"My son used to kick me when he was in my womb. Why make an issue when he kicked me in my old age?" reasons a very forgiving Shakti Dasi. The widow travelled 2300 kms from Tripura to Vrindavan after her only son violently beat her with a burning plank of wood and broke her knee one evening. She had to leave behind the business she had built with her husband who had died a few years back. Shakti ended up on the streets of Brindavan begging for food and shelter. But when Winnie Singh of Maitri saw Shakti in a frail state in tattered clothes, she brought her to the shelter home where Shakti gets food, care and medicines. What more, with Maitri’s intervention, Shakti reconciled with her son - and daughter-in-law, and now travels home to Tripura twice a year to spend time with her grandchildren. But she is not leaving Maitri, as this has become her family.Not every elderly widow who comes to Vrindavan after being abandoned by her family gets as lucky as Shakti. Many of them often end up living a lonely life and begging to survive on the streets. Maitri aspires to take care of every widow in need of help.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/ce101369-528c-4d37-bc1d-1118b9925af3.jpg" />Maitri’s Project Jeevan to the rescueAbandoned, elderly widows are the amongst the most vulnerable in India. After being thrown out of their often abandoned by their own children and are forced to beg for food and shelter. “Through Project Jeevan, Maitri houses aging widow mothers in two ashrams in Vrindavan and Radhakund (Mathura), providing them with wellness and well-being. The programme also reaches out to widow mothers beyond the ashrams with fruit, milk and healthcare services,” explains Winnie Singh, co-founder and executive director, Maitri India.Save homeless elderly widows from begging on the streetsMost widows who make their way to Vrindavan are abandoned by their families, often after years of abuse. They come here hoping they will spend the rest of their days in prayer and devotion. But most live in impoverished conditions on the streets and in dingy rooms. Since poor living conditions often cause a wide range of health ailments, including respiratory infections and chronic conditions, Maitri comes to their rescue through its Project Jeevan.The project aims to:<ul><li>Provide 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 on and engagement around the struggles of abandoned widow mothers</li></ul><img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/1abfb906-563b-4747-85b8-8af2071a2856.jpg" />Project Jeevan needs your support to help those in need of food, healthcare and well-being. Donate now.“Maitri urgently needs your support to provide food, clothing and healthcare to sustain these widow mothers who are prone to more illnesses as they age,” appeals Winnie.Maitri believes in a woman’s right to dignity in life and death, more so a mother. 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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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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YUVA is a professionally managed and transparency certified by Guidestar "Gold Certification" (GSN 4808 ) development Organization which works on the thematic areas of hunger and malnutrition, education and protection of children, basic health care and livelihood. It Works in Several Districts of Jharkhand Namely Simdega, Ranchi, Ramgarh, Dhanbad, Hazaribag, and Chatra Districts. YUVA works with Ultra Poor, Marginalized Sections of Society, People With Disabilities, Children Under Difficult Circumstances, Girl Child Education, Improved Access of Girls To Technology, Spoken English, Women and Girls facing cases of VAW, Poor Families facing life-threatening diseases, Critical Conditions Support Through Affirmative Action. YUVA has received accolades from Institutions like European Union, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, UK and with its donor partners for YUVA’S dedicated action and small prototype replicable models of development.

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With the help of our generous donors, we have made significant strides in addressing the generational poverty of coal miners in Jharkhand! Your funds have gone towards the rescue, rehabilitation, and education of hundreds of kids with no other way out of their situation. Donated funds have been used for -<ul><li>Nutritional support to malnourished beneficiaries</li><li>Special counseling for socially disadvantaged children</li><li>Parental counseling to help them re-enroll their children in schools</li><li>remedial education to dropped-out children</li></ul> We've done incredible work with the help you've given us but we need additional support to reach the thousands of children still affected by the hazards of coal mining. Donate now to secure their future and change the world.

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🤝&nbsp;Your Support Matters!&nbsp;🙏 Thank you for your invaluable support! With the funds raised thus far, we've been able to provide educational support to 162 vulnerable children out of which 87 are girls, in the coal mining areas of Ramgarh district, Jharkhand. Furthermore, we've been able to ensure that 5 children with cerebral palsy receive a daily nutritional boost of 250ml milk and a boiled egg, contributing to their well-being. However, there are still many kids working in unsafe coal mines who urgently need your help to escape generational poverty. Here's a summary of YUVA's annual budget requirements to offer a holistic intervention, encompassing education, nutrition, and emotional support, for 716 children from ultra-poor families working in coal mines. Donate now and make a difference! 💕🤝

