Thanal

Thanal is a Kerala-based humanitarian organisation founded in 2008 in Vadakara by a group of local community members and professionals. Formally registered as Daya Rehabilitation Trust, Thanal works across healthcare, welfare, and education with a focus on holistic rehabilitation for the most vulnerable. What started as a single shelter home has grown into one of the largest community-based organisations in India, now operating across 19 states and 2 Union Territories with over 3,600 staff and 20,000 volunteers. Thanal's approach goes beyond providing immediate relief. The organisation works to ensure that beneficiaries and their families are fully reintegrated into social and economic life.

Headquarters: Vadakara, Kozhikode, Kerala Sectors: Healthcare, Rehabilitation, Mental Health, Disability, Education, Welfare, WASH

What They Do Thanal runs over 20 programmes across health, welfare, and education. The scale is significant: the organisation serves thousands of people daily across hundreds of centres. Healthcare

Dialysis Centres run across 91 locations and serve around 4,000 patients. Thanal has been expanding its network steadily, with new centres recently opened in Mattancherry and Taliparamba.

Community Psychiatric Centres operate across 107 locations, reaching around 10,000 beneficiaries with mental health support at the community level. Pain and Palliative Care Centres run across 12 locations, providing end-of-life care and chronic pain support to around 3,000 patients.

Neuro-Rehabilitation Centres across 27 locations support around 3,227 people recovering from neurological conditions. Thanal recently introduced India's first robotic-assisted paediatric gait trainer for children with movement disabilities.

Community Health Programmes run across 12 units, reaching over 20,000 beneficiaries with primary and preventive health services.

Kidney Transplantation and Post-Transplant Care services have supported over 230 transplants and 340 post-transplant patients.

Medical Relief provides support to around 10,000 people who need assistance with medicines and treatment costs.

Early Detection Programmes focus on identifying health conditions early in communities with limited access to hospitals.

Disability and Rehabilitation

Early Intervention and Child Development Centres across 22 locations work with 7,436 children with developmental disabilities and delays. Schools for Children with Disabilities across 8 locations serve 480 students. Thanal's School for Differently Abled in Kanhirode recently received the Best Special Needs Training Institution Award from the Government of Kerala. Vocational Rehabilitation Centres across 10 locations provide skills training to 721 people with disabilities. Welfare

Feed the Needy is one of Thanal's largest programmes, providing 1,05,000 daily meals across 114 locations in multiple states, with over 3,110 food distribution points. Rehabilitation Homes across 18 locations house 3,300 residents, including people who are homeless, elderly, or without family support.

Housing Project has supported 3,200 units benefiting 16,100 people. Women and Child Resilience Centres provide support to women and children facing abuse, neglect, or crisis situations.

Crèches across 8 locations care for 200 young children. Orphan Family Care supports families where children have lost a primary caregiver.

Education

Micro-Learning Centres for Dropouts is Thanal's largest education programme, running 2,575 centres that serve 1,03,000 children who have dropped out of formal schooling. Educational Aid provides financial and material support to around 400 students from low-income families.

WASH

Thanal runs water and sanitation programmes across 2,800 locations, reaching 57,000 beneficiaries with clean water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene education. Thanal is a good fit for people with backgrounds in social work, healthcare, rehabilitation, psychology, community health, disability, education, or welfare who want to work with a large and well-established community-based organisation in Kerala and beyond.