winnie. “You can become the family they were denied. Hold their hands so they don't need to beg ever again,” she adds. Let’s rescue abandoned widows mothers from the streets of Vrindavan and give them a better future. Donate now.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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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.

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“I used to be sexually abused repeatedly, and when I screamed in pain, they hit and threatened me with more violence,” says Priya (name changed), a rescued child sex worker. Priya was abducted by traffickers and sold into a red-light area house before she was rescued by Guria led by Manju. For over two decades, Manju has been rescuing young girls forced into prostitution across the country. She has been shaken to the core seeing some of the most horrifying crimes that young girls have to undergo. “You can’t imagine the state of girls forced into sex work. The girls are given electric shocks and burnt with cigarette butts just to get kicks out of it. And if they get pregnant, the "owners" kick them repeatedly in the womb so that the child inside dies…If you want to see hell, it is here on this planet where young girls are sexually abused,” says Manju.Manju needs your help to rescue more young girls from forced prostitution and reunite them with their families. Donate now.Guria’s work over the yearsBased out of Varanasi, inarguably the holiest place in India, Manju and her organisation Guria, fights the sexual exploitation of girls, especially minors, by taking on the traffickers head-on, and rescuing and rehabilitating them.Started in 1993, Guria has rescued over 5500 persons from slavery, sex trafficking, and child prostitution so far. It has also been instrumental in shutting down hundreds of places that housed trafficked girls and putting scores of traffickers out of business and in jail.For instance, in 2005, a Guria-led rescue operation in Varanasi's red-light area led to the freeing of 49 women and girls, including minors. Many of them were kept against their will. Some of the traffickers were also arrested and tried. Since then, Guria has rescued thousands of young girls.Manju and her husband, Ajeet Singh began rescuing girls from Varanasi’s red-light areas and then working to stop the sex-trafficking of young girls within Uttar Pradesh and outside. The organisation’s aim is to eliminate the sex trafficking of women, especially minor girls, end second-generation prostitution and child prostitution, and rehabilitate women and girls who are rescued from the trade. Manju has faced violent backlash from the traffickers and other vested interests, but it has not deterred her from carrying on rescuing young girls from trafficking. Rescue and rehabilitationBesides rescuing girls trafficked for sex, mostly from low-income families, from across the country, Guria fights on their behalf in courts and also provides education, food, vocational training, and other facilities until they are united with their families. But because of a lack of funds, Guria is finding it difficult to rescue more girls and also take care of them once they are away from the clutches of the traffickers. Take the case of Sameena (name changed), who was abducted from Uttar Pradesh all the way to Telangana. Guria took it upon itself to rescue the girl with the help of its own work and also the authorities. After months of rehabilitation, Sameena went back to her family and even completed her education. With your support, Manju can rescue many more young girls from trafficking and help them live the life of their dreams.

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The Women and Child Development Society (WCDS) is a beacon of hope, illuminating the lives of children and women in Polur Taluk, Thiruvannamalai District. Founded in 2001 by Dr. M. Palani, WCDS is driven by a vision of empowered communities and self-determined individuals. Through diverse and impactful programs, we address the unique needs of marginalized populations, fostering self-reliance and igniting the spark of opportunity.Mission:To create empowered communities and individuals, placing a special emphasis on women and children. WCDS achieves this through a multifaceted approach encompassing awareness creation, self-help promotion, skill development, and capacity building.Vision:To witness the emergence of empowered women with self-determination, self-reliance, and self-confidence, contributing to a society that thrives on equality and opportunity.Aims and Objectives:We envision a world where women and children thrive, brimming with self-determination and opportunity. To achieve this, we set ambitious goals: fostering quality education, equipping individuals with marketable skills, and raising awareness on crucial issues.♦ Promote higher/professional education: Foster a culture of education, especially for girl children, recognizing it as a pathway to empowerment.♦ Create all-round awareness: Engage in comprehensive awareness campaigns addressing societal issues and promoting informed decision-making.♦ Empower women through skill development: Equip women with marketable skills, enhancing their economic independence and agency.♦ Strengthen capacity and community organization: Build the capabilities of individuals and communities, fostering self-reliance and community cohesion.♦ Promote health and disease prevention: Advocate for holistic well-being through health awareness campaigns and preventive education.♦ Support reproductive and adolescent health: Advocate for reproductive health rights and provide crucial support for adolescent health issues.Activities:Our diverse programs paint a vibrant picture of impact. From nurturing young minds in our kindergarten to empowering women with free skill development training, we address real needs and create lasting change. Environmental workshops nurture eco-consciousness, while awareness campaigns shine a light on critical topics. We even reach beyond individual households through family sponsorship programs, ensuring basic needs are met.♦ Kindergarten: Nurturing young minds and fostering a love for learning.♦ Free Tuition Center: Providing access to quality education for underprivileged students.♦ Free Computer and Tailoring Training Programs: Equipping women with marketable skills for economic independence.♦ Free School and Family Sponsorship Funds: Supporting education and basic needs of children and families.♦ Environmental Education Tours and Awareness Workshops: Fostering environmental consciousness and empowering participants with knowledge.♦ Free Latrine Construction Program: Promoting sanitation and hygiene in rural communities.♦ Organic Farming Training: Building sustainable livelihoods and promoting healthy food choices.♦ Tree Plantation Program: Combating climate change and promoting environmental responsibility.Beneficiaries:The ripples of our impact touch over 16,000 lives across six villages. Children discover the joy of learning, women gain economic independence, and communities forge a united path towards self-reliance. Each success story fuels our passion to reach even further.♦ Children and women from six villages in Polur Taluk, predominantly from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.♦ Over 1,500 children benefit from the kindergarten alone.♦ Free tuition program has supported 3,500 students.♦ Free tailoring training has empowered 9,500 girls and women.♦ Over 16,000 students have benefitted from the school sponsorship program.♦ Family sponsorship has touched the lives of 2,500 women.♦ Environmental programs have reached over 3,500 individuals.♦ Free latrine construction has benefited 1,500 women.♦ Organic farming training has empowered 2,500 children and 3,000 women.Achievements and Recognition:These accolades are not just trophies, but testaments to the transformative power of our work and the unwavering commitment of our team.♦ Bharat Ratna Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s Excellence Award♦ Bharat Ratna Mother Teresa Excellence Award♦ Dr. M. Palani's Doctorate in Humanities AwardLooking Ahead:We continue to strive for a world where every woman and child thrives. We are reaching more individuals with each passing day, creating lasting positive change that ripples through communities. By joining hands with supporters like you, we can build a brighter future for generations to come. Together, we can empower communities and leave an enduring legacy of opportunity and well-being.Get Involved:Visit our website: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">www.wcdsngo.org</a>Contact us directly:Phone: +919940334354, +918220073988Email: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">wcdsngo.org@gmail.com</a>Spread the word and become part of our incredible mission. You can make a difference through volunteering, donating, or simply raising awareness. It's time to join forces and build a brighter future for all!

