“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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“I saw a girl, barely 7 or 8, being pushed into flesh trade. Her cries for help still echo in my ears. There were men as old as 60 r*ping the innocent child. That was the day I knew my mission in life was to get these children out of the hell-like conditions in red-light areas. They are nothing short of hell and no child deserves to grow up in this environment” says Vinay Vasta, founder of Social Activities Integration, an organisation committed to freeing children trapped in red-light areas.Vinay and his NGO have been able to provide education, medical care and nutrition to over 2,500 children. But his dream to provide safe shelter to children remains unrealized. “We do our best to keep these children safe during the day but sadly they are forced to go back to the red light areas at night as we don’t have a home for them. Your donation can help us build a safe home for children of sex workers and prevent them from being pulled into prostitution. Donate to make this dream a realityDonate 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).Life in red light areas“S*x workers use their homes which are barely 6 feet by 4 feet for their business. They invite customers in the presence of their children. Their children not only witness abuse but experience it too. Just imagine a child being told that all she can ever become in life is a pr*stitute”, Vinay shares as he explains the extent of abuse children face in red light areas.This is a life that thousands of children are forced to live behind closed doors where they suffer abuse and exploitation morning, noon and night.A ray of hopeVinay has been relentlessly trying to give children the care and education they deserve. He has provided quality English education to thousands of children, enabling them to secure a livelihood out of red-light areas. Several children taught by Vinay are today leading successful lives as professionals and Government employees. However the sad reality is that Vinay and his NGO, in the absence of a permanent shelter home, are unable to provide round the clock safety to these children, which is essential for their well-being.Your donations can enable SAI to build a shelter home for the children of sex workers and usher in a new tomorrow for them, away from the horrors of red-light areas.Donate to this fundraiser on Give.do, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to provide safe shelter for children of sex workers and save them from abuse and second generation pr*stitution.NGO's 80G number: AACTS0408EF20216NGO's 12A number: AACTS0408EE20028

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KSCF builds on over 40 years of legacy of Nobel Peace laureate, Mr Kailash Satyarthi. As part of the Satyarthi Movement for Children, KSCF was established in 2004 as “Save the Childhood Foundation” (SCF) by Mr Satyarthi with a goal to provide holistic and sustainable solutions to all forms of violence against children with an integrated approach. The foundation’s goal is to end all violence against children by ensuring child protection through innovations, research, awareness generation, partnerships, and participation. KSCF has adopted a strategy of building greater collaboration between governments, businesses, and communities, ensuring effective laws, scaling know-how and successful practices.

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Since the second wave of COVID-19 hit, over 5.26 lakh people in India lost their lives to the virus. Reports of children being left alone following the untimely demise of their parents due to the pandemic started pouring in from all corners of the country. With the support of donors like you, we were able to support more than 300 such children across the country who lost their parents during COVID-19, in continuing their education.With both Centre and State governments taking initiatives to support these children, many of them were linked with welfare schemes. However, there are still 160 such children who would require support for at least another six months. These children are identified by state governments and district administrations and the list has been shared with Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, seeking support.  
 KSCF aims to support 160 identified children in need of care for another six months before they are mainstreamed by linkage with government schemes and other welfare schemes.As little as Rs. 2,000 a month can help a child in need to continue education and meet his/her basic needs. We urge you to please take the step forward and support as many children as you can. Any amount, however large or small, is truly appreciated… 
 The funds raised will be used to support 160 children who lost their parent/s (or the earning parent) to COVID-19. The funds will ensure that all these children are able to continue their education and are protected from exploitation.

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Education is believed to be one of the powerful tools to attain freedom in a real sense. Freedom is not only about physical freedom from the situation of exploitation but also the opportunity and liberty of expressing freely and fulfilling life’s aspiration. Rehabilitation of children in the mainstream from an exploitative situation is incomplete without quality higher education and the necessary skills required for gainful employment. Once equipped with quality education and vocational skills, children will be able to break the shackles of exploitation and violence forever and become self-reliant. Children staying in childcare institution exercise their constitutional right of free and compulsory education up to grade eight. Maintaining academic continuity, especially after leaving the care homes, becomes a big challenge for these children. Most of the inmates in such care homes start their education late due to their past, and they are barely able to complete higher secondary by the time they reach 18 years of age which is the maximum age limit for staying at childcare institution. There are higher chances of discontinuation of further studies by the children who do not receive proper aftercare support despite having huge potential to excel in an educational and professional career. 
 Generally, the rate of transition from elementary to secondary education and further higher education for the children having a history of exploitation is poor, owing to a lot of factors. A lack of strong support mechanism after completion of stay at a special home/children’s home leaves the child at crossroads, and this is believed to be one of the primary reasons for the discontinuation of their education. Keeping this in view, Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation (KSCF) has established Freedom Fellow Education Fund (FFEF) to empower such children who are the survivor of exploitation and violence by supporting them and ensuring access to high quality higher education thereby preparing them as future change agents. Presently, there are 24 such Freedom Fellows who are receiving full support for their education across different field of studies from secondary to master degree level. These children who are referred by childcare homes/ various organisations and individuals post identification are profiled, counselled and assessed by KSCF under their different interventions, PAN India. Financial assistance is made directly into the account of the institutions on course fee, accommodation and food facilities. 
 The Freedom Fellows Education Fund is aimed at creating a pool of educated, empowered and strengthened Freedom Fellows — young individuals who are free-thinking, self-assured and confident citizens of modern society. With exposure to sound and high quality higher education, children who have been rescued from labour, slavery or violence can realise their aspirations of becoming equal and productive members of society. These Freedom Fellows will also become effective game-changers and agents of transformation for millions of children of lesser privilege, thereby contributing to the principles of equity and freedom, self-respect and sustainability. Among the 24 freedom fellows who are being supported, there are cases of as the fellow studying Masters in Micro- Biology, Law from Universities as Delhi University, Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, Calcutta University as few names. The aim of FFEF is towards fulfilling and nurturing the dreams and aspirations of children, by fostering access to additional educational opportunities of gaining academic excellence from premier institutions across the world thus realising their aspirations of becoming equal and productive members of society.

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Millions lost their livelihood opportunities during the pandemic, facing grave difficulties fending for their families. However, Covid also brought along with itself another major crisis for the country – a halt on education! As the pandemic started spreading and the country went into lockdown, educational institutions were shut down to prevent students from getting and spreading infection. Online classes started for children of private schools in urban areas, but a huge proportion of children living in the urban slums and rural areas of the country still remain deprived of education. Being out of school for months is not just leading to children losing interest in education but also making them more vulnerable to trafficking, child labour, and other forms of exploitation 
 Our aim is to connect children in rural and urban slum areas with education and provide them mid-day meals in the safety of their homes, so as to ensure that they are not just protected from the virus, but also from exploitation. For connecting them with education we plan to provide, mobile phones, tablet PCs and internet connectivity to children living in urban slums and rural India, who do not have an access to these facilities. 
 We want to ensure that such children who have stayed away from education due to lack of facilities during the COVID-19 period are able to get online education from the safety of their homes. This will prevent them from dropping out of school and falling into the trap of various forms of exploitation like child labour, child marriage, trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation and more.

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