FREE FOOD PROGRAM
Thripthi – Free food program
Thripthi – Free food program
Thripthi is the Free Food Program of Helping Hands Charitable Trust, started in 1995 to ensure that no patient or caregiver in a public hospital goes hungry. What began as a few food packets delivered outside a hospital gate has grown into a daily support system feeding 800+ people, with special focus on those from poor, rural, or unattended backgrounds.
Thripthi is the Free Food Program of Helping Hands Charitable Trust, started in 1995 to ensure that no patient or caregiver in a public hospital goes hungry. What began as a few food packets delivered outside a hospital gate has grown into a daily support system feeding 800+ people, with special focus on those from poor, rural, or unattended backgrounds.
UN SDG alignment
UN SDG alignment
Why we started
Why we started
Thripthi wasn’t launched as a standalone idea. It was born as a compassionate extension of Shamanam, our Free Medicine Program.
We were handing out medicines and telling patients — ‘Take these after food.’ And then we realized: they didn’t have food.
Many caregivers and patients were skipping meals to afford medicine or transport. They slept hungry in hospital corridors. That’s when we knew: healthcare support must include nutrition.
Thripthi began with that truth — and still carries it every day.
Thripthi wasn’t launched as a standalone idea. It was born as a compassionate extension of Shamanam, our Free Medicine Program.
Thripthi began with that truth — and still carries it every day.
We were handing out medicines and telling patients — ‘Take these after food.’ And then we realized: they didn’t have food.
Many caregivers and patients were skipping meals to afford medicine or transport. They slept hungry in hospital corridors. That’s when we knew: healthcare support must include nutrition.
To provide free, nutritious, and hygienic meals to patients and their caregivers in public hospitals — ensuring no one battles illness on an empty stomach.
To provide free, nutritious, and hygienic meals to patients and their caregivers in public hospitals — ensuring no one battles illness on an empty stomach.
To provide free, nutritious, and hygienic meals to patients and their caregivers in public hospitals — ensuring no one battles illness on an empty stomach.
How it works
Nutritional planning
Simple, balanced meals prepared for patients and bystanders
Daily cooking
Prepared early morning in hygienic community kitchens
Distribution teams
Volunteers deliver meals directly to hospital premises
Mental health centre support
Weekly chapati supply for all wards
Scalability
Meals scaled up during seasonal surges, disasters, or special drives
Our impact
Our impact
Launched in 1995 – 29 years of dedicated service
Launched in 1995 – 29 years of dedicated service
Launched in 1995 – 29 years of dedicated service
800+ fresh meals served daily at key government hospitals in Kozhikode
800+ fresh meals served daily at key government hospitals in Kozhikode
800+ fresh meals served daily at key government hospitals in Kozhikode
2,200+ chapatis delivered weekly to the Government Mental Health Centre
2,200+ chapatis delivered weekly to the Government Mental Health Centre
2,200+ chapatis delivered weekly to the Government Mental Health Centre
Over 6 million meals served across focus locations to date
Over 6 million meals served across focus locations to date
Over 6 million meals served across focus locations to date
How it works
Nutritional planning
Simple, balanced meals prepared for patients and bystanders
Daily cooking
Prepared early morning in hygienic community kitchens
Distribution teams
Volunteers deliver meals directly to hospital premises
Mental health centre support
Weekly chapati supply for all wards
Scalability
Meals scaled up during seasonal surges, disasters, or special drives
“I came with my father for treatment and had no place to stay or food to eat. Thripthi gave me both strength and dignity.”
Vijayan
Bystander
“We were told to take tablets after food. But we hadn’t eaten. Thripthi gave us the food that made the treatment work.”
Naseema
Cancer Patient
“I came with my father for treatment and had no place to stay or food to eat. Thripthi gave me both strength and dignity.”
Vijayan
Bystander
“We were told to take tablets after food. But we hadn’t eaten. Thripthi gave us the food that made the treatment work.”
Naseema
Cancer Patient
“I came with my father for treatment and had no place to stay or food to eat. Thripthi gave me both strength and dignity.”
Vijayan
Bystander
“We were told to take tablets after food. But we hadn’t eaten. Thripthi gave us the food that made the treatment work.”
Naseema
Cancer Patient
“I came with my father for treatment and had no place to stay or food to eat. Thripthi gave me both strength and dignity.”
Vijayan
Bystander
“We were told to take tablets after food. But we hadn’t eaten. Thripthi gave us the food that made the treatment work.”
Naseema
Cancer Patient
“I came with my father for treatment and had no place to stay or food to eat. Thripthi gave me both strength and dignity.”
Vijayan
Bystander
“We were told to take tablets after food. But we hadn’t eaten. Thripthi gave us the food that made the treatment work.”
Naseema
Cancer Patient
“I came with my father for treatment and had no place to stay or food to eat. Thripthi gave me both strength and dignity.”
