This winter, as the biting cold descends on 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 freezing winds and sleepless nights. A warm blanket could mean the difference between despair and hope.Donate warm clothes and blankets to abandoned elderly mothers now. Give generously."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, the founder of Maitri. "Since they are abandoned, they don't have a home or family. They have no means to care for themselves or their nutrition. Winters are extremely painful for them, and many eventually pass away. Without thermals, it's not possible to survive winters in Vrindavan."<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/1abfb906-563b-4747-85b8-8af2071a2856.jpg" />This heartbreaking reality is why Maitri is committed to providing blankets and warm clothing to these abandoned widow mothers. Your contribution can help shield them from the piercing cold and offer them a lifeline during this harsh winter season. "Maitri also provides food, shelter, and healthcare to abandoned widow mothers. Your funds will help them reach and support many more widow mothers in need.

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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.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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Our Mission is to empower women and children to achieve their potential with dignity."The Swami Sivananda Institute of Fine Arts and Crafts established in 1964, by Smt. K. Varalakshmi Rao is located on a four acre campus in Punjabi Bagh East, New Delhi. It is a secular not for profit Institute. The Institute is not affiliated to any religion, sect or political order. The operating philosophy of SSMI is: “While private initiatives can set up centers of excellence, outreach and scale-up is possible only through Government schemes”Main Activities:<ul><li>Operate a Balwadi, Primary and Secondary schools, providing free education to 1000 children.</li><li>Women Livelihood program of taking skill training to production in Textiles and Food sector under the Brand name SUBHA.</li><li>Partner with the Govt. of NCT of Delhi for implementing ICDS-Supplement Nutrition Program.</li><li>With funding from Vision for All, Switzerland and technical support from R. P. Center (AIIMS), SSMI provides Eye Care to underprivileged communities in Delhi.</li></ul>

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While the story sounds promising there is plenty of grey area. It is not easy to reach this target. Its difficult to bring in women for training and retraining. They have no money to travel for training. Fair trade Certification is very expensive, Trade shows are definitely very expensive. So, it is a chicken egg story. Subha should showcase its goods to get more business to provide more women with livelihood. If we have an order in hand, we have some money to give women stipend for a few days to get trained to work on our product. The fund is required to bring in more business through fair trade certification and trade shows. 
 We have 80 women earning their livelihood and we are exporting textile products from home ware to bags, fashion and accessories to UK, Paris, Ireland, Singapore and of course a reasonable market in India. Our efforts for immediate future are to expand the business and add 100 more women. For this we need to improve our infrastructure, to get Fair trade certification, participate in trade shows and employ 2 market executives. 
 When a woman earns, the household gets better. Children get their cuppa milk, better food and definitely attend school as the woman does not want her child alone at Home. Since 1964, SSMI has believed in empowering women for the above said reason. And sure, we have seen the impact. Therefore, we train and retrain women in product development to give us the best quality product. Subha Textile production Center offers livelihood options for women through training and retraining on the machine or working with hand like hand embroidery, crochet, knitting, making tassels etc. and keeping alive a traditional craft – Hand Block Printing.

Subha-the new dawn for women

Children living urban slums in India lack access to high quality early childhood educational opportunities, a situation that can disadvantage them throughout their lives. The Indian government has failed to provide children under the age of six with proper schooling as over 20 million children are still not attending any pre-school programs according to UNICEF. Additionally, recent studies show 56,000 children die every year in urban slums in India due to malnutrition and two thirds of deaths among children under 5 are attributed to undernutrition. Preschool programs possess the potential to not only provide educational opportunities, but also nutritional assistance such as requisite meals, sustenance, and health examinations. Early interventions can alter lifelong trajectories of the children’s development, cognitive abilities, and health. It is critical that we provide underprivileged children with the proper advantage required to escape the cycle of poverty. 
 Swami Sivananda Memorial Institute is a non-for profit empowering underprivileged women and children to realize their full potential. My goal is to help build a Balwadi, a preschool for underprivileged children, from ages 3 to 6 living in clusters in and around Madipur, New Delhi. The Balwadi will be close to the residence of students and taught by girls who have graduated from school and have undergone a six month teacher training program. Students will engage in educational, recreation and fun activities such as sports and learning vocabulary. Moreover, students will be given hot cooked meals and regular health checkups. The children will also be taught good hygiene habits such as brushing, hand washing and bathing as many lack the resource to sanitation facilities. 
 The goal of the Balwadi is to provide an early education which is fundamental for assuring optimal utilization of children’s potential and enabling the children to develop a sound foundation for life. Furthermore, providing this adequate and well balanced diet will ensure good health and development as well-nourished children are more likely to be productive and ready to learn. Without the help of the Balwadi, undernutrition will stunt intellect, reduce productivity and perpetuate poverty. Preschool education is critical in developing educational and cognitive skills which help students later in life receive a higher education and graduate school with an employable skill. Fundraising by Megan Chopra

