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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“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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“I saw a girl, barely 7 or 8, being pushed into flesh trade. Her cries for help still echo in my ears. There were men as old as 60 r*ping the innocent child. That was the day I knew my mission in life was to get these children out of the hell-like conditions in red-light areas. They are nothing short of hell and no child deserves to grow up in this environment” says Vinay Vasta, founder of Social Activities Integration, an organisation committed to freeing children trapped in red-light areas.Vinay and his NGO have been able to provide education, medical care and nutrition to over 2,500 children. But his dream to provide safe shelter to children remains unrealized. “We do our best to keep these children safe during the day but sadly they are forced to go back to the red light areas at night as we don’t have a home for them. Your donation can help us build a safe home for children of sex workers and prevent them from being pulled into prostitution. Donate to make this dream a realityDonate 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).Life in red light areas“S*x workers use their homes which are barely 6 feet by 4 feet for their business. They invite customers in the presence of their children. Their children not only witness abuse but experience it too. Just imagine a child being told that all she can ever become in life is a pr*stitute”, Vinay shares as he explains the extent of abuse children face in red light areas.This is a life that thousands of children are forced to live behind closed doors where they suffer abuse and exploitation morning, noon and night.A ray of hopeVinay has been relentlessly trying to give children the care and education they deserve. He has provided quality English education to thousands of children, enabling them to secure a livelihood out of red-light areas. Several children taught by Vinay are today leading successful lives as professionals and Government employees. However the sad reality is that Vinay and his NGO, in the absence of a permanent shelter home, are unable to provide round the clock safety to these children, which is essential for their well-being.Your donations can enable SAI to build a shelter home for the children of sex workers and usher in a new tomorrow for them, away from the horrors of red-light areas.Donate to this fundraiser on Give.do, India’s largest and most trusted online donation platform, to provide safe shelter for children of sex workers and save them from abuse and second generation pr*stitution.NGO's 80G number: AACTS0408EF20216NGO's 12A number: AACTS0408EE20028

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Providing vocational training and support for economic self-sufficiency, especially for marginalized groups, through skill development programs.

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VISION : A society that respects human dignity and has gender equality.MISSION: WEEDS strives towards establishing just social order by building people's organizations, providing excellent education for children, empowering women and ensuring sustainable livelihood for the communities. Women’s Education and Economic Development Society (WEEDS) is a not-for profit organization founded in 1989, serving the Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Thiruvallur, Chennai, and Ranipet districts of Tamilnadu. Aligned with several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), WEEDS is dedicated to improving the socio-economic conditions of rural communities. Our initiatives include providing education to children from underprivileged backgrounds, empowering women in suburban &amp; rural areas, and addressing healthcare and disaster management needs.WEEDS was established in 1989 and registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act,. It is a fully accredited NGO, holding essential credentials such as FCRA registration, 80G, CSR, 12A, and all other required sanctions and registrations.Our Programmes :<ul><li>Women Empowerment:</li><li>Children’s Education and Development</li><li>Health and Hygiene</li><li>Livelihood Support</li><li>Community Development﻿</li></ul>

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The Native people who are residing over generations in Kancheepuram,Chengalpet &amp; Tiruvallur (chennai suburb districts) are from economically weaker backgrounds whose daily wages depend on unorganized work as these poor people couldn’t afford to study years back. Now, these low income earning people believe that providing quality education to their children will help them to overcome the suffering/struggles they are facing and education leads to better life &amp; future for their children.This led the parents’ heart to send their children to private schools even though it is hard for them to pay the fees, till primary classes they could afford to pay the fees but when their children go to secondary classes the fees amount increases and the parents find it difficult to pay the fees. On the other hand students who are from very poor families join in government school and these students can’t afford to buy basic school needs like Uniforms, bags, supportive materials like guide books, note books etc.,With all struggles when a student completes his/her studies till higher secondary, they find it difficult to join colleges due to families’ economic conditions. So, after school education instead of going to colleges, they work at supermarkets,textile shops etc., 
 WEEDS discovered this as a common issue happening among the native people of Kancheepuram,Chengalpet &amp; Tiruvallur (chennai suburb districts). Because of this issue, currently there is an increase in school and college dropouts than before since from COVID-19 pandemic/economic recession. This situation is leading the low income families’ students to go to the jobs than continuing higher education.So, to reduce dropouts and making students from low income families of Kancheepuram,Chengalpet &amp; Tiruvallur (chennai suburb districts) to pursue education, WEEDS is taking up this issue as challenge to support and motivate the parents by paying their children school/ college partial fees. And, through this education scholarship Aid the students can be able to more focus on their education rather than in stress about their fees dues. And parents can be encouraged and would believe the better life for their children, moreover our education scholarship support will boost the low income families’ parents to educate their children.Starting from this academic year, all these deserving students from low income families will receive the support until they finish their higher education. It is going to be a continuous process and every year they will receive the support from kind donors like you. 
 This support will help students to continue their education without interruption. We are not going to pay the full academic year fees but encouraging a low income family to move forward to overcome financial struggles by giving our hand/contribution for their children education. Our education aid will motivate both the parents and students.The support will help students of economically weaker families living in Kancheepuram,Chengalpet &amp; Tiruvallur (chennai suburb districts), Tamilnadu State, India.We believe that the most important effects of Education has on society is giving the people who live in a society the skills they needed to compete in their life and create a healthy future generation.Beneficaries,# Students from women headed families#Disabled students#Single Parent children#Students who lost parents and living under Guardian support#Students from Low earning families# ST community students

