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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SNEHA (Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action) is a non-profit organisation that works with women, children and families in communities; and with public health and safety systems. Its innovative work in vulnerable settlements aims to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, improve the Infant and Young Child feeding practices and immunisation among children and reduce gender-based violence – all key determinants of health equity for the family and the community at large. SNEHA works in slum communities in Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan-Dombivali, Vasai-Virar, Mira-Bhayandar, Ulhasnagar and Bhiwandi-Nizampur directly reaching 342,778 women and children and indirectly reaching over 1 million population.SNEHA holistically addresses preventive and promotive healthcare with a focus on vulnerable women and children, to cover:<ol><li>Maternal &amp; Child Health</li><li>Public System Partnership</li><li>Empowerment, Health and Sexuality of Adolescents </li><li>Prevention of Violence against Women &amp; Children. </li></ol>

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Every child deserves a healthy start in life. And every woman deserves access to quality healthcare. In India nearly 35,000 women die every year due to pregnancy and child-birth related complications. 57% Women of reproductive age (15-49 years) are estimated to be anaemic.33% of the disease burden among adults (young parents or to be parents) in India is attributed to unhealthy habits during adolescenceGlobally 1 in 3 women and girls are affected by violence and 32% of ever-married women in India have reported partner violence. Rapid urbanisation and overburdened infrastructure creates low accessibility and affects quality of health and nutrition services in urban informal settlements. Most of the above issues are preventable and are mainly due to the lack of awareness of healthy practices and poor access to quality healthcare services.Source: National Health Family Survey-5, World Health Organization 2017It is said that the health of the child and family begins with a woman. If the woman adopts healthy practices the family will also remain healthy. SNEHA’s intervention primarily focuses on women and to bring in behavior change leading to a lasting impact. While doing so we understand there are various factors impacting the health of women and children and hence we have designed a holistic intervention that focuses on the following:<ol><li>Identifying pregnant women at an early stage and supporting them in accessing antenatal, perinatal and postnatal services from healthcare providers to ensure that they deliver safe and healthy babies.</li><li>Working with children in the age group of 0-6 years to improve infant and child feeding practices, uptake of immunisation and illness management.</li><li>Counseling caregivers and decision-makers in the family on the importance of balanced diet, dietary diversity and healthy practices to ensure good health of the woman and child.</li><li>In the communities we work in generally, the husband/father is the decision maker in the family. We work towards making men an active support system for improved health of the women and children in their family and the community.</li><li>Supporting the healthcare providers i.e. the health posts and public hospitals by helping strengthen their services and bridging the gap between them and the community, to improve the delivery of services.    </li><li>We provide counseling services to women undergoing violence or depression and also support them with medical or legal help as required by them.</li></ol>SNEHA is a step towards bridging the health equity gap amongst people living in urban poverty, with a special focus on women and children. Significant Progress so far:<ul><li>48608 Pregnant women with potential complications assisted through referral networks (2016-22)</li><li>8160 Youth reached through life-skills and health education programmes (2016-22)</li><li>24420 Survivors of violence counselled for psycho-social support and advanced mental health counselling (2016-22)</li><li>4765 Mumbai Police personnel trained to respond to survivors of violence (2016-22)</li><li>86% survivors of violence accessing counselling services reported a reduction in violence and distress levels (2021-22)</li><li>99% of antenatal care clinics functional in project areas</li></ul> The following story of Saba reflects the challenges faced by women and families in the communities where we work, as our on-ground staff provides information and counseling to change behaviours and attitudes to improve the health of vulnerable women and children. Changing minds through careSaba was three months pregnant when SNEHA’s field staff member met her during the door-to-door visit. Already under treatment for white discharge and irregular menstruation related issues at a nearby hospital, Saba was also found to be mildly anaemic at 10.5 g/dl.We faced stiff resistance from Saba’s husband, because of which we were unable to reach her as Saba delivered in the seventh month of pregnancy. The baby was kept in a glass incubator and when discharged from the hospital after 10 days, he weighed 1.3 kg.During the home visits following the delivery, our field staff member educated Saba about food, health and nutrition practices such as kangaroo mother care, exclusive breastfeeding and maintaining hygiene to ensure better health for the mother and child.We continued with anthropometry of the baby which indicated improvement in height (57.3 cm) and weight (4.36 kg) measurements. When her husband saw his child’s progress, he was convinced of the benefits of SNEHA’s interventions.Our continued efforts have shown positive results with the child now shifted to the normal category and the family continues to follow healthy practices to ensure the well-being of the mother and child.

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