“A mother courageously fighting for her children — she does not need pity. She needs mobility, education for her kids, and a fair chance to provide.”
Mrs. Sumalatha is a physically challenged woman who moves by crawling on the floor. Her husband, who had the same disability, has passed away. She is now the sole caregiver and provider for her two children.
The family is surviving on a small pension and has no other source of income. Despite her difficult circumstances, Sumalatha is determined to educate her children and give them a better future than the one life has handed her.
Meet the Family — From Our Field Visit
Our team visited Sumalatha and recorded a short clip during the home visit. Please take a moment to watch:
A short field video from our visit — Sumalatha, her children, and her appeal, in her own space.
What This Family Urgently Needs
We humbly request kind-hearted sponsors and well-wishers to support this family in any of the following ways:
Four ways you can help
- ✅ A wheelchair or battery-operated mobility vehicle — to restore her independence and end the daily indignity of moving by crawling.
- ✅ Educational support for her two children — school fees, books, uniforms, tuition.
- ✅ Medical and health assistance — regular check-ups, medicines, physiotherapy where needed.
- ✅ Family survival and livelihood support — monthly ration, essentials, and a plan for a small income stream.
Any one of these four contributions would meaningfully change this household — and give a mother, who is already fighting hard, a real shot at building a stable life for her children.
Why a Wheelchair or Battery-Operated Vehicle Matters Most
Right now, Sumalatha moves by crawling on the floor. Every trip outside — to a hospital, a school meeting, a ration shop, a government office — either does not happen, or has to be done for her by someone else.
A wheelchair restores her ability to move within her own home and neighbourhood with dignity. A battery-operated mobility vehicle takes it further — she can reach schools, clinics and offices on her own, participate in her children’s education, and take an active role in the family’s day-to-day survival.
This one piece of support does not just help Sumalatha. It quietly changes how her two children see their mother — from someone the world moves around, to someone who moves through the world.
What Your Support Actually Does
A wheelchair or a battery-operated vehicle ends daily indignity and opens up every door that requires her to reach it — schools, clinics, ration shops, offices, neighbours.
School fees, books, uniforms, tuition. A stable, uninterrupted school year for both children — the single most powerful long-term intervention this household can receive.
Regular check-ups, medicines, and any physiotherapy or assistive-aid follow-up she and the children need — consistently, not once and forgotten.
A monthly ration pack. A small, dignified income stream she can run from home or her neighbourhood. Small pension + small livelihood + steady support = a family that stops sinking.
How Kind-Hearted Sponsors Can Come Forward
If you are willing to support this family in any way — a wheelchair, a battery-operated vehicle, education sponsorship, medical support, or monthly ration — please come forward.
- Call the team: +91 73960 96830 or +91 70937 37459
- GPay / PhonePe: to either number above
- Or visit the donate page for QR codes and bank details.
Tell us specifically that your contribution is for the Sumalatha family appeal — and mention which part (mobility, education, medical, or ration) you would like to support. We will make sure your intent reaches the family directly.
The Bigger Picture
Sumalatha’s appeal is not an isolated one. Across Hyderabad, we keep meeting differently-abled families — educated, willing, courageous — who are asking, again and again, for the same thing: mobility, education for their children, and a fair chance to provide.
You can read more field notes here:
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Frequently Asked Questions
Mrs. Sumalatha, a physically challenged mother in Hyderabad who moves by crawling on the floor. Her husband, who had the same disability, has passed away. She is now the sole caregiver and provider for her two children.
A wheelchair or a battery-operated mobility vehicle to restore her independence, plus educational support for her two children, medical and health assistance, and family survival and livelihood support.
It would transform her mobility and independence. She would be able to reach hospitals, schools, offices and markets on her own — and take a real role in caring for her children instead of depending on others for every trip outside the home.
Yes. You can sponsor the wheelchair or vehicle alone, or contribute to school fees / books, or fund a medical review, or support monthly ration and essentials. Every single one of these is a real, standalone contribution.
Call the team on +91 73960 96830 or +91 70937 37459 and tell us specifically that your contribution is for the Sumalatha family appeal. We will confirm the handover directly.
Come Forward. Restore Mobility. Protect a Family’s Future.
A wheelchair, education for her children, medical support, or monthly ration — any one of the four brings this household back on its feet.
Contact via UPI: GPay / PhonePe → +91 73960 96830
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