“My 8-year-old son was diagnosed with cancer and it left the entire family devastated. I was told the cost of treatment would run into lakhs. I was barely managing to make ends meet and there was nothing I could do to save Swaroop. But the Nargis Dutt Foundation stepped in and took care of all the expenses. I can’t even imagine the consequences had they not been there for my son,,” says teary-eyed Devendra.The helplessness that Devendra felt is not uncommon among low-income families of cancer patients. There are many who helplessly see their dear ones, including children, lose their life in the most painful manner. Nargis Dutt Foundation has ensured that thousands of families don’t see this fate. It’s been a ray of hope for thousands of cancer patients since its inception over 40 years back. You can help save many more patients with cancer. 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). The cost of each chemotherapy is as much as ₹15,000 and a cancer patient can require between 6 to 12 sessions. The hefty cost for cancer treatment is well beyond the reach for poor families that are barely surviving on two square meals a day. Help Nargis Dutt Foundation provide treatment to poor cancer patients and save them from a slow and painful death.Giving hope to cancer patients“I was just 13 when my mother was diagnosed with cancer. When I saw my mother struggling for life it left a lifelong impact on me. Her condition had deteriorated to such an extent she was almost unrecognisable. I know how it feels like to lose a loved one to cancer and I am not alone in my grief. There are thousands of people struggling to save their family members,” says Priya, daughter of noted actress Nargis Dutt, who lost her life to cancer, and in whose name the NGO has been founded. Priya has made it her life’s mission to save as many cancer patients as she can, but she can not do it alone. Nargis Dutt Foundation needs your support. Your donation can not only save cancer patients but can give life to entire families.Need for the fundraiserCancer is often seen as a death sentence. But doctors say that if detected early and if a patient receives essential treatment, the illness can be defeated and the person can return to their lives. “Treatment of cancer often depends on multiple factors including the type of cancer and the stage in which it is detected. Some patients require surgery while some can be cured with just chemotherapy or immunotherapy. “Whatever may be the need, our nonprofit supports patients till the time they are cancer free. We not only take care of the cost of treatment but even assist patients with nutrition which is vital in the fight against cancer. Moreover, we ensure that family members who are already facing immense hardships get proper accommodation and food during treatment so they don’t suffer any further,” says the NGO leader. With your support, Nargis Dutt Foundation can help patients win the fight against cancer and save their families from grief of losing a loved one.Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest and most trusted fundraising platform, to support Nargis Dutt Foundation in their mission to give life-saving chemotherapy and care to cancer patients who can not afford treatment.

500 cancer patients are fighting for life, help Nargis Dutt Foundation give them urgent chemotherapy

Dev Pratap and Chandni know what it means to go to bed hungry. They grew up in slums, picking rags and doing odd jobs to survive. There were days when they didn’t know where the next meal would come from. But even then, they chose to share what little they had. With the few rupees they could save, they started feeding children. They worked as waiters in restaurants and took on every possible job to keep their small effort alive.Today, that effort has grown into a full-fledged mission. Their NGO Voice of Slums now feeds over 800 children every single day—365 days a year.They have put together everything from large utensils to a delivery van for distribution, the only challenge they face is to arrange rations in such a large quantity each day. And you can support them in this fight by donating to the cause. Your contribution can feed tens of kids who are in urgent need of nutrition. Donate generously!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)."These children wait for us with plates in hand..."<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/83da1512-1741-44cf-bff2-90e45d1e1275.webp" />In slums, food is not just nourishment, it’s hope. When the Voice of Slums van arrives, children come running with joy.“These children call me didi. When they see a plate full of food, they feel didi is there. She’ll make sure we get a good meal. I can see hope in their eyes.” Chandni says.These are children who have no one to care for them. Many have lost their parents. Others are neglected and forgotten by society. For them, Dev, Chandni, and their team are family—their only source of warmth, nutrition, and safety.A battle against hunger every single dayFeeding 800 children isn’t easy. It takes dedication, organisation, and above all, resources.“We have a full team, an equipped kitchen, and a van for delivery. All we need is rations.”The meals provided aren’t just to fill stomachs, they’re packed with nutrition, designed to help growing children regain strength, energy, and the will to dream again.“At times, I have sleepless nights just thinking how these kids might be surviving. For those who don’t have parents, they are completely dependent upon us. Where will they go?” Dev adds.<img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/f25b705a-dd73-4ae7-91b5-0bd330008bff.webp" />You can make sure no child sleeps hungryYour donation will help Voice of Slums continue providing hot meals to children who have no one else. With food in their stomachs, these children can smile, play, study, and dream.“I can’t allow a child to sleep hungry. I can’t see a child unable to even play just because of hunger” Chandni says. They’ve built everything with love. Now they need your support.Voice of Slums doesn’t rely on big grants or government aid. It’s built on the resilience of two young leaders who turned their pain into purpose. They have the kitchen, the van, the team. What they need now is rations, and a community that believes no child should be left hungry. Donate today. Help feed a child. Together, we can keep hope alive.Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s most trusted online donation platform, to support Voice of Slums in its mission to feed and care for children from slums.

