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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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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“The abusers insert a candle or fingers in the vagina of children torture them. If the children don’t relent even then, the abusers 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 the Society for Participatory Integrated Development (SPID), while talking about many heart-rending stories of trafficked children in red-light areas. In over three decades, the team of SPID led by Lalitha, has saved over 3000 children from the red-light areas in Delhi, such as GB Road, and many from clutches of sex trafficking. While Lalitha has also helped many women escape the clutches of being forced into sex work, the SPID is focused on rescuing children and giving them a better life.Sadly, many more children need to be rescued and need a loving home. SPID needs your support to carry on the mission, to move out of the small shelters that are subject to arbitrary rental increases or landlords’ whims, to permanent locations where she can rescue more children and give them all the love they deserve. Your support will give these children the care and upbringing they need. 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).“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 Lalitha. 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 to this fundraiser for permanent premises through Give, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform. Help Lalitha give hundreds of children rescued from brothels a life away from violence and abuse. Donate 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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About DVAS: Dalit Vikas Abhiyan Samiti (DVAS) founded on 18th June 1992 is working towards empowerment of marginalized communities and group’s i.e. Dalit’s, Women, Children and other economically and socially deprived sections of society, over the last 30 years in Bihar through addressing factors of exclusion and advancement of their entitlements. The organization believes in its developmental model attenuated for increased participation of marginalized communities through various enabling strategies and programs such towards ensuring socio- economic transformation and dignity through access to quality education, health services and livelihood options. The organization believes in organic and inorganic growth of an individual and the community through increased exposure and development of core competency thereby leading to the development of intrinsic skill and managerial capabilities. . OUR VISION: To build the capacities of discriminated groups to raise their voices and represent themselves in activities to combat Factors leading to exclusion, socio-economic discrimination and inequalities.OUR MISSION:To empower the Dalits and underprivileged community people to maximize their potential and enable them to become independent and self-reliant through fostering a conducive environment to enable the less privileged to assert their rights and live-in dignity.GOAL: To build the capacities of discriminated groups to raise their voices and represent themselves in activities to combat Factors leading to exclusion, socio-economic discrimination and inequalities. Guiding Principle: Ø To promote a egalitarian society for the less privileged – self reliance and access to their rights and entitlements.Ø To  increase participation of marginalized communities through various enabling strategies and programs such as knowledge building, community capacity building, participation and partnerships and networking .Ø To ensure Self Governance and Self-reliance among the weaker and oppressed section of the societyØ To Work in partnership with coordinated approach with local stakeholders, Community, Government , NGOs and other thematic organization.Thematic Programs ; Realizing that Inclusive Education, Health &amp; Nutrition ,Sustainable Livelihood Promotion ,Gender Equality ,Climate Change ,Women and Child Initiatives and Urban Poverty&amp; Homeless are powerful drivers for overall development and a strong instrument to address and minimize the socio-economic inequities and exclusion across the society DVAS has been working on thematic Programs areas:  KEY STRATEGY:The methodology adopted by the organization for the attainment of its goal is one of a harmonious blend of the twin approaches of activism/struggle and development. The way to effective empowerment is one hinging on and oriented towards evolving autonomous community based organizations endowed with capabilities required for the actualization of a spirit of self- determination and self-reliance. Further community based organizations have strategic networking relationships in all the target areas under the banner of BCHR and DVAS facilitators to work as per Executive Committee Resolutions and direction. A frontal organization with an avowed aim to facilitate issue based interventions from time to time. We educate, we organize and we struggle for our rights.WORKING METHODOLOGY OF DVAS:Director is taking care of and is responsible for the success of the programmes assigned to each staff member. He conducts one to one meeting and monitors the ongoing project. A monthly meeting is held where all staff members are required to be present. From a volunteer to a field worker to programme coordinator to director there is close interaction and all the members of DVAS are well aware to there responsibilities. Since we work for our people there is total involvement and sincerity. Work responsibility is explained to all concerned staff by director and programme coordinator and monthly evaluation helps us find solution to all assigned task.

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To strengthen this initiative, a total budget of ₹6,25,000 is proposed — ₹3,00,000 for inclusive learning centres, ₹1,50,000 for exposure visits and TLM support, ₹1,00,000 for sports and child fairs, and ₹75,000 for coordination and mentoring support.

“Bring Back Her Laughter — Every Child Deserves Safety, Learning and a Life of Joy”

In the heart of Bihar, amidst the shadows of exploitation and despair, Dalit Vikas Abhiyan Samiti is working to bring light, dignity, and hope to the lives of the most vulnerable — the daughters born to sex workers, the orphaned girls, and those rescued from violence and neglect.These girls have faced unimaginable pain — sexual exploitation, hunger, humiliation, and rejection from the very society they were born into. Many of them have never known what it means to be safe, to be loved, or to go to school. They grow up believing that their future is already written in suffering.At Ambedkar Bal Mitra Gram, we are rewriting that story. Here, we are nurturing these children with love, education, nutrition, and mental health support. We dream of transforming their pain into power — of helping them heal, learn, and rise with dignity. These girls deserve to be seen not as victims, but as leaders of tomorrow.Our mission is to rescue, educate, and empower 10,000 such girls in the next five years — to free them from the chains of sexual exploitation, child trafficking, and early marriage, and to give them the chance to live with pride and purpose.But we cannot do this alone. Your support can change a life. Every contribution — big or small — helps provide food, books, counseling, and a safe home to a child who has known only fear.✨ Let’s stand together to protect their childhood, restore their dignity, and help them dream again.Donate now — because every girl deserves a life of freedom, education, and respect.Your kindness today can build their tomorrow. 💜

“Save Their Childhood, Nurture Their Dreams — Be the Voice for These Daughters of Hope”

<h3>Project: Nutrition, Education &amp; Dignity Support for 1000 Marginalized and Rescued Girls</h3>Total Budget: ₹7,25,000 Implementing Agency: Dalit Vikas Abhiyan Samiti (DVAS) Duration: 1 Year

Your support will be the shining ray of hope for the educational and mental personality development of these underprivileged children."