Build a Balwadi: A Preschool for Children  Living in Urban Slums in India

Living in urban-rural areas, most under-privileged families struggle meet ends and in this process their focus is mostly ensuring food on the table for their families. It is here that the education of the children in the family gets completely neglected, thereby creating a vicious cycle of poverty that our society makes it difficult for them to emerge out of. At SSMI, we provide free high quality holistic education to children of these families thereby providing with the means to unshackle not just themselves but their family from this bondage of poverty. 
 SSMI Student sponsorship programme helps to unleash their potential empowering and educating them for a better tomorrow. SSMI through its school program creates a lasting and positive impact in their lives. Here is your chance to change the life of a student from age 3+ to 16 years. 
 Swami Sivananda Memorial School is a safe and nurturing space that welcomes and celebrates diversity, and recognizes the unique strengths and challenges of each student. The curriculum is rigorous, relevant, and engaging, and designed to foster critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills. It prioritizes holistic education, including physical education, arts, and social-emotional learning, alongside core academic subjects.

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With the onset of the pandemic, school students have been one of the most affected demographics in our country due to intermittent pauses in their education. This was the case for all school students, be it private or public. However solutions were found and the medium of education was shifted online. But for those who lacked access to technology, this consequence of the pandemic had a compounding effect over the last two years.The Board Examinations are a milestone for all in our country and become part of their record for life. Achieving positive results in an increasingly competitive has become a necessity. Here, those lack access to technology and constant support from family and society, tend to stumble. Not to mention the side-effects of COVID-19 of not being able to concentrate better, brain fog, etc. 
 Swami Sivananda Memorial Institute of Fine Arts &amp; Crafts (SSMI) runs schools which have witnessed such cases and would like to address them by providing the necessary support both academic and financial. While providing them with high-quality secondary education, SSMI would like to provide them with extra support by creating a Scholars Group, where students with high academic potential, talent and tenacity, would be selected for a curated programme to further hone their skills and provide them with the foundation to perform well at their upcoming 10th Class Board Examinations.Through the Scholars Group, students will receive hands on academic tuitions by expert teachers in English, Mathematics, Social Sciences, Physics, Chemistry and Biology, thereby providing them with complete guidance for an important milestone in their lives. These extra classes will not help them academically, but will also provide them with tips on how to gauge the examination paper on the given day, how to articulate their answers.All these measures would greatly boost their morale as well as their confidence, which is much needed to transform their lives in a positive manner. 
 We hope to achieve the following:<ol><li>A substantial increase in their academic prospects and, later in life, their career prospects through this programme. </li><li>Increase their capability to not just pass the exam, but also to achieve good results</li><li>Expanding this Scholars Group on a year-on-year basis to aid and assist students achieve better higher education</li></ol>

Subha-the new dawn for women

Build a Balwadi: A Preschool for Children Living in Urban Slums in India

Sponsor a Student's Education for a Year

Aiding Underpriviliged Secondary School Students for 2023 Board Examinations

Urgent need for blankets & warm clothes for abandoned widow mothers of Vrindavan. Donate now

Help Girish give 250 HIV+ children, rescued from abuse in red-light areas a new life

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