Every day, elderly parents are left alone on the streets, at train stations, or even outside temples. Many are sick, struggling with age-related problems, and have no money or family to turn to. Some suffer for weeks or months before anyone notices their pain. The heartbreaking truth? They were abandoned by their own families.Although Indian law requires children and relatives to care for senior citizens, many elders still face neglect, abuse, and abandonment. The problem is only getting worse.But there is hope. Our dedicated NGO partners work day and night to rescue these forgotten elders. They provide safe shelter, medical care, nutritious meals, and most importantly—love and respect. Through old age homes across the country, our partners give these seniors a chance to live their remaining years with dignity, comfort, and peace.You can make a difference. Your donation will help our NGO partners:<ul><li>Rescue homeless elders from the streets</li><li>Provide shelter, food, and medical care</li><li>Restore their faith in humanity with kindness and support</li></ul>No elder should spend their final years alone and suffering. Your generosity can give them a fresh start. Donate today and help an abandoned senior citizen find safety, care, and hope.

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65-year-old Shakuntala completely depends on our partner NGO, Share and Care, for her food requirements, as she has no one else to take care of her. “When my only child was young, my husband Nadesan died. It was just me and my young son. After my son got married, he left me to stay with his in-laws, and I was alone. I am old, have pain in my legs, knees, shoulders and my entire body so I cannot work as I once did. But the food rations such as the nuts, lentils, wheat flour and rice I receive from Share and Care help me tremendously and I can eat well every day,” she says. Share and Care helps hundreds of abandoned grandparents, most of them being elderly women. The senior citizens belong to tribal communities and have limited access to necessities such as food and medicines to stay alive and well. This Shivratri, you can help with food and other essentials. Support them. 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). Abandoned elderly supported by Share and Care400 elderly parents abandoned by their children have no one to take care of them and need your help. They suffer from hunger, sight and hearing failure, diabetes, high blood pressure and other medical conditions. As they cannot work and support themselves because of old age, they cannot afford medicines or even clothing. So, they remain poor and alone. Share and Care’s mission Since 1984, Share and Care has been caring for disadvantaged groups of people, including elderly parents who have been living in poverty after being abandoned by their children. The founders, a couple named Carmel and Arokiasamy, aim to eliminate poverty and the suffering of the poor through social welfare programs and education. To achieve this mission, Share and Care runs a program in Chennai and also a village in Tiruvallur, where the 400 elderly live. This program ensures that every month, the 400 senior citizens have dry food rations, medicines and medical care, clothes, physiotherapy, geriatric counselling and other services to nurture them back to good physical health. Need for the fundraiserOne of the founders, Carmel Arokiasamy, shares that the abandoned elderly parents who live in extreme poverty without food or anyone to care for them constantly think about their children and ask, “Did we do something wrong?” Arokiasamy shares that from the time their children are born, they take care of them in such a special way. But when their children abandon them, they weep and cannot stop thinking about them. While dealing with this emotional distress, they are also suffering from hunger and disease. But cannot afford food and medicines. Donate now to help Share and Care provide the abandoned elderly with dry food rations, medical supplies, a medical and eye camp, counselling, clothes, blankets and recreational activities to live their lives with a positive outlook, despite their circumstances.Your donation can provide these elderly parents with their most basic and urgent needs. “Please support our work because this is for the elderly parents who are in great need. These grandparents are bedridden. They need care, love and support”.Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest online donation platform, to support Share and Care in their mission to provide food, medicines, counselling and personal care to 400 abandoned grandparents living in poverty.

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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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Agewell Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, working for the welfare and empowerment of older people since 1999. Agewell interacts with over 25000 older persons on a daily basis through its volunteers’ nationwide network. Recognizing the work being done by Agewell Foundation ECOSOC has granted Special Consultative Status to Agewell Foundation at the United Nations in 2011. It is associated with the Department of Public Information, United Nations (UN-DPI-NGO). Agewell Foundation is currently associated with Working Group on Awareness and Capacity Building for Senior Citizens, Ministry of Social Justice &amp; Empowerment; Sub-Group on Elderly Care, under NITI Aayog's CSOs Standing Committee and Committee of Experts on "impact of COVID-19 pandemic on human rights and future response", National Human Rights Commission.Over the years, Agewell Foundation has initiated several projects for older people like Helplines, Employment Exchange for Older Persons, Research &amp; Advocacy Centre for Needs &amp; Rights of Older Persons, Share the Warmth campaign, Distribution of Healthcare Equipment and Free Food Packets among Destitute Elderly, Digital Literacy Program for digitally illiterate older persons, etc.

