"My son used to kick me when he was in my womb. Why make an issue when he kicked me in my old age?" reasons a very forgiving Shakti Dasi. The widow travelled 2300 kms from Tripura to Vrindavan after her only son violently beat her with a burning plank of wood and broke her knee one evening. She had to leave behind the business she had built with her husband who had died a few years back. Shakti ended up on the streets of Brindavan begging for food and shelter. But when Winnie Singh of Maitri saw Shakti in a frail state in tattered clothes, she brought her to the shelter home where Shakti gets food, care and medicines. What more, with Maitri’s intervention, Shakti reconciled with her son - and daughter-in-law, and now travels home to Tripura twice a year to spend time with her grandchildren. But she is not leaving Maitri, as this has become her family.Not every elderly widow who comes to Vrindavan after being abandoned by her family gets as lucky as Shakti. Many of them often end up living a lonely life and begging to survive on the streets. Maitri aspires to take care of every widow in need of help.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/ce101369-528c-4d37-bc1d-1118b9925af3.jpg" />Maitri’s Project Jeevan to the rescueAbandoned, elderly widows are the amongst the most vulnerable in India. After being thrown out of their often abandoned by their own children and are forced to beg for food and shelter. “Through Project Jeevan, Maitri houses aging widow mothers in two ashrams in Vrindavan and Radhakund (Mathura), providing them with wellness and well-being. The programme also reaches out to widow mothers beyond the ashrams with fruit, milk and healthcare services,” explains Winnie Singh, co-founder and executive director, Maitri India.Save homeless elderly widows from begging on the streetsMost widows who make their way to Vrindavan are abandoned by their families, often after years of abuse. They come here hoping they will spend the rest of their days in prayer and devotion. But most live in impoverished conditions on the streets and in dingy rooms. Since poor living conditions often cause a wide range of health ailments, including respiratory infections and chronic conditions, Maitri comes to their rescue through its Project Jeevan.The project aims to:<ul><li>Provide 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 on and engagement around the struggles of abandoned widow mothers</li></ul><img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/1abfb906-563b-4747-85b8-8af2071a2856.jpg" />Project Jeevan needs your support to help those in need of food, healthcare and well-being. Donate now.“Maitri urgently needs your support to provide food, clothing and healthcare to sustain these widow mothers who are prone to more illnesses as they age,” appeals Winnie.Maitri believes in a woman’s right to dignity in life and death, more so a mother. 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.

