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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“My 8-year-old son was diagnosed with cancer and it left the entire family devastated. I was told the cost of treatment would run into lakhs. I was barely managing to make ends meet and there was nothing I could do to save Swaroop. But the Nargis Dutt Foundation stepped in and took care of all the expenses. I can’t even imagine the consequences had they not been there for my son,,” says teary-eyed Devendra.The helplessness that Devendra felt is not uncommon among low-income families of cancer patients. There are many who helplessly see their dear ones, including children, lose their life in the most painful manner. Nargis Dutt Foundation has ensured that thousands of families don’t see this fate. It’s been a ray of hope for thousands of cancer patients since its inception over 40 years back. You can help save many more patients with cancer. 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). The cost of each chemotherapy is as much as ₹15,000 and a cancer patient can require between 6 to 12 sessions. The hefty cost for cancer treatment is well beyond the reach for poor families that are barely surviving on two square meals a day. Help Nargis Dutt Foundation provide treatment to poor cancer patients and save them from a slow and painful death.Giving hope to cancer patients“I was just 13 when my mother was diagnosed with cancer. When I saw my mother struggling for life it left a lifelong impact on me. Her condition had deteriorated to such an extent she was almost unrecognisable. I know how it feels like to lose a loved one to cancer and I am not alone in my grief. There are thousands of people struggling to save their family members,” says Priya, daughter of noted actress Nargis Dutt, who lost her life to cancer, and in whose name the NGO has been founded. Priya has made it her life’s mission to save as many cancer patients as she can, but she can not do it alone. Nargis Dutt Foundation needs your support. Your donation can not only save cancer patients but can give life to entire families.Need for the fundraiserCancer is often seen as a death sentence. But doctors say that if detected early and if a patient receives essential treatment, the illness can be defeated and the person can return to their lives. “Treatment of cancer often depends on multiple factors including the type of cancer and the stage in which it is detected. Some patients require surgery while some can be cured with just chemotherapy or immunotherapy. “Whatever may be the need, our nonprofit supports patients till the time they are cancer free. We not only take care of the cost of treatment but even assist patients with nutrition which is vital in the fight against cancer. Moreover, we ensure that family members who are already facing immense hardships get proper accommodation and food during treatment so they don’t suffer any further,” says the NGO leader. With your support, Nargis Dutt Foundation can help patients win the fight against cancer and save their families from grief of losing a loved one.Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted fundraising platform, to support Nargis Dutt Foundation in their mission to give life-saving chemotherapy and care to cancer patients who can not afford treatment.

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“My stepmother brutally abused me and left me on the streets when I was a child” recalls Preeti Chetri who was rescued by our NGO partner Ashadeep. By then, Preeti had spent years of hardship as a homeless person. When Ashadeep found Preeti, she was malnourished and was diagnosed with severe mental illness. After undergoing years of medical treatment and therapy at Ashadeep, Preeti has seen substantial recovery. She feels glad to have finally found a safe home.Dr Anjana Goswami along with her husband Mukul, started Ashadeep Day Rehabilitation Centre four decades back and since then, the couple have rescued over 1,200 mentally ill homeless from the streets. But the rise in costs of medical care and other essentials have begun to pose a huge challenge for the couple.Dr Anjana is struggling to keep the doors of Ashadeep open for more people. Your support can ensure that the NGO can continue to care for those who have been cast away by society and have no place to call their own. 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).Shunned by society but embraced by AshadeepDr Anjana and her husband struggled to find a treatment for a family member who had suffered with mental illness for years. During this time, the couple also saw the plight of mentally ill patients coming from low-income families and those that remained on the streets without any care or treatment. Ashadeep was started as a safe home and rehabilitation centre for homeless mentally ill patients. “Mostly those suffering from mental illness lose their way home and end up on the streets. Sometimes, a few are abandoned by their families and forced to live a miserable life on the streets. These people, out of hunger, eat out of garbage dumps and live painful lives. The fate of women is even worse. Without a safe shelter, they are subjected to constant sexual abuse on the streets,” shares Dr Anjana while shedding light on the extreme difficulties faced by homeless mentally ill patients. They have been rescuing the homeless from the streets and giving them a safe home for decades now.A beacon of hope for mentally ill homeless"Our main objective is to provide the best treatment and psychiatric care to those we rescue so they can live active lives. We enable our residents to live a life of dignity through medication and different therapies. We also try to find the families of those patients who have lost their way home and reunite them with their loved ones. To date, we have been able to reintegrate over 1000 people with their families after completion of treatment,” the NGO founder says.The nonprofit not only provides treatment to the people they rescue but also gives them skills training and a wide array of employment opportunities so they can live with their heads held high.But after four decades of selfless service, Dr Anjana today faces a challenge like never before. The steep rise in costs for medical care, food and other essentials has left the NGO struggling for funds. With your support, Ashadeep can remain a safe haven for hundreds of people who are living a pitiable life on the streets for no fault of theirs.Please donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted fundraising platform, and support Ashadeep in their mission to rescue and give life-changing psychiatric and medical care to the mentally ill forced to live on the streets.