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<ul><li>With the erosion of the traditional joint family system, older persons are the most affected section of the society; many of them find it very hard to adjust/adapt to changed conditions. In absence of proper support mechanisms in the Old Age, today, older people in slum areas are forced to live in the most disadvantaged circumstances. </li><li>Older People in India are suffering a lot due to the long-lasting impact of the pandemic situation. It has affected almost every senior citizen and rattled their daily lifestyle. It has not affected the health condition of older persons but also marred their social life and affected their psychosocial and financial well-being as well. </li><li>In slum areas and resettlement colonies, the majority of older persons live in poor families, where earning members can't even feed their families properly with their limited income. In these families, basic health care, nutrition, and proper food needs of older persons remained unaddressed. Joblessness due to current lockdown/restrictions has further deteriorated the situation of the elderly. Their life has become compromised to a large extent.</li></ul> 
 Agewell proposes to distribute all possible relief materials to destitute older persons living in slums with the objective to improve their quality of life and health condition by providing them with necessary healthcare equipment, nutritious and healthy food items &amp; other support. Proposed relief/health care/support material to be distributed among destitute elderly<ul><li>·       Free Dry Food Ration Packets to underprivileged elderly on a monthly basis</li><li>·       Wheelchairs for destitute elderly unable to move around</li><li>·       Adult Diapers to bedridden and ailing elderly on a regular basis</li><li>·       Walkers to help the elderly walk freely</li><li>·       Agewell Wellness Kits to improve quality of life in old age</li><li>·       Agewell Nutri Kits to improve the immunity of the elderly on a monthly basis</li><li>·       Agewell Gift Packs to support poor and needy elderly</li></ul> Methodology of the project <ul><li>·       Survey of slum clusters/ resettlement colonies across Delhi-NCR</li><li>·       Identification, selection, and finalization of project beneficiaries</li><li>·       Procurement of food items, healthcare equipment, and other project material</li><li>·       Distribution of Food Packets, Wheelchairs, Walkers, Adult Diapers, Wellness Kits, Gift Packs and Nutri kits among pre-identified elderly</li><li>·       Course correction during the project i.e. identification of new beneficiaries to replace shifted / unavailable beneficiaries</li><li>·       Supervision, monitoring, coordination, reporting, etc.</li><li>·       Submission of Project Completion Report along with details/photographs of beneficiaries and Fund Utilization Certificate.</li></ul> 
 <ul><li>The project will ensure better health conditions and quality of life for beneficiary elderly in long run. At the same time, their family members will also be more careful towards them.</li><li>The project will ensure dignity, respect and comfortable old age for the destitute elderly.</li><li>The project will also help in creating older persons-friendly society and spreading awareness about the needs &amp; rights of older persons.</li></ul>

Distribution Of Healthcare Equipment And Relief Material Among Destitute Elderly

With the erosion of the traditional joint family system, older persons are the most affected section of the society; many of them find it very hard to adjust/adapt to changed conditions. In absence of a proper support mechanism in the Old Age, today, older persons living in slum areas &amp; resettlement colonies are forced to live in the most disadvantaged circumstances. Due to poor financial status, older persons live a life devoid of basic quality of life.Thousands of older persons in Delhi-NCR live in slums, where even common health-related diseases turn into major health hazards simply due to the non-availability of proper and nutritious food, ignoring initial symptoms of diseases, and being careless toward healthcare-related needs of older persons.In slum areas and resettlement colonies, the majority of older persons live in BPL (below poverty line) families, where earning members limited income to even feed their families properly. In these families, the basic healthcare needs of older persons remained unaddressed. 
 Agewell proposes to initiate a program to support destitute older persons living in slums across Delhi-NCR with the objective to improve their health condition by providing them with nutritious and healthy food supplements and other useful products. Objectives: <ul><li>To increase the immunity of destitute elderly and help them improve their health condition</li><li> To provide nutritious, healthy food supplements and other useful products to needy elderly</li><li>To sensitize the elderly, their family members, caregivers and others towards healthcare needs and requirements in old age</li><li>To create awareness in the society about the needs &amp; rights of older persons</li></ul> Suggested list(of products for distribution. A new seasonal kit would be devised every month)DaliyaDalsRiceAttaNutrelaSoya BadiSabudanaDesiGheeBiscuits - digestive / Glucon D ElectrolGurSattuSpicesEdibleOilSaltSugar  Agewell volunteers will survey the most populated slum clusters for the project, with the objective to reach out to the neediest elderly destitute older persons per month and extend them a helping hand to improve their quality of life. AgewellFoundation will distribute nutritious, healthy food supplements and other useful products to needy elderly. 
 The project will ensure better health conditions and quality of life for beneficiaries in long run. At the same time, their family members will also be more careful towards their elderly family members.Better Health of destitute elderly --&gt; independence in old age --&gt; Support to their family members --&gt; Respect and dignity in old age --&gt; Quality of Life

Distribution Of Healthcare Equipment And Relief Material Among Destitute Elderly

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