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.
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.
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Impact on Thripthi
Impact on Thripthi
The Care Home Program by Helping Hands Charitable Trust, launched in 2019, provides free, hygienic, and compassionate accommodation to poor patients
Nearly three decades of nourishing patients with millions of wholesome meals across Kerala’s public hospitals.
Nearly three decades of nourishing patients with millions of wholesome meals across Kerala’s public hospitals.
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Sleep in unsafe and unhygienic conditions near hospitals
Launched in 1995 – 29 years of dedicated service
Launched in 1995 – 29 years of dedicated service
03
Face food insecurity and malnutrition during treatment
2,200+ chapatis delivered weekly to the Government Mental Health Centre
2,200+ chapatis delivered weekly to the Government Mental Health Centre
02
800+ fresh meals served daily at key government hospitals in Kozhikode
04
Over 6 million meals served across focus locations to date
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800+ fresh meals served daily at key government hospitals in Kozhikode
04
Over 6 million meals served across focus locations to date
How it works
It provides a safe, clean, and caring residential environment that supports recovery, prevents complications, and relieves emotional burden.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
Meal Preparation
Simple, balanced meals are cooked each morning in hygienic community kitchens for patients and bystanders.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
Meal Preparation
Simple, balanced meals are cooked each morning in hygienic community kitchens for patients and bystanders.
Impact on Thripthi
Nearly three decades of nourishing patients with millions of wholesome meals across Kerala’s public hospitals.
01
Launched in 1995 – 29 years of dedicated service
03
2,200+ chapatis delivered weekly to the Government Mental Health Centre
02
800+ fresh meals served daily at key government hospitals in Kozhikode
04
Over 6 million meals served across focus locations to date
How it works
It provides a safe, clean, and caring residential environment that supports recovery, prevents complications, and relieves emotional burden.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
Meal Preparation
Simple, balanced meals are cooked each morning in hygienic community kitchens for patients and bystanders.
“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
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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
It provides a safe, clean, and caring residential environment that supports recovery, prevents complications, and relieves emotional burden.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
Meal Preparation
Simple, balanced meals are cooked each morning in hygienic community kitchens for patients and bystanders.
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
Meal Preparation
Simple, balanced meals are cooked each morning in hygienic community kitchens for patients and bystanders.
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
Sponsor a Meal
Fund the Roti Bank
Adopt a meal day
Sponsor a day, week, or month of meals
Donate raw materials (rice, dal, oil)
Volunteer for hospital delivery or kitchen support
Spread awareness through schools or clubs
Become a Volunteer
In-Kind Donation Details
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.
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.
Adopt a Meal Day
Sponsor a day, week, or month of meals
Donate raw materials (rice, dal, oil)
Volunteer for hospital delivery or kitchen support
Spread awareness through schools or clubs
Become a Volunteer
In-Kind Donation Details