EDUCATE STUDENTS FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES

Under Article 21 (A) of the Constitution of India states that Every child between the ages of 6 to 14 years has the right to free and compulsory education. By the constitution all the children got access to education but with an imbalance. Thus, accessibility without equality is a greater discrimination form of untouchability. There is an imbalance between rural and urban students in getting access to quality education regarding teaching, computer skills, English knowledge and communication skills. We are devoted to abolish this wider hidden imbalance in Education. With this in mind we would like to concentrate on improving the computer knowledge of government school students together with the support of you (kind donors).In the current world all the people are adopting Computers which help the students to learn about the world and know what is happening in it. It helps them to aim for excellent jobs in the future and succeed in it. The computer has become a standard of education throughout the world. This makes computer education important. 
 For “Rural Students computer Literacy &amp; Life skills Training Programme”, the school's which we adopted are - Gerugambakkam &amp; Kovur Puduvattaram panchayaths middle schools where there are 600+ children studying from the class range of 1st STD – 8th Grade. We are planning to set up computer lab facility along with facilitator/Trainer who will teach the students. The students are basically from a very rural background and there is no chance for them to learn about computer system. If we teach them basic computer skill it will help them during their higher education. Life-skills training programme will enable them to learn 1.Self-awareness 2.Empathy 3.Critical Thinking 4.Creative thinking 5.Decision Making 6.Problem Solving 7.Effective Communication 8.Interpersonal relationship 9.Coping with stress10. Coping with emotions Name of the school : Kundrathur Panchayath union government middle SchoolLocation : Gerugambakkam &amp; Kovur Puduvattaram , Kundrathur Block, Kancheepuram districtTarget students : Classes from 6th to 8th gradeNo. of student beneficiaries for 1 year : 300 students 
 Through this 2 year project, a computer lab will be set up with 8 PCs and student of 6th to 8th class will be given basic computer skill training along with WHO's Life skill Training. The Computer skill training will be conducted in both theoretical &amp; Practical method. - Through our computer education, the students will get good basic knowledge in operating Computer. - Through life skill training students will be developed with good personality and attitude. - The Computer Literacy &amp; Life Skill Training will definitely change the lives of rural students. - We can definitely see a increase of students strength in public schools.

RURAL STUDENTS COMPUTER LITERACY AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMME

Women are still the most deprived and neglected segments of society despite the constitutional guarantee for equal rights and privileges, and continue to be victims of economic, social cultural and political marginalisation.Women undertake most of the work and their working hours are longer than those of men, They do domestic work like child care and housework, and they are considered a burden and are oppressed and violated in multiple ways. Their development is further retarded by intervening factors like gender discrimination, low level of education and work participation, poor nutritional status, violence against women and poor health .Women are deprived of sex education and have poor health due to frequent pregnancies. They lack information on balanced diet, family planning, house cleaning and other necessary information to improve their health and quality of life. They have low-paid jobs and lower financial independence, all of which translates into a lack of self-confidence.Poor women’s access to credit in rural areas is also very weak and is affected by a number of problems like insistence of collateral security, cultural distance between rural women and banks, cumbersome procedures, denial of credit to women due to default by male members of the family. 
 1. WEEDS proposes to promote employment oriented skill upgradation training to women.2. Generate awareness on social issuesSocial Awareness Seminars apart from the regular training. Awareness seminars will be conducted on various social issues .The topics will be awareness on pre-marital issues, dowry, role of family counseling centres, child marriage, domestic violence, disaster management, positive and negative thinking, human rights, role of education.In addition to this, the beneficiaries will be motivated to share the important lessons of such seminars with their family members, relatives, friends so that more number of people can be benefitted with such social awareness sessionsMethodology1. Reach out to the potential beneficiaries through mobilization and outreach initiatives encouraging women and girls enhance their skills by enrolling for stitching, embroidery courses2. course duration : Three months training course of stitching for a batch. In a year, 4 batches will be conducted.3. Skill enhancing exposure trips for the beneficiaries to improve their selling &amp; negotiation skillsCertification : certificates will be issued upon successful completion of the course.Target Group : Women and girls from the villages around Kundrathur.Total beneficiaries : 120 womenProject Area : Kundrathur Block, Kanchipuram district 
 EXPECTED OUTCOMES:Through this initiative, the 120 girls and women will acquire tailoring skills and it will make them economically independent .75% of the women and girls will be helped to get employment in the export garment units in and around Kundrathur. The beneficiaries will get a regular monthly salary of Rs 8000/- which will help them to improve their quality of life.25% of the women will be helped to start self employment with the assistance from bank loans .100% poverty will be reduced due to increase employability and unemployablity will be reduced120 women beneficiaries will be imparted awareness on pre-marital issues, dowry, role of family counseling centre, child marriage, domestic violence, disaster management, positive and negative thinking, human rights, and role of education. It will help them to safeguard themselves and their families from anti-social elements.More than 3000 women in the project area will get awareness through the trained beneficiaries because of this 75 % of the domestic violence will be stopped in the community90% of the young girls and boys will cultivate positive attitude and start live happily10 Self-help groups will be started in the area community.

Empowering women through Vocational Training skills in Kunrathur block, Kanchipuram district in Tamil Nadu, India.

When the pandemic hit, many workplace closed and many low income parents whose jobs situation were already unstable, lost their jobs or had reduced hours and pay. Those experience impacted the family ecosystem including children education. The balancing act that parents are having to do is challenging enough for financially stable families, but low-income families may have to choose between making rent, buying groceries or Paying fees for their education. This situation led many children to discontinue the education.Now the situation is slowly changing schools &amp; colleges are reopening so the students are force to pay the fees. 
 Through this program we will support the students to pay their fees, school kits (Bag, notebooks ,uniform) to continue their education without any distress. The students from Private school, Government school &amp; College students will be benefitted through this Programme. By this support we can reduce the burden of low income families. 
 We believe that the most important effects of Education has on society is giving the people who live in a society the skills they needed to compete in their life and create a healthy future generation.