"My son used to kick me when he was in my womb. Why make an issue when he kicked me in my old age?" reasons a very forgiving Shakti Dasi. The widow travelled 2300 kms from Tripura to Vrindavan after her only son violently beat her with a burning plank of wood and broke her knee one evening. She had to leave behind the business she had built with her husband who had died a few years back. Shakti ended up on the streets of Brindavan begging for food and shelter. But when Winnie Singh of Maitri saw Shakti in a frail state in tattered clothes, she brought her to the shelter home where Shakti gets food, care and medicines. What more, with Maitri’s intervention, Shakti reconciled with her son - and daughter-in-law, and now travels home to Tripura twice a year to spend time with her grandchildren. But she is not leaving Maitri, as this has become her family.Not every elderly widow who comes to Vrindavan after being abandoned by her family gets as lucky as Shakti. Many of them often end up living a lonely life and begging to survive on the streets. Maitri aspires to take care of every widow in need of help.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/ce101369-528c-4d37-bc1d-1118b9925af3.jpg" />Maitri’s Project Jeevan to the rescueAbandoned, elderly widows are the amongst the most vulnerable in India. After being thrown out of their often abandoned by their own children and are forced to beg for food and shelter. “Through Project Jeevan, Maitri houses aging widow mothers in two ashrams in Vrindavan and Radhakund (Mathura), providing them with wellness and well-being. The programme also reaches out to widow mothers beyond the ashrams with fruit, milk and healthcare services,” explains Winnie Singh, co-founder and executive director, Maitri India.Save homeless elderly widows from begging on the streetsMost widows who make their way to Vrindavan are abandoned by their families, often after years of abuse. They come here hoping they will spend the rest of their days in prayer and devotion. But most live in impoverished conditions on the streets and in dingy rooms. Since poor living conditions often cause a wide range of health ailments, including respiratory infections and chronic conditions, Maitri comes to their rescue through its Project Jeevan.The project aims to:<ul><li>Provide 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 on and engagement around the struggles of abandoned widow mothers</li></ul><img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/1abfb906-563b-4747-85b8-8af2071a2856.jpg" />Project Jeevan needs your support to help those in need of food, healthcare and well-being. Donate now.“Maitri urgently needs your support to provide food, clothing and healthcare to sustain these widow mothers who are prone to more illnesses as they age,” appeals Winnie.Maitri believes in a woman’s right to dignity in life and death, more so a mother. 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.

Save abandoned, elderly widow mothers of Vrindavan from begging on streets

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.

Help Dr. Bhagat care for 500+ elderly parents rescued from abuse and homelessness