Save abandoned, elderly widow mothers of Vrindavan from begging on streets

“What will happen to them after me? I am 80+. I spend sleepless nights,” worries ex-Air Force officer, Group Captain AC Barua while talking about the future of the 28 destitute women under his care. “They have nobody in this world, sometimes they don’t remember their own names. They are absolutely alone,” he informs us as he goes from one room to the other meeting all the women who live at Seneh, the only home where they are loved and taken care of. After fighting for his country all his life, this octogenarian is now fighting to rescue homeless and abandoned women from dying on the streets. But he cannot do it alone. “Everyday I keep on getting calls from here and there. ‘Oh! there’s a woman lying here. Can you help?’ But I don’t dare to go and help because I don’t have the money. I don’t have the resources, our resources are very limited,” explains Gr. Capt. Barua who is lovingly called ‘Sir’ and ‘Deuta’ (father in Assamese) by the residents of Seneh. With your help, 80-year-old Group Captain Barua can fulfill his mission of rescuing abandoned and homeless women from dying on the streets, alone. Donate nowDonate easily through UPI, all debit/credit cards and net banking. All 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).Seneh- a home filled with love, care and hopeThe residents of Seneh often don’t remember who they are, where they have come from. Many times these are women with mental health conditions and considered being a witch due to superstitious beliefs and beaten up as a result. They are victims of domestic abuse or widow mothers who are considered to be a burden on the family. Group Captain Barua has not only rescued them from critical conditions, he has provided them with urgent medical care, food and above all, a free safe shelter where they can live with love and care. Among these residents is Sarala Kalita who fled to save herself from the tortures of her alcoholic husband only to face neglect and trauma from her brothers- and sisters-in-law. “Both my brothers and their wives urged my father to leave me somewhere as they didn’t want to take care of me anymore. One day my brother’s wife didn’t even let me have food at home. She just wanted me to leave and go away. So that’s why, my father got in touch with Seneh through someone, and handed me over to Sir to take care of me,” says Sarita who has found joy in living at Seneh. “Coming to Seneh, it felt like I got a new life altogether. Sir has given me a harmonium. I love singing. It makes me forget everything and takes me to someplace else entirely,” she adds. More women like Sarala can find their way to a loving home like Seneh. All they need is a little bit of your kindness. “It is difficult to make both ends meet”To sustain their daily expenditure, Capt Barua needs approx ₹3 lakh a month and arranging the funds is a mammoth challenge for the NGO. “Our expenses are growing day by day. Residents are growing older, their sicknesses are increasing. At times we have to give them special food. They require more care so we have to get more employees. About half of them require leading around, 1-2 has to be fed also. It will be very difficult to sustain it unless we get help,” he added. One act of your kindness can save these abandoned women, with no one in this world, from struggling on the streets to survive. At 80+ Gr. Capt. Barua cannot sustain Seneh on his own. “With folded hands, I appeal to all. Please come and please help us. Let us help these people, these old people who have nobody in this world. They are dying. They will die on the streets,” he urged. Donate to this fundraiser by Give.do to support retired Air Force officer, Group Captain Barua in his mission to rescue abandoned and homeless women from dying on the streets.

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Cattle, bred for profit and abandoned after they stop producing milk, are often found malnourished, injured or sick on city streets. Many face bitter winters, starvation and death in road accidents - a sad fate for cows in a country where they are revered by lakhs of people. To save cows from such a sad end, Swami Ishwar Das started Shree Krishnayan Desi Gaushala, currently home to 18,000+ abandoned cows. But with the rising costs of fodder and medicines, he is struggling to provide the quality of care such mistreated animals deserve. “It was in 2010 when I witnessed abandoned cows from the streets in Uttarakhand being transported in a truck. The cows were administered anesthesia and stacked one above the other like lifeless goods. When me and a few of my acquaintances brought the cows off the truck, two of them died before my eyes and that sight shook me to the core. It was then that I started Shree Krishnayan Gaushala with 11 abandoned cows in a small donated land,” says Swami Ishwar Das.Swami Ishwar Das is unable to bear the rising cost of nutrition and medical care for injured cows and needs support to continue to save these voiceless animals. Donate now. All donations on this platform are tax exempted under 80G of the Income Tax Act (India), &amp; 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (USA).<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/ead01668-6b4d-4a8c-85de-30b43e174f22.JPG" />Every life matters“Here at Shree Krishnayan Desi Gaushala, it is our resolve to leave no stone unturned in caring for helpless cows. No matter what the cost of treatment may be, we make every possible effort to aid ill and injured cows. Our only objective is that a cow should not lose its life for the want of medical care, food or water,” says Swami Ishwar Das. In order to provide the best quality of care and treatment to its adopted cattle, three well trained veterinary doctors attend the gaushala 24/4. The NGO - Shree Krishnayan Desi Gauraksha Avam Golokdham Seva Samiti - spares no expense in providing nutrition either. From jaggery and grains to a healthy mix of green and dry fodder, cows are given meals best suited to their needs.With cost of fodder on rise the Gaushala needs help<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/93e7eafe-4438-40d6-ae40-6972feaf0988.jpg" />Swami Ishwar Das and his team, however, are struggling to keep up with rising costs of nutrition and medical care for cows. “The cost of fodder has risen by almost three times in the last couple of years. From food to medicines everything has become expensive. And we will never compromise with the quality of care and love that we want to give to our cows,” says Swami Ishwar Das. Help Swami Ishwar Das provide the best care and love to abandoned cows while saving them from a desperate life of starvation and suffering on the streets.

