Every winter, people die of cold on the streets of North India. Before and during the coldest weeks, Sadh Samaj Charitable Trust’s members go out with blankets for people sleeping on pavements, in poorly built houses and in temporary shelters – a small step to keep a family warm through the night.
At a glance
- When: every winter, usually from late November to January
- Where: Delhi’s streets and shelters, and Sadhwara Chowki, Wellesleyganj and Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh
- Who: homeless people, daily-wage workers and poor families – anyone in need
- How many: 4,000 blankets at a single camp (Mirzapur, 2019)
- Cost: about Rs 160 buys one warm blanket (2019 price, bought in bulk)
Our blanket drives
- 26 Dec 2017 About 2,500 blankets and 2,000 mats given out in Sadhwara, Farrukhabad, with a langar.
- 24 Nov 2019 Blanket camp at Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh): 4,000 blankets plus shawls and mufflers, with lunch for all. Trustees paid for them 100 at a time – Rs 16,000 for 100.
- 30 Dec 2021 – 6 Jan 2022 2,100 blankets for Delhi NCR, given from the trust’s vans to people on the streets, in poorly built houses and in shelters. On 1 Jan 2022 volunteers handed out 517 blankets jhuggi by jhuggi at Khori Gaon, near Surajkund.
More photos from past blanket camps
Blankets handed out by trust members to people sleeping in the cold and to poor and homeless families in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
Give a blanket this winter (2026–27): Rs 160 a blanket
About Rs 160 buys a warm blanket; Rs 16,000 buys a hundred. You can sponsor blankets for this winter’s drive, or join our volunteers on the night. Call +91 93157 30449.
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