The relentless heavy rains in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat and Kerala have caused widespread devastation, affecting nearly half a million people. With more rainfall predicted, the situation is expected to deteriorate, putting countless others at risk.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/8d090c43-f04a-497e-8f9e-87d0676a6e24.webp" />Flooding, connectivity disruptions, and loss of life have become a grim reality for many. The districts of Vijayawada, Guntur, Hyderabad, Vadodara, Wayanad have been particularly hard hit, with both being completely marooned. Thousands have been displaced from their homes and are in urgent need of shelter, food, clean water, and essential supplies.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/443fc484-3d10-46f9-8279-df2058214d05.webp" />The situation is critical in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and immediate action is required to prevent further loss of life and property damage. Your generous donations can make a significant difference in providing relief to those affected by this disaster. Please help us support the people impacted by the devastating floods as they rebuild their lives.

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“Preeti (name changed) was just six when she was brought to Mumbai and only nine when she was sold into Kamathipura’s red-light area. We rescued her a few years later, but by then, she had already endured unimaginable trauma. Her stories broke my heart. That’s when I resolved to dedicate my life to ending the trafficking and exploitation of children,” says Aaboo Varghese, who left a successful corporate career to take up this fight. “Preeti tragically lost her life years later to HIV, a result of the abuse she suffered as a child,” Aaboo sharesAaboo has dedicated his life to saving children from the horrors of red light areas, but he can not do it alone. With your support, he can bring freedom and light into the lives of many more unfortunate victims of child trafficking. Support him 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).<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/e761cdec-04ae-4d1a-be56-19669a0dc71e.webp" />A crisis of mammoth proportionsThe scale of human trafficking is something most people cannot even imagine. “Every day, about six children are trafficked. This is a fast-growing business because unlike anything else, a human being can be sold over and over again. It is alarming and heart-wrenching,” Aaboo shares.But no matter how daunting the task might be Aaboo has made it his life mission to see the fight against human trafficking till the end. Living in a hell on earth“The abuse young girls face in red-light areas is beyond comprehension,” Aaboo shares. “These young girls are robbed of their innocence and their childhood. Traffickers beat them with rods, burn them, and mutilate their private parts just to break them. Children are kept in separate apartments where multiple men abuse them and get addicted to substances”, Aaboo says. Through his NGO Purnata, Aaboo is on a mission not just to rescue the victims from red-light areas but also to rehabilitate them and give them a fresh start in life. To date, he has saved 85 children and 60 women from red-light areas, but for him, the job is far from over. Aaboo has dedicated his life to this cause. Your contribution can strengthen his efforts. Donate generously!  <img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/1c8534fc-4b77-4389-9b5b-3c0dba0dd4d2.webp" />What your donations can doYour support can enable Aaboo to strengthen Purnata’s on-ground outreach programmes so that they can save a child as soon as she is brought to red-light areas. The NGO will also be able to invest in their rehabilitation programme, which provides training and education to rescued victims of trafficking. You can also play a critical role in bringing to an end second-generation trafficking so that the cycle of exploitation can come to an end once and for all. Donate to this fundraiser by give.do, India’s most trusted online donation platform, to support Purnata in its mission to rescue and rehabilitate victims of human trafficking.

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The terrifying sight of the Khir Ganga river violently surging through Dharali has left the nation in shock. Entire homes and roads were swallowed in moments as the raging waters, thick with silt, cascaded down the hills. Four lives have been tragically lost, many are still missing, and countless families now face unimaginable devastation.Disaster response teams—including the NDRF, SDRF, and Indian Army—are working tirelessly in rescue operations. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami called the situation "extremely distressing," with relief efforts underway on a war footing. Dharali, a crucial stopover for pilgrims and tourists en route to Gangotri, now lies in ruins—hotels, homestays, and livelihoods swept away without warning.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/b664d754-61e1-42dd-a208-b266659c3b42.webp" />These survivors urgently need your help. 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).Your donation will enable our NGO partner Action Aid to provide:<ul><li>Emergency shelter for displaced families</li><li>Food supplies for those left with nothing</li><li>Clean drinking water to prevent disease outbreaks</li><li>Critical medical care for the injured and vulnerable</li></ul>The coming hours and days are crucial for saving lives and helping survivors rebuild. Every contribution, no matter how small, makes a difference.Stand with the flood affected residents of Uttarkashi in this hour of crisis—your generosity brings hope when it’s needed most.