Vijayan
Bystander
“We were told to take tablets after food. But we hadn’t eaten. Thripthi gave us the food that made the treatment work.”
Naseema
Cancer Patient
“I came with my father for treatment and had no place to stay or food to eat. Thripthi gave me both strength and dignity.”
Vijayan
Bystander
“We were told to take tablets after food. But we hadn’t eaten. Thripthi gave us the food that made the treatment work.”
Naseema
Cancer Patient
“I came with my father for treatment and had no place to stay or food to eat. Thripthi gave me both strength and dignity.”
Vijayan
Bystander
“We were told to take tablets after food. But we hadn’t eaten. Thripthi gave us the food that made the treatment work.”
Naseema
Cancer Patient
“I came with my father for treatment and had no place to stay or food to eat. Thripthi gave me both strength and dignity.”
Vijayan
Bystander
“We were told to take tablets after food. But we hadn’t eaten. Thripthi gave us the food that made the treatment work.”
Naseema
Cancer Patient
“I came with my father for treatment and had no place to stay or food to eat. Thripthi gave me both strength and dignity.”
Vijayan
Bystander
“We were told to take tablets after food. But we hadn’t eaten. Thripthi gave us the food that made the treatment work.”
Naseema
Cancer Patient
“I came with my father for treatment and had no place to stay or food to eat. Thripthi gave me both strength and dignity.”
Vijayan
Bystander
“We were told to take tablets after food. But we hadn’t eaten. Thripthi gave us the food that made the treatment work.”
Naseema
Cancer Patient
“I came with my father for treatment and had no place to stay or food to eat. Thripthi gave me both strength and dignity.”
Vijayan
Bystander
“We were told to take tablets after food. But we hadn’t eaten. Thripthi gave us the food that made the treatment work.”
Naseema
Cancer Patient
“I came with my father for treatment and had no place to stay or food to eat. Thripthi gave me both strength and dignity.”
Vijayan
Bystander
“We were told to take tablets after food. But we hadn’t eaten. Thripthi gave us the food that made the treatment work.”
Naseema
Cancer Patient
“I came with my father for treatment and had no place to stay or food to eat. Thripthi gave me both strength and dignity.”
Vijayan
Bystander
“We were told to take tablets after food. But we hadn’t eaten. Thripthi gave us the food that made the treatment work.”
Naseema
Cancer Patient
“I came with my father for treatment and had no place to stay or food to eat. Thripthi gave me both strength and dignity.”
Vijayan
Bystander
“We were told to take tablets after food. But we hadn’t eaten. Thripthi gave us the food that made the treatment work.”
Naseema
Cancer Patient
“I came with my father for treatment and had no place to stay or food to eat. Thripthi gave me both strength and dignity.”
Vijayan
Bystander
“We were told to take tablets after food. But we hadn’t eaten. Thripthi gave us the food that made the treatment work.”
Naseema
Cancer Patient
Gallery
Gallery
Monthly distribution snapshot
Monthly distribution snapshot
Daily
400+ Meals
General wards + bystanders
Govt Medical College, Calicut
Daily
250+ Meals
Mothers and pediatric wards
Women & Children’s Hospital
Weekly
2,200+ Meals
Fresh chapatis for all in-patient wards
Mental Health Centre
How it works
Nutritional planning
Simple, balanced meals prepared for patients and bystanders
Daily cooking
Prepared early morning in hygienic community kitchens
Distribution teams
Volunteers deliver meals directly to hospital premises
Mental health centre support
Weekly chapati supply for all wards
Scalability
Meals scaled up during seasonal surges, disasters, or special drives
Special campaigns
Special campaigns
Adopt a meal day
Feed 800 people for ₹25,000
Sponsor meals in memory or celebration
Includes chapati distribution and logistics
Roti bank drive
₹60,000/month needed for weekly chapati supply
Open for group and corporate sponsorships
Get involved
Get involved
How you can help
Sponsor a day, week, or month of meals
Volunteer for hospital delivery or kitchen support
Donate raw materials (rice, dal, oil)
Spread awareness through schools or clubs
Why it matters
Why it matters
Food is not a luxury in healthcare — it is a fundamental need. With Thripthi, we make sure that no one facing illness does so on an empty stomach, and that every medicine given through Shamanam is taken with a full heart and a nourished body.
Special campaigns
Adopt a meal day
Feed 800 people for ₹25,000
Sponsor meals in memory or celebration
Includes chapati distribution and logistics
Roti bank drive
₹60,000/month needed for weekly chapati supply
Open for group and corporate sponsorships
Get involved
How you can help
Sponsor a day, week, or month of meals
Volunteer for hospital delivery or kitchen support
Donate raw materials (rice, dal, oil)
Spread awareness through schools or clubs
Why it matters
Food is not a luxury in healthcare — it is a fundamental need. With Thripthi, we make sure that no one facing illness does so on an empty stomach, and that every medicine given through Shamanam is taken with a full heart and a nourished body.
