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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Hunger and malnutrition have become a reality for thousands of elderly parents abandoned by their own children, in villages and slums across India. Seeing the rampant distress among the elderly, a team of selfless heroes from our NGO partner Mitti Cafe, though disabled themselves, have taken up the responsibility of providing cooked meals and dry rations to over 5,000 elderly in urgent need of support. Setting aside their own struggles, Mitti Cafe’s team, led by Ayesha Alam has been relentlessly fighting to free elderly from hunger and malnutrition through its Karuna Meals initiative. The need for nutrition support is growing with each passing day and Mitti Cafe is struggling to fulfill this enormous need. With your support, the NGO and its team of persons with disability can put food on the plates of hundreds of more elderly parents. Donate generously.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). Elderly deserve love, not neglect and hunger“There have been countless senior citizens, in extremely backward villages of the Sundarbans in West Bengal, who had not had a proper meal in days when we found them. We have seen people picking food from the garbage out of extreme hunger.”, recalls Ayesha of Mitti Cafe, while talking about the extent of hunger faced by senior citizens. According to Ayesha, there are thousands of elderly who have been either chucked out of their homes or have been left behind in villages by their children. “Our elderly don't deserve this life and it is our responsibility to come to their aid. If we come together we can ease the suffering of hundreds of people battling hunger and starvation. Donate now Our heroes’ war against hungerPersons with disability who were once discriminated against by society are today at the forefront of the fight to save abandoned elderly and children from hunger. The Karuna Meals team, comprising only of persons with disability has been able to cook and serve over 10 lakh meals. They have also distributed over 1 lakh packets of dry rations. ”They overlook their own struggles and suffering just to reach the elderly and provide them with the food they need,” says Ayesh. But their job is not yet done. “There are still many villages which have many malnourished and hungry seniors and we have not been able to reach them. But with your support, we can collectively end starvation,” she says. Donate now. Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help the elderly fight hunger and malnutrition.

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“A blind child is often seen as a curse or a burden to the family, leading to abandonment. I’ve picked up children from roadsides myself. I too lost my sight as a child, but today I’m a senior officer thanks to the National Association for the Blind, Delhi (NAB). What would I have done without their help?” asks Veena Mehta Verma, a beneficiary turned advocate for NAB and its mission to protect and care for blind children like herself.The state of young blind girls abandoned by their families and without education is even worse. “Blind girls have no future without education. Education is crucial to their future. Without it, they face neglect and limited opportunities, ignored not just by their families, but by society at large. What I am today is only because of the education I received. But sadly, every blind girl is not as fortunate. Most visually impaired girls are deprived of any care and even something as basic as education, leading to a difficult life,” says Asha Bhola, President, Blind Welfare Society (BWS).Both NAB and BWS work for the welfare of blind children and young girls by providing them with shelter, education, and care. This Diwali, they need your support to help many more youngsters in need.Donate easily through UPI, all debit/credit cards and net banking. Charitable donations to this fundraising campaign are tax-exempt under 80G of the Income Tax Act (India).A life of uncertainty &amp; sufferingEven if a blind child or young girl is not abandoned, they are often trapped in their homes deprived of education or any way of making a living. “For a blind kid, employment is impossible without education. They need to learn Braille or use ‘talking computer’ aids. Many of these children are deprived of such facilities,” says Veena.Young kids and girls for whom NAB and BWS have cared for are today placed in some of the most prestigious organisations across the world. While some have gone on to make a name for themselves in the corporate world, others have taken up art and music as a profession too.But many blind children who are bright, academically gifted, and waiting to shine, are often neglected or abandoned by their own families. And with your donation, NAB and BWS can give them the future they deserve.As we celebrate the festival of lights, donate to this fundraiser on Give.do, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help blind children and young girls get shelter, education and care and a shot at a bright future.

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FOD was founded by Dr. Rajinder Johar, an occupational therapist with over 20 years of experience from King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, after he was rendered bed-ridden for life following a gun-shot injury to his cervical spine. He became quadriplegic (paralysis of all four limbs); while he had the option of succumbing to his condition and leading a meaningless, dependent life; he chose to gather all his force and bounce back with a vengeance. To put his academic and professional knowledge and vast experience to good use, he set out on a mission to rehabilitate people living with disabilities by assessing their pressing needs and introducing programmes to meet those needs. As after becoming disabled, he spent ample time thinking about and planning a way to rehabilitate people stuck on crossroads of various disabilities.

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Disabled people form 10 per cent of the population in India. Over 90% of them are unskilled, unlettered and live in poor socio-economic conditions with no job opportunities either in government/ public or private sector for such individuals. Based on the concept, 'Don't give them fish, teach them fishing', the Apna Rozgaar Scheme, which started in 1998, is one of the major projects of FOD. Under this scheme, disabled people who are illiterate, unskilled and poor with no opportunity of getting employed either in private or government sector, are economically rehabilitated by initiating them into a trade of their choice. This enables them to financially support themselves as well as their dependants. 
 FOD, through its Apna Rozgaar Scheme, is assisting people with disabilities to break away from this vicious circle of poverty-illiteracy- unemployment by offering them interest free financial loans. FOD has a number of firsts to its credit including publishing of India's first magazine on disability as well as projects like Apna Rozgaar, Beyond Limits and Gyan Path. We strive to enable disabled people with low socio-economic status earn their livelihood, promote quality education amongst children, encourage artists and artisans with disabilities to showcase their talent and create awareness on issues related to disability. Besides these we take other initiatives to mainstream persons with disabilities. 
 ARS is aimed at alleviating poverty, reducing unemployment and main-streaming people with disabilities. It also prevents them from falling prey to anti-social elements who exploit their disability to meet their nefarious goals. Till date ARS has reached out to 380 poor disabled individuals, in and around Delhi, in gainful employment with the success rate of above 80%. We cater to all kinds of disabilities, though the majority of ARS entrepreneurs are physically disabled; hearing impaired, visually impaired and leprosy cured people. FOD was conferred with the prestigious Helen Keller Award 2003 exclusively for this service on the eve of World Disabled Day and Red & White Bravery Award for its exceptional act of social courage.

