Current Projects

Winter Appeal

Support our 2023 Homelessness Outreach project every second Friday of the month by volunteering your time. You can also help support GUIH through cash donations, so that we can continue to reach out to vulnerable people in the streets of Melbourne. 

 

Eradicating Homelessness is everyone’s responsibility.

 
Join GUIH in finding ways we can build bridges to support this vulnerable cohort of people who just need that additional help and support. 
 
If you would like to donate towards this cause please donate online. Every dollar donated toward this project will go towards issuing vouchers for pharmacies, supermarkets and paying rent for emergency backpackers accommodation.
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Christmas Donation Giving Hope Hampers

Christmas Donation Giving Hope Hampers – CDGHH

The hampers will contain items like canned leg ham, goodies, supermarket voucher and or pharmacy voucher. Please donate $25 to our online account and mention (CDGHH).

Christmas Overseas Donation Giving Hope – CODGH

You can also give cash donations towards Christmas gifts to underprivileged people overseas in India.

Please donate $25 to our online account and mention (CODGH).

Donate to Educate

Overseas Educational Project:

GUIH has partnered with “Jeevan Lakshya” a not-for-profit organisation in India to support disadvantaged children whose families cannot afford sending them to school.

Please support GUIH in this project by saying NO TO CHILD LABOUR.

Your generous contributions will be used as follows:

$50 will go towards purchasing stationary, school bags, lunch boxes, pencil cases, hats, socks, uniform and shoes. Please donate to our online account and mention (DTE).

$100 will fund a child towards partial school fees. Please donate to our online account and mention (DTE).

  • All donors will receive a receipt
  • If paid in India there is tax exemption
  • Partial school fees sponsors will receive a photo and personal note from the sponsored child
  • If this sponsorship is ongoing, once a quarter updates on child’s progress in education will be communicated with the sponsor

Big changes are caused by small help

Overseas Employment Project:

GUIH has Partnered with APARA-Not-For-Profit Organisation in India supporting two projects:

Overseas Vocational Training for Women (OVTW)

There is a saying “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a life time”.

GUIH has partnered with APARA to identify poor adolescent girls and women and provide vocational skill training, namely in tailoring and type writing. This will help them gain long term employment and be self-sufficient.

$50 will go towards tutoring, travel cost, stationary and any other incidental expenses for the identify poor adolescent girls and women.

$100 will support partial funding towards purchasing a sewing machine that will assist them in becoming self-employed.

  • All donors will receive a receipt
  • Partial fund sponsors will receive a photo and personal note from the adolescent girl or women

 

Please donate to our online account and mention (OVTW).

Give a little help a lot

Overseas Homeless Project:

Overseas Housing the Homeless for Destitute (OHHD)

There were so many aged women and men uncared for by their children in the operational areas of the Society of APARA. Hence it started a home for the aged in Govindamedu village in the year 2007.

The women and men staying in this home are above 65 years old. Many of them are sick and limited in their mobility. The Society gives motherly care and attends to the needs of these elderly people.

GUIH has partnered with APARA to support these destitutes.

$50 or $100 will go towards food and medical expenses.

Please donate to our online account and mention (OHHD).