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, Of the 250 the children rescued from abuse and exploitation, around 70 of them 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 Ahilyanagar, 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 good number 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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“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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“I used to be sexually abused repeatedly, and when I screamed in pain, they hit and threatened me with more violence,” says Priya (name changed), a rescued child sex worker. Priya was abducted by traffickers and sold into a red-light area house before she was rescued by Guria led by Manju. For over two decades, Manju has been rescuing young girls forced into prostitution across the country. She has been shaken to the core seeing some of the most horrifying crimes that young girls have to undergo. “You can’t imagine the state of girls forced into sex work. The girls are given electric shocks and burnt with cigarette butts just to get kicks out of it. And if they get pregnant, the "owners" kick them repeatedly in the womb so that the child inside dies…If you want to see hell, it is here on this planet where young girls are sexually abused,” says Manju.Manju needs your help to rescue more young girls from forced prostitution and reunite them with their families. Donate now.Guria’s work over the yearsBased out of Varanasi, inarguably the holiest place in India, Manju and her organisation Guria, fights the sexual exploitation of girls, especially minors, by taking on the traffickers head-on, and rescuing and rehabilitating them.Started in 1993, Guria has rescued over 5500 persons from slavery, sex trafficking, and child prostitution so far. It has also been instrumental in shutting down hundreds of places that housed trafficked girls and putting scores of traffickers out of business and in jail.For instance, in 2005, a Guria-led rescue operation in Varanasi's red-light area led to the freeing of 49 women and girls, including minors. Many of them were kept against their will. Some of the traffickers were also arrested and tried. Since then, Guria has rescued thousands of young girls.Manju and her husband, Ajeet Singh began rescuing girls from Varanasi’s red-light areas and then working to stop the sex-trafficking of young girls within Uttar Pradesh and outside. The organisation’s aim is to eliminate the sex trafficking of women, especially minor girls, end second-generation prostitution and child prostitution, and rehabilitate women and girls who are rescued from the trade. Manju has faced violent backlash from the traffickers and other vested interests, but it has not deterred her from carrying on rescuing young girls from trafficking. Rescue and rehabilitationBesides rescuing girls trafficked for sex, mostly from low-income families, from across the country, Guria fights on their behalf in courts and also provides education, food, vocational training, and other facilities until they are united with their families. But because of a lack of funds, Guria is finding it difficult to rescue more girls and also take care of them once they are away from the clutches of the traffickers. Take the case of Sameena (name changed), who was abducted from Uttar Pradesh all the way to Telangana. Guria took it upon itself to rescue the girl with the help of its own work and also the authorities. After months of rehabilitation, Sameena went back to her family and even completed her education. With your support, Manju can rescue many more young girls from trafficking and help them live the life of their dreams.

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About Ek Tara:Ek Tara is a registered charitable trust that aims to enhance the quality of life for girls and women in urban slum communities near Kolkata's eastern fringes. Its primary goal is to provide high-quality educational opportunities and capacity-building initiatives, empowering individuals to lead dignified lives.Ek Tara comprises two distinct spaces: the Ek Tara Learning Centre and the Ek Tara Community Centre. The former is a safe and nurturing learning environment equipped with well-resourced classrooms, digital teaching tools, and an integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Maths (STEAM) Laboratory. It also houses the Tomorrowland Foundation Music and Arts School. ELC reaches out to 1200 children daily and also looks into their health, hygiene and nutritional requirements as well.The latter focuses on programming geared towards the economic empowerment and social mobility of women, running vocational training and income generation initiatives, and creating resources to further Ek Tara's mission.The organization has recently partnered with the Kolkata Municipal Education Department to transform primary schools into model schools, providing improved infrastructure, foundational numeracy and literacy, and digital learning for overall child development. Through our partnerships we further reach out to 2500 children.

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Topsia and Tiljala on the southern fringe of Kolkata are one of the city’s biggest slums. Residents are primarily migrant laborers from minority communities suffering from extreme poverty, due to lack of education resulting in seasonal or no employment. Ek Tara, a non-profit stepped in to support and empower these impoverished families in 2011. Currently, the organization has programmes in education, health and hygiene, nutrition, vocational training and community engagement. The primary focus of Ek Tara is the right to free and compulsory education of girl child.Ek Tara has grown considerably from a small 20 people community centre to directly impacting 750+ children and women via its various programs today. However, its existing 10,000 sq feet community centre can no longer keep up with the growing number of beneficiaries and quality of learning it aims for. 
 Ek Tara has acquired a new space of 5000 sq feet close to its existing centre to expand classrooms and extracurricular projects to accommodate the growing numbers. Currently the Primary Section runs classes till Grade 4. With the new space and improved facilities, Grade 5 and 6, as well as independent extracurricular activities will be added. Funds are needed to help set up the new space, create an inductive learning environment with classroom benches, tables, blackboards, soft boards and other equipment. A computer learning station and a science lab will be created. The cost of these requirements is estimated at Rs 1.5 lakh and Ek Tara hopes to raise the amount through the contributions of this campaign. 
 Ek Tara provides free and quality English medium education with digital facilities to over 650 children. Along with the educational facilities all the students get school uniform, health check-ups and a daily nutritious meal free of cost. Children are given access to extracurricular activities including self-defence, personality development, dance, theatre, art and craft. Ek Tara aims at the holistic development of its beneficiaries.Students with an academic inclination are assisted with admission to selected mainstream English medium schools in Kolkata. Scholarships for these exceptional students are arranged. Additionally, a year-long bridge course is developed for school dropouts to integrate them into regular school system. For those who are not academically inclined, extra curricular and vocational training options are provided. Women in the community (often mothers) are engaged and empowered through various awareness programmes on aspects of Health, hygiene, rights responsibilities, counselling , skill building etc.Contribution towards the new facility will enable Ek Tara to not only sustain the quality, environment and facility for existing students but also maximise its strength by reaching out to other children in the community.Ek Tara's ultimate goal is to educate, uplift and secure bright future for all underprivileged children in our space of operation.

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