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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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.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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Make-A-Wish Foundation® of India is a non-profit organization that has fulfilled 71,548 wishes in the last 25 years, since 1995. With 10 offices located in 9 states of India, the Foundation is dedicated to granting the most cherished wish of children between the ages of 3 and 18 years, diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition, mostly Cancer. It is a registered trust under Bombay Public Trust Act. Our Mission: We create life-changing wishes for children with a critical illness.Our Vision: We are dedicated to making every eligible child’s wish come truePower of a Wish: For children battling life-threatening illnesses the joys of childhood are replaced with a daily battle for survival, painful treatment and medication and endless rounds of hospitals. The fulfillment of the most cherished wish of a child who has very little hope of enjoying a normal, healthy life not only gives happiness and joy to him/her but also has a therapeutic effect on the child. Doctors have often reported an improvement in the child’s physical condition, after the fulfillment of his / her dearest wish. A wish fulfillment makes a sick child believe that anything is possible – even the future

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Every year in India over 100,000 children in the age group of 3 to 18 years get diagnosed with Cancer, Thalassemia, Muscular Dystrophy, HIV, Heart, Kidney and other life-threatening illnesses. Apart from this there are many more that go undetected.Make-A-Wish India is gearing up its resources, mainly with volunteers and funds, to be able to meet the demand to grow it’s wish granting potential from 7,000 wishes / annum to being able to grant every year the wish of every eligible child.The children with such illness have simple wishes like a doll, bicycle, battery operated / remote control cars, new dress, birthday celebration, video games, laptop, mobile phone etc. Thus, the average cost of granting such a wish is Rs. 8,000/- only.We have over 800 wishes identified per month and another 1000 in the pending wish list at any point of time. We are unable to grant them only due to lack of funds. 
 Make-A-Wish India has tried various approaches to raise funds from corporates, CSR supports initiatives, Trusts..... but we need to reach out to the individual base of working professionals, college youth who today have the inclination to do good, have the money as well, but not the time.Hence, thru this unique program of GiveIndia + Facebook, we are very hopeful that the individual donor base will get covered and increase our fund base, which will allow us to grant more wishes of children diagnosed with a critical illness. 
 When there is no hope and dejection from constant hospitalization, medication and also awareness that there life span is decreasing, getting their wish fulfilled at times has the most life changing experiences, which we call the ‘Power of a Wish’.During 2010-2011, Make-A-Wish® America led a study that defined the effects of wishes on the organizations “community” and, for the first time, provided quantitative measures of the breadth and depth of the impact of the organization’s mission activities.The valuable conclusions of the study can be organized into three major areas that the wish process clearly appears to improve: health status, state of mind and community.Doctors have shared that granting of a wish enriches the human experience with hope, strength and joy. This has led to many children to respond better to their medical treatment and also reduce the drop out rate of the children from the long &amp; painful treatment process.

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Every year, pediatric doctors refer about 15,000 children diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition to Make-A-Wish India. Make-A-Wish India requires :(A) Volunteers, especially mothers and retired persons, who can spare just 2 hours, twice a week and help us meet the sick children at the partner hospital and identify the innermost cherished wish of the child. (B) Funds, today they have funds to grant wishes of only 7,000 children every year. Today, Make-A-Wish India requires almost 500+ volunteers and INR 3.5 crores/annum to accomplish the goal of granting the wishes of the 75,000th child in its Silver Jubilee year in 2020. 
 Make-A-Wish India grants the innermost cherished wish of a child to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. There are four types of wishes that we get from the children:1. Wish to Have something - e.g. new dress, bicycle, TAB, mobile, Laptop2. Wish to Be - e.g. doctor, teacher, police officer 3. Wish to Meet - e.g. a Bollywood / sports celebrity4. Wish to Go - e.g. to a hill station / religious place 
 Doctors have shared that granting of a wish has helped the child become positive and this has resulted in a drop in children abandoning their long and painful medical treatment. granting of a wish has also helped them see children respond better to their medical treatment. Wish child Harsh had his wish to have a Mitashi CD player granted in 2004. This helped him overcome his pain and not abandon his treatment at the TATA memorial hospital. Today Harsh has recovered and has just completed his civil engineering from IIT Bombay.

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