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A DIFFERENT WAY TO DONATE FLOWERS TO GOD

Update: Through Manjula we met with most of the 11 families who are needy donees in her neighbourhood. Some are flower and fruit...

Maa Durga needs a hand during this puja season!

Update: Maa Durga did get some helping hands over the festive season of lights. We were able to donate a bag of dry rations to 5 of the...

SATHYA IS HER NAME, SATHYA IS HER TRADE

Update: Banshankari is about 90 minutes from the TU office in Bangalore, and quite a posh area. But there is a dark underbelly next to a...

GUJARAT HAS OTHER NEEDS DURING GARBHA

Update: We were asked to wait for the right moment when he urgently needed the money. He was under dialysis for several months. We have...

VISIT TO A SLUM IN AUTONAGAR, VIJAYAWADA, A.P.

Update: Sr Kumari from Gunadala, AP, and her team visited the Autonagar slum and distributed essential food and cloth blankets for the...

TAXI DRIVER

Update: On October 3rd we transferred Rs 5000/- to Himanshu’s school -Dashmesh Public School- in Delhi, and together with support from...

THE PANCHAL BOYS NEED EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT

Update: We had some difficulty to transfer the money to the school’s bank account. As the last date was drawing near we transferred the...

A MOTHER’S MEAL TO A HUNGRY FAMILY

UPDATE : We contacted the people in charge of Mothers Meal. They operate like this: ‘As we address the issue of hunger, the family will...

A MOTHER’S LOVE AND CARE FOR HER MENTALLY CHALLENGED DAUGHTER

UPDATE : We received details about Sundari and her daughter from Martin. However, when we intimated that we are ready to transfer money...

SUNNYDAS SOHANDAS TANDE’S TRAUMA

UPDATE : Report from the MGOCSM Unit, Nagpur, which took up the COLTS COVID CHALLENGE: Mr. Tande was grateful enough to inform us how the...

A PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED WARRIOR FIGHTS COVID

UPDATE : Our local scout who took up this COLTS COVID CHALLENGE went to meet Habib after we sent our support to this brave covid warrior...

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...

MAY YOU HAVE A THOUSAND SONS

[The traditional gender-depreciating wish to brides on their wedding day] Name: Yadhamma Occupation: Domestic Worker Yadhamma is a domestic worker who has been working for the past four years almost single-handedly to support her family. She lives with her husband and their three daughters. Her family depends mainly on her income from domestic work to meet their daily needs. Health Condition of the Husband: Yadhamma’s husband, Narsimha, has suffered two heart attacks, which

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Mar 15

A BRAVE MOTHER AND HER 2 DAUGHTERS

Name of the Beneficiary: Mallamma Age: 62 years Occupation: Domestic Worker Mallamma is a 62-year-old domestic worker who earns a small income by working in nearby households. Despite her advanced age, she continues to work hard every day to support her family. She lives with her daughter J. Chandrakala (40 years) and her granddaughter Divya (19 years). Chandrakala has ‘dwarfism,’ a physical g