How we started, and what we stand for
A Trust founded by neighbours in Njarakkal, working to be a helping hand for our community.
Founded close to home
Lightway Charitable Trust began with a group of socially committed citizens in Njarakkal who saw a need close to home — elderly neighbours managing age-related ailments, families coping with chronic illness or accident injuries, and the caregivers, palliative care sisters, and ASHA workers quietly doing the hard work of caring for them, often without enough support or recognition.
Established in the heart of Vypin at Njarakkal (Thegathara Road, Ice Cream Company Compound), the Trust was officially inaugurated on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at the Njarakkal Lions Club Service Centre, by the then Hon. Vypin MLA, Shri K. N. Unnikrishnan. As part of the inauguration, the MLA felicitated palliative care sisters and ASHA workers from the area — the first of, we hope, many such moments of recognition.
A helping hand, for those in need
To be a helping hand for people in our community affected by age-related ailments, chronic illness, and accident-related injuries — and to support and recognize the caregivers, palliative care workers, and ASHA workers who care for them.
Our founding charter
- 01Providing home-based palliative care services
- 02Establishing and running facilities for palliative and end-of-life care
- 03Providing home-based medical and social support for the elderly
- 04Running training and rehabilitation centres for the physically handicapped and disabled, and nursing homes for the aged
- 05Offering grants, scholarships, and other financial assistance to deserving students for education, vocational training, and skill development
- 06Leading social welfare efforts, including addressing poverty
- 07Conducting health and well-being education and awareness programs
Run as a not-for-profit, service-only Trust, operating within India, for the benefit of all citizens without discrimination of caste, religion, creed, or sex.
Today, our active work concentrates on elderly care, palliative care, accident and injury support, care for the chronically ill, and support for caregivers and ASHA workers — the fuller charter above is the long-term mandate we'll keep growing into.
The trustees behind the work
Lightway Charitable Trust is run entirely by volunteers from the community — an honorary board that takes no salary for its work.
Executive Committee
K.V. Paul Kiriyanthan
Chairman
Ouseph Mathews Mampilly
Managing Trustee
Avarachan Puthussery
Vice Chairman
Jaimon Akkanath
Secretary
Boby C.G.
Joint Secretary
Ravi Joseph
Treasurer
Kurian Joseph
Joint Treasurer
Special Invitees
Lenin George
