Human trafficking in India is a horrifying crisis. Thousands of victims, primarily women and girl children, are exploited in red-light areas. Over 10,659 cases were reported between 2018-2022, but experts say that these numbers are likely a fraction of the reality due to underreporting, yet they still do expose the magnitude of the crisis. Girls make up 71.4% of missing children in India and a large number of these girls end up at red-light areas. Sex trafficking is particularly gruesome, with girls as young as 12 sold for as little as a few thousand rupees.

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Infant India runs a home called Anandgram that cares for 60 HIV-positive orphaned children from underprivileged backgrounds. Through no fault of their own, these orphans contracted HIV, a serious disease. Without parents or guardians, these children have no access to medicines, doctors and the HIV treatments needed to stay alive. Infant India is an NGO that takes in these orphans and provides them with a home, nutritious food, medication and education for the rest of their childhoods and sets them on a path to have better and healthier futures. HIV-positive orphaned children face harsh discrimination and are outcast and shunned by relatives, neighbours, schools and society as a whole. The NGO has even come across children who have been forcibly thrown out of their schools, once it is discovered that they are HIV-positive. But these children suffer from more than the lack of medication or even access to education. Because of the stigma against HIV and AIDS, these innocent children are stripped of their worth and value and are forced to live in shame and in hiding. <img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/55afd1bc-529d-430b-8d5e-033592037ee1.webp" />You can help Infant India care for 60 HIV-positive children and transform their futures through medication, nutrition, shelter and education. Donate now.Donate easily through UPI, all debit/credit cards and net banking. How Infant India helps HIV-positive childrenFounded in 2006, Infant India has helped more than 650 HIV-positive children, the youngest of which is just 3 years old. By focusing on holistic and long term care, the NGO provides all that a child needs. Infant India’s safe and loving shelter, food and medical care tends to the children’s basic needs and keeps them safe and well fed and gives them the vital medication their bodies require to fight the disease. The NGO also provides education and skills training to give the children a future in which they can be self-sufficient, financially independent and live dignified lives. But the NGO does not want the children to spend their lives alone, after having been abandoned at such young ages. So when the children become adults, the NGO arranges marriages with suitable partners, something that would be difficult to do on their own. Because of this thoughtful care, these marriages have resulted in the births of around 34 babies who are HIV-free. Each of these children contracted the virus through mother-to-child transmission. But through the NGO’s care, these children are able to become parents to HIV-negative children and live a full life.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/f0af0c9f-eb76-4f7c-a576-76eb7c9cc0da.webp" />The founders’ personal connection to HIV-positive orphansDatta Bargaje was working as a lab technician and came across two blood samples in the lab of a woman and her child, which showed an HIV-positive result. In a few weeks Datta Bargaje learned that the mother died, leaving the child orphaned. Without care or guardians, this HIV-positive child was doomed to discrimination and death. Datta Bargaje and his wife didn’t take long to make the decision to adopt the child and this was how Infant India started the NGO that would go on to care for hundreds of HIV-positive children. Need for the fundraiserInfant India needs your support to continue to care for the 60 HIV-positive orphans in their care. From the life-saving medication to the practical skills-training, Infant India’s care for HIV-positive orphans has transformed the lives of hundreds of children and raised them into self-sufficient and well-adjusted adults who have the foundation, motivation and positive outlook to live healthy and happy lives. To help care for HIV-positive orphaned children, donate to Infant India’s fundraiser. Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest online donation platform, to help Infant India give 60 HIV-positive orphaned children medicines, nutrition, education, skills training and a loving home to have safe and long lives.

