This winter, as the biting cold descends on 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 freezing winds and sleepless nights. A warm blanket could mean the difference between despair and hope.Donate warm clothes and blankets to abandoned elderly mothers now. Give generously."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, the founder of Maitri. "Since they are abandoned, they don't have a home or family. They have no means to care for themselves or their nutrition. Winters are extremely painful for them, and many eventually pass away. Without thermals, it's not possible to survive winters in Vrindavan."<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/1abfb906-563b-4747-85b8-8af2071a2856.jpg" />This heartbreaking reality is why Maitri is committed to providing blankets and warm clothing to these abandoned widow mothers. Your contribution can help shield them from the piercing cold and offer them a lifeline during this harsh winter season. "Maitri also provides food, shelter, and healthcare to abandoned widow mothers. Your funds will help them reach and support many more widow mothers in need.

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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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“What will happen to them after me? I am 80+. I spend sleepless nights,” worries ex-Air Force officer, Group Captain AC Barua while talking about the future of the 28 destitute women under his care. “They have nobody in this world, sometimes they don’t remember their own names. They are absolutely alone,” he informs us as he goes from one room to the other meeting all the women who live at Seneh, the only home where they are loved and taken care of. After fighting for his country all his life, this octogenarian is now fighting to rescue homeless and abandoned women from dying on the streets. But he cannot do it alone. “Everyday I keep on getting calls from here and there. ‘Oh! there’s a woman lying here. Can you help?’ But I don’t dare to go and help because I don’t have the money. I don’t have the resources, our resources are very limited,” explains Gr. Capt. Barua who is lovingly called ‘Sir’ and ‘Deuta’ (father in Assamese) by the residents of Seneh. With your help, 80-year-old Group Captain Barua can fulfill his mission of rescuing abandoned and homeless women from dying on the streets, alone. Donate nowDonate easily through UPI, all debit/credit cards and net banking. All 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).Seneh- a home filled with love, care and hopeThe residents of Seneh often don’t remember who they are, where they have come from. Many times these are women with mental health conditions and considered being a witch due to superstitious beliefs and beaten up as a result. They are victims of domestic abuse or widow mothers who are considered to be a burden on the family. Group Captain Barua has not only rescued them from critical conditions, he has provided them with urgent medical care, food and above all, a free safe shelter where they can live with love and care. Among these residents is Sarala Kalita who fled to save herself from the tortures of her alcoholic husband only to face neglect and trauma from her brothers- and sisters-in-law. “Both my brothers and their wives urged my father to leave me somewhere as they didn’t want to take care of me anymore. One day my brother’s wife didn’t even let me have food at home. She just wanted me to leave and go away. So that’s why, my father got in touch with Seneh through someone, and handed me over to Sir to take care of me,” says Sarita who has found joy in living at Seneh. “Coming to Seneh, it felt like I got a new life altogether. Sir has given me a harmonium. I love singing. It makes me forget everything and takes me to someplace else entirely,” she adds. More women like Sarala can find their way to a loving home like Seneh. All they need is a little bit of your kindness. “It is difficult to make both ends meet”To sustain their daily expenditure, Capt Barua needs approx ₹3 lakh a month and arranging the funds is a mammoth challenge for the NGO. “Our expenses are growing day by day. Residents are growing older, their sicknesses are increasing. At times we have to give them special food. They require more care so we have to get more employees. About half of them require leading around, 1-2 has to be fed also. It will be very difficult to sustain it unless we get help,” he added. One act of your kindness can save these abandoned women, with no one in this world, from struggling on the streets to survive. At 80+ Gr. Capt. Barua cannot sustain Seneh on his own. “With folded hands, I appeal to all. Please come and please help us. Let us help these people, these old people who have nobody in this world. They are dying. They will die on the streets,” he urged. Donate to this fundraiser by Give.do to support retired Air Force officer, Group Captain Barua in his mission to rescue abandoned and homeless women from dying on the streets.

