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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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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“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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Sambhav Foundation, a not-for-profit organization, works for social justice and empowers the weaker sections of society with the right infrastructure, education, and means of livelihood. Sambhav provides mentoring and nurturing to individuals and groups to enhance livelihoods in the informal sector, ensuring health and well-being, building skills, and uplifting through employment and entrepreneurship. We drive change for women, youth, and the differently-abled by empowering them with the right knowledge and skills, and linking them to sustainable livelihoods.

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It's known to all that the best way to control the spread of Novel COVID19 is to maintain Social Distancing. Staying at home has definitely helped in controlling the pandemic but has also created major disruptions in the lives of a large number of Daily Wage and Unorganized Sector workers in India. Due to the countrywide lock down, livelihood opportunities of millions of migrant construction workers, auto and cab drivers, street vendors have come to a halt. 
 To address these issues and support the Migrant Workers, Sambhav Foundation (An initiative of LabourNet) has partnered with some of the leading Corporates in the country and initiated several Welfare Programs. As the first step of support, Sambhav Foundation will be distributing essential food grain such as Rice Wheat, vegetables, and basic spices, Health kits containing alcohol-based sanitizers and soaps for the workers impacted due to lock down. 
 With your support we will help over one lakh individuals (30000 families with an average of 4 people) across different regions in India with monthly essential which will last for a month. A pack of monthly essential includes<ul><li>Rice-10 kilo</li><li>Wheat-5 kilo</li><li>Dal-2 kilo</li><li>Oil-1 kilo</li><li>Salt-1 kilo</li><li>Sugar-1 Kilo</li><li>Tea Powder-500 gm</li><li>Detergent-1 kg</li><li>Soap-2 Bars</li><li>Onions-2 Kg</li><li>Potatoes-2 Kg</li><li>Spice Packet (Red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder)-1 packet each</li></ul>

Supporting the unorganized sector workers through the times of the Coronavirus Pandemic

India is fighting the COVID-19 crisis and the whole nation has been under lock-down since March 22nd. One of the segments that is suffering the most is the automobile mechanics whose daily earning has been ripped off as their operations have come to halt! Several technician partners who have faced the brunt of the lock-down; their families are suffering as their little savings are reaching exhaustion point.With uncertainty on the period and extension of lock-down, we as responsible citizens aim to take care of the mechanic community and their family’s essential needs (food and healthcare). 
 GarageWorks in collaboration with Sambhav Foundation, is looking for your support in helping the mechanic partners survive the crisis. A lot of partners along with their families have already run of cash and essentials to survive and are either piling up loan liabilities or are sleeping empty stomachs. This crisis bundled with their burdens of paying up home and garage rentals will lead to a major recession crisis!Lets join hands in supporting the mechanic community so that they keep serving our vehicle needs in times to come. 
 With your generous donations, together we aim to support 75,000 individuals (15,000 partners with an average of 5 people per family) across Mumbai, Pune &amp; Bangalore; Maharashtra being heavily affected by the widespread of Coronavirus.

A GarageWorks Initiative: Help the mechanics survive the Corona Crisis

India has more than 3 crore people living with intellectual challenges. And we, as a society, have not done enough to create a world where they feel included and accepted.  The Sadhya Project is a concept. One that wishes to create space for the intellectually challenged in society. Sadhya is built on the strong belief that every individual, even with their own challenges, deserves to have their own space in society — one where they can learn, grow, earn, and live a dignified fulfilling life. 
 At Sadhya, we don’t just want to educate, we want to provide holistic development that equips each student beyond subsistence. That’s how they can live in this world as equals and lead sustainable lives.  To realise our vision, we cover multiple dimensions of development at the Sadhya centre: LifeSkillsA future where they are independent is a future with self-respect. We want to bring independence by teaching them how to perform daily-life activities like using the washroom, having meals, making their beds, etc. on their own. Academic Skills Through Teaching AidsLearning is different for each individual. Some learn through seeing, hearing, and touching, while others learn by doing. Experiential learning simplifies our students' learning through activities, games, puzzles, and unique teaching aids. Vocational Skills Both learning and earning are for these students. We want to help them build a better today so that they can build a better tomorrow for themselves. Diya painting is one of the several activities at the Sadhya centre that ensures that they earn, not just a livelihood, but also a decent life ahead. Nutrition We are dedicated to helping them maintain a healthy lifestyle. Every student at Sadhya follows a balanced and nutritious diet. Our team provides healthy meals, thrice a day, which cover the prescribed levels of nutrition for their physical well-being. 
 Nearly a hundred children and adults are under our care every year.

Project Sadhya - A step towards an inclusive and accepting future for intellectually challenged.

With the onset of the second wave of Covid-19, the healthcare infrastructure in India is facing an acute crisis. Hospitals and COVID-care centers struggle under a tremendous flood of patients, even as they grapple with a severe shortage of doctors, nurses, medical and non-medical staff. The death toll from shortfall in oxygen supply and lack of ventilators and other critical care equipment is mounting. Although 80% of affected do not require hospitalization, the essential supplies and medical support needed to provide care and counselling at home are falling short. As we head towards the peak of this wave, we need all the help we can get to reduce the loss of life, and get the spread of the pandemic under control. 
 The action we take today will decide the intensity of the third wave.Sambhav Foundation (an initiative of LabourNet) has a three-pronged approach to reducing the immediate damage from the second wave, and bringing lasting improvements in our readiness for pandemic situations.Providing COVID patients with the care they need -<ol><li>Home Care - Helping mild to moderate patients isolate themselves at home by providing information, timely assistance, medicines and daily doctor consultations.</li><li>COVID-care centers - Setting up transitory facilities of upto 100 beds with qualified staff and equipment for those who cannot be isolated at home.</li></ol>Reducing the burden on hospitals and front-line medical workers -<ol><li>Hospital Helpdesks - Placing Medical Social Workers at 24/7 desks at hospitals to support patients and their families with testing, admission, and counselling.</li><li>COVID Helplines - Trained operators provide patients with the information on bed availability and COVID protocol</li><li>Healthcare staffing - Ensure hospitals and COVID-care centers are fully staffed with doctors, nurses, phlebotomists, X-ray technicians, GDAs etc.</li><li>Critical Care Equipment - Helping hospitals achieve oxygen independence through oxygen concentrators and plants, and helping them access and utilise equipment like BiPAP machines.</li></ol>Arresting the spread of COVID -<ol><li>COVID Relief - Providing food kits, masks and PPE kits to vulnerable communities and frontline workers</li><li>Vaccination drives - Awareness programs, vaccination for vulnerable communities and non-medical frontline workers, and post vaccination counselling</li></ol> 
 To date, 50 Sambhav Helpdesks have been set-up at hospitals and have facilitated treatment for over 9,500 patients.We’ve also facilitated 10,000+ COVID tests, and cared for 4000+ patients under home isolation.Our first COVID-care center is set-up and running successfully, and we’ve helped hospitals and care centers become oxygen self-sufficient by supplying over 200 oxygen concentrators.But, our work has only just begun. COVID-19 is advancing relentlessly, this is the time to step up our efforts. We seek your help to make this possible.Our goal is --      to set-up COVID help desks at 100 hospitals-      to set-up 5 COVID-care centers-      to provide 10,000 patients with care at home-      to make 50 hospitals oxygen self-sufficient-      to vaccinate 1 million non-medical frontline workers on priority basis.