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Despite having two premier Institutions for mental health care – Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP) and Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences (RINPAS) for nearly a century now, the condition of mental health care in Jharkhand is deplorable. Jharkhand is placed 5th in the country with 11.1% of the population suffering from severe mental illness as against the highest figure of 14.1 in Manipur and the lowest of 5.8 % in Assam. This is as per the first National mental health survey conducted by the MHFW, GOJ. Psychiatrists both at RINPAS and CIP have denied proper drug supply. Though some of the drugs are available for Patients at RINPAS but CIP never procured or provided medicines to the patients. The area falls in the Coal mines of Ramgarh, with presently 144 Target Children. In absence of the basic services even children with mild problems are developing secondary problems. The dearth of support systems along with poor child-rearing skills of parents develop a vicious circle of poverty. The need of the hour is to Provide Critical Conditions Support to Children with poor mental health in Ultra-poor families for their mental consultation, Medicines, Physiotherapy Inputs &amp; CBR Support (if needed). 
 <ul><li>Detailed Screening Of The Children For Early Identified of Cases.</li><li>Parental Consultation Camps for Counselling.</li><li>Expert Medical Consultation, MRI (If Suggested), Provision of Need Based Medicines For the Identified children, Critical Conditions Support ( if Needed)</li><li>Rendering specialized services at the Resource Centre.</li><li>150 CWD provided need based rehabilitation services.</li><li>Identified eligible CWDs will have Suitable Aids and Appliances.</li><li>Linkages for corrective surgery and /Or Allied services for treatment.</li><li>Village level sensitization drives.</li><li> Awareness Promotion and Community Education low cost locally available edibles with its nutrient values for Prevention against the cases of mental illness.</li></ul> 
 <ul><li>Children With Poor Mental Health From Ultra Poor Families have access to Proper Medical Consultation, Diagnosis, Expert Advice, Physiotherapy Inputs and Hand Holding Support for the Process of Socialization.</li><li>Children with special needs will have access to Critical Conditions Support to deal with emergency health needs.</li><li>The identified CWD of the target villages will enhance their skill for independent living with ensuring full participation.</li><li>CWD will have need-based Aid and Appliances and Disability Certificate.</li><li>20-60% Improvement in skill depending upon the severity level will be observed on the BASIC-MR scale</li><li>People are more aware of common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety, and are more willing to talk to health professionals and seek treatment.</li><li>Non availability of the information about low cost locally available edibles with its nutrient values for Prevention, Dearth of Early identification and intervention services and Counselling for the parents and Limited Skills to deal with the childhood Mental Health issues.</li></ul>

Critical Conditions Support For Children With Poor Mental Health In Coal Mining Areas Of Ramgarh, Jharkhand

The Primitive Tribal Communities, Birhores are forced to live a life of hunger, malnutrition, deprivation and misery as they are pushed onto the margins of the society. With their isolation from forest the women and children are left with no options other than begging and living under starvation conditions. Begging has made the children especially girls and women vulnerable to physical and sexual abuse leading to child marriages, high maternity mortality and infant mortality. With their displacement from forest, and Adverse Affect of COVID, the families are at the risk of their survival. Govt. has given them Shelter but the situation inside the houses is pathetic. Some of them have left their houses and live in the leaf made hutments or KUMBHAS. During rains and winter their situation becomes hapless. Children go to ICDS centers and primary schools for meals being provided there. Children find it difficult to learn at Primary schools as they have language barriers. There is no provision for special coaching for these children hence the retention at school is negligible. Children are involved in begging and grazing activities. Whatever is their income is spent on rice and drinking alcohol compelling them to live on the verge of extinction. 
 1.   Provision of food support to Birhore Families - Addressing hunger and malnutrition with special focus on children and expecting mothers and the marginalized Birhore families in General.2.   Provision of Health and Hygiene Care - for the ailing children, expecting mothers and elderly.3.   Livelihood Support For Non Farm Activities - Initiation of Small livelihood initiatives like mat making, rope making, net making, bee keeping and Goatry to facilitate cash income to ward off starvation conditions.4.   Livelihood Support For Farm Activities- Initiation of agricultural practices to reduce dependency on begging.5.   Remedial Education For Children – Coaching to Birhore Children for their retention is schools and enrolment of school dropouts to quality education programs. It would address the learning deficit, nutrition and emotional health of children during COVID. 
 1.     Improved food and Nutritional Security to the Birhore families.2.     Reduced Infant and maternity mortality among Birhores3.     School drop out Children are enrolled and retained for quality education programs and children have bridged the learning gaps arising due to COVID4.     Birhore families shifting from begging to farm and non- farm based livelihood.5.     Improved status of shelter for the Birhore communities and their protection.

Critical Conditions Support For Children With Poor Mental Health In Coal Mining Areas Of Ramgarh, Jharkhand

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