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Indian Cancer Society was established in 1951 by Dr. D.J. Jussawalla and Mr. Naval Tata as India's first voluntary, non-profit, National Organization for Awareness, Detection, Cure and Survivorship of those affected with this disease.Indian Cancer Society has been doing sterling work in fighting cancer across India. It has been and continues to be the beacon of hope for thousands of underprivileged cancer patients. The extent of help required is phenomenal. Most of the patients come to us from all over the country and can’t afford two meals a day. In such cases undergoing treatment is beyond their capacity. The society is entirely dependent on public support for its various activities concerned with financing the treatment and rehabilitation of cancer patients and for spreading cancer awareness and its early detection.

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As early as 1961 and 1979, the rehabilitation program and the vocational training workshop respectively initiated by ICS for cancer patients was a pioneer effort. In India, the latest cancer statistics suggests that 2.25 million people are living with Cancer. The medical treatment and support systems for cure is relatively robust. However, post completion of treatment, not only medical but non-medical services becomes the core need for any survivor and their families. The side effects and late effects of different types of cancer have varying impact on individuals and their functional abilities. Depending upon the age of cancer diagnosis the impacts range widely such as discontinuity in education, cognition issues, functional issues, coping with treatment, loss of employment and social relationships, self-identity, determination, confidence. It affects growth process in adolescents, marriage prospects and fertility concerns, livelihood opportunities, fear of recurrence or secondary cancers. This calls for proper support systems and counselling services for guidance and appropriate referral services for improving the functional mobility through vocational skill building programs. Given the increasing cancer incidence in India, there is a lack of patient-centered rehabilitation services during and post cancer treatment to improve health, well being and functional capacity of individuals. 
 The primary objective is to improve the quality of life of cancer patients and survivors through vocational skill building alongside psychosocial counseling and occupational therapy. There are vocational skill trainers in each vocational centre such as bag making, printing, prosthetics and tailoring. We are also hoping to set up a full fledged therapy structure with appropriate equipment and aids where a full time trained occupational therapist will run the unit. Similarly, the counselor shall address all non-medical and medical issues related to patient’s/survivors individual life course and provide guidance and appropriate referrals.In order to provide a holistic rehabilitation we need to provide mid-day meals, a stipend for the time they engage in learning the vocational skills, travel allowance. Rent for accommodation in case they are coming from other states for treatment and are not covered through any other means is an important component to ensure completion of vocational skill building program.By completing a vocational skill building program with support from psychosocial counselor and an occupational therapist, a cancer patient/survivor would gain confidence with functional independence to get back to the original livelihood or locate alternate livelihood options. ICS is also establishing networks and partnerships for ensuring livelihood security through established CSR initiatives already existing.  
 ICS has an capacity to engage nearly 85 persons at a point of time at our vocational skill building centre depending on the problems of individual cancer patients rehabilitation needs. While some require rehabilitation of minimum 3 months, some may require extended period of rehabilitation support, up-to maximum six or nine months. We receive patients from Tata Memorial hospital and other hospitals and NGOs.We hope to reach out gradually to at least 180 patients in the first quarter , 300 in the second quarter, 400 in the third quarter, and 500 in the last quarter. Roughly we hope to reach out to 1000-1300 patients per year for psychosocial counselling and occupational therapy. For vocational rehabilitation we could reach out from 70-120 patients/survivors/caregivers over a 12 month period.Our primary beneficiaries will be cancer survivors aged 18 to 55 years affected by by Haematological and solid cancers which includes breast cancer, gynecological, colon and lung etc will be given more preference. Women will be given more preference given that, the socio-cultural factors defined by roles and responsibilities affects women in multiple ways. Also a few caretakers of childhood and palliative cancer patients will be included in the vocational skill building unit.

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