ROOF
ROOF – Sanitation & shelter program
ROOF – Sanitation & shelter program
The ROOF Program, launched in 2012 by Helping Hands Charitable Trust, focuses on improving the basic living standards of marginalized families by providing what they lack most — a toilet or a roof over their head. The name “ROOF” reflects the core idea: a secure shelter and the dignity of a safe home.
The ROOF Program, launched in 2012 by Helping Hands Charitable Trust, focuses on improving the basic living standards of marginalized families by providing what they lack most — a toilet or a roof over their head. The name “ROOF” reflects the core idea: a secure shelter and the dignity of a safe home.
UN SDG alignment
UN SDG alignment
Why we started
Why we started
Unsafe living conditions
Families relied on open sanitation, with women waiting until night for privacy.
Insecure shelter
Makeshift homes had leaking roofs, collapsing mud walls, and no clean water or safe floors.
ROOF Response
Launched to provide safe, clean, and private living spaces with dignity.
Unsafe living conditions
Families relied on open sanitation, with women waiting until night for privacy.
Insecure shelter
Makeshift homes had leaking roofs, collapsing mud walls, and no clean water or safe floors.
ROOF Response
Launched to provide safe, clean, and private living spaces with dignity.
To save the lives of children with congenital heart disease through timely, accessible, and fully funded cardiac surgeries.
To save the lives of children with congenital heart disease through timely, accessible, and fully funded cardiac surgeries.
To save the lives of children with congenital heart disease through timely, accessible, and fully funded cardiac surgeries.
How it works
Need identification
Field volunteers assess housing and sanitation needs through home visits
Verification
Economic vulnerability, land use status, and safety criteria are validated
Construction support
Toilets: Eco-friendly, low-maintenance models completed in ~10 days
Homes: Secure 650–700 sq. ft. structures with proper flooring, roofing, and ventilation
Family participation
Beneficiaries are involved in planning and labor to promote ownership
Formal handover
Toilets and homes are handed over with basic amenities and documents
Our impact
Our impact
Launched in 2012, building over a decade of expertise in kidney health awareness and prevention.
Launched in 2012, building over a decade of expertise in kidney health awareness and prevention.
Launched in 2012, building over a decade of expertise in kidney health awareness and prevention.
Over 3,00,000 individuals reached through free and accessible screening drives across communities.
Over 3,00,000 individuals reached through free and accessible screening drives across communities.
Over 3,00,000 individuals reached through free and accessible screening drives across communities.
More than 2,200 high-risk cases identified in time for preventive action and medical follow-up.
More than 2,200 high-risk cases identified in time for preventive action and medical follow-up.
More than 2,200 high-risk cases identified in time for preventive action and medical follow-up.
Comprehensive checks — urine protein, blood pressure, blood sugar, creatinine — with referrals for ongoing care.
Comprehensive checks — urine protein, blood pressure, blood sugar, creatinine — with referrals for ongoing care.
Comprehensive checks — urine protein, blood pressure, blood sugar, creatinine — with referrals for ongoing care.
How it works
Need identification
Field volunteers assess housing and sanitation needs through home visits
Verification
Economic vulnerability, land use status, and safety criteria are validated
Construction support
Toilets: Eco-friendly, low-maintenance models completed in ~10 days
Homes: Secure 650–700 sq. ft. structures with proper flooring, roofing, and ventilation
Family participation
Beneficiaries are involved in planning and labor to promote ownership
Formal handover
Toilets and homes are handed over with basic amenities and documents
How it works
Need identification
Field volunteers assess housing and sanitation needs through home visits
Verification
Economic vulnerability, land use status, and safety criteria are validated
Construction support
Toilets: Eco-friendly, low-maintenance models completed in ~10 days
Homes: Secure 650–700 sq. ft. structures with proper flooring, roofing, and ventilation
Family participation
Beneficiaries are involved in planning and labor to promote ownership
Formal handover
Toilets and homes are handed over with basic amenities and documents
We lived in a hut where we couldn’t stand upright. The new home changed our life — we now sleep without fear.
Shahina
Coastal Calicut
As a widow, I felt unsafe at night. The toilet gave me back my dignity.
Latha
Urban Slum Resident
We lived in a hut where we couldn’t stand upright. The new home changed our life — we now sleep without fear.
Shahina
Coastal Calicut
As a widow, I felt unsafe at night. The toilet gave me back my dignity.
Latha
Urban Slum Resident
We lived in a hut where we couldn’t stand upright. The new home changed our life — we now sleep without fear.
Shahina
Coastal Calicut
As a widow, I felt unsafe at night. The toilet gave me back my dignity.
Latha
Urban Slum Resident
We lived in a hut where we couldn’t stand upright. The new home changed our life — we now sleep without fear.
Shahina
Coastal Calicut
As a widow, I felt unsafe at night. The toilet gave me back my dignity.
