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DHARAVI’S DAUGHTERS ARE COVID WARRIORS

UPDATE : Our local scouts who took up this COLTS COVID CHALLENGE went to meet Fatima’s family after they received our fund. They have...

SUNITA IS JOBLESS BUT SHE AND HER CHILDREN STILL SMILE AND WAIT IN HOPE

UPDATE : Our local scout who took up this COLTS COVID CHALLENGE went to meet Sunita after she received our funds through her daughter...

MANISHA FROM MAHIM NEEDS YOUR HELP

UPDATE : Our local scout who took up this COLTS COVID CHALLENGE went to meet Manisha after we informed that money has been transferred....

HAVE YOU EVER FELT DISCRIMINATED DUE TO NO FAULT OF YOUR OWN?

UPDATE : We supported this family by helping them to build a small room adjacent to Fousia’s house for her brother Salman who is HIV +,...

Support for Eeramma and Lokesh

Update : Like any couple, Eeramma and Lokesh have had their differences, which often erupt. However they are both agreed that they need a...

DO YOU NEED A PLUMBER? NO ONE DOES !

UPDATE : Champavathy was 8 months pregnant when her case was referred to us. Her husband was a migrant plumber without a job at the...

A BLEAK MOHARRAM FOR SHAFI

UPDATE : Md Shafi had a bill of over 1 lac and he had no way to pay it. Asif is a scout who helps people in his spare time and has worked...

KIDWAI’S KIDS

UPDATE : Our Scout Chandy found that 5 families [Parents of Child Cancer patients at Kidwai] were forced to leave the Dharamshala of the...

A TRANS-MAN’S FAMILY NEEDS

Dr. L. Ramakrishnan – better known as ‘Ramki’ - is a public health professional and Vice President of SAATHII, based in Chennai. He...

URGENT REQUEST FROM NORTHEAST SOLIDARITY:

[This particular project was not posted on our website due to the urgent nature of the request] Through the NGO ‘Northeast Solidarity’ we...

A. The BIG PICTURE : OUR WORK IN THE LAST 8 WEEKS

A quick look at our latest activities in June. Click here to read more.

Are they Children of a lesser God?

Houses still damaged in Kerala’s flood question the ‘God’s own country” concept UPDATE This particular project is over : Funding...

HAS MOTHER TERESA BEEN REINCARNATED? SOME PEOPLE IN GUNTUR THINK SO!

Update : Sr Mary Vyakula has been working among 50+ families - with 215 members - in Sarada Basti in Guntur, AP. We decided to support...

WILL YOU BE A SWIGGY DELIVERY BOY ?

Update : "No deserving child should be deprived of the opportunity to have a home and education" This is the origin of NAMS Snehasadan,...

Sabira IPS ? Scaling heights, one step at a time

Update : When a couple from the Gulf heard of 15-year old Sabira’s desire to become an IPS officer, they were quick to respond. They...

PIARY’S STORY

Update : Piary’s was the story of a father's love for his 13 year-old daughter. Giving up everything he had, he has come from Bengal to...

HAVE YOU HEARD OF “PERIOD POVERTY”?

Update : No access to menstrual hygiene is the fifth biggest killer of women in the world. Though provisions have been sanctioned to...

MEET THE COVID WARRIOR-WOMEN FROM CHENNAI

Update : Pawan Rani, Lakshmi V, Ranjan, Poong Kodi, and Prabhavathy. These women were battling against the loss of salaries and jobs in...

THANKAMMA -THE BRAVE WIDOW OF KALAMASSERY, KERALA

Update : This also was a CCC [COLT COVID CHALLENGE] find and the family were immensely grateful for getting timely help.They are hopeful...

In Pursuit of Happiness

Help Basava's sister who is in the ICU. She delivered twin baby girls. Unfortunately post-delivery she got a brain stroke.

Family in Life-Threatening Situation

NEED: This request for financial assistance is for a family in a life-threatening situation for basic survival, worsened by the misery of a severe medical condition due to a recent accident. Immediate help is required to save the life of Biji, a young woman admitted in the ICU due to life threatening burn injuries as well as for the survival needs of her family. Biji and her two sisters, Gibi and Geena, are from a very poor family based in Ernakulam, Kerala. They lost their f

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Nov 9

Insights from the depths of a High-tech city: Challenges of Single Mothers

NEED: There are infrequent instances where TU distributes ration kits to 3-4 families for 2-3 consecutive months. TU's rations cater to 5-10 individuals in these households. TU is seeking alternatives for these families to manage independently without regular monthly support. But may be a need for this provision in the coming months until these women can stand on their own. It is a minor gesture from The Untouchables, but for these families, it alleviates a primary concern: “