Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Ammucare Turns Personal Tragedy Into Global Volunteer Charity
Mohanji started Ammucare after his young daughter, Ammu, died in a road accident.
He wanted to turn his sadness into helping others.
The charity began by giving food and blankets to people who needed them.
Volunteers and donors helped it grow without a wealthy sponsor.
Today, Ammucare works in many parts of India and ACT Foundation works in more than 25 countries.
It helps people with food, healthcare, education and disaster support.
It also gives food and care to animals, birds and fish.
The group hopes to build more permanent centres and help people become more self-reliant.
Mohanji founded Ammucare in 2003 after the death of his four-year-old daughter, Ammu, in a road accident.
The volunteer-led charity began with food distribution in Palakkad and blanket drives in Delhi.
Ammucare now operates across more than 20 Indian states, while ACT Foundation works in over 25 countries.
Its programmes support food access, healthcare, education, seniors, women, animals, disaster relief and environmental protection.
The organisation says it served more than seven lakh people through ACT4Hunger last year and relies mainly on donors and volunteers.
- Who
- Mohanji founded Ammucare, supported by volunteers and donors worldwide.
- What
- Ammucare Charitable Trust and ACT Foundation provide food, healthcare, education, animal support, disaster relief and environmental services.
- When
- Ammucare was founded in 2003, after Ammu died in a road accident in mid-2000.
- Where
- The organisation operates across more than 20 Indian states and in over 25 countries through ACT Foundation.
- Why
- Mohanji began the charity after being advised to serve people in need as a way to find peace following his daughter’s death.
- Founder
- Mohanji
- Ammucare founded
- 2003
- Indian reach
- More than 20 states
- International reach
- More than 25 countries through ACT Foundation
- Feeding infrastructure
- 13 feeding kitchens and 12 Mohanji ka Aangans
- ACT4Hunger meals
- More than seven lakh people served last year
- Healthcare support
- 40,000 people supported with medicines, equipment, treatments and surgeries
- Environmental work
- Nearly one lakh fruit trees planted