Disaster Relief Wing
Disaster Relief Wing
Helping Hands’ Disaster Relief Wing began during the 2018 Kerala floods, providing urgent aid and restoring lives. Now a rapid-response unit, it mobilizes volunteers, supplies, and long-term support wherever disaster strikes.
Introduction
Introduction
Helping Hands’ Disaster Relief Wing began during the 2018 Kerala floods, providing urgent aid and restoring lives. Now a rapid-response unit, it mobilizes volunteers, supplies, and long-term support wherever disaster strikes.
UN SDG alignment
UN SDG alignment
Why we started
Why we started
When the 2018 floods swept across Kerala, thousands lost homes, belongings, and access to essentials. Helping Hands responded immediately — with food, clothes, house repair aid, and a fleet of volunteers.
2018 Kerala Floods
Thousands lost homes, belongings, and access to essentials. Helping Hands acted immediately with food, clothes, house repair aid, and volunteers.
Birth of the Disaster Relief Wing
We learned that in disasters, the greatest need is a human presence — ready to help, clean, cook, build, and listen. This led to the creation of the Disaster Relief Wing to stand with people when they lose everything.
2018 Kerala Floods
Sleeping in unsafe, unhygienic areas near hospitals
Daily infection risk from public transport
Skipping meals and poor nutrition
Mental and emotional distress
Birth of the Disaster Relief Wing
Care Home was born as a door to compassion, offering a safe, clean, and caring residential environment that supports recovery, prevents complications, and eases emotional burden.
To respond swiftly and compassionately during natural disasters by providing relief, restoration, and long-term rehabilitation to affected communities
To respond swiftly and compassionately during natural disasters by providing relief, restoration, and long-term rehabilitation to affected communities
To respond swiftly and compassionately during natural disasters by providing relief, restoration, and long-term rehabilitation to affected communities
Impact on Glance
Impact on Glance
01
10,000+ people reached across all interventions
03
80+ houses restored or supported & 60+ sanitation drives conducted
02
4,000+ emergency kits distributed & 500+ volunteers mobilized
04
Relief efforts across 5+ districts in Kerala
02
4,000+ emergency kits distributed & 500+ volunteers mobilized
04
Relief efforts across 5+ districts in Kerala
Types of Support We Offer
Immediate Relief: Food kits, clothing, water, medicines
House Restoration: Basic repair materials and volunteer teams
Volunteer Sanitation Drive: Cleaning and disinfecting flood-hit homes
Rehabilitation: Shelter support, roofing, and school kits for children
Emotional Support: Volunteer counselling, post-crisis visits
Relief Zones Covered: 5+ districts in Kerala
Types of Support We Offer
Immediate Relief: Food kits, clothing, water, medicines
House Restoration: Basic repair materials and volunteer teams
Volunteer Sanitation Drive: Cleaning and disinfecting flood-hit homes
Rehabilitation: Shelter support, roofing, and school kits for children
Emotional Support: Volunteer counselling, post-crisis visits
Relief Zones Covered: 5+ districts in Kerala
Types of support we offer
Immediate Relief: Food kits, clothing, water, medicines
Immediate Relief: Food kits, clothing, water, medicines
House Restoration: Basic repair materials and volunteer teams
House Restoration: Basic repair materials and volunteer teams
Volunteer Sanitation Drive: Cleaning and disinfecting flood-hit homes
Volunteer Sanitation Drive: Cleaning and disinfecting flood-hit homes
Rehabilitation: Shelter support, roofing, and school kits for children
Rehabilitation: Shelter support, roofing, and school kits for children
Emotional Support: Volunteer counselling, post-crisis visits
Emotional Support: Volunteer counselling, post-crisis visits
Relief Zones Covered: 5+ districts in Kerala
Relief Zones Covered: 5+ districts in Kerala
Types of support we offer
Immediate Relief: Food kits, clothing, water, medicines
Immediate Relief: Food kits, clothing, water, medicines
House Restoration: Basic repair materials and volunteer teams
House Restoration: Basic repair materials and volunteer teams
