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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“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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Cattle, bred for profit and abandoned after they stop producing milk, are often found malnourished, injured or sick on city streets. Many face bitter winters, starvation and death in road accidents - a sad fate for cows in a country where they are revered by lakhs of people. To save cows from such a sad end, Swami Ishwar Das started Shree Krishnayan Desi Gaushala, currently home to 18,000+ abandoned cows. But with the rising costs of fodder and medicines, he is struggling to provide the quality of care such mistreated animals deserve. “It was in 2010 when I witnessed abandoned cows from the streets in Uttarakhand being transported in a truck. The cows were administered anesthesia and stacked one above the other like lifeless goods. When me and a few of my acquaintances brought the cows off the truck, two of them died before my eyes and that sight shook me to the core. It was then that I started Shree Krishnayan Gaushala with 11 abandoned cows in a small donated land,” says Swami Ishwar Das.Swami Ishwar Das is unable to bear the rising cost of nutrition and medical care for injured cows and needs support to continue to save these voiceless animals. Donate now. All donations on this platform are tax exempted under 80G of the Income Tax Act (India), &amp; 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (USA).<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/ead01668-6b4d-4a8c-85de-30b43e174f22.JPG" />Every life matters“Here at Shree Krishnayan Desi Gaushala, it is our resolve to leave no stone unturned in caring for helpless cows. No matter what the cost of treatment may be, we make every possible effort to aid ill and injured cows. Our only objective is that a cow should not lose its life for the want of medical care, food or water,” says Swami Ishwar Das. In order to provide the best quality of care and treatment to its adopted cattle, three well trained veterinary doctors attend the gaushala 24/4. The NGO - Shree Krishnayan Desi Gauraksha Avam Golokdham Seva Samiti - spares no expense in providing nutrition either. From jaggery and grains to a healthy mix of green and dry fodder, cows are given meals best suited to their needs.With cost of fodder on rise the Gaushala needs help<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/93e7eafe-4438-40d6-ae40-6972feaf0988.jpg" />Swami Ishwar Das and his team, however, are struggling to keep up with rising costs of nutrition and medical care for cows. “The cost of fodder has risen by almost three times in the last couple of years. From food to medicines everything has become expensive. And we will never compromise with the quality of care and love that we want to give to our cows,” says Swami Ishwar Das. Help Swami Ishwar Das provide the best care and love to abandoned cows while saving them from a desperate life of starvation and suffering on the streets.

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Centre for Sustainable Agriculture is a professional resource organization engaged in establishing models of sustainable agriculture, working in partnership with Governments, NGOs and Community Based Organizations by scaling up the successes. CSA works in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Punjab with more than 5000 farmers organized into 25 producer organizations marketing their produce under the brand name ‘Sahaja Aharam’ http://www.sahajaaharam.in

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Cultivation of cash crops, increased usage of chemicals, limited access to crop loans, lack of awareness about govt Policies and bad implementation, are some of the reasons why farmers continue to suffer and in worst cases even pushed to commit suicides. This is happening in Andhra, Telangana , Tamil Nadu and other states as well 
 The goal of the project is to establish 1) farmer field schools - to educate the farmers on better choices, about natural or organic farming, financial planning 2) farmer producer organizations - farmers to get a better bargaining power by forming FPO's 3) farmer helplines - establish helplines not just to assist the farmers in distress but to provide better access to information 
 Farmer field schools, FPO's will be created which will equip the farmer with better information and better access to tools that will allow the farmer to avoid a distress like situation . Once these working models are established and proven to be successful this can then be taken up.with govt to replicate this further

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Agrarian distress is an epidemic in India, with the rate of suicides amongst farmers being around 48% higher than any other profession. In the last 4 years, more than 3500 farmers committed suicide in the Telangana state alone. Knowledge of this plight of farmers is what led to the founding of Kisan Mitra helpline on 14th of April, 2017 in Vikarabad with the support of the then district collector Ms. Divya. It was later extended to Adilabad and Mancherial districts.Since the inception of Kisan Mitra, around 6000 farmers consulted us for many farming and governance related issues and we were able to solve most of them by making the government machinery work. However, due to resource and financial crunch, we are still unable to reach to many thousands of farmers in distress who couldn’t reach out to us. Stigma surrounding seeking medical help is still keeping them from calling us despite facing many issues in farming, governance level and even health wise (physical and psychological), leading to many suicides which continue to happen. Hence, it has become imperative for us to spread our wings and reach out to farmers not only through the helpline but also in a more village centric field outreach perspective. 
 1.	When a distressed farmer calls us on our helpline or when we encounter one on the field,our team of counsellors counsel them and try to relax them. Any moderate/severe cases are referred to our field team to gather deeper information and counsel them personally. Severe cases are referred to our team of psychologists/psychiatrists.We ensure quicker resolution of their issues by connecting them with the government officials and ensure closure. The respective district collectors review all cases periodically.We give emergency financial support for sustenance of any farmer families in severe distress (suicide, ill-health etc.,), till they get the required approvals and support from the government. 2.	Apart from Distress Counselling, we at Kisan Mitra also:Aim to make community centers functional in villages to build a peer support network of farmers for spending quality time and sharing experiences.We also research and provide information regarding sustainable agriculture practices, financial management and physical and psychological fitness (Ex: Medicine, Nutrition, Stress Management etc.,).We research agrarian issues around the country and identify causes of farmer distress and deaths (ex: pesticide poisoning took many lives in Yavatmal, Maharashtra) and apply that knowledge to create awareness/prevent suicides among our local farmers. 
 https://thelogicalindian.com/my-social-responsibility/kisan-mitra/1. Transparent communication between government officials and farmers2. Reduction of distress and suicides in the villages and building appropriate support systems3. Improved quality of crops, better market prices for the farmers’ produce and reduced losses4. Problem solving oriented discussions which will facilitate accelerated issue resolution at the governance level5. Making Governance more participatory which can in future be used for Bottoms up Policy Making &amp; also to build factual evidence for issues which can’t be solved at District level.6. Access to village level information, from the amount of funds available in particular schemes to other data making the farmers more independent to better utilise their entitlements.7. Actual situation in the village and root cause of many issues could be understood by villagers through discussions in a community centre setup.

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