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Disabled people; especially women among them are the most marginalized in Indian society. They are deprived of political, social, economic, and health opportunities. The problems of women with disabilities become very complex with other factors such as social stigma and poverty. They remain neglected even when it comes to rehabilitation programmes. The prejudice surrounding their ability and value continues to perpetuate the view that educating and training them is futile. Opportunities for girls with disabilities to receive an education or to attend training courses are available to only a few. 
 FOD is more than 2 decades old. It has expertise in economic rehabilitation of people with disabilities. We have already built the centre for multi-purpose rehabilitation of persons with disabilities in Najafgarh. It would impart training in vocational skills and create self/group employment for people with disabilities in an integrated setup. After training people with disabilities; especially women in stitching and tailoring skills, FOD would give them interest-free loan to start their individual or group units to earn livelihood out of the skills learned. FOD would also help them with forward and backward linkages to market their produce. 
 Beneficiaries are economically independent and self-reliant with developed skills and earning capacity. They also have individual/group bank account with savings for seasonal fluctuations. They have a sense of competence, dignity and standing. Buying capacity has also increased for day-to-day living. Beneficiaries have a better standard of living, the ability to afford white goods, better food, clothing and housing and better medical facilities. Women amongst them would get due recognition in the families and they have equal say in decision making matters of their families.

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Covid-19 impacted the education system for all the children. Those with disabilities are the worst affected. In India, children with disabilities usually belong to socio-economically weaker households as compared to the other children. 72% of the disabled population in India reside in rural areas where the education system is already compromised. Further, the inaccessibility of education for many children with disabilities is also due to poor financial resources. A large number of children could simply not attend online classes for want of a digital device and due to inaccessible teaching learning materials. 
 We have to address this issue holistically- right from ensuring that the child is not denied admission in school due to disability to ensuring that s/he is learning well so that he doesn’t grow up to be a dependent family member but, on the contrary, is able to take care of his dependents. We will address the parental pressure on the child to work and contribute to family income and their inability to supplement and complement what has been taught in the class and work towards creating an environment conducive to education at home. One thing positive that the Pandemic has taught us is that virtual intervention is possible and it can supplement and complement classroom teaching.We will catch them young, help them go to school/ college regularly and coach them virtually, provide the digital device where required, along with holding periodical personal sessions so that the child is learning well. 
 200 students with disabilities studying in regular schools and learning well.They are not merely attending schools but comprehending what is being taught.They are being coached to help them understand the concepts and learnings of different subjects.These students will grow up into contributing members of the family as well as society rather than being dependent on their family.

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Disabled people form 10 per cent of the population in India. Over 90% of them are unskilled, unlettered and live in poor socio-economic conditions with no job opportunities either in government/ public or private sector for such individuals. Based on the concept, 'Don't give them fish, teach them fishing', the Apna Rozgaar Scheme, which started in 1998, is one of the major projects of FOD. Under this scheme, disabled people who are illiterate, unskilled and poor with no opportunity of getting employed either in private or government sector, are economically rehabilitated by initiating them into a trade of their choice. This enables them to financially support themselves as well as their dependants. 
 FOD, through its Apna Rozgaar Scheme, is assisting people with disabilities to break away from this vicious circle of poverty-illiteracy- unemployment by offering them interest free financial loans. FOD has a number of firsts to its credit including publishing of India's first magazine on disability as well as projects like Apna Rozgaar, Beyond Limits and Gyan Path. We strive to enable disabled people with low socio-economic status earn their livelihood, promote quality education amongst children, encourage artists and artisans with disabilities to showcase their talent and create awareness on issues related to disability. Besides these we take other initiatives to mainstream persons with disabilities. 
 ARS is aimed at alleviating poverty, reducing unemployment and main-streaming people with disabilities. It also prevents them from falling prey to anti-social elements who exploit their disability to meet their nefarious goals. Till date ARS has reached out to 380 poor disabled individuals, in and around Delhi, in gainful employment with the success rate of above 80%. We cater to all kinds of disabilities, though the majority of ARS entrepreneurs are physically disabled; hearing impaired, visually impaired and leprosy cured people. FOD was conferred with the prestigious Helen Keller Award 2003 exclusively for this service on the eve of World Disabled Day and Red &amp; White Bravery Award for its exceptional act of social courage.

Cater the needs of the disabled through Apna Rozgaar Scheme

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Education for Students with Disabilities in Covid Times

Cater the needs of the disabled through Apna Rozgaar Scheme

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