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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ABHINAV SAMAJ is Not-for-Profit Organization registered with Govt. of NCT of Delhi under Trust Act. All the members of Governing Body of ABHINAV SAMAJ are retired Government Officers/Business people and from well to do families. Trust was formed to serve society on the basis of personal experiences of all the members. Since inception as on 07.04.2010 we are working for the rehabilitation and welfare of destitute elderly. We are running ‘Jai Ma Durga Old-Age Home’ at C-147, Uday Vihar, Nilothi Extn., Chander Vihar, New Delhi-110041 (INDIA) where we are providing free shelter, food, medical-facilities and all other basic needs required to elderly free of cost. In ‘Jai Ma Durga Old-Age Home, there is capacity of 25 inmates.Now we have established one more old-age home under name ‘Abhinav Shanti Sewa Sadan’ at A-3, Indira Park, Near Sai Mandir, Najafgarh, New Delhi-110043. This old-age home have capacity to accommodate 50 inmates and 60 more elderly visits during day time for day-care facility in which provide them with free food, Physiotherapy and councelling.In our new old-age home ‘Abhinav Shanti Sewa Sadan’ we provide Palliative-care and Hospice-care too for elderly.We performs regular health-check ups of all the inmates in our old-age homes. In case of their death we performs their last rituals according to their religion as there are many people whose children refused to accept them even after their death just to save the money to be spent on last rituals of their parents. In addition to this we are providing shelter to destitute children and provide them all facilities for education and shelter.People from both rich and poor class are effected by this crisis in current times of micro-families. However rich have sources to sustain but the poor have nothing to survive and even have to die with hunger on roads. This problem is very common these days. Anyone among us can suffer this problem any time. I the Settler of this Trust have faced the problem and many of my friends too. Being a retired senior government officer, before my retirement I have myself seen many such cases in official capacity also. Seeing such incidents we all members of governing-body of ABHINAV SAMAJ decided to work for the welfare and rehabilitation of destitute elderly. In addition to this we regularly arranges free medical-camps on monthly basis for different diseases i.e. heart-diseases, dental, eyes, psychiatric diseases for under-privilige people.During CORONA crisis our volunteers have been working day and night to help CORONA effected families by providing them ready to eat meals, medicines, filling of oxygen cylinders, providing them PPE kits, nebulizers, oxymeters etc. free of any cost. In case of death of CORONA effected patients our volunteers helped them to complete their last rituals in crematoriums. Since even their own family members refuses to even touch them and to chase them to crematoriums our volunteers have been always ready to help them to carry their bodies from hospitals to crematoriums, bookings in crematoriums and complete their last rituals irrelevant to caste, creed and religion. We at ABHINAV SAMAJ has adopted such 100 families who have lost their earning members dur to COVID, providing them Food-Packets, Grocery-Kits, Financial assistance and councelling too.Cost of one Grocery-Kit costs approximately INR 3000 (USD 50).In addition to it we help studying students in such families to continue their education by providing them books, stationer and other required study materials etc.In addition to above we are distributing books and study materials to primary class to Class-VIII students in slums/JJ colonies of Delhi/NCR. Children in such colonies have no access to electronic gadgets to learn. Their only source of learning is books and other study materials. Our volunteers educationists provide them classes on weekends.Since spread of CORONA w.e.f. 15.05.2020 to present we have distributed 80,412 packets of grocery-kits, 4,65,181 packets of ready-to-eat food packets, 3,15,217 masks, 42,620 bottles of sanitizers, 41,010 Nos. of Dettol soap, books and other study materials to 8,865 students in different slums/JJ colonies i.e. Kali Basti (Uttam Nagar), JJ Colony Blocak-A1, Uttam Nagar, JJ Colony Blocak-A2, Uttam Nagar, JJ Colony Kakrola, JJ Colony Khayala, JJ Colony Hastsal, JJ Colony Raghubir Nagar (all the above colonies in Delhi).Further we have got a big piece of land (25 bighas) in Chakrata, Distt.Dehradun in Uttrakhand state in INDIA to construct a big old-age home and orphanage there consisting of approximately 100 rooms. Out of which 80 rooms shall be used for elderly (six inmates shall be accommodated in each room) and fifteen rooms shall be used for orphanage where appropriate street/homeless children shall be accommodated. Remaining rooms shall be used for other uses i.e. Medical-Dispensary, Recreation-Room, General Meeting and Dining Room etc. We feels destitute elderly and homeless children have perfect match to ful-fil each other’s sentiments. We aims to provide world-class environment and facilities to all destitute elderly and homeless children.In addition to it we are developing Agro-Eco Tourism system too there for elderly.The entire land is donated to us by a local farmer of Uttrakhand who is now a part of our Governing Body.At present your donations are very precious for us to maintain our primary mission to maintain our old-age homes and to maintain our activities for relief to CORONA victims. We always updated accounts and transparency of your donations in our office. Anyone is welcome to visit us anytime to inspect the accounts.

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Many parents are de-sheltered by their own children from their own homes leaving them shelterless, pennyless &amp; helpless at the stage when they need their care most. Our main objective is to establish Free old-age homes for such destitute to provide them shelter, food and medical care irrespective of caste, creed and religion where they could feel themselves as part of society and in home away from home. It is because every old-age citizen is a base-pillar of the society and that society can never be developed where there is no respect for the elders. 
 Our main objective is to establish Free old-age homes for such destitute parents to provide them shelter, food and medical-care irrespective of caste, creed and religiion where they could feel themselves as part of society and in home away from home. ABHINAV SAMAJ is running ‘Jai Ma Durga Old-Age Home’ C-147, Uday Vihar, Chander Vihar, Nilothi Extn., Nangloi, New Delhi-110041providing free shelter, food and medical care to such elderly/destitute parents. If anybody dies in our old-age home, we perform all their last customs according to their religion. Apart from this we provide free legal-aid and free medical-camps for poor elderly from time to time. In addition to this we have established our new initiative 'ABHINAV SHANTI SEWA SADAN at A-3, Indira Park, Near Sai Mandir, Najafgarh, New Delhi-110043 in collaboration with two other NGOs where we provides Day-Care to such destitute elderly, provides food, physiotherapy by massage chair and yoga services. 
 Last year we admitted 118 inmates in our Free Old-Age Home mostly left away by their own children. Out of which nearly 72 dead due to different diseases and 14 accepted back by their children after councelling.

