Winter Relief for Kashmir
When Chillai Kalan grips the valley, warmth becomes survival. Your winter relief brings blankets, warm clothing, and fuel to families facing Kashmir's brutal cold.
About this giving
What is Winter Relief?
Kashmir's winter is long and severe, and its harshest stretch — the 40 days known as Chillai Kalan, from late December to the end of January — brings sub-zero temperatures, heavy snow, and frozen supply lines. For families without adequate heating or bedding, the cold is not a discomfort but a danger.
Our winter relief provides the essentials that get a family through: warm blankets and quilts, winter clothing, and fuel such as firewood or kerosene for heating and cooking.
Who your gift helps
Families in Kashmir's coldest and most remote belts — high-altitude villages and border areas that can be cut off by snow — along with widows, the elderly, and the poor in the city who cannot afford heating.
How your donation is used
- 1You contribute to the seasonal winter relief fund.
- 2We assemble blankets, warm clothing, and fuel into winter kits.
- 3Kits are prioritised for remote, high-altitude, and vulnerable households before the deep cold sets in.
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Questions & Answers
Winter Relief — your questions answered
- When is winter relief distributed?
- Winter kits are distributed before and during the coldest months, with priority given to the harshest 40-day Chillai Kalan period from late December to the end of January, when remote areas can be snowbound.
- Which areas need winter relief most?
- The greatest need is in high-altitude and border belts — districts like Kupwara, Bandipora (Gurez), and Ganderbal — where heavy snowfall can cut villages off, as well as among the urban poor who cannot afford fuel.
- What does a winter kit contain?
- A typical winter kit includes warm blankets or quilts, winter clothing, and fuel for heating. Every case is verified on the ground by our team in Kashmir before any distribution.
Give Winter Relief today
100% reaches people in need, verified on the ground, with an 80G receipt for your records.