Help Swami Ishwar Das rescue cows on roads, abandoned as they no longer produce milk

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Kerala Floods 2018 - Update from the fieldThe torrential rains, the resultant overflowing rivers and a series of landslides have devastated the Northern and Central regions of Kerala. The government has opened 22 reservoirs on last Thursday, 16th August 2018. More reservoirs will be opened because the reservoirs have exceeded their capacity, thereby posing threats for more flooding. The worst affected districts are Palakkad, Ernakulum, Alappuzha, Idukki, Wayanad and Kozhikode. About 400 people have been reported dead and 54,000 houses have been washed away. More than 1,01,213 individuals are staying in 1026 Relief camps organised by the government. They are all at present staying in public buildings such as schools, government offices and marriage halls. The Cochin airport has also been shut down. Also, most of the trains have been cancelled and diverted through other routes. The road connectivity has been totally disrupted in Idduki and Wayanad, disrupting all commuting facilities. All telephone and electricity services too have been affected. Impacts of the Floods &amp; Landslides:•	Total no. of Districts affected 07 •	Total No of people displaced 1,01,213•	Estimated loss / damages: ₹ 8316 (as per the initial assessment)•	People require Immediate assistance: 1,01,213•	The total No. of Death reported till date: 75•	Thousands of acres of land are inundated, damaging the standing crops (the assessment work is in progress)The Needs in the Flood affected Areas are:•	Food and Water•	Shelter – Emergency Shelter materials, Repairs•	WASH – Hygiene Kits•	Agricultural &amp; Livelihood support 
 GoalTo support 6000+ flood affected families by distributing humanitarian aid kits Objectives1.	To facilitate the relief and recovery operations for the beneficiaries Habitat’s Initial Flood Response Plan HFH India’s Flood Response Program Plan (2018-19) in Kerala will be phased in the following partsPhase 1: Emergency Relief Families will be assisted with humanitarian aid kits Phase 2: Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Families will be assessed and assisted with new houses, new wash systems, livelihood, infrastructure, etc. 
 All efforts will be made to restore normalcy and to support the families affected by the floods. Due to the geographical spread of the flood affected areas, these areas lie scattered whereby reaching them becomes difficult. The affected population requires immediate help to come out of their condition. There is a need for collective and collaborative efforts of the corporates and other institutions to complement the efforts of the government to reach the unreached people with relief assistance. The collaborative efforts will bridge the gap between relief and early and long recovery efforts.

