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.This Christmas, you can gift these kids, through your donations, books and warm clothes.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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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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We want to help people with disabilities to reach main stream education and have employment opportunities. Approximately 1% of the Karnataka population consist of children with special needs. This aggregates to a whopping 5 lakh children and out of this, the survey indicates that only 1% of the children with special needs go to school and complete secondary education. Rest 99% of the children with special needs never attend school and remain illiterate thus leading to increased dependency on others for livelihood. Our aim is to ensure the remaining 99% children also get the basic training and become ready to go to a mainstream school. 
 To address this problem, Fourth Wave Foundation has been working with the Karnataka government on a program named as “School Readiness Program - SRP”. This program runs from centres located in government selected locations providing –<ol><li> Physiotherapy and medical assistance to children with disabilities. </li><li>Coaching on skills needed to be self-sufficient and self-reliant for their day-to-day activities. </li><li>Training to be ready to join the regular school stream. </li></ol> This program has been successful in increasing the enrolment of children with special needs in schools from 1% to 21% (In approximately 3 years).  To further enable the vision of educating every child in India, we have come together to raise funds to fulfil below 2 objectives<ol><li> Support existing SRP in Dharward, Karnataka. </li><li>Form “Mini School Readiness Program (Mini SRP)”. We intend to set up 2 Mini SRP centers in rural Karnataka which will cater to the Children with special needs. </li></ol> Rural Reformers Rural Reformers are a group of like-minded volunteers who envision inclusive education for every child in India. Rural Reformers supports Fourth Wave Foundation’s Project Nanagu Shaale through volunteering and fundraising for the Mini-School Readiness Centres that serve as bridge schools to facilitate inclusion. 
 The impact of these Mini School Readiness Program centers run by Nanagu Shaale has been instrumental in setting a benchmark on how School Readiness Program centres can enable mainstreaming. Inclusion of Children with Special Needs i.e.: (severely disabled and mentally challenged) students and enabling their all-around development through an Inclusive Education approach. Handhold these SRP centers and the respective govt schools at cluster levels to enable inclusion through school readiness programs, art-based therapy, alternative skill development, etc. Student empowerment enables their retention within schools, Teacher Training Programs to facilitate Inclusive Education, Positive Parenting to help encourage child participation and inclusion in the community and Community Awareness programs to change mindsets and find solutions to many factors that lead to exclusion.

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In India alone, an estimated 6% of the population, or roughly about 70 million are people with disabilities. When it comes to children, according to the best estimates of international agencies, approximately 98% with disabilities in developing countries do not attend schools. 
 Nanagu Shaale facilitates a bridging program for Children with Special Needs (CWSN), to enable them to attend mainstream government schools. The program is run by trained teachers with an individualized education plan, for each child. The program focuses on five key areas - nutrition, hygiene, social interaction, active learning, and physical activity. The programs are run in the government school setups. It also provides support for CWSN through, remote consultation, physio-therapy, art based therapy, and alternate pursuit. 
 In just six years, Nanagu Shaale took up the enrolment of children with disabilities from just 1% to 21% in Government Schools across 14 districts in Karnataka. This alone directly impacted the lives of 60,000 children. We trained 2000 teachers to work with Children With Special Needs. We worked with NGO’s and Disabled Peoples’ Organisations (DPO’s) in empowering them to address the need for inclusive education and mainstreaming of Children With Special Needs. We have been working with various Govt. Departments with a mandate to build their capacity and provide technical training to address specific programs for Children With Special Needs including sports, games, excursions, talent shows, recreation, etc.

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Kerala is often described as the 2nd Punjab in the case of children’s drug use habits and is in the race to become the drug capital of India. As the Kerala Police reported at the High Court of Kerala, drug abuse among school students is on an alarming rise. Children are at the epicentre of the problem, not just because of the usage, but also getting affected and abused by drug users around them. As per reports from the survey in 2018, we have seen a 288% increase in drug usage and the most vulnerable have been proved to be the children of the state. The average age of initial exposure to gateway substances and illicit drugs is around 11- 14 years. At the national level, about 14.6% of people (i.e. about 16 Crore people) are current users of alcohol. 
 Project VENDA encourages and advocates the engagement of healthy pursuits as an effective antidote to the menace of drug abuse among teenagers and young adults. Engaging them in arts, sports, music, and theatre gives them the rush they seek and serves as a coping mechanism for their anxiety. Exposing them to various pursuits that also alter their brain chemistry in a healthy and desired way without any harmful side effects is seen to work effectively.VENDA Cup, a yearly football tournament is one such initiative. The tournament focuses on mainly 3 things<ol><li>Creating safe places to play for children</li><li>Giving them professional training and football experience</li><li>Promoting Women football</li></ol> 
 <ol><li>In 10 years, creating 10 grounds with basic infrastructure and maximum safety, where children can be engaged safely after schooling hours</li><li>Equip at least 10000 children with a complete football kit which will help them pursue their football dreams</li><li>At least 50% of girls participated in the tournament</li></ol>

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