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‘DO YOU SEE US? WE EXIST TOO!’

Helping people in need identified by COLTEES as part of COLT'S COVID CHALLENGE.

‘Angels on Earth’

UPDATE This particular project is over : Funding Received. The Untouchables in collaboration with Divine Word Social Service Society of...

When I needed a neighbour were you there?

And the creed and the colour and the name won’t matter- were you there? Working interfaith with the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, in Coimbatore,...

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO MY FAMILY IF I DIE?

The dread of Cancer goes beyond the fear of one’s own death. UPDATE This Project was shelved On discussion with Ms Shobha George, Mr....

A Tale of Two Cities

Assisting the migrants, daily wage earners and the domestic workers to live under COVID The year is 1955. In La Martiniere, a school in...

‘NO PLACE LIKE HOME’

Dry Rations For Migrant Labour, Domestic Workers And Daily Wage Earners in Different Parts of India. Update These particular projects are...

Women Development Project Center: Ramgari Slum, Civil Lines, Nagpur

Update : This project is over : Funding Received. Despatched a cheque to SSF on March 22, 2020, for Rs 14,900/-. Classes yet to start due...

‘Taare Zameen Par’ [Like stars upon earth]

For nutrition to children in Lower Primary and Anganwadi [child care program] in 2 Government Schools, in Amruthanagari, Bengaluru UPDATE...

“WE CARE”: Nutrition After-Care Program for Adolescents who were born with HIV/AIDS: GOA

UPDATE This particular project is over : Funding Received. There were several discussions about this project with the Director, Mr Peter...

HELPING WIDOWS: Single Women’s Empowerment, Hyderabad, Telengana

Update : This project is over. Funding Received. Ever since her husband passed away in an accident last year, Mamatha has nurtured a...

Women’s Self Development : Damini Project, Mumbai

UPDATE People showed interest in the Damini Project because it involved women who were slum dwellers. Unfortunately COVID has stopped...

A FAMILY WITH BAD LUCK

UPDATE : Riyaz’s immediate need was to pay his rent, and the fees for his children’s education. Some well wishers have come forward to...

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: “