Urgent call for support: Families hit by flash floods and cloudbursts in Uttarkashi need help

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<ul><li>Youth for Unity and Voluntary Organisation (YUVA), is a non-government organization registered in 1984. It is a national organisation that works with marginalised communities (women, men, youth and children) in 5 states of India with a focus on urban and rural poverty. YUVA works through strategies of support for services, community organising, networking, campaigning and research for policies and governance that empower the urban poor.</li><li>Since its inception, YUVA has empowered adults, children and youth with the knowledge and skills to participate in shaping their lives. YUVA employs a 360-degree approach primarily through building capacities of people to address the issues that most affect them. Our work with women is rooted in their living environment. It includes access to healthcare, enabling safe spaces, developing leadership, participation in governance, access to livelihood and socio-political education.</li></ul>Our Vision: We believe that development is a continuous struggle to create a humane society, which sustains all human beings, as well as nature, where women, men and children enjoy universal human rights. A humane society based on the values of equality, distributive justice and secularism is liberated from oppression on the basis of caste, class, creed, gender, age, ethnicity, language; is free from all forms of exploitation and violence; and demonstrates integrity and respect for democratic polity and processes.Our Mission: YUVA will empower the oppressed and the marginalized by facilitating their organisations and institutions towards building equal partnerships in the development process, ensuring the fulfilment of the human right to live in security, dignity and peace. YUVA will also engage in critical partnership with the government and forge alliances with other actors of civil society such as people’s movements, trade unions, women’s group, academic institutions and the private sector to enable and strengthen the people’s empowerment processes.

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As Maharashtra’s coronavirus count continues to spike in the second wave, the most marginalised are again bearing the brunt of the pandemic—from increasing job insecurity, wage cuts, to lack of food and essentials. Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (YUVA) recently conducted a rapid situation analysis across communities (in slums, resettlement colonies, urban villages, homeless communities) in 4 Mumbai Metropolitan Region cities—Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Panvel and Vasai–Virar. The findings reveal:<ul><li>Only 16 per cent of surveyed respondents worked through the whole of the past week (since 8 April), and 59 per cent are unsure if they will have work from 15 April.</li><li>Nearly 55 per cent of households are currently single-earner households, with co-learners forced to stay home due to the closure of work sites, lack of transportation, etc.</li><li>Only 25 per cent of surveyed construction workers, street vendors, domestic workers and auto drivers are eligible for the Maharashtra government announced one-time relief of Rs 1,500.</li><li>Members of the homeless, transgender community and single parents are vulnerable, with the majority being unable to work already.</li><li>Only 46 per cent have received ration as per quota in the past 2 months.</li></ul> 
 You can play a big role in supporting the city’s vulnerable population via ‘Adopt a Basti’, through which you can contribute towards marginalised people’s access to food and vaccinations for a fixed period in select bastis (informal settlements) across the MMR. Your support to ‘Adopt a Basti’ will help us:<ul><li>Distribute ration kits to those most in need, basis our analysis of the ground situation. Each kit costs Rs 2,500 and contains rice, dal, atta, spices and sanitation items. The overall kit expense for 1,000 families in a basti would be: Rs 25 lakh </li><li>Run vaccine help desks in communities, to encourage more people to register for the vaccine as it remains the best way to overcome the virus.</li></ul> 
 <ul><li>We will be able to reach out to the city’s vulnerable population via ‘Adopt a Basti’ and help them access food and vaccinations for a fixed period in select bastis (informal settlements) across the MMR.</li><li>This comprehensive and hyperlocal approach can help us reach the most marginalised with needed support, and help people live with dignity and overcome the virus. </li><li>Through this programme, we will be able to provide Ration 1000 families</li><li>and Support in Vaccination to the Community members of the Basti , by setting up a Vaccination Helpdesk.</li><li>The Helpdesk will spread awareness about the vaccination process, address FAQs and misinformation worries from the people, and encourage more people to register for the vaccine as it remains the best way to overcome the virus. The help desks support people through the App based registration process that can be challenging for many.</li></ul>

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Urgent call for support: Families hit by flash floods and cloudbursts in Uttarkashi need help

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