Latha
Urban Slum Resident
We lived in a hut where we couldn’t stand upright. The new home changed our life — we now sleep without fear.
Shahina
Coastal Calicut
As a widow, I felt unsafe at night. The toilet gave me back my dignity.
Latha
Urban Slum Resident
We lived in a hut where we couldn’t stand upright. The new home changed our life — we now sleep without fear.
Shahina
Coastal Calicut
As a widow, I felt unsafe at night. The toilet gave me back my dignity.
Latha
Urban Slum Resident
We lived in a hut where we couldn’t stand upright. The new home changed our life — we now sleep without fear.
Shahina
Coastal Calicut
As a widow, I felt unsafe at night. The toilet gave me back my dignity.
Latha
Urban Slum Resident
We lived in a hut where we couldn’t stand upright. The new home changed our life — we now sleep without fear.
Shahina
Coastal Calicut
As a widow, I felt unsafe at night. The toilet gave me back my dignity.
Latha
Urban Slum Resident
We lived in a hut where we couldn’t stand upright. The new home changed our life — we now sleep without fear.
Shahina
Coastal Calicut
As a widow, I felt unsafe at night. The toilet gave me back my dignity.
Latha
Urban Slum Resident
We lived in a hut where we couldn’t stand upright. The new home changed our life — we now sleep without fear.
Shahina
Coastal Calicut
As a widow, I felt unsafe at night. The toilet gave me back my dignity.
Latha
Urban Slum Resident
We lived in a hut where we couldn’t stand upright. The new home changed our life — we now sleep without fear.
Shahina
Coastal Calicut
As a widow, I felt unsafe at night. The toilet gave me back my dignity.
Latha
Urban Slum Resident
We lived in a hut where we couldn’t stand upright. The new home changed our life — we now sleep without fear.
Shahina
Coastal Calicut
As a widow, I felt unsafe at night. The toilet gave me back my dignity.
Latha
Urban Slum Resident
We lived in a hut where we couldn’t stand upright. The new home changed our life — we now sleep without fear.
Shahina
Coastal Calicut
As a widow, I felt unsafe at night. The toilet gave me back my dignity.
Latha
Urban Slum Resident
We lived in a hut where we couldn’t stand upright. The new home changed our life — we now sleep without fear.
Shahina
Coastal Calicut
As a widow, I felt unsafe at night. The toilet gave me back my dignity.
Latha
Urban Slum Resident
We lived in a hut where we couldn’t stand upright. The new home changed our life — we now sleep without fear.
Shahina
Coastal Calicut
As a widow, I felt unsafe at night. The toilet gave me back my dignity.
Latha
Urban Slum Resident
We lived in a hut where we couldn’t stand upright. The new home changed our life — we now sleep without fear.
Shahina
Coastal Calicut
As a widow, I felt unsafe at night. The toilet gave me back my dignity.
Latha
Urban Slum Resident
Special campaigns
Special campaigns
Current needs
Upcoming goal
Construct 5 micro-homes for high-risk elderly women - ₹15,00,000
Rain-proof old housing units in 3 locations - ₹3,00,000
Apply for toilet or shelter
Apply for toilet or shelter
Who can apply?
Families without a toilet
Women-headed or elderly households without a safe shelter
Urban poor or marginalized coastal residents
Required details
Photos of current home/living condition
Basic ID + land details or NOC
Contact and reference from local authority/volunteer
Why it matters
Why it matters
A toilet can save lives. A roof can protect childhood. For those living without, these are not luxuries — they are basic human rights. ROOF gives dignity back to those who’ve lived too long without it.
Get involved
Get involved
Support ROOF projects
Build a toilet
₹45,000
Sponsor a Home (650–700 sq. ft.)
₹3,00,000
Partial support for materials or labour
₹15,000
Sponsor an entire discharge kit
₹25,000
Other ways to help
Donate cement, roofing sheets, plumbing material
Volunteer to visit or document builds
Sponsor a women’s toilet block
Special campaigns
Current needs
Upcoming goal
Construct 5 micro-homes for high-risk elderly women - ₹15,00,000
Rain-proof old housing units in 3 locations - ₹3,00,000
Apply for toilet or shelter
Who can apply?
Families without a toilet
Women-headed or elderly households without a safe shelter
Urban poor or marginalized coastal residents
Required details
Photos of current home/living condition
Basic ID + land details or NOC
Contact and reference from local authority/volunteer
Why it matters
A toilet can save lives. A roof can protect childhood. For those living without, these are not luxuries — they are basic human rights. ROOF gives dignity back to those who’ve lived too long without it.
Get involved
Support ROOF projects
Build a toilet
₹45,000
Sponsor a Home (650–700 sq. ft.)
₹3,00,000
Partial support for materials or labour
₹15,000
Sponsor an entire discharge kit
₹25,000
Other ways to help
Donate cement, roofing sheets, plumbing material
Volunteer to visit or document builds
Sponsor a women’s toilet block
