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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“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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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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Gurukul School is a low-income private school serving the students majorly coming from Malwani, Mumbai, the second biggest slum in Asia for the past 16 years. The sudden but necessary lockdown due to COVID-19 has posed an unprecedented problem for us. Our students are from families of daily wage workers, unorganized sector employees, small businesses and need the continuity and support of their school now, more than ever. Their families are hit economically and may not see a steady income for the foreseeable future. This poses a problem for the families to send their children back to school.We are also at a loss for salary payments at least for the next 4 months. Ordinarily, we cover our costs from the fees of some students and donations from benevolent people and organizations. As a result of their financial situation, we are not receiving any school fee and any other means of generating income through education projects is also gone. The delicate balance between our income and expenses has collapsed. We support over 900 students and 40 employees. With our income severely affected, we are unable to pay our staff and teachers. Our being unable to pay our staff and teachers’ salaries extends the chain of financial instability to many more families. Our staff includes men and women coming from marginalized backgrounds, whom we trained under us to teach the children from the underprivileged families and to manage and run the school.We aim to protect the right of education and livelihood during this pandemic. We need your help now more than ever. We predict that this situation will go on for at least the next four months. Our students' parents will need some time to recover and be able to pay the fee. 
 Right now, online giving is more important than ever as it will allow us to put your gift to work right away.Apart from the amount raised, we are also looking to raise money from other donations and our savings and loans.Your support is crucial for the next 4 months. We have identified 200 students for whom paying fees would extremely difficult under the current circumstances and the money collected into their fees as this will give enough time to our students’ parents to build themselves up and for us to be back on track with other sources of earning or to set up new projects. We plan that at the end of 4 months, we are self-sustaining again. 
 <ul><li>The money raised would cover the urgent pending bills of the school including the infrastructure costs, payment of employees and ensure that school will be able to provide quality education to its students even through the lock-down.</li><li>This would also mean that the families of these 200 students doesn't have to discontinue the education of their children for the next academic year as their fees for the year would be covered.</li><li>The money collected would divided would be divided equally among all 200 students.</li><li>The academic performance of these students would be shared with donors at the end of every month</li><li>The donor paying fees for the entire year of one student would receive separate monthly update of one particular student from the list in addition including videos of the student is doing well in different fields.</li></ul>

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Why donate to us?“I want my Ayaan to live with dignity. My dream is for him to become as famous as Sachin Tendulkar,” says Shabana, the mothe of Ayaan, studying in the tenth grade. Shabana, a single mother, works as a house help in 5 places, and spends her evenings at a nearby factory to make ends meet. Since the past 18 years, Mumbai Education Association has been running Gurukul English High School &amp; Jr. College for more than 500 students of Malwani like Ayaan. (add a line about teaching and learning, curriculum) We also focus on sports skills by providing 8 different types of indoor and outdoor sports to children. Already stuck in the vicious circle of poverty, these kids need scholarship to continue their education as pandemic has left many of them unemployed. Donate to Mumbai Education Association Mumbai Education Association was started in 2004 with the aim to provide quality education to students from under resourced households in Malwani at an affordable cost. 
 To improve the quality of education and amenities offered to students, we appeal for your kind donation. 
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