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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“The abusers insert a candle or fingers in the vagina of children torture them. If the children don’t relent even then, the abusers 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 the Society for Participatory Integrated Development (SPID), while talking about many heart-rending stories of trafficked children in red-light areas. In over three decades, the team of SPID led by Lalitha, has saved over 3000 children from the red-light areas in Delhi, such as GB Road, and many from clutches of sex trafficking. While Lalitha has also helped many women escape the clutches of being forced into sex work, the SPID is focused on rescuing children and giving them a better life.Sadly, many more children need to be rescued and need a loving home. SPID needs your support to carry on the mission, to move out of the small shelters that are subject to arbitrary rental increases or landlords’ whims, to permanent locations where she can rescue more children and give them all the love they deserve. Your support will give these children the care and upbringing they need. 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).“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 Lalitha. 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 to this fundraiser for permanent premises through Give, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform. Help Lalitha give hundreds of children rescued from brothels a life away from violence and abuse. Donate 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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“I used to be sexually abused repeatedly, and when I screamed in pain, they hit and threatened me with more violence,” says Priya (name changed), a rescued child sex worker. Priya was abducted by traffickers and sold into a red-light area house before she was rescued by Guria led by Manju. For over two decades, Manju has been rescuing young girls forced into prostitution across the country. She has been shaken to the core seeing some of the most horrifying crimes that young girls have to undergo. “You can’t imagine the state of girls forced into sex work. The girls are given electric shocks and burnt with cigarette butts just to get kicks out of it. And if they get pregnant, the "owners" kick them repeatedly in the womb so that the child inside dies…If you want to see hell, it is here on this planet where young girls are sexually abused,” says Manju.Manju needs your help to rescue more young girls from forced prostitution and reunite them with their families. Donate now.Guria’s work over the yearsBased out of Varanasi, inarguably the holiest place in India, Manju and her organisation Guria, fights the sexual exploitation of girls, especially minors, by taking on the traffickers head-on, and rescuing and rehabilitating them.Started in 1993, Guria has rescued over 5500 persons from slavery, sex trafficking, and child prostitution so far. It has also been instrumental in shutting down hundreds of places that housed trafficked girls and putting scores of traffickers out of business and in jail.For instance, in 2005, a Guria-led rescue operation in Varanasi's red-light area led to the freeing of 49 women and girls, including minors. Many of them were kept against their will. Some of the traffickers were also arrested and tried. Since then, Guria has rescued thousands of young girls.Manju and her husband, Ajeet Singh began rescuing girls from Varanasi’s red-light areas and then working to stop the sex-trafficking of young girls within Uttar Pradesh and outside. The organisation’s aim is to eliminate the sex trafficking of women, especially minor girls, end second-generation prostitution and child prostitution, and rehabilitate women and girls who are rescued from the trade. Manju has faced violent backlash from the traffickers and other vested interests, but it has not deterred her from carrying on rescuing young girls from trafficking. Rescue and rehabilitationBesides rescuing girls trafficked for sex, mostly from low-income families, from across the country, Guria fights on their behalf in courts and also provides education, food, vocational training, and other facilities until they are united with their families. But because of a lack of funds, Guria is finding it difficult to rescue more girls and also take care of them once they are away from the clutches of the traffickers. Take the case of Sameena (name changed), who was abducted from Uttar Pradesh all the way to Telangana. Guria took it upon itself to rescue the girl with the help of its own work and also the authorities. After months of rehabilitation, Sameena went back to her family and even completed her education. With your support, Manju can rescue many more young girls from trafficking and help them live the life of their dreams.

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<ul><li>Umeed is a non-profit that promotes women’s empowerment. We aspire to radically alter the mindsets that exist within society and bring about an immediate and lasting difference; one of dignity, security and HOPE for women.</li><li>Our programs along with our lifelong network of trust and support equip women with life skills, a progressive mindset and exposure to the world of opportunities around them. </li><li>Our mission is to make women take better control of their wellbeing, become self-reliant and participate and contribute in a meaningful way to their self-learning journey, their family and community.</li></ul>

