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For children from red light areas, orphans & earthquake affected
children
A woman is sold into prostitution for as little as Rs.10,000/- (about
US$200/-). Her life is shattered. She is a slave on whom lusty humans
feed. Many of these girls have children. They are their only joy in life,
their only possession that is of worth.
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For slum children
A majority of Mumbai’s unskilled labour live in very poor housing
areas called ‘zopadpatti’ or slums. All able members of families
living in such slums leave home early in the morning in search of work
and return late in the night.
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Tailoring, craft & Literacy classes
for women
Many young girls and mothers living in the slums possess skills that needs
to be developed. Tailoring and embroidery are the most common skills.
IMCARES runs three tailoring classes in it’s centers at Mahim, Dharavi
and Charkop slums.
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Prevention of HIV/AIDS
through care and training
AIDS has many faces, it could be a man, woman, and child, even unborn.
AIDS sees no barriers, no rich no poor, no caste, no religion. While the
rich can afford to hide the fact, AIDS cases are on a continual rise in
the poor slums areas.
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Caring for sick destitutes
Take a tour of the city streets of Mumbai. You will see beautiful colours,
people of all kind and ethnic backgrounds. People working hard for a living.
Some prosperous, some on their way to prosperity, some struggling hard
and some not so fortunate.
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Community Training Course
It is encouraging to see the Church in Mumbai respond to Christ’s
call to love our neighbours, to care for widows and orphans in their time
of distress. God has used IMCARES to be a driving force and as a catalyst
to many churches and organizations to start various social projects.
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For street children
More than half of Mumbai’s 18 million inhabitants live in the slums
and on the pavements. Children living on the pavement and huts along the
pavements are vulnerable to all kinds of evil one can think of.
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