Rescuing Children, Empowering Moms, Building Families
Every eight minutes a mother dies of childbirth in India
Every eight minutes a mother dies in childbirth in India. The most tragic aspect of these deaths is that about 90 percent of them are avoidable.
Girls in India ages 1-5 are dying of pneumonia and diarrhea at a rate 5 times higher than boys that age
It is estimated that India aborts 500,000 female babies a year
Genitoplasty- a sex change operation on newborn girls is a growing and deeply immoral business that joins the gendercide list.
In India there are more than 37 million more males than females, leaving a gender imbalance.
The Indian girl child age 1-5 years is 75% more likely to die than an Indian boy,
Every eight minutes a mother dies of childbirth in India
Girls in India ages 1-5 are dying of pneumonia and diarrhea at a rate 5 times higher than boys that age
It is estimated that India aborts 500,000 female babies a year
Genitoplasty- a sex change operation on newborn girls is a growing and deeply immoral business that joins the gendercide list.
In India there are more than 37 million more males than females, leaving a gender imbalance.
The Indian girl child age 1-5 years is 75% more likely to die than an Indian boy,
Gendercide is the deliberate, systematic destruction of a gender group - usually girls. Throughout South Asia, daughters are often considered a burden to be carried until they are old enough to marry. They bring no promise of wealth to the family; rather, their dowry and wedding will cost the family a great deal. Money spent keeping a girl well-fed, healthy and educated only benefits the future husband’s family - so it isn't done. This attitude results in the neglect, starvation, abandonment and murder of girl children and mistreatment of mothers. Those mothers who birth too many girls often end up on the street where social stigma keeps them isolated from anyone other than fellow abandoned mothers and the darker elements of society.
GenderSave exists to rescue these girls and give them life; to enable rejected mothers to keep and care for their daughters; to repair or rebuild families from the pieces left behind. Abandoned or unwanted girls are cared for at local affiliated orphanages where we ensure they are given medical attention, food, clothing, shelter and education. Rejected mothers are offered practical skills training or assistance in starting a micro-business so they can provide for themselves and their daughters. Where possible, we provide family counseling to strengthen or rebuild a family divided over the birth of a girl.
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Counseling is provided to eradicate the historic cultural confusion of disrespect for the female gender. It is imperative to educate and provide counseling to individuals and families. GenderSave counselors go into the community and invite expectant mothers to the Center for free medical care and assistance. At the Center the counselors will work with families […]
In India, a sewing machine empowers and equips a woman by giving her a profession and thereby financial stability and freedom from abuse. A sewing machine costs $150 and the table and accessories are an additional $150. Do not hesitate; a gift of any amount will help bring freedom to a woman in India. Click […]
Every child deserves an education to ensure future employment and progress of the family. Educated women have even more to offer society. Educated girls are less likely to become child brides, and if they complete a degree, they are less likely to bear more than three children. As part of the prenatal and postnatal care […]
Quite often the parents will abandon the girl child at birth at the nearest dump or on the hospital grounds or simply in a dark alley where she will be left to die. GenderSave field workers rescue infant girls and register them in one of our field partner orphanages. The cost to provide a baby […]
GenderSave works closely with Harvest International, an organization that brings hope to the lost little ones of India. Their orphanage takes in children from the street and rescues girls from the hands of sex traffickers. They host a school for the girls, free of charge, to educate and empower them. Harvest believes in bringing and […]
The Women’s Care Center offers no cost prenatal and postnatal care. Providing at no cost essentials, vitamins, milk, new born care kit, clothing for the new born, personal attention, counseling and emotional support, and eliminates the need for a mid-wife who is often the agent of gendercide in the village. The Center is staffed by […]
Rescuing Children, Empowering Moms, Building Families
GenderSave exists to save India's daughters from female infanticide, feticide and all forms of sexual discrimination. By compiling a dedicated team of volunteers, donors, and professionals who passionately believe in adding worth to female lives in India, we WILL make a difference. Our programs work to empower India's women to ultimately establish themselves as valuable, equal and cherished human beings by their surrounding community and culture.
