Address: Handi-Care Intl.,  168 Bonis Ave. Apt 711, Scarborough, ON, CANADA M1T 3V6.

We may be contacted at Tel : (416) 293 3994    or E-mail : hci@rogers.com.

HCI - Handi-Care Intl., registered as a Canadian charity (Charity Registration # BN 889046397RR0001) in 1992, is ably administered by volunteers. Its Mission Statement is to Rehabilitate, Educate and Empower disadvantaged persons of South Asian descent through raising awareness, effective partnerships and efficient fund raising.

HCI works with organizations that fulfill all the criteria it sets forth, with high expectations of commitment, reputability, accountability and efficiency. HCI funds these organizations for specific projects and works hand in hand with them to ensure implementation and to keep the project under check.  

Our Goal: Accelerate our support to NGOs in India who offer direct services to the poor rural disabled, through sponsorship programs. Volunteer Youth Training (working with the target communities that HCI serves) and raising awareness regarding initiatives pertaining to disability in the Greater Toronto Area during the current year.

We strive to make this possible through education (educating and creating awareness in the community about issues relating to disability, dealing with disability, including prevention) and training (training Canadian youth volunteers to participate in local and international projects directly).

Examples of our "disability to ability" success may be seen in such cases as Siddik's:

How do we run HCI?
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Handi-Care Intl. is run by volunteers.  It is run in a home office.  Office space and all administration hours donated. The organization is supported by a host of enthusiastic, dedicated and committed volunteers.  This has enabled HCI to consistently  disburse in excess of 95% of  funds  it has raised towards charitable activities.

HCI is a registered charity, tax receipts are issued for all donations of $20.00 or more received. 

HCI conducts annual fund raising events, apart from sustained commitments from kind hearted, empathetic persons of the community. 

The fundraising events are also focal activities aimed at "Raising Awareness" in the community and motivating Youth members to greater participation. 

President: Sulo Krishnamurthy MSc - Founder
Vice President: Meena Suppiah - Director since 2001
Secretary: Srini B. Srinivasan BEng PMP CISA - From 2001 to current
Treasurer: Sundra Rajan CGA - From 1998 to current

Directors: Arun Luthra CA, Gita Sankaran, Balan Manian

Advisory Board: Dr.T.N. Krishnamurthy, Dr. V. Raghuraman, Latha Sukumar LLB

Youth Committee: Dr. Dinesh Krishna, Rajan Suppiah, Ashwin Iyer, Rohin Iyer

Past President: Pancha Sankaran  (2000 to Mar. 2008). Sankaran passed away on Mar. 6, 2008 and while his utimely departure is being mourned, his strength, determination, positive approach and leadership qualities will be remembered and emulated by each of the rest of members who are equally committed to the cause. 

61 children are under yearly sponsorships, 41  belonging to Maithri and 3 from Nesam.

90 children are under long term endowment sponsorships at Amar Seva Sangam, Maithri & Nesam .

28 youth are sponsored for vocational training.

201 days are under the "Meal for A Day" endowment scheme. 

A total of 71 youth have completed higher studies and have found employment since 2003.

All the children and youth under HCI’s sponsorship have been successful in school, rehab and vocational training

Volunteers have been successfully placed since 2003.  Testmonies

Funded a project to construct school building at "Vivekananda Educational Society" in Bangalore, India.

Supported a project to supply meals to needy children at "Seva Sadan" of Bangalore.

How was Handi-Care Intl. born?

Handi-Care Intl. (HCI) was born as an off-shoot of a major undertaking by 2 extraordinary young men. Both S.Ramakrishnan & Sankara Raman are confined to wheelchairs with crippling physical limitations. Their stories are given below. They stand tall as examples of self confidence, determination, dedication & unflinching commitment to their undertaking - to "Empower" the rural, poor disabled - by building an organization from its grassroots to educate, rehabilitate & give training in all aspects so as to become independent & employable. The centre they have built - AMAR SEVA SANGAM (ASSA) is an unique establishment of unparalleled capacity. It offers a comprehensive & total service package encompassing an entire array of rehab work for an entire community of about 600 villages in a rural developing area in Tamil Nadu, India. More about AMAR SEVA SANGAM can be found in their website (www.amarseva.org).

To date (Jan 2010), ASSA & the architects have won over 55 coveted awards and recognitions, including President of India's award (twice), Helen Keller award, "Super Idol" by CNN IBN, Best institution award from the state & central Governments to name a few. Click here for a short concise presentation about Amar Seva Sangam.

Handi-Care Intl. was founded as a Canadian registered charity in 1992 by Sulo Krishnamurthy, who took a keen interest in helping Amar Seva Sangam develop and to take on similar other projects for helping the poor & needy. Since then HCI has grown and expanded its wings to reach out to other organizations as well.

Our Visionaries
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