Completed Projects

Housing Project for the Homeless

Leadership Camp for Children

Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), Wayanad

Distribution of Vegetable Seedling and Sapling

Supported by the K. Chitrapilappilly Foundation, the Organ Donation Campaign Among Youth (OCAY) (August 2014 – March 2015) mobilized young people across Ernakulam District, Kerala, to raise awareness about organ donation and saving lives. The initiative reached approximately 10,000 students and community members through engaging educational programs, interactive college exhibitions, video presentations, and public street plays. Centered around the signature campaign “I Care to Share, I will be an Organ Donor,” OCAY empowered youth to take actionable steps toward social responsibility by distributing informative campaign literature, facilitating organ donor consent registrations, and celebrating active participation with community awards.

Supported through local funding contributions, the Educational Scholarship Programme provides financial and academic backing to meritorious students from economically disadvantaged and marginalized families across Kerala. The initiative enables promising youth to pursue professional higher education degrees—including Engineering, Medicine, and Business Administration—by bridging the financial gap that often prevents academic progression. Beyond covering educational expenses, the project delivers regular career guidance, motivational support, and personal mentoring, fostering long-term self-reliance and social mobility for students and their families through higher learning.

The Youth Upliftment Through Value Addition (YUVA Project) engages youth from the Karikkamuri community in values-based development, leadership, and hands-on social responsibility. Through continuous weekly engagements—including Sunday exposure visits to the Palluruthy Relief Settlement—participants deliver vital volunteer service by providing personal care, cleanliness assistance, and companionship to resident inmates. By combining interactive entertainment and emotional support with direct community service, YUVA fosters empathy, personal leadership, and deep social sensitivity among young people while improving the well-being of vulnerable individuals.

Implemented from 2015 to 2018 at CEVA Bhavan, Kerala, Bhupalana – Nature Farming Initiative integrated sustainable agriculture with active aging for senior citizens belonging to the Pranamam Group. Utilizing 50 cents of land, elderly participants engaged in the daily cultivation and upkeep of poison-free organic vegetables, including plantain, spinach, tomatoes, okra, cowpeas, chilies, and eggplants. The initiative promoted community health by supplying clean, chemical-free produce to local families while fostering physical well-being, mental vitality, and meaningful social inclusion for senior citizens through hands-on farming.

Organized by the Chavara Cultural Centre in Karikkamuri, Kochi, and supported by the Lions Club, the Glucometer, Seeds & Saplings Distribution Program (July 15, 2021) promoted preventive healthcare and sustainable self-reliance among Pranamam Group members and local residents. The initiative equipped 19 elderly members with glucometers, accompanied by practical usage demonstrations and awareness sessions on managing diabetes and lifestyle diseases. Concurrently, the program fostered organic home agriculture by conducting workshops on rooftop gardening and distributing vegetable seeds and saplings, empowering community members to adopt healthier lifestyles and grow chemical-free produce.

Organized during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2021) in partnership with BATA Private Limited Company and Sargakshetra, Chethipuzha, the Shoes and Sandals Distribution Program provided essential support and physical comfort to frontline healthcare personnel and vulnerable institutional populations across Ernakulam District, Kerala. The initiative distributed quality footwear and hygiene supplies to dedicated staff serving at Krishna Hospital, the General Hospital, and various local Primary and Community Health Centres (PHCs and CHCs). Additionally, the relief effort extended direct aid to care homes and childcare institutions—including facilities for differently-abled individuals, KRIPA, and Valsalyam (Sisubhavan)—delivering vital daily essentials to destitute children and residents during the global health crisis.

Implemented during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Food Kit Distribution Program provided direct emergency relief to over 200 vulnerable and economically distressed households across Kerala. To support basic daily nutrition, essential food materials were delivered directly to the doorsteps of impacted families. Demonstrating an integrated approach to social and environmental responsibility, the initiative packed all relief supplies in eco-friendly cloth bags—reducing single-use plastic consumption while simultaneously providing income-generating work for aspiring local tailors engaged to produce the bags.

The Dispensed Cereal Powder Packets program provided targeted nutritional reinforcement to vulnerable community members across Kerala. The initiative distributed 100 high-nutrition cereal powder packets weighing 5 kilograms each to families associated with the Pranamam senior citizens group, GEMS, YUVA youth network, and households supporting persons with disabilities. By delivering essential dietary support, the program directly improved the physical well-being, stamina, and overall health of at-risk families facing economic and physical challenges.

The Grocery Bag Distribution program delivered essential relief to families hit hardest by the pandemic across Kerala, extending vital support to members of community groups including Pranamam, Swanthanam, YUVA, and GEMS. The initiative distributed 78 comprehensive grocery bags containing daily staples such as rice, pulses, spices, tea powder, and sugar to vulnerable households encompassing women, senior citizens, youth, and children. By securing basic nutritional needs during a period of severe economic disruption, the project helped ease household burdens and reinforced community resilience.