Join Chandni and Dev in their mission to feed hundreds of slum children every day

“I never set foot in a school and I can’t read or write but today when I see my daughter speak in English, it fills my heart with so much joy. I am a rickshaw puller, I couldn’t dream of sending my child to an English medium school”, says Murtuza, one of the thousands of underprivileged slum dwellers who have found hope at Samaritan Help Mission School.After being kicked out of school in class 7th due to poverty, Mamoon Akthar resolved that he would ensure no child was deprived of education the way he was. He started Samaritan Help Mission for children from slums and today is schooling over 6,500 students. Your support can ensure that thousands of children can escape poverty and a life of suffering. Donate generously.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).Poverty - an invisible cageThousands of people continue to be trapped in an unending cycle of poverty in slums across the country, where generation after generation struggles for their mere survival. Mamoon Akhtar, who grew up in the slums of Tikiapara, Kolkata, has embarked on a mission to break this cycle through education. “My teachers came and told me your fees are not cleared. And if you don't clear the fees you will not be allowed to sit for the exam. It was that day that I had to leave the school. I thought that I will someday create the opportunity for children from slums which I never got” recalls Mamoon.While talking about the deplorable condition of children in slums, Mamoon shared that each year countless innocent lives are destroyed by abusers and exploiters. “For these children for whom school is a luxury, the only option left is rag-picking. The children are misused and pulled into a life of crime. They remain illiterate and the cycle of poverty never ends”, he further says. Support the Samaritan Help Mission and join the movement“I started with just six students in my thatched roof hut in the slums. But I did not even have the money to buy books and copies for the children. I went around collecting waste paper from office buildings and then sold that to provide supplies for my students. Today I am educating over 6,500 students in our school”, Mamoon added.Mamoon says “If we fail to provide these children the education and opportunities they deserve, these children will lose all hope of a future. They will continue to remain in darkness.I urge each one to come and join me in helping thousands of children from the most backward and impoverished families to break free from poverty, illiteracy and generational poverty.”Donate to this fundraiser on Give, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to help Mamoon shine the light of education on underprivileged children from slums and brighten their lives forever.

