Udavum Karangal

Udavum Karangal (Helping Hands) is a registered, secular, ISO certified, not- for- profit NGO working for destitute people since 1983. From a humbl Read moree beginning in a small house in Chennai, it has grown into an internationally reputed service organization serving humanity with love for the past 36 years. The service of Udavum Karangal crosses all categories and boundaries. The following is a brief summary: Children: The organization began with an abandoned baby and its commitment to children in total. Abandoned babies, those born to rape victims/ mentally ill women rescued by Udavum Karangal, Spastic, mentally challenged, HIV+ children are all nurtured in Homes and empowered in Schools, given Higher education, careers and finally settled in Marriage. Around 25,000 children have come under the healing touch of Udavum Karangal. 2200 children pass out of our two schools every year. 108 marriages have been performed. Schools: There are 4 schools: 2 Schools for normal children, one in Thiruverkadu, Chennai and one on the outskirts of Coimbatore, 1 School for children with Special needs and a Mobile School for children of migrant construction workers, Mentally Ill People: Rescuing homeless mentally ill men and women is an important service. Around 7600 of them have been rescued, given psychiatric treatment and rehabilitated. Many of their families have been traced and reunited with them. Creating awareness of mental illness in the rural areas of Coimbatore and Coonoor, identifying patients, taking psychiatry to their door-step, training people to work with mentally ill people: all this is done under its Parivartan scheme.  Community Health Care: An OP clinic has been serving the poor since 2010. Soon a 50-bed Hospital will give Free medical treatment to migrant workers and the poor people in Thiruverkadu. Community Outreach: Serving the people in the slums of Thiruverkadu through Employment, Medical help, Tuition center, etc, in short listening to their desperate needs and helping them is the commitment of this project Women's Empowerment: Creche to help working mothers, Jeevan Community College which trains girls to become General Duty Assistants in Hospitals, Home Nursing Course, Teachers Training, Computer, Tailoring- these courses help women to get jobs. Free legal aid and counseling are given to women. Serving the Aged and terminally ill: Abandoned aged people are rescued and given a life of dignity. Day Care Center for the aged gives free lunch and medical aid to the old people in the area. Scholarship for poor students, medical expenses for accident victims, free shelter and food for heart patients undergoing surgery, the operation for cleft palate children, treatment of AIDS patients , helping the victims of natural disasters - the list is endless. To sum up one can say that when there is a cry for help, Udavum Karangal always stretches out. Its loving hands to help, regardless of race, religion or belief.