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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“They insert a candle in the vagina, fingers are inserted (in the vagina) and tortured, and if children don’t relent even then, they put chilli powder so that children will say “yes” because of the burning of the skin… There are teeth marks on their bodies, and their vaginal parts are burnt. When children stay in these conditions, it is painful even to hear,” says Lalitha SA of Society for Participatory Integrated Development (SPID), in course of talking about many heart-rending stories of trafficked children in red-light areas.In over three decades, the SPID led by Lalitha, has saved over 3000 children from the red-light areas, many from clutches of sex trafficking.Sadly, many more children need to be rescued and in need of a loving home. But Lalitha needs our support to carry on the mission, to move out of her small facility so that she can rescue more children, house them in a permanent location and give them all the love they deserve. Your support can help her give these children 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).A movement to protect vulnerable childrenAs a social worker, Lalitha has worked for decades in GB Road, the red-light area of Delhi and helped many women escape the clutches of being forced into sex. But it was the exploitation of children, many of them hardly ten or twelve or even less. The SPID has focused on rescuing such children and giving them a new life.Lalitha plays a vital role in the survival and safety of vulnerable children in the red light areas. As SPID is almost entirely dependent on donations from the public, we can support and strengthen SPID’s mission to save children. Donate generously.Donation to SPID’s fundraiser on Give.do“I have limited funds and very limited space, and if I had the funds, I would be able to rescue many more children and provide them with more comfort. With folded hands, I plead with you that you help us with funds in large numbers and support us in providing us children with a decent life. Become a part of the mission,” pleads LalithaDonate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help Lalitha give hundreds of children rescued from brothels a life away from violence and abuse.NGO's 80G number: AADAS3217RF20212NGO's 12A number: AADAS3217RE20214

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“I saw a girl, barely 7 or 8, being pushed into flesh trade. Her cries for help still echo in my ears. There were men as old as 60 r*ping the innocent child. That was the day I knew my mission in life was to get these children out of the hell-like conditions in red-light areas. They are nothing short of hell and no child deserves to grow up in this environment” says Vinay Vasta, founder of Social Activities Integration, an organisation committed to freeing children trapped in red-light areas.Vinay and his NGO have been able to provide education, medical care and nutrition to over 2,500 children. But his dream to provide safe shelter to children remains unrealized. “We do our best to keep these children safe during the day but sadly they are forced to go back to the red light areas at night as we don’t have a home for them. Your donation can help us build a safe home for children of sex workers and prevent them from being pulled into prostitution. Donate to make this dream a realityDonate 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).Life in red light areas“S*x workers use their homes which are barely 6 feet by 4 feet for their business. They invite customers in the presence of their children. Their children not only witness abuse but experience it too. Just imagine a child being told that all she can ever become in life is a pr*stitute”, Vinay shares as he explains the extent of abuse children face in red light areas.This is a life that thousands of children are forced to live behind closed doors where they suffer abuse and exploitation morning, noon and night.A ray of hopeVinay has been relentlessly trying to give children the care and education they deserve. He has provided quality English education to thousands of children, enabling them to secure a livelihood out of red-light areas. Several children taught by Vinay are today leading successful lives as professionals and Government employees. However the sad reality is that Vinay and his NGO, in the absence of a permanent shelter home, are unable to provide round the clock safety to these children, which is essential for their well-being.Your donations can enable SAI to build a shelter home for the children of sex workers and usher in a new tomorrow for them, away from the horrors of red-light areas.Donate to this fundraiser on Give.do, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to provide safe shelter for children of sex workers and save them from abuse and second generation pr*stitution.NGO's 80G number: AACTS0408EF20216NGO's 12A number: AACTS0408EE20028

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The Siddis are an Indo-African community who migrated to India over 400 years ago living mostly in Karnataka and scattered across Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Facing racism and being neglected since 400 years and since independence, they have confined themselves into forest areas in the coastal belt of India. They choose to stay away from mainstream society to avoid facing racism and ignorance. There are over 40,000 Siddis residing in Karnataka alone. Only in 2003, they received recognition as tribals, before which they weren’t even recognised prohibiting them from availing any government services. In 1987, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) started special areas program to train Siddis in athletics. The Siddis were relying on sports to train and represent India and also as pathway towards their integration into the mainstream Indian society. But unfortunately, despite the Special ares games being a success, by the start of 1990’s - SAI stopped the program. SAI restarted the program to train the Siddis and also build a sports academy for them. But the plan was scrapped and the Siddis were left alone and ignored again. Incidentally, the present decade is declared by United Nations’ as International Decade for People of African Descent (2015-2024). In 2016, we have restarted the program to train them in athletics along with support of local district association and communities. 
 After 2 years of extensive research with tribals of Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka and working with over 1800 children. We are creating India's first ecosystem for athletics in Uttra Karnataka district of Karnataka. The region has naturally athletic communities such as Siddi community, who migrated as African slaves to India almost 400 years ago. We have scientifically researched on the Siddi community at Centre for Sports Science, Medicine and Research institute in Manipal. We have visited Kenya and have recently just come back from Jamaica. We are currently working closely with coaches from Jamaica. At our centre in Northern Karnataka, we identify children from age of 8-12 years through village level athletic meets, involving the district association. The athletes are selected scientifically by our scouts and sports scientists and are supported in athletics training - including daily nutrition, coaching, equipment and education.  We have been appreciated by various national and international media channels like BBC, NHK and Economic Times, Hindu and Indian Express.We have fully fledged team including sports scientists and have partnerships at both community level and elite training institutes, to support these athletes. With just over 6 months of training, 90% of our athletes qualified for state meet; one of our athlete Nayana ended the season as India's 15th fastest 400 mtr sprinter; With just 2 months of professional training, Ravikiran finished with his season best 10.8 secs in 100 mtrs. 
 We are working with a singular motto of ensuring that for the first time in Indian history, we qualify for all the athletic events in Olympics and compete at the highest level.

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Majority of children in India do not have access to sustainable sports training. Only 0.0035% of them are trained under government's flagship grassroots program, Sports India (also called Sports Authority of India). There is a need to broad base sports and make it accessible to all children to learn, play and excel in sports. The average cost for training per month ranges from 700 INR - 2000 INR and children from rural and tribal belts of India do not have access to a pathway to excel in sports. 
 We identify local community coaches (usually an ex-athlete) who are a part of the PATANG program (Planning athletic training and nurturing grassroots development), where they develop technical expertise and provide training to children at local community/government schools in a particular sport. We are currently focussed on athletics (short and long distance running). All the children participate in India’s first time-based community leagues called the Patang League. Through this league, we identify potential athletes who are within 20% of national/international records and these athletes are enrolled into BoS Academy. 
 Bridges of Sports Foundation is currently operational in 3 states of India - Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa.Through the PATANG league we have identified 14 elite athletes who are training to represent India at the Olympics.We have trained and engaged more than 2500 children across these 3 states of India. All of these children had limited or no access to any athletics training before our intervention. The whole process is gamified for the coaches which brings down the training cost per child per month to just 99 INR/month.

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