Wrapped in Warmth

On a cold winter night near the temple stairs, our team noticed an elderly man curled up on the ground, barefoot and barely covered with a torn piece of cloth. He wasn’t begging. He wasn’t speaking. He just sat there, shivering — silent, invisible to the hundreds who passed by.

We approached him gently and offered a clean woolen shawl. He looked at it, then looked at us, and softly asked, “Yeh naya hai? Mere jaise ke liye?”

That question still echoes in our hearts.

Dignity is not just food or shelter — it’s warmth.

Through our Clothes with Care campaign, we don’t hand out old rags or unwanted discards. We sort, clean, and fold every garment with love — because people like him deserve care, not leftovers.

That night, the shawl we gave wasn’t just about fighting the cold. It was about reminding someone, “You still matter.”

He didn’t speak much after that. Just pulled it around his shoulders and sat a little straighter.

One shawl. One soul no longer forgotten.

When our volunteers returned to that temple corner the next week, he wasn’t there. We later found out he had been taken in by another local group for shelter — but that shawl had stayed with him.

It travelled with him.

Like a quiet companion. Like a second skin that said, “You’re not invisible anymore.”

This is the heart of our clothing campaign.

We don’t believe in dumping used clothes.
We believe in gifting dignity.

Whether it’s a sweater, a sari, or a school uniform — every item we give is chosen, packed, and shared with the care it deserves.

Because when someone’s whole world fits in a corner of a pavement, even one shawl can feel like a hug from the world.