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About Udayan Care“Udayan” is a Sanskrit word that means “Eternal Sunrise”. We strive to bring sunshine into the lives of the underserved sections of society that require intervention. Registered in 1994 as a Public Charitable Trust, Udayan Care works to empower vulnerable children, women, and youth, in 36 cities across 15 states of India.Starting with one group home for children without parental care, in 1996, Udayan Care has supported different disadvantaged groups by establishing more group homes, enabling girls’ higher education, providing vocational training and livelihood programs, and advocating for developing reintegration and family-based mechanisms. In 29 years, we have directly impacted the lives of over 38,000 children, women, and youth as beneficiaries as well as multiples of thousands more as indirect beneficiaries through our programs, training, and advocacy efforts. This was made possible only through the support of like-minded people, donors, partners, volunteers, and staff, who believed in our work and mission.Why We Exist?To strengthen families by transforming the lives of children and youth from underserved sections of society, through meaningful interventions for development at every step of their journey towards a dignified life.VISIONMaking Young Lives Shine.MISSIONBy engaging individuals, committed to human rights, under the framework of the SDGs, Udayan Care enables nurturing homes for vulnerable children; empowers girls to aspire for and pursue higher education and gain employability; offers communities digital and vocational training to become self-reliant. Through research, training, conferences, and advocacy, Udayan Care influences policies and practices on the Standards of Alternative Care in the South Asian regionVALUESCompassion. Inspiration. Respect. Competence. Accountability

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Deepak lost his parents when he was very young and had to move into his Uncle’s flat. Unfortunately, he couldn’t acclimatise to his new home and so at the tender age of nine, he packed up whatever little he had and boarded a train to Delhi seeking employment in hotels.

Udayan Care took full responsibility of the young boy and moved him into an Udayan Ghar. Before joining us, Deepak could not read or write. We provided him tuition to prepare him for a mainstream school. As soon as he was ready, we had him enrolled in a good school. Now he studies in class 12, concentrating on commerce as his main subject.

Today he is a talkative, friendly and articulate young man. Each year he has excelled in academics, securing 89% in the Class 10 board exams. His dream is to pursue a B.Com from Delhi University, become a chartered accountant and complete an MBA. Anything is possible for this talented teenager!

Anything is possible for Deepak

In 2002, Ruchi, a 14 year old distressed girl, came to Udayan Ghar, Mehrauli. After her mother had died her father was unable to care of her, leaving Ruchi with very little hope. But we were there to pick up the pieces left behind by her family and took her under our wing.

Now a part of the Udayan family, Ruchi receives all the love and care she has always deserved. She completed her education and honed her skills. Her hard work and tenacity has lead her to the position of trainee with the JW Marriot Group’s hotels in Pune. Excitingly the hotel recently gave Ruchi her first flying experience and flew her to Jaipur for a workshop.

Ruchi says, “I want to excel at my work and travel to many more places!”

The sky’s the limit for Ruchi

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India is home to 31 million orphans who neither have access to food nor education. With no family or support, these children are deprived of their basic rights and remain marginalised from the rest of society. Horrifyingly, most of them are abused, exploited, and are involved in illegal activities in order to survive on the streets.There are only 75,000 orphanages and shelters in India, most lacking long term care in a family like setting, counselling, or emotional bonding. Furthermore, adoption rates sit at a very low 0.18%. 
 Based on the belief that a loving home and family is the right of every child, Udayan Ghars are long term, group residential homes that nurture children without parental care, in a family-like environment, through a strategy called L.I.F.E – Living In Family Environment. There are single and multi- unit Udayan Ghars, wherein 12 children (6-18 years) constitute a unit, allowing individual attention to each child. This ‘Group Care’ model ensures children are loved and cared for by a group of Mentor Parents – long term volunteers, with the help of a team of caregivers, social workers, and mental health professionals. Udayan Ghars are located in middle-class neighbourhoods to help children integrate with mainstream society. Children receive quality education in some of the best schools. Once they reach the age of 18 years, they are supported through our Aftercare Programme and continue with higher education or vocational training towards economic independence. 
 Since its inception in 1996, Udayan Ghars have nurtured 1436 children. Presently, 194 children (143 girls &amp; 51 boys) live at our 17 Udayan Ghars, in 4 states - Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan and 45 young adults are being supported through our Aftercare Programme. By donating Rs. 5,000, you can support and improve the education, daily nutrition, and confidence of one of our children.

