As summer temperatures in Hyderabad climbed above 42 degrees Celsius, daily life became increasingly difficult for children living at the Government Juvenile and Observation Home for Boys in old Saidabad.
The facility houses around 110 boys in ages 8–18, many from vulnerable backgrounds marked by abandonment, poverty and neglect.
RC Banjara Hills Hyderabad, RID 3150, in collaboration with Sparsh Hospice, donated 10 air coolers and a horizontal deep freezer as part of the Project Helping Hands initiative. Project contact Durga Prasad Madasu says this was done to “improve the children’s comfort and health during the peak summer season. The air coolers were installed in residential areas of the home, while the freezer will help preserve food and essential supplies.”
The initiative also extended to the Government Juvenile Home for Girls, where the club donated a jute loom machine intended to support vocational training and skill development for girls aged 7–18.