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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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 Ahilyanagar, 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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There are several thousands of NGos in India. Started by passionate founders , many struggle to find support for tasks that will create more engagement in their work from the public at large . On the other hand, there are a lot of people with time, passion and skills who , given the right opportunities will be able to contribute to the organisations purpose. The challenge that NGos face is the bandwidth to find and engage such volunteers . Young people have both the potential to find and engage others while building on their own leadership skills 
 We will connect youth to social causes to inspire greater empathy while they serve and support NGos with tasks that will both reduce costs for the NGO and enable greater efficiency Derrick, one such youth volunteer stuck at home during Covid took to volunteering by utilizing his skills to make reports and manage interns to upskilling the tribal women from an NGO and the result was that the women acquired a source of income by making 1 lakh masks.. <a href="https://ivolunteer.blog/2020/05/28/an-enriching-experience/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Read Derrick’s full story here</a>.At iVolunteer, we are curating a volunteer leadership program to connect hundreds of youth to their true passion by supporting NGOs which can benefit from such a force of young blood in their team.The target is as follows:<ul><li>Recruit and engage 100 volunteer leaders passionate about education, environment, gender equality, community welfare and animal welfare for a year</li><li>Each volunteer leader will lead the volunteer management for 5 NGOs</li><li>By the end of the year, each NGO would have activated 100 more volunteers, thus engaging 50000 volunteers in a year.</li></ul> 
 The impact created will be as follows:<ul><li>Multiplied number of youth engaging in active citizenship and civic initiatives</li><li>The human cost of NGOs reduces leading to more funding for the cause and programs</li><li>Increased awareness about the NGOs functions and impact</li></ul>The fund will be utilized to :<ul><li>Recruit and train volunteers to groom them into committed and skilled leaders</li><li>Support them in the operational support offered to NGOs</li><li>Ongoing mentoring and handholding to volunteer leaders </li><li>Immersive exposures to understand ground realities of India (twice a year)</li></ul><img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/69d86f5d-d7e3-45ab-ace9-25ff9a1438dc.jpg" width="422" />Founder's MessageShalabh Sahai, Co-founder and Director of iVolunteer shares, “I firmly believe that we create the society we want to live in. No nation can truly progress until its youth take the onus of making it a better place for all its inhabitants.“While I grew up in a middle class family with a good education and little connection with the struggles of the underprivileged, it was during my post graduation when I got an opportunity to witness the critical support that NGOs provide to millions across issues like lack of education, malnutrition, poverty, climate change, abandoned children and senior citizens. Yet, their common citizens didn’t know how they could support their work. iVolunteer was India’s first service  created to help people find opportunities to volunteer and support NGOs using time and skills. Now each year, 30,000+ individuals volunteer with our support with a choice of cause, time commitment, location and nature of engagement. But it’s a tiny number for India. How do we support a million people to volunteer? It would need a cohort of Volunteer Leaders. With thousands of motivated volunteer leaders working closely with thousands of credible NGOs, we can usher in a volunteering movement in India. The time is ripe with youth who are keen to take charge and bring about a social change. The proposed pilot is a step in this direction.

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COVID pandemic and subsequent lockdown have pushed poor and disadvantage into helplessness. Migrants, sex workers, single women headed households, daily wagers etc. have all lost livelihoods and are going through extremely difficult time. Their incomes have become ZERO. 
 We are going to provide cash transfers to them. We will transfer the money into their bank accounts, electronic wallets so that they can buy rations, pay for medical emergencies and take care of their daily needs. Cash is preferred choice for us because it gives people agency to do what they want with the money. 
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