Kerala Needs You

The COVID19 Outbreak in IndiaThe first case in India was reported on 30 January 2020, originating from China. As of 13th April, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has confirmed a total of 7987 confirmed active cases and 308 deaths in the country.The outbreak has been declared as a pandemic globally. Educational institutions and many commercial establishments have been shut down. India has also suspended all tourist visas, as one of the safety measures. The government announced a complete lockdown in the country on 24th March, 2020 for the next 21 days. On 14th April, this lockdown was further increased till 3rd May, 2020. (Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare).Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has since spread globally, resulting in the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. Common symptoms include fever, cough and shortness of breath. Muscle pain, sputum production and sore throat are less common. While the majority of cases result in mild symptoms, some progress to severe pneumonia and multi-organ failure. The rate of deaths per number of diagnosed cases is estimated to be 3.4% but varies by age and other health conditions.Children, Elderly and Individuals with underlying medical conditions are the worst victims of lack of proper hygiene as their immunity level is usually low.It has now become a critical need to create awareness and train the communities on:·        Correct method of hand washing·        Importance of personal hygiene and clean surroundings·        Impact of the above on general public health and developmentProject Location &amp; Target Audience This project will be implemented in the following locations, for the mentioned target audience State Location Need Target CommunityDelhi Shalimar Village and Haiderpur 4,000 Hygiene Kits and Family Essential Kits Daily wage labourers, slum dwellersWazirpur 10,000 Family Essential Kits Daily wage labourersWest Delhi 5,000 Family Essential Kits Daily wage labourersOdisha Puri 5,000 Hygiene Kits Daily wage labourers Kendrappa 5,000 Family Essential Kits Daily wage labourersBhubaneswar 5,000 Family Essential Kits Daily wage labourersTamil Nadu Chennai, Chengalpattu, 50,000 Hygiene Kits and Family Essential Kits Irula tribes, city urban slums, ruralTiruchirappalli (Trichy), Cuddalore, and city based labour communitiesThiruvarur and NagapattinamTelangana Hyderabad 10,000 Hygiene Kits and Family Essential Kits City urban slums, rural and city basedlabour communitiesAndhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam and Guntur 10,000 Hygiene Kits and Family Essential Kits City Urban slums, rural and city basedlabour communitiesMaharashtra Mumbai City and Suburbs 25,000 Hygiene Kits and Family Essential Kits City urban slums, and city based hospitals &amp; clinicsThanePune 5,000 Family Essential Kits Waste pickers communitySangli, Pune, Nagpur, 2,000 Family Essential Kits Community Sex Workers (CSWs) &amp; their familiesChandrapurNagpur/ Amravati 5,000 Family Essential Kits Farmers widows and other distressed womenWest Bengal Kolkata and Taldi 20,000 Hygiene Kits and Family Essential Kits City urban slums, rural and city based hospitals &amp; clinicsKarnataka Bengaluru 20,000 Hygiene Kits and Family Essential Kits City urban, rural and city based hospitals &amp; clinicsRajasthan Dholpur 5,000 Hygiene Kits Daily wage labourersNeemrana 1,000 Family Essential Kits Daily wage labourersBharatpur 2,500 Family Essential Kits Daily wage labourersUttar Pradesh Varanasi 5,000 Family Essential Kits Daily wage labourersUttarakhand Uttrakashi, Haridwar &amp;Dehradun 2,000 Family Essential Kits Vulnerable communitiesAssam Guwahati 3,000 Family Essential Kits Daily wage labourersBihar Patna 4,000 Family Essential Kits Daily wage labourersTotal Requirement is to support around 2,03,500 familiesMajority of the target communities are Daily wagers/ labourers/ migrant workers who carry out various livelihood activities such as construction related, agricultural labour, laying of pipes etc. These people don’t have any source of income due to the lockdown prevalent Pan India.In selective areas (as mentioned above) we have identified waste pickers, sanitation workers, policemen (traffic or otherwise) &amp; hospital &amp; PHC staff as well who are the front line workers in the current scenario. These are the most vulnerable people due to the line of work and the current spread of the pandemic. 
 To reduce insecurity of the marginalized families caused due to the prevalent lockdown due to Covid-19 outbreak. We are helping them through the distribution of the following:·  Distribution of Hygiene Kits·  Distribution of Family Essentials Kits·  Distribution of Personal Protective Equipment Kits·  Conditional Cash Transfers – As a huge no. of unorganized sector workers have been severely hit by the pandemic, Conditional Cash transfers (CCT) will be made directly to the bank accounts of these daily wage workers/ labourers/ migrant workers so as to increase the support to their families &amp; to reduce financial burden for a short termOperational Methodology·  Habitat will leverage on its local office and implementation partners who in turn will engage with the health network of the local authorities to engage with CBOs, SHGs and local organisations to identify community workers ·  The trained community workers will help distribution of Kits to further promote use of soap/ sanitisers/ floor disinfectants to help keep hands and surroundings clean·  Providing financial support through Conditional Cash transfers (CCT) which will be made directly to the bank accounts of these daily wage workers/ labourers/ migrant workers so as to increase the support to their families &amp; to reduce financial burden for a short term 
 Identified people will have the required be able to meet the usage of essential household item, hygiene and sanitation needs along with some cash flow to meet the other necessary requirements of the house.