Volunteer Sanitation Drive: Cleaning and disinfecting flood-hit homes
Volunteer Sanitation Drive: Cleaning and disinfecting flood-hit homes
Rehabilitation: Shelter support, roofing, and school kits for children
Rehabilitation: Shelter support, roofing, and school kits for children
Emotional Support: Volunteer counselling, post-crisis visits
Emotional Support: Volunteer counselling, post-crisis visits
Relief Zones Covered: 5+ districts in Kerala
Relief Zones Covered: 5+ districts in Kerala
Key interventions
Kerala Floods – 2018
• Distributed food kits, clothes, cleaning materials • 300+ volunteers deployed for house sanitation • Assisted in house repair and repainting • Helped rebuild and rehabilitate vulnerable families
COVID-19 Pandemic Response
2020 Flood Response
Landslides in Nilambur (Houses Lost)
Wayanad Landslides (Multiple Years)
Kerala Floods – 2018
• Distributed food kits, clothes, cleaning materials • 300+ volunteers deployed for house sanitation • Assisted in house repair and repainting • Helped rebuild and rehabilitate vulnerable families
COVID-19 Pandemic Response
2020 Flood Response
Landslides in Nilambur (Houses Lost)
Wayanad Landslides (Multiple Years)
Key interventions
Kerala Floods – 2018
• Distributed food kits, clothes, cleaning materials • 300+ volunteers deployed for house sanitation • Assisted in house repair and repainting • Helped rebuild and rehabilitate vulnerable families
COVID-19 Pandemic Response
2020 Flood Response
Landslides in Nilambur (Houses Lost)
Wayanad Landslides (Multiple Years)
Impact on Glance
01
10,000+ people reached across all interventions
03
80+ houses restored or supported & 60+ sanitation drives conducted
02
4,000+ emergency kits distributed & 500+ volunteers mobilized
04
Relief efforts across 5+ districts in Kerala
Types of support we offer
Immediate Relief: Food kits, clothing, water, medicines
House Restoration: Basic repair materials and volunteer teams
Volunteer Sanitation Drive: Cleaning and disinfecting flood-hit homes
Rehabilitation: Shelter support, roofing, and school kits for children
Emotional Support: Volunteer counselling, post-crisis visits
Relief Zones Covered: 5+ districts in Kerala
After the landslide in Nilambur, we had nowhere to go. Helping Hands gave us a tent, food, and dignity. They helped us rebuild slowly.
Rafiq
Nilambur
During COVID lockdown, we had no food. A pack arrived quietly with our name on it. That day, we survived.
Bindu
Calicut
After the landslide in Nilambur, we had nowhere to go. Helping Hands gave us a tent, food, and dignity. They helped us rebuild slowly.
Rafiq
Nilambur
During COVID lockdown, we had no food. A pack arrived quietly with our name on it. That day, we survived.
Bindu
Calicut
After the landslide in Nilambur, we had nowhere to go. Helping Hands gave us a tent, food, and dignity. They helped us rebuild slowly.
Rafiq
Nilambur
During COVID lockdown, we had no food. A pack arrived quietly with our name on it. That day, we survived.
Bindu
Calicut
After the landslide in Nilambur, we had nowhere to go. Helping Hands gave us a tent, food, and dignity. They helped us rebuild slowly.
Rafiq
Nilambur
During COVID lockdown, we had no food. A pack arrived quietly with our name on it. That day, we survived.
Bindu
Calicut
After the landslide in Nilambur, we had nowhere to go. Helping Hands gave us a tent, food, and dignity. They helped us rebuild slowly.
Rafiq
Nilambur
During COVID lockdown, we had no food. A pack arrived quietly with our name on it. That day, we survived.
Bindu
Calicut
After the landslide in Nilambur, we had nowhere to go. Helping Hands gave us a tent, food, and dignity. They helped us rebuild slowly.
Rafiq
Nilambur
During COVID lockdown, we had no food. A pack arrived quietly with our name on it. That day, we survived.
Bindu
Calicut
After the landslide in Nilambur, we had nowhere to go. Helping Hands gave us a tent, food, and dignity. They helped us rebuild slowly.
Rafiq
Nilambur
During COVID lockdown, we had no food. A pack arrived quietly with our name on it. That day, we survived.
Bindu
Calicut
After the landslide in Nilambur, we had nowhere to go. Helping Hands gave us a tent, food, and dignity. They helped us rebuild slowly.