Contribute towards Free Old-Age Home for elderly destitute parents

In current times everyone is experiencing a very unique &amp; unprecedented situation due to the COVID around the world since March 2020. However, India is gearing up from lockdown, the impacts of the pandemic are going to be greater than what we can see or imagine. However, now unlocking process has been started but still atmosphere is not favourable for under-privilige. Millions of daily wage earners, hawkers, street vendors and other un-organised sector people are the one who are worst affected. Many under provilige families has their lost their young earning family members during second wave of CORONA.Still they have no source of income. They are usually the most vulnerable and the first to be laid off in such downturn events. Due to no cash flows or enough savings it is difficult for them to sustain even for a few months since they have no jobs, no work and no source to earn livelihood. This is an opportunity for non-profits to prove their mettle and create an ecosystem of collaboration and support. We at ABHINAV SAMAJ are working for this cause to our best. 
 It is very important to provide food and medical-aid and to motivate this under-priviliged class of society on humanitarian grounds too to help them to sustain. We at ABHINAV SAMAJ provide them Free Food, Free Masks and Sanitizers and also help them to take to government hospitals if any of them feels any symptoms of Cough, Cold or Flu. For the purpose we are running one Medical equipped Van, consisting of 2 Doctors and 6 volunteers in Delhi regularly since 24th of April 2020. We have two Food Distribution Vans who are distributing Food packets in such slum colonies of Delhi where the most of such people are living in un-hygienic conditions. Under this program we shall continue our Project for Distributing Ready-to-eat Food/Grocery-Kit and Medical Aid in Slum Colonies in Delhi specifically in Kali Basti (Uttam Nagar), JJ Colony-Uttam Nagar, JJ Colony-Khayala, JJ Colony-Hastsal, JJ Colony-Kakrola, JJ Colony-Raghubir Nagar, JJ Colony-Nangloi etc. 
 During this period of CORONA Crisis w.e.f. 15.05.2020 to till date we have distributed 80,412 Packets of Grocery-Kits, 4,65,181 packets of ready-to-eat Food, 3,15,217 Masks, 42,620 bottles of Sanitizers, 41,010 pcs. of Dettol Soap, Books and other study materials to 8,865 students in different jj colonies i.e. Kali Basti (Uttam Nagar), JJ Colony, Block-A1(Uttam Nagar), JJ Colony, Block-A2(Uttam Nagar), JJ Colony (Kakrola), JJ Colony, (Khayala), JJ Colony (Hastsal), JJ Colony(Raghubir Nagar).

Your small contribution can provide Food, Grocery-Kits, to the families who have lost their earning members during COVID

Since the COVID having impact on people’s health, work and life among the most important challenges created by COVID is how to adapt to a system of education built around schools. Since last two academic years schools have been closed. Primary to middle class students in slum colonies are most effected as many of them have lost their earning family members and still unable to continue their studies. Such families main priority is to earn livelihood instead of education to children. During CORONA crisis school closure have a very real impact on all students, but especially on the most vulnerable ones who are more likely to face additional barriers. Children and youth from low-income Families; and Indigenous backgrounds; with diverse gender identities and sexual orientations; and those with special education needs suffer by being deprived of physical learning opportunities, social and emotional support available in schools and extra services such as school meals.  
 ABHINAV SAMAJ, through this project, is providing Free School Books, Stationery and other study materials to nursery to middle school students living in slum colonies since May 2020 i.e. beginning of CORONA crisis so that students could continue to be friendly with their syllabus.Since May 2020 we have been distributing School Books, Stationery and other learning materials to students of Nursery to Middle Classes living in slum colonies i.e. Kali basti (Vikas Puri), JJ Colony, A-Block, Uttam Nagar, JJ Colony, Khayala, JJ Colony, Hastsal, JJ Colony, Vikas Nagar, JJ Colony, Raghubir Nagar etc. in Delhi so that students could continue their studies to some extent, however they can't study like in schools. Our volunteers have been giving them weekend coaching classes too to help them in their studies. This year too we are distributing School Books, Stationery and other learning materials to students of Nursery to Middle Classes living in above colonies. 
 As the most effected areas during COVID is slum colonies and JJ Colonies in Delhi. Families living in such colonies having main priority for their food instead of education to children. Due to our efforts children living in these slum and JJ Colonies could continue to their studies to some extent. Since April' 2020 till date we have distributed School-Books/Study-Material to 10,980 students in above colonies.

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To carry out education requires financial backup, a conducive environment and opportunity to carry out the education. Almost all these things the girls from marginalised backgrounds lack. That leads to child marriage, child labour, prostitution. Girls drop out of school in India at a much higher rate than boys. According to the Ministry of Human Resources Development, 27% of girls are not completing their secondary education. 
 There is a lack of opportunity for economically backward girls to dream about higher education abroad. If we do not help them, they will never have a chance to go to university. This program aims to provide girls with the possibility of completing their high school education and enrolling in a university abroad. The program will be launched in 10 selected districts in the country to provide year-long mentorship to economically backward girls to help them complete their higher education. To help girls learn and believe in themselves and their abilities and support them in becoming the best version of whom they aspire to be. 
 Women's education is a global campaign, so every girl should have the right to get an education. It is an obligation on society. Women can change the future of their country and the world. We need to nurture them, educate them and provide them with opportunities to grow and reach their full potential.We are the only institution that is 100% focused on developing women leaders. We prepare our girls with mentorship to prepare them for higher education abroad. We ensure every year 100 girls should secure study opportunities abroad. They will complete their master and PhD without difficulties.Education is vital for the young mind. It is what can make or break them. A good education, with quality teachers and mentors, are required who can help them, can open doors for them in life. That is why a mentorship program is important to us.