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This family sponsorship fund will help poor women from rural families to uplift their living standards in this pandemic situation. 
 Through this family sponsorship fund program, we have planned to give rupees 25,000/- or each woman of a poor family. It would help them to earn income by doing some small business like milk production by buying the cows, keeping petty shops, etc. 
 Our organisation, Women and Child Development Society have been doing social services by adopting 6 villages for 18 years. Our main motto is to uplift the living standard of poor women by empowerment and educating the girl children from poor families of rural places. So, through our project family sponsorship fund, the women will get 25,000/- rupees each. They can use the money to start a small business like milk production by buying the cows. Some women will keep petty shops. Some of them will buy the sarees and sell it for earning the income. And some of the women will buy the tailoring machine and they will earn the income by stitching the clothes. Hence, this family sponsorship fund will help the women to uplift their living standards.

Family Sponsorship Fund for Women Empowerment

We believe that Education is really important to empower women and it can certainly uplift an entire family out of poverty and raise their living standards. Thus, we at Women and Child Development Society, want to educate women who are below the poverty line. Due to their poor family backgrounds, girls are not able to continue with their higher studies and lack necessary skills to get employed, which makes them dependent on their husband after marriage. Thus, we have decided to provide them with a skill development training so that their stand of living can be raised and they live a life with dignity. 
 We want to provide quality education and skill training program for the poor women and children in the society to help them in finding a good opportunity to work and reduce their dependency. We provide coaching classes for the poor children, especially girls, and help them in their higher studies by giving them scholarships for college. As for women, we provide computer training, family sponsorship, tailoring classes and entrepreneurship skills development program.  
 We wish to make women self-reliant and provide skills and education to the poor children to help them in pursuing their dreams and finally get a good employment opportunity. We believe that education and skills training will ultimately help in empowering women to live a life with dignity and respect. It would also help them to tap their hidden strengths and add value to the economy in a broader aspect.

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We have faced many pandemic due to the wide spread of diseases. The main reason for the spread of diseases are due to the lack of latrines, mainly in rural villages. So, through this Program " Latrine Construction in Rural Villages" we will construct latrines in the villages. It will be very much helpful to avoid the wide spread of the diseases and the peoples will have a healthy atmosphere. The main concern is that, those who are living in the rural villages are from poorer backgrounds and they are not able to construct a latrine due to their financial issues. So, this will greatly help them. 
 Already we have constructed 100 Latrines through our organisation Women and Child Development Society.But that is not sufficient for the rural villages. So, we would like to construct more latrines in the rural villages. 
 There are lot of crimes happening each and every day in this world. The Girl Children and Women's are scared to go out. if there is no latrine facility in their own houses, they are going out to use the public toilets. So, it will be safe for the girl children and women's to have their own latrines in their home. And also, it will help them to lead a healthy life.

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Latrine Construction in Rural Villages

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