Two short updates from Smile With Shine Welfare Society today — one is a fresh appeal to our well-wishers, and the other is a follow-up on a story we shared last week.
The first is about a young woman named K. Manjula, who is in her third year of a Bachelor of Physiotherapy programme and urgently needs a stethoscope to continue her clinical training. The second is about Sruthi’s family, who received a sewing machine from our team a few days ago — and whose home we visited this week to see how they are settling in with it.
Both updates are short. Both are honest. Both are the kind of thing we like to share on this blog — the ask and the answer, side by side.
🩺 An Urgent Appeal — A Stethoscope for K. Manjula (21), BPT Student
Dear Well-Wishers,
We request your support for our girl, K. Manjula (21 years), who is pursuing BPT (Bachelor of Physiotherapy) at G.V. Narayana College of Physiotherapy, Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad.
She urgently needs a Stethoscope 🩺 for her studies and clinical training. Kindly support our girl and help her continue her education and achieve her dream of serving others through healthcare. 🙏
Please contact: +91 73960 96830
Who is Manjula?
K. Manjula is a 21-year-old student pursuing BPT (Bachelor of Physiotherapy) at G.V. Narayana College of Physiotherapy, Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad. She is one of the young women whose journey Smile With Shine has been walking alongside — a first-generation college-goer working towards a career in healthcare.
What she needs
A stethoscope — a basic clinical instrument every physiotherapy student is expected to own from their clinical postings onwards. It is not optional. It is required for auscultation, patient assessment and every ward posting she is placed in.
For most students, the family covers this cost quietly. For Manjula, one instrument stands between her and her clinical rotations — and that is where we are asking our supporters to step in.
How you can help
If you would like to sponsor Manjula’s stethoscope (or contribute towards it), please reach out directly:
- 📞 Call / WhatsApp: +91 73960 96830
- UPI: GPay / PhonePe → +91 73960 96830 or +91 70937 37459
- Or visit the donate page and mention “For Manjula’s stethoscope” in the note.
Contributions of ₹500 and above receive a tax-deductible receipt.
One stethoscope. One young woman’s dream of serving others through healthcare. That is the full ask.
🧵 Follow-Up: A Home Visit to Sruthi’s Family After the Sewing Machine
This sewing machine will be very useful for the family and will help them earn a livelihood and support their daily needs. Seeing their smiles and hope gives us great satisfaction.”
From the field — the Smile With Shine team’s follow-up visit to Sruthi’s family, after the sewing machine was handed over.
Just a few days ago, we shared the story of a family that had been waiting for a sewing machine for ten months — a request that finally reached the finish line thanks to Smt. Sarika Garu and three other kind-hearted sponsors. The full story is here: A 10-Month Prayer Answered — A Sewing Machine, Leggings and a College Bag for a Family in Need.
This week, our team went back — not for another distribution, but simply to visit the family at home. A follow-up is not photogenic work. There is no banner, no ceremony. It is a quiet visit to see whether the machine is being used, whether the family is well, and whether anything else has come up since we handed it over.
What we saw
- The sewing machine was already in daily use in a corner of the family’s home.
- The mother was visibly happier and more settled than she has been in months — a livelihood tool in her own hands changes something inside a person, not just around them.
- The daughter and son were doing well; the household felt lighter than it did on our last visit.
- The family expressed their gratitude — for Sarika Garu, for the other three sponsors, and for the wait finally being over.
Why the follow-up matters
At Smile With Shine, the handover is not the end of the story. We believe every distribution is only worth as much as the follow-up that comes after it. A sewing machine that sits unused in a corner is a photograph, not an intervention. A sewing machine that is stitching cloth by the end of the week — that is what “livelihood support” actually means.
Seeing the machine being used, the mother earning through it, and the family visibly happier is the real return on the sponsor’s rupee. And that is the update we wanted to bring back to everyone who was part of making the sewing machine happen.
Why Both Stories Live in One Post
We are sharing these two updates side by side on purpose. Manjula’s story is the ask. Sruthi’s family’s story is the answer. Every sponsor who has ever wondered “what actually happens after I contribute?” — the follow-up visit above is what happens. And the appeal above is where the next chapter of that story begins.
If either story moved you, both are open — for a contribution or for a phone call.
How You Can Support Either Story
| What You Fund | How to Give |
|---|---|
| Manjula’s stethoscope | Call +91 73960 96830 or UPI to GPay / PhonePe with note “For Manjula” |
| Another sewing machine for a family in need | Call +91 73960 96830 or UPI to GPay / PhonePe with note “Sewing machine sponsor” |
| A Tuesday Breakfast Drive plate | UPI to GPay / PhonePe to +91 73960 96830 |
| A full Educational Kit for a child | UPI or bank transfer via the donate page |
How to give — UPI or bank
GPay / PhonePe to +91 73960 96830 or +91 70937 37459. Or visit the donate page for QR codes and bank details.
Tax benefit
“Contributions of ₹500 and above will get a receipt, where you can claim income tax returns.” — Donate page
Frequently Asked Questions
K. Manjula is a 21-year-old girl pursuing BPT (Bachelor of Physiotherapy) at G.V. Narayana College of Physiotherapy, Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad. Smile With Shine Welfare Society is appealing for a stethoscope for her studies and clinical training.
She needs a stethoscope — a basic clinical instrument for physiotherapy students. Sponsors who wish to fund it can call +91 73960 96830 and the team will share the exact model and cost.
Call or WhatsApp +91 73960 96830, or send a UPI transfer via GPay / PhonePe to +91 73960 96830 or +91 70937 37459 with the note “For Manjula’s stethoscope”.
Sruthi’s family is a needy family in Hyderabad who had been asking for a sewing machine for ten months. On 12 July 2026, Smile With Shine Welfare Society handed them a USHA Janome sewing machine (sponsored by Smt. Sarika Garu), along with leggings for the differently-abled daughter and a college bag with books and stationery for the college-going son (sponsored by three other kind-hearted supporters). Full story: A 10-Month Prayer Answered.
To check that the sewing machine is being used, to see how the family is settling in with the new livelihood tool, and to close the loop with the sponsors who made it possible. At Smile With Shine, every distribution is followed by a home visit — the handover is not the end of the story.
Yes. Reach out on +91 73960 96830 and the team will match your contribution to a family currently on the waitlist.
Talk to Us
For either story — or any other support — please reach out.
Call → +91 73960 96830 | +91 70937 37459
UPI: GPay / PhonePe → +91 73960 96830
📍 Smile With Shine Welfare Society, Vivekananda Nagar, Mallapur, Nacharam, Secunderabad, Hyderabad — 500076
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