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Asiatic Charitable Trust is a ‘not-for-profit &amp; non-religious Registered, Charitable NGO established in 1973. Since its inception, it has been providing medical assistance, educational assistance and relief to poor and needy individuals in villages and urban areas alike.Our medical unit Shree Raj Medical Centre is the first Specialty Medical Clinic and provides specialized healthcare services to less-privileged villagers from 100+ villages over a 50 km radius.<ul><li>Reputed Senior Medical Practitioners such as Dentist, Skin Specialist, ENT Surgeon, Ophthalmologist, Gynaecologist, Paediatrician, Laparoscopic Surgeon, Chest Physician, Homeopath, etc. visit on a regular basis to offer their services, in addition to a full-time GP.</li><li>Various Diagnostic &amp; Curative Camps conducted on regular basis - Cancer screening, Hepatitis B vaccination, Cardiology camps, etc.</li><li>Specialized treatment provided at highly subsidized rates with no compromise on quality &amp; care.</li><li>While consulting and minor OPD procedures are done at the clinic, advanced treatment is facilitated at reputed Institutes and hospitals in Mumbai.</li><li>1800+ Cataract Operations performed with a 100% success rate, 1300+ patients received spectacles for Refractive error and 3500+ patients have been checked for eye ailments, thus restoring vision and providing a better quality of life.</li><li>21000+ villagers &amp; tribal population across 80 villages provided a better quality of life in the last 3 years.</li><li>First Pathology Lab in 20 km radius in association with NABL Approved SRL Diagnostics. All Haemotology, Histopathology, Biochemistry, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Immunofluorescence, Infertility, Blood-body fluids-mycobacterial culture tests done.</li><li>First and only RT-PCR Covid-19 Testing Centre in entire Taluka.</li></ul>We value life and are reaching out to the under-privileged today, for a better tomorrow. Our mission is to give every individual their most fundamental right: The Right to Live in Good Health.

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Despite remarkable worldwide progress in the field of diagnostics, curative and preventive health, people in rural areas do not have access to quality healthcare facilities and live in isolation with their ignorance and myths intact.While they struggle to survive with their limited means, health is the least of their priorities; until it hampers their ability to perform their daily tasks or earn. Good eyesight is one of the most important abilities, but it is commonly ignored.It is unbelievable but true, that a large number of senior citizen and adults in rural areas suffering from blindness due to cataract believe that the gradual deterioration of vision is normal, age-related or a curse of God. Loss of sight makes the visually impaired person dependent on others, with social exclusion and low self-esteem; and if it is one of the earning members - leads to further poverty.There is very little awareness that blindness due to cataracts is completely curable and reversible. And even if diagnosed, most of these villagers do not have the funds to afford simple cataract surgery.  
 We realize how important good eyesight is and the impact vision can have on an individual’s life. For the last 10 years, we have been conducting cataract camps on a regular basis. Our volunteers spread the word in 150+ neighbouring villages and even go door-to-door to inform the villagers to take benefit of the facility.<ul><li>A Team of visiting Ophthalmologists conduct a detailed eye examination.</li><li>Those with an only refractive error are provided with customized glasses at a later date.</li><li>Those requiring cataract surgery are further evaluated with blood tests and fitness for operation.</li><li>All patients declared fit are transported to the nearest eye hospital on the date of surgery.</li><li>Cataract surgery with an intraocular lens implant is performed.</li><li>Post-operative care and medications are provided.</li><li>Regular follow-ups are done for 2 months to ensure compliance and care.</li><li>Spectacles are provided if required.</li></ul>The cataract surgeries are done in collaboration with Senior Ophthalmologists from Eye Hospitals like Jupiter Hospital, Bombay City Eye Institute Charitable Trust, Gowalia Tank Sankheshwar Parshwanath Medical Centre, Laxmi Eye Hospital, etc. Apart from cataract surgeries, 1500+ patients received spectacles for Refractive error and 3500+ patients have been checked for other eye ailments in the last 5 years. 
 Starting with the villages closest to the Centre, the word spread among villagers &amp; patients started pouring in. Today a large number of villagers avail of the cataract surgery facility and look forward to Doctor visits.We have facilitated 2200+ completely free Cataract surgeries with a 100% success rate, thus restoring vision and providing a better quality of life to villagers from about 150 villages around Parli - in the interiors of Raigad District.By sponsoring one Cataract surgery for just Rs. 5000, you provide :<ul><li>A pre-surgery detailed eye exam by well-qualified Ophthalmologist</li><li>Diagnostic tests - including CBC, Hb, ESR, BSL, URINE (R&amp;M), HIV, Hbs Ag, ECG, X-Ray</li><li>Surgery with intraocular lens implantation</li><li>Post-Operative Care and Medications</li><li>To &amp; Fro Transport</li><li>Follow-ups for 2 months after surgery</li><li>Post-operative Refractive glasses if required</li><li>Restored dignity and an empowered individual</li></ul>We have seen the difference restored vision makes to an individual and want thousands of others to experience the same. We aim to give them their most fundamental right: The right to live in good health and your support is critical in making that happen.

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