Haathon Ki Umeed

Parents spend months in hospital corridors. Haathon Ki Umeed, 'the hope in our hands', turns that waiting time into paid work making candles, diyas and gifts.

Objectives

  • Give parents and caregivers an income during long treatment
  • Teach survivors a skill and build their confidence
  • Fund treatment through product sales and corporate orders

Outcomes so far

38parents and survivors earning
6,400products sold in 2025-26
₹4.1 lakhpaid to makers last year
Healthy food distribution, August 2024
Healthy food distribution, August 2024
Colouring activity, July 2024
Colouring activity, July 2024
Awareness programme, Karjat
Awareness programme, Karjat
I made 300 diyas while my son was in hospital. It paid for our food that month, and it gave my hands something to do.
Meher's mother, Ratnagiri
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