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Umeed is a registered non-profit organization founded in 2014 with a vision to promote women's empowerment by providing tools and opportunities for women to become valued and equal members of society. We achieve this by equipping women and their support networks with essential skills, mindset, and exposure to empower and support women at multiple levels within the gender ecosystem.With over a decade of experience working with women on the ground, Umeed has developed two impactful programs that address women's empowerment at both individual and systemic levels. Our FirstLeap Career Readiness &amp; Empowerment program directly enhances the future readiness of young women students from marginalized backgrounds, while SAHYOG, our capacity-building program, empowers government authorities with skills, knowledge, and gender sensitivity to provide career opportunities.Together, these programs strive to achieve more equitable gender participation in the workforce by addressing the issue at both direct and systemic levels. Our work contributes to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1, 3, 5, and 8, fostering a more inclusive and equitable society.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/8f54d611-f059-4272-9c98-b6a39a6ac4ad.webp" />FirstLeap Career Readiness &amp; EmpowermentFirstLeap empowers young women to become confident, career-ready individuals through a four-pillar approach. The program focuses on developing essential skills, cultivating a strong mindset, providing exposure to diverse career opportunities, and fostering family support. Through interactive workshops, mentorship, and hands-on training, women gain the skills and confidence to succeed in their chosen paths. The program's 5-step self-worth curriculum helps women develop self-awareness, self-love, and agency. By engaging parents and families through critical dialogue, FirstLeap creates a supportive ecosystem, enabling women to pursue their goals and achieve their full potential.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/46295712-674d-4e84-ad47-6e89fac47b30.webp" />SAHYOGA one of its kind system strengthening program with the State government’s degree college career mentors. SAHYOG is a collaborative pilot program in partnership with The Commissionerate of Collegiate Education, Telangana, UMEED, and SVP, India. This Train the Trainer program, led by UMEED, leverages our strength in gender-inclusive mentoring capacity building and aims to empower officials of the Telangana Skills and Knowledge Centre (TSKC).<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/40b1a216-f971-420d-a0db-4375d28708f8.webp" />Through our two programs—one at an individual level and the other at a systems scale—we are on a relentless pursuit to empower women by equipping them with career skills, self-worth, confidence, and professional exposure, while simultaneously reducing the systemic barriers that hinder their decision-making. Umeed has taken countless young women on a transformational path of change. Listen to two of our amazing program participants, Poorvaja and Shazia, as they share their story of HOPE!<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4yKhaFRraL0?showinfo=0"></iframe>Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted fundraising platform, to support UMEED in our mission to empower 500 young women to begin and sustain their journey of social and economic empowerment.

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<ul><li>According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2021, out of 156 countries, India ranks 151 in women’s economic participation.</li><li>The recent COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on low-income households where huge numbers of suddenly out-of-work families are struggling to make ends meet. In these extraordinary times, when we are all united in our fight against the COVID-19 virus, we at Umeed believe that our community women have a very critical role to play in the restoration of economic stability in their families.    </li><li>According to the IMF, bringing the level of women’s participation in the workforce at par to that of men will boost the Indian economy by 27%.</li><li>Now more than ever there is a need for rehabilitation through access to the right knowledge and employability skills for women.</li></ul> 
 <ul><li>UMEED’s solution to the above problem is its FIRSTLEAP program. Firstleap is a 3 month-long rigorous training program for women from urban low-income communities. The program empowers women holistically with functional life skills and values that make them job-ready.</li><li>During the program, women get awareness about and learn from various industries that can absorb them in their labor force. Post-program completion, women are provided with employment opportunities to take their very first step towards becoming empowered woman contributing to the Indian economy. </li></ul> 
 We define an empowered woman as An Empowered woman is one who not only has the right to choose but also the right skill, mindset and exposure to make that choice and sustain IT.Directly derived from our definition of empowered women is our training approach that focuses on the below 3 important components:<ul><li>Skill: Knowledge of functional and life skills that can be applied to any entry-level work scenario.</li><li>Mindset: Focus on shifting women’s mindset with the aim of developing a sense of self-worth.</li><li>Exposure: Field visits aimed at introducing and exposing women to the world of opportunities outside.</li></ul>The program through its holistic approach aims at achieving the below objectives:<ul><li>Skill Building: Impart employability skills such as effective workplace communication, basic math, personal grooming etc</li><li>Self-Development: Create awareness about values that sets women up for growth in both personal and professional life</li><li>Exposure: Provide exposure to the working of the outside world, from booking Ubers to using UPI payments etc</li><li>Job Placement: Place women in their very first job after successfully completing the program</li></ul>

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