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<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/08574bd0-05f6-41dd-b2bd-e6cc80009bed.webp" />Seeds of Hope: Empowering Women to Rebuild LivesThe COVID-19 pandemic left countless families in Bihar shattered — jobs lost, schools closed, and hunger deepening each day. Migrant workers returned home empty-handed, and rural women silently bore the burden — skipping meals so their children could eat.Dalit Vikas Abhiyan Samiti (DVAS) is helping these women rise again. Through small kitchen gardens and cash crop cultivation, hundreds of women from Dalit and farming communities are learning to grow life-giving vegetables like okra, potato, pumpkin, and onion — turning barren patches into fields of hope.Each woman is provided with quality seeds, nutrients, and guidance to earn an income and feed her family. What was once despair is now determination — fresh vegetables for children, confidence in women, and dignity in every harvest.Your small support can help one more woman rebuild her life, feed her family, and stand strong again.Donate today — sow a seed of hope

Seeds of Hope: Empowering Women to Rebuild Lives

"Empower Vulnerable Street-Connected Children Through Education, Emotional Support, and Hope for a Brighter Future"

The pandemic has affected the education of children in Bihar and is adversely affecting their growth. Dalit Vikas Abhiyan Samiti is bridging the gap by providing educational competencies and resources to children in government schools, according to their age and level of learning (class from I – V Std) for next six months. The organisation is setting up 20 Supplementary Education Centers (SECs) for remedial classes of 40 children each thereby positively impacting at least 800 children. They are also working on a back to school campaign.The schools have been closed for almost 1.5 yrs since March 2020 with COVID 19 pandemic. The digital education as promoted by national and state governments have barely made heir reach to 12% of children as an outcome of very poor internet connectivity in rural areas and poor android mobile phone accessibilities. This has not only stopped the learning process of children but has resulted in de- learning and keeping them outside the teaching – learning process i.e the learning loop. Besides due to government policy these children have been promoted to the next level of classes and would be facing the subject knowledge gap due to non-studies in previous academic year in Schools. Further this will result in low confidence and gap in reading, writing comprehension making it uncomfortable for the child to retain in schools and large scale drop out among children of the educationally most backward Mahadalit communities.  
 The project will address the gaps in educational competencies of children according to age and level of class from I – V Std in government schools expected to be reopened in next 15 days. ·        Operationalizing Supplementary Education Centers (SECs): Remedial courses will be administered at village level supplementary education Centre through volunteers for 2 hours every day to fill gap in class appropriate learning among children for next three months so that the child is able to comprehend the subject matter on the current class to which she/he has been promoted. This will be followed with supplementing the educational process of current learning level as per class enrolled. Each SEC will support 40 children and 20 such centres will be run for next six months (15th feb 2022 - 15 August 22) under the proposed project. ·        Back to School campaign will be organized to bring the children back and retain children in School’s post CoVID pandemic. ·        Capacity Building of SEC volunteers on inclusive teaching methodology to address the learning outcomes of the children. ·        Promoting Covid safety protocols in schools and villages among children through: Behavior change communication, sensitization of govt. schools’ teachers and community.  
 The project will impact in improving the educational competencies of the children of the mahadalit communities enabling their retention in the schools and improved learning outcomes. This will also promote the inclusive educational process in schools and also motivate parents to send their children to schools. To capacity building initiatives of the volunteers will not only develop a cadre of resource groups to support the supplementary education in villages but also support the home-based learning among the larger group of children. The cadre of volunteer will keep on raising the educational issues at various platforms for improvement of educational services in schools. Promoting covid safety protocols through Behavior change communication and vaccination drive to promote the safety cover for children in the age group 6-18 yrs against covid infections thereby reducing mortality and morbidity among children.

Back to  Schools – An intervention to ensure the progressive learning outcomes of children from Mahadalit communities in Tajpur block of Samasitpur, Bihar

Bring Back Her Dreams: Educate a Girl, Empower a FutureIn the heart of Patna’s slums, thousands of little girls wake up each day not to books — but to burdens. Poverty forces them into rag-picking, household work, and endless struggle, stealing away their childhood and dreams.Dalit Vikas Abhiyan Samiti (DVAS) is changing this story. Through home-based learning in 14 urban slums, 432 girls are being guided back to education, hope, and dignity. With dedicated volunteers, DVAS helps families understand the value of schooling and has already enrolled 86 girls into government schools.Each small contribution helps provide learning kits — books, shoes, and essentials — and reduces the pressure on families so that no girl is forced to earn instead of learn.Your support can light up her world — one book, one classroom, one dream at a time. Donate today to bring a girl back to school.

Seeds of Hope: Empowering Women to Rebuild Lives

"Empower Vulnerable Street-Connected Children Through Education, Emotional Support, and Hope for a Brighter Future"

Back to Schools – An intervention to ensure the progressive learning outcomes of children from Mahadalit communities in Tajpur block of Samasitpur, Bihar

Bring Back Her Dreams: Educate a Girl, Empower a Future

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