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One evening in September 2018, Nethra’s alcoholic husband doused her in kerosene, set her on fire, locked the door from outside, and walked away. Hearing her wails, neighbours came to Nethra’s rescue and took her to a government hospital. Despite third-degree burns, Nethra survived after months in the hospital. But she became almost immobile. She could hardly move her hands or head as her chin was almost fused to the neck. She survived on liquid and semi-solid food as she couldn’t chew or close her mouth. “My face was so severely disfigured that my mother hid all the mirrors at home so that I would not see myself,” recalls Nethra. As the low-income family couldn’t afford proper after-care or reconstructive surgeries, Nethra was getting suicidal when Agni Raksha, a Bangalore-based NGO came to her rescue. After multiple surgeries at the NGO’s ‘Safe Haven,’ its critical care unit, Nethra is back on her feet. She is trained in tailoring and now works odd jobs and takes care of her two children.Like Nethra, most burn victims who come to Agni Raksha belong to low-income families and almost 95% of them are women. While some are victims of severe forms of domestic violence by husbands, others try to commit suicide by immolating themselves because of constant harassment. But due to the pandemic and lack of funds, Agni Raksha run by Dr Prema Dhanraj, a burn victim herself, had to shut its free critical surgeries unit. It has been a huge blow to burn victims from low-income families. You can help Dr Prema reopen her free burn surgeries unit. Agni Raksha- A beacon of hope for burn survivorsHeaded by Dr Prema Dhanraj, the NGO has treated over 18,000 burn victims in over 15 years. While the NGO continues to provide out-patient facilities for burn victims it had to shut down ‘Safe Haven’ its critical unit, because of a lack of funds after Covid.“Covid was a body blow for us as we had to close Safe Haven. We have the building, beds and other facilities, but we don’t have funds to pay doctors and support staff or buy critical care equipment and medicines. I feel very bad for victims who require emergency treatment, reconstructive surgery and post-operative care. The most heartbreaking thing for me is when some burn victims are brought here first thinking that we still run Safe Haven,” says Dr Prema.Help Dr Prema reopen Safe Haven and start providing critical care and carry out surgeries on burn victims. Donate now.As Dr Prema can no longer conduct reconstructive surgeries and post-operative care at Agni Raksha, she refers burn survivors to different hospitals with a letter pleading that her patients cannot afford the money. “I don’t always succeed in getting them free treatment in hospitals, but I try my best. I wish I could provide all the care they need at Agni Raksha,” says Dr Prema.Lifelong disability and disfigurements because of burns can also cause emotional problems such as depression, suicidal tendencies and nightmares. Many burn victims lose purpose in life. Keeping these things in mind, Agni Raksha provides psychological as well as vocational support so that burn survivors can go back to leading normal lives. In fact, 90% of the staff at Agni Raksha comprise burn survivors.Your donations can help hundreds of burn victims stay hidden away from the world as they cannot afford surgeries so they can lead a normal life. Donate now

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Established in 1975, Stree Mukti Sanghatana has been working towards women empowerment for over four decades. It was formed with the clear objectives of spreading awareness about gender equality, rights of women, and prevention of violence. We work at an absolute grassroot level and strive to restore rights and dignity of women within the family structure and the society. Our play ‘Mulgi Zali Ho’ (Girl is Born) opened doors for women to interact and share their problems with us. Our various activities:1.	Family counseling centers2.	Jidnyasa – a program for adolescents3.	Daycare centers4.	Programs for waste pickers and solid waste management5.	in-house monthly publication “Prerak Lalkari”6.	The cultural troupe are all aimed at women empowerment Creating a gender-just world through awareness, education, healthcare, family counseling, environmental programs, and sustainable livelihood is the ultimate goal of SMS.

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As per records, 33% of women experience domestic abuse which not only affects their mental and physical health, it also adversely affects the health and mental state of their children.Over the last 3 years, we have seen a steady 10% increase in the number of women who face domestic abuse and come to us for relief and help. Not only has it increased but also intensified. Physical, mental, economic, emotional and sexual violence, preference of male child/birth of a girl-child, sex-selective abortions, female infanticide, destitution of wives and girls, child marriages, bigamy, extramarital affairs, are just the tip of the iceberg.We have also seen a steady increase in the number of men who are registering cases with us for resolving their domestic issues. 
 The Family Counseling Center counsels and aids women from all walks of life, irrespective of their religion, caste, class, sect, creed etc. We use multiple approaches to address the issue of domestic violence.<ol><li>We work with the youth to spread the message of gender equality and sensitivity through awareness campaigns, plays, and premarital workshops.</li><li>We work with the women in the community spreading awareness about their rights, laws focused on women, the domestic violence act, their rights and responsibilities and much more.</li><li>We have started the Community Counselors Training Program last year. This on-going 1-year training program is for select women leaders who are trained as counselors. Today we have over 30 women trained and ready to step-in to stop violence in their community.</li></ol>We have recently held a safety audit for girls living in and around Chembur to identify unsafe areas in their locality and are working with the administration to resolve the problems identified. 
 Our family counseling centers have skilled and experienced counselors who counsel and guide the aggrieved person. Our counseling process includes:1. Individual and Joint Counseling2. Home visits as and when needed3. A complete action plan to stop violence1. We have a success rate of over 58% where we have enabled the victim/survivor to meet their expectations in a relationship. 2. We have reached over 500,000 people with our message of gender equality through our play, "mulgi zali ho", "girl is born", "beti aayi hai". The play has been performed nationally and internationally. 3. We have reached 5000+ youth with over premarital workshop spreading the message of gender sensitivity and gender equality4. Our list of community counselors is now steadily increasing - we have 30+ community counselors today who step in as the first point of contact for the victim/survivor.

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