Covid 19 Response - 2020

India is going through an unprecedented natural disaster with six states experiencing heavy to very heavy rains in the last few days.Maharashtra is the worst affected by the ongoing rains in the region. So far, nearly 2.5 lakh people have been displaced in the state, with the situation remaining especially grim in Satara, Kolhapur and Sangli districts.In Karnataka too, the situation is no different. Around ten districts of the state are flooded by Krishna river spurt. The release of water from dams in Maharashtra is adding to the flood woes of Karnataka. The floods and rains have brought all these states to a standstill, even as the government and administration are making efforts to rescue the affected people. Lakhs of people were evacuated to safer locations and relief camps.There is an immediate need for water, food and medical assistance in the relief camps and those who are staying with relatives and friends in the affected areas. There is also an immediate need for shelter and household materials so that people can strengthen the housing condition and restart their normal life. 
 Habitat for Humanity India team is on the ground for the rapid assessment of the affected areas. Based on the immediate assessment, HFH India is proposing a 2-phased Flood Response Program. In the initial Phase, HFH India will assist families with Emergency Shelter Kits and Humanitarian Aid Kits.•	Emergency Shelter KitsThe affected communities require a range of non-food items (NFIs). These include shelter items like CGI sheets, nylon ropes, Hand Tools like Machete, Hand Saw, Claw Hammer, drills, etc. •	Humanitarian Aid KitsThe affected communities also require urgent personal hygiene items (soap, towels, toothbrush, sanitary pads etc.) and household items (utensils, bedsheets, blankets bucket etc.) and other cleaning material (lebaching powder, water purification or chlorine tablets etc.) 
 The Emergency Shelter Repair Kit will help the affected families make rapid repairs to their damaged home and will provide families with a long-term solution for building their resilience to future disasters. This solution is not permanent, but the beneficiaries will be able to reuse the shelter kit materials for permanent repairs/ reconstruction over the next year. The immediate Humanitarian Aid Kit will assist the affected families in settling down in their daily routines by providing them items of everyday use. The primary goal of this response is to reduce the vulnerability of families most affected by the floods by enabling them to make their damaged homes safe and secure. The project will focus on the most severely affected areas in the region.

Response to Floods in Maharashtra & Karnataka 2019

The first case in India was reported on 30 January 2020, originating from China. As of 16th April, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has confirmed a total of 10477 confirmed active cases and 414 deaths in the country.The outbreak has been declared as a pandemic globally. Educational institutions and many commercial establishments have been shut down. India has also suspended all tourist visas, as one of the safety measures. (Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare).Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has since spread globally, resulting in the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. Common symptoms include fever, cough and shortness of breath. Muscle pain, sputum production and sore throat are less common. While the majority of cases result in mild symptoms, some progress to severe pneumonia and multi-organ failure. The rate of deaths per number of diagnosed cases is estimated to be 3.4% but varies by age and other health conditions.	It has now become a critical need to create awareness and train the communities on:· Correct method of hand washing · Importance of personal hygiene and clean surroundings · Impact of the above on general public health and development 
 The Target AudienceThe marginalized and vulnerable families including tribal communities across India, Migrant Workers, Cleanliness Workers, Commercial Sex Workers, Daily wage labourers, Farm widows and destitute women, Construction workers, domestic workers, small vendors, marginal farmers, agricultural sector workers, Waste pickers community and people with special needs, health care workers and frontliners (Police and Essential services Delivery personnel) across India.Project Objective·        To reduce insecurity of the marginalized families caused due to food and household needs shortage by Covid-19 outbreak. Support the Health care workers and frontliners with personal protective equipment Operational Methodology·        Habitat will leverage on its local office and implementation partners who in turn will engage with the health network of the local authorities to engage with CBOs, SHGs and local organisations to identify community workers ·        The trained community workers will help distribution of Family Essentials Kits, Hygiene Kits and PPE kits to further promote use of soap/ sanitisers/ floor disinfectants to help keep hands and surroundings clean 
 So far, Habitat has developed 16 Care Centres like these in 8 cities, with the capacity to serve approx. 1,975 people.Habitat for Humanity also continues to work with local communities across India, to deliver our long term housing and community infrastructure projects, and support local Covid responses through the delivery of emergency hygiene and family essentials kits. To ensure that the Habitat Care Centres have the necessary equipment to cater to the needs of people impacted by Covid-19