Category: Society and Service

Lending a Helping Hand

“Helping Hand’s mission is to raise volunteers, not funds,” says Dr. Ali Khwaja. “We believe that empathy, compassion, reaching out, listening and understanding are the greatest gifts one human being can give to another. By Yoginder Sikand If you live in Bangalore and want to spend even just two or three hours a week doing…

On a Positive Mission for Women

Faisal Nawaz’s deformity means he can barely eat much or anything at all without using his ventilator, a life-supporting instrument which helps him breathe normally. Despite this, He aims to empower Muslim Women in Delhi. Twocircles.net Delhi: For Mohammed Faisal Nawaz, time is almost always at a premium. A 32-year-old resident of Jaffrabad, Delhi, Nawaz…

Cataract Free Hyderabad

Health Campaign by Indian Muslim Relief and Charities (IMRC) Nabila Begum and Ghulam Dastagir are trained paramedics, deeply concerned with improving the health of the poor suburbs of Hafiz Baba Nagar in the City of Nizams. Hyderabad: Nabila Begum and Ghulam Dastagir, from the Indo-US Eye Hospital – run by the US based Indian Muslim…

Platform for Creative Interaction

South India Social Workers Conference The annual conclave has emerged as an unique opportunity for exchanging experiences. By A Staff Writer Bengaluru: The Fourth South India Social Workers Conference held here on March 14 and 15 brought representatives of around 315 NGOs working in diverse fields, principally in the field of education, social welfare and…

Bangalore’s Lamp of Love

Located in a quiet lane in Cox Town, Bangalore, Snehadeep””’Lamp of Love’””is home to some 60 young people from across Karnataka. Being visually challenged hasn’t deterred these boys and girls from pursuing an education and seeking to be economically independent. That’s what Snehadeep is helping them with. It offers them valuable skills needed for jobs,…