Rafiq
Nilambur
During COVID lockdown, we had no food. A pack arrived quietly with our name on it. That day, we survived.
Bindu
Calicut
After the landslide in Nilambur, we had nowhere to go. Helping Hands gave us a tent, food, and dignity. They helped us rebuild slowly.
Rafiq
Nilambur
During COVID lockdown, we had no food. A pack arrived quietly with our name on it. That day, we survived.
Bindu
Calicut
After the landslide in Nilambur, we had nowhere to go. Helping Hands gave us a tent, food, and dignity. They helped us rebuild slowly.
Rafiq
Nilambur
During COVID lockdown, we had no food. A pack arrived quietly with our name on it. That day, we survived.
Bindu
Calicut
After the landslide in Nilambur, we had nowhere to go. Helping Hands gave us a tent, food, and dignity. They helped us rebuild slowly.
Rafiq
Nilambur
During COVID lockdown, we had no food. A pack arrived quietly with our name on it. That day, we survived.
Bindu
Calicut
After the landslide in Nilambur, we had nowhere to go. Helping Hands gave us a tent, food, and dignity. They helped us rebuild slowly.
Rafiq
Nilambur
During COVID lockdown, we had no food. A pack arrived quietly with our name on it. That day, we survived.
Bindu
Calicut
After the landslide in Nilambur, we had nowhere to go. Helping Hands gave us a tent, food, and dignity. They helped us rebuild slowly.
Rafiq
Nilambur
During COVID lockdown, we had no food. A pack arrived quietly with our name on it. That day, we survived.
Bindu
Calicut
After the landslide in Nilambur, we had nowhere to go. Helping Hands gave us a tent, food, and dignity. They helped us rebuild slowly.
Rafiq
Nilambur
During COVID lockdown, we had no food. A pack arrived quietly with our name on it. That day, we survived.
Bindu
Calicut
After the landslide in Nilambur, we had nowhere to go. Helping Hands gave us a tent, food, and dignity. They helped us rebuild slowly.
Rafiq
Nilambur
During COVID lockdown, we had no food. A pack arrived quietly with our name on it. That day, we survived.
Bindu
Calicut
After the landslide in Nilambur, we had nowhere to go. Helping Hands gave us a tent, food, and dignity. They helped us rebuild slowly.
Rafiq
Nilambur
During COVID lockdown, we had no food. A pack arrived quietly with our name on it. That day, we survived.
Bindu
Calicut
Gallery
Gallery
Lastest blog posts
Lastest blog posts
Disaster Relief Wing
Hope Under Lockdown: Our Role in the Journey Toward Udayam
Hope Under Lockdown: Our Role in the Journey Toward Udayam
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Disaster Relief Wing
Flour, Fire & Compassion: How Care Home’s Kitchen Powered Relief Camps
Flour, Fire & Compassion: How Care Home’s Kitchen Powered Relief Camps
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Key interventions
Kerala Floods – 2018
• Distributed food kits, clothes, cleaning materials • 300+ volunteers deployed for house sanitation • Assisted in house repair and repainting • Helped rebuild and rehabilitate vulnerable families
COVID-19 Pandemic Response
2020 Flood Response
Landslides in Nilambur (Houses Lost)
Wayanad Landslides (Multiple Years)
Kerala Floods – 2018
• Distributed food kits, clothes, cleaning materials • 300+ volunteers deployed for house sanitation • Assisted in house repair and repainting • Helped rebuild and rehabilitate vulnerable families
COVID-19 Pandemic Response
2020 Flood Response
Landslides in Nilambur (Houses Lost)
Wayanad Landslides (Multiple Years)
Partner with us
Partner with us
Who can support?
Who can support?
Donors, CSR teams, local NGOs, schools, residents’ associations & youth clubs
Ways to help
Sponsor food kits (₹750 each)
Donate roofing sheets or sanitation supplies
Fund house repairs (₹30,000–₹50,000)
Volunteer during emergencies
Disaster Response Partner Form
Why it matters
Why it matters
Natural disasters leave families exposed, hungry, and afraid. Helping Hands doesn’t just offer relief — we restore hope, one home at a time.
Natural disasters leave families exposed, hungry, and afraid. Helping Hands doesn’t just offer relief — we restore hope, one home at a time.
