The plastic bag collection drive was just an idea of their wider plastic-free Malleswaram project. The community members want to reduce single-use plastic in the area. The initiative is backed by the citizens and social workers like Tejaswini Ananth Kumar.
Malleswaram Mirror Special: They ensure that children don’t go hungry
Bangalore Mirror Bureau / Updated: Jul 10, 2021, 06:00 IST
By Dona Dey
Many students studying in government schools come from economically-backward families, and with their parents’ income getting limited due to the pandemic, they hardly get enough food to meet their nutritional needs.
A group of residents from Malleswaram, as part of their various
CSR initiatives, teamed up to help these children. On July 8, members of
Malleswaram Suttha Muttha (MSM) group a community on social media collaborated with the
administration of Government Boys High School and distributed ration kits among students coming from poor families. “School Head Mistress Leela shortlisted 50 such students and they brought their parents to collect the donations on the school premises,” said
Malleswaram Mirror Special: Malleswaram cares
Malleswaram Mirror Special: Malleswaram cares
ByAnupama BijurAnupama Bijur / Updated: Apr 24, 2021, 06:00 IST
Residents of the neighbourhood reach out to send some care packages to the staff at
KC General Hospital and you can too
The good folks of Malleswaram are at it again. Responding to the need of the hour and helping the hospital in the neighbourhood, KC General Hospital (KCGH), many people are contributing money and their time to help the staff there, who are pulling 12-hour shifts to manage covid patients.
Says
Sunayana Chatrapathy, who is one of the volunteers helping the efforts, “A doctor from KCGH reached out to me and said that the staff there was working very hard and some were doing 12-hour shifts, and could we help boost their morale in some way. A few of us discussed this and put out a request on social media, on