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In India, girls’ education is often considered the lowest priority, in particular girl’s higher education. According to current transition rates, a girl who enters her final year of primary education (typically Class V) still only has a 54% chance of even starting Class XI. This does not even include girls who drop out during primary school or never attend school at all! The highest percentage of girls drops out between Class X and Class XI. Currently, out of every 100 graduates, only 38 are women (Census 2011).India continues to be a country which largely values a girl’s marriage over her education. Among the lower-income groups, a girls’ higher education is often seen as an unaffordable luxury given a family’s financial constraints and preference to allocate resources to sons rather than daughters. This is coupled with cultural and social stigmas, perceptions and prohibitions, which act against the education of a girl child. All of this adds up to stack the deck against a girl acquiring a degree and reaching her potential.Hence, making a conscious choice to support the higher education of girls, Udayan Care began Udayan Shalini Fellowships in 2002 in Delhi with just 72 girls. 
 Udayan Shalini Fellowship Programme of Udayan Care is a unique academic excellence and personality development programme for deserving and talented girls from weak socio-economic background aiming to turn them into empowered and dignified women or Shalinis. It is unique because it goes beyond being a usual scholarship programme by not only supporting higher education but also providing them with individual attention, counselling and grooming through personalised mentoring to assure their mental, moral and over-all development. They are also provided with opportunities to widen their horizon of knowledge on various fields like career choices, social issues and personality development.Moreover, a 5 year planning of employability workshops with defined modules has been developed, which are delivered regularly and progressively to enable the girls to become employable, ranging from writing resumes, facing interviews, etiquettes in office, etc., by the time she finishes her studies. These regular workshops not only motivate them to seek employment after graduation, but also prepare them for entry level jobs. Lastly, the girls develop social sensitivity and a sense of responsibility, so that they give back once they become independent and start earning. 
 Through the USF programme, we aim to transform the lives of 40 Shalinis and their communities by ensuring there is non-disruption in studies for the girls so that there is increased employment opportunities for them. Moreover, the Shalinis get a better understanding of life due to the various workshops, and personalised mentoring, which leads to increase in self-confidence, self-esteem and aspirations and the ability of Shalinis to take independent decisions.Due to financial and moral support provided by USF programme, the Shalinis see an improved quality of life as they can continue their studies further, look after their families and serve society. Additionally, the parents have stopped forcing their daughter for early marriage as they see an opportunity for their daughters to continue their studies and become employable while adding value to their lives. Many of the earlier beneficiaries are now well settled in life as Chartered Accountants, engineers, doctors, nurses, teachers etc.The Shalinis not only support their families with money and informed decisions regarding life matters, they also participate in mentoring the new Shalinis by becoming active mentors; and enthusiastically work for nation building by becoming actively engaged in developing others, who are less fortunate than themselves.

