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News, reflections and updates from the work of Helping Hands NGO.

Why we follow up every patient at home
6 October 2026·Priya Nair

Why we follow up every patient at home

Most chronic care fails between clinic visits. Here is what our health workers do about it.

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Village committee meeting, Anekal
4 October 2026

Village committee meeting, Anekal

Children and parents choosing next term’s learning centre timings.

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Monthly ration distribution
30 September 2026

Monthly ration distribution

Unloading 500 kits at the Bommanahalli centre.

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What a ration kit actually costs
28 September 2026·Sanjay Patil

What a ration kit actually costs

A line-by-line breakdown of the ₹500 kit that feeds a family for a week.

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First day at the learning centre
26 September 2026

First day at the learning centre

New faces at our evening bridge class.

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400 scholars, 96% still in school
24 September 2026·Kavya Shetty

400 scholars, 96% still in school

What a year of tracking every scholarship student taught us.

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Bridge school graduation, in pictures
20 September 2026·Kavya Shetty

Bridge school graduation, in pictures

86 children re-enrolled in mainstream schools this term.

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Volunteer day at the city run
18 September 2026

Volunteer day at the city run

Our marshals at the start line.

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A Saturday with the kitchen crew
16 September 2026·Rahul Menon

A Saturday with the kitchen crew

Six hours, 400 meals and a lot of onions: a volunteer’s morning in Bommanahalli.

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Hands of Hope mural
12 September 2026

Hands of Hope mural

Volunteers leave their handprints on the new kitchen wall.

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2,000 saplings in a single morning
10 September 2026·Vikram Desai

2,000 saplings in a single morning

Our green villages drive, with 300 volunteers and 14 self-help groups.

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Maths hour, Anekal bridge school
7 September 2026

Maths hour, Anekal bridge school

Catching up two grades in one term.

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Teaching UPI to self-help groups
5 September 2026·Ananya Iyer

Teaching UPI to self-help groups

Why digital payments were the most-requested training of the year.

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Team huddle before relief distribution
21 August 2026

Team huddle before relief distribution

Field staff and volunteers, flood relief 2026.

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