Special Camp for Differently Abled Children

Organized on February 8, 2021, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, the Special Camp for Differently Abled Children delivered comprehensive medical guidance, counseling, and direct referral support to children with physical disabilities and their caregivers. The camp brought parents into direct dialogue with medical experts to discuss the underlying causes, prevention, and treatment options for various physical deformities. By addressing parental concerns, dispelling common misconceptions, and offering practical advice on corrective surgeries and ongoing physiotherapy, the initiative empowered families with actionable pathways toward specialized clinical care and improved long-term outcomes for their children.

Implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Livelihood Aid for Differently Abled program provided vital financial assistance and economic empowerment to five highly vulnerable families caring for individuals with disabilities. By supplying targeted seed capital and business guidance, the initiative enabled beneficiaries to establish small-scale micro-enterprises, fostering sustainable income generation despite pandemic-related economic disruptions. This targeted support helped mitigate severe household poverty, restoring self-reliance, financial stability, and dignity to vulnerable families during a period of widespread crisis.

Executed on November 17, 2020, as part of CEVA’s Natural Disaster Management Programme (NDMP), the Disaster Intervention at Pettimudi, Idukki provided rapid relief and rehabilitation support to families devastated by the Pettimudi landslide. Following comprehensive field visits and direct interactions with affected residents near Rajakkad, Idukki District, the initiative delivered critical household furnishings including cots, tables, and chairs—to families who had lost their belongings. By restoring essential living amenities, the program assisted disaster-stricken households in rebuilding their homes and regaining stability following the tragedy.

Launched in September 2018 in response to devastating climate events across Kerala, the Flood Relief and Rehabilitation Program delivered extensive emergency aid and long-term recovery support through the collaborative network of eight South Indian CMI Provinces. Coordinated by a dedicated 12-member Disaster Management Cell based at Karikkamuri, the project mobilized ₹22,822,318 to assist displaced families, allocating ₹1,200,000 directly to each province for ground implementation. Initial emergency response measures provided refugee shelter, medical supplies, food kits, and clean drinking water, which evolved into permanent rehabilitation initiatives including home construction, land purchasing, structural repairs, livelihood restoration, debt relief, vocational training, educational aid, and counseling services for affected communities across the state.

Implemented between 2017 and 2018, the Ockhi Relief Programme provided targeted emergency assistance and long-term structural rehabilitation to coastal families severely impacted by Cyclone Ockhi across Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam districts. Beyond immediate relief efforts which included the distribution of essential food kits and emergency supplies the initiative focused on rebuilding destroyed infrastructure and restoring living conditions for affected households. Key structural interventions encompassed the construction of new permanent homes, comprehensive house repairs, and the building of dedicated toilet units, ensuring improved health, safety, and long-term security for recovering communities.

The Solar Lamp Distribution program provided practical learning support and sustainable energy solutions to young students within the GEMS and YUVA youth groups. By distributing 25 rechargeable solar lamps equipped with power storage, the initiative ensured that beneficiary children had reliable, eco-friendly lighting for evening study sessions regardless of local power disruptions. Beyond creating optimal learning conditions and supporting academic performance at home, the program actively fostered early environmental awareness and energy conservation practices among young participants.

The Distribution of Onam Kits program provided festive relief and nutritional support to 82 beneficiary families across Kerala during the Onam festival period. The initiative extended holiday provisions to members of CEVA’s core community networks—including Pranamam, Swanthanam, YUVA, and GEMS groups—as well as CEVA support staff. By distributing comprehensive kits filled with essential festival supplies, the program ensured that economically vulnerable families could celebrate the cultural festival with dignity, joy, and security.

Organized during the monsoon season, the Distribution of Karkidaka Koottu program provided traditional healthcare and immunity support to 60 members of the Swanthanam and Pranamam community groups across Kerala. By distributing authentic Karkidaka Koottu (traditional medicinal formulation kits), the initiative promoted time-tested herbal wellness practices designed to restore physical vitality, build disease resistance, and enhance overall health during the damp, vulnerable monsoon months particularly benefiting elderly members and individuals in need of nutritional rejuvenation.

Organized in collaboration with HEARZAP, Kochi, the Hearing Screening Camp provided free baseline audiometric evaluations and professional consultations to 83 community members. Officially inaugurated by a CEVA board member, the medical initiative focused on the early detection of hearing impairments, promoting auditory health, and guiding participants toward appropriate clinical interventions and preventive care.

Organized in collaboration with the Rotary Club and the Kerala Social Security Mission, the Eye Camps initiative delivered free comprehensive vision care to around 100 community members across two targeted health camps. Designed to serve elderly individuals and nearby residents with limited access to specialized care, the camps provided thorough ophthalmic examinations, early detection of visual impairments, and professional medical guidance to preserve sight and improve quality of life.

Organized in partnership with the Chavara Cultural Centre, the Blood Donation Camp brought together community members to address local blood bank shortages and support critical patient care. Inaugurated by MLA T. J. Vinod, the civic health initiative successfully mobilized 42 voluntary donors, raising awareness about the vital importance of regular blood donation and reinforcing community-driven healthcare support in Ernakulam.