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A family anchors us. Strong family support makes strong adults. But there are many families who fall apart for a multiplicity of reasons – financial crunch, disease, loss of earning member, vices, and addictions, lack of skill, or just strong patriarchal and or regressive social values. When family structures weaken, small children and young persons are the most impacted. We, at Udayan Care, understand that family care and protection are at the core of every child’s development without which they cannot grow up to be dignified independent individuals. Our programs are designed around strengthening families. 
 “Udayan Care believes that strong families make strong individuals and strong individuals make stronger families. Through our various programs we empower each member of a family,” explains Dr. Kiran Modi, Founder &amp; Managing Trustee, Udayan Care. “Our goal is to make young lives shine by strengthening their families,” she adds. Udayan Care makes families stronger by<ul><li>Supporting girls’ education</li><li>Providing mentoring support to children, girls, and young adults</li><li>Training youth &amp; women in IT &amp; vocational skills</li><li>Offering placement support to youth &amp; women</li><li>Providing counseling support to children, girls, and young adults</li><li>Facilitating livelihood opportunities for women &amp; youth</li><li>Providing families linkages with welfare schemes</li><li>Skilling / re-skilling individuals to improve their remunerative capacity</li></ul> We work with children in need of parental care by providing them with a family-like environment. We support the education of girls in peril of dropping out of school due to financial issues. We skill underprivileged youth in employable IT skills and place them in entry-level jobs. We work with care leavers to rehabilitate them into society. We work with families to ensure that children do not land up in institutional care. 
 Udayan Care works to empower vulnerable children, women, and youth, in 34 cities across 15 states of India. In 28 years, it has directly impacted the lives of over 35,000 children, women, and youth as beneficiaries as well as multiples of thousands more as indirect beneficiaries through its programs, training, and advocacy efforts. Let us illustrate the impact of our programs through Shweta's story. “Imagine coming from a family which didn’t have the means to support me to saving hundreds of families during the Covid-19 outbreak,” says Shweta, a nurse at a hospital in Kolkata. Let’s rewind back to a few years. Shweta’s father runs a small stationary shop that can barely support their daily expenses. She had big dreams but decided not to burden her father and got enrolled at a government school. One day her teacher told her about the Udayan Shalini Fellowship Program. Shweta got selected for the program and began a journey of empowerment. She trained to be a Nurse. Today, not only does she sustain her family but also helps numerous other families through her services as a Nurse.  Shweta was the fearless COVID warrior who worked tirelessly during the pandemic to save numerous lives and her family couldn’t be more proud of her.  We have the potential to make many more empowered women, skilled youth, and stronger families. But we need your support.

Making Families Stronger

Children under 18 years of age are an important population category of India not only due to their numerical strength as they constitute 35 percent of the country’s 1.38 billion population but also due to their vulnerability to abuse, deprivation, and abandonment. The children growing up in institutional care have to leave care homes on turning 18 years of age. These young adults are highly vulnerable and at risk of abuse and exploitation. They require support in multiple forms – counseling &amp; mental health support, financial support to complete their education or learn a vocational skill, a safe accommodation, life skills to navigate independent living, and access to a mentor for guidance and support.There are millions of children who get separated from their families due to poverty, forced child labour, early marriage, exposed to aggravated smuggling, subjected to human trafficking, and put at risk of violence and exploitation. Such children are vulnerable and need stability, and protection, and deserve holistic development.   
 Based on the belief that a loving home and family is the right of every child, Udayan Ghars are long-term, group residential homes that nurture children who are orphaned, abandoned, or at-risk, in a family-like environment, through a strategy called L.I.F.E – Living In Family Environment. This ‘Group Care’ model ensures children are loved and cared for by a group of Mentor Parents – long-term volunteers who are assisted by a team of caregivers, social workers, and mental health professionals. Children receive a quality education, vocational training, and mental health support. After reaching the age of 18 years, they are supported through our Udayan Ghar Aftercare Program which includes counseling in transition planning, employability skills, higher education, internships, and jobs. Under this program, the young adults are offered safe accommodation, a monthly stipend to manage their monthly expenses and their academic fee or vocational training fee is borne by the program. They are encouraged to learn how to live independently through gentle, yet firm mentoring and a lot of exposure training programs. The Program team supports them by getting their identity papers in order and also connecting them with other government welfare schemes. The program also supports them by organizing and paying for their wedding. 
 Since its inception, we have supported 134 young adults under our Aftercare Program and 146 adults are a part of our Alumni network. During the month of July, 53 young adults are currently being supported and being provided holistic care and guidance. Approximately, 81% of young adults are pursuing their education in schools, colleges, and through distance learning. Moreover, 10% of the young adults are engaged in a job or internship while pursuing their education while 5% are only involved in jobs or internships and are gradually moving towards self-reliance. Our holistic approach aims at helping young adults in becoming capable, self-reliant, and socially responsible citizens.

Udayan Ghar Aftercare Program

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