Sponsor a Mother
Cover the full monthly cost of care — food, medicines, clothing and daily needs — for one mother at Ammachirak.
₹5,000 / month
Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church · Adoor Diocese
A home for mothers who have nowhere else to go
Ammachirak — Mother Wings — is a care home at Elippakulam where women who have been left alone find shelter, dignity and a family again.
Built in the Nalukettu tradition
Not given out of generosity — given because it is their right
A courtyard home of light and air, where every mother is welcomed irrespective of caste, culture, religion or name.
Dedicated 27 April 2022
Let no one be left alone
Consecrated by His Grace Rt. Rev. Dr. Theodosius Mar Thoma Metropolitan, on the birthday of the late Philipose Mar Chrysostom Valiya Metropolitan.
Welcome to അമ്മ ചിറക്
“Ammachirak signifies the presence of comfort, the abode of refuge, the expression of tenderness, and the shelter of protection.”
For mothers whose own wings have grown tired, this is the wing under which they may rest — and from which they may rise again.
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Open to every mother
Who We Are
A shelter of mercy for mothers with nowhere to go
Ammachirak — Mother Wings — is an elder women's care home at Elippakulam near Kattanam, begun during the Ruby Jubilee of the Adoor Diocese of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church. It exists for mothers who have been isolated from their families and from society. Here they find not charity, but what is rightfully theirs: dignity, companionship, and a home.
- Open to every deserving woman — irrespective of caste, culture, religion or name.
- A traditional Nalukettu home built around a sunlit central courtyard.
- An initiative of the Adoor Diocese, dedicated to the people on 27 April 2022.
Life at Mother Wings
Everything a home should be
Shelter, meals, medicine, prayer and company — the ordinary things that together make a life dignified.
A Nalukettu courtyard home
Built to the traditional Kerala Nalukettu plan, the home is arranged around an open courtyard that fills every room with daylight and fresh air.
Comfortable dormitories & rooms
Clean, airy accommodation with accessible bathrooms, handrails and wheelchair-friendly corridors throughout the building.
Wholesome home cooking
Three nutritious meals a day, prepared fresh in our own kitchen and eaten together at a common table — as a family.
A chapel for daily prayer
Morning and evening prayers, Sunday worship and feast-day services in the home's own prayer hall — open to mothers of every faith.
Health & medical care
Routine health checks, help with medication, physiotherapy support and prompt attention from nearby hospitals when needed.
Companionship & celebration
Birthdays, Christmas carols, Onam and Vishu — the year is marked with music, visitors and celebrations that keep the home alive.
It is not provided out of generosity — this care home believes that it is their right. Let us hope that love, dignity and rights are never denied to anyone.
Rev. Jobin S. Abraham · Director, Mother Wings
Ways to Give
Become the hands of mercy
A God of tenderness gives birth to such tents of compassion through the hearts and hands of merciful people.
A Day of Meals
Provide breakfast, lunch and dinner for the whole family at Mother Wings on a day of your choosing.
₹3,000 / gift
Medicines & Health Care
Support the monthly medicine bill, routine check-ups and physiotherapy needs of our residents.
₹2,500 / month
Moments
Glimpses of our home
Prayers, meals, celebrations and the quiet everyday life of Ammachirak.
Mother Wings from above, set among the coconut groves of Elippakulam
The open Nalukettu courtyard at the heart of the home
The common dining hall where the family eats together
Morning prayer in the chapel
The lighting of the lamp at the dedication ceremony
Clergy and guests gathered for the dedication of the home
Inauguration of the Christmas Carol 2025 celebrations
A full courtyard for the carol evening
News & Events
What is happening at Ammachirak
Celebrations, visits and news from the home at Elippakulam.
Event
Events
Christmas Carol 2025 at Mother Wings
The courtyard filled with light and song as the parish, neighbours and friends of Ammachirak gathered for the annual carol evening.
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News
The Mother Wings family welcomes LAC 2025-26
Members of the Lay Advisory Committee visited the home, spent the day with our mothers and joined them for a family photograph.
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Reflections
Why we call it Ammachirak
A reflection on the name — the presence of comfort, the abode of refuge, the expression of tenderness, and the shelter of protection.
Read moreIn Their Words
Voices from the home
A God of tenderness gives birth to such tents of compassion through the hearts and hands of merciful people. May this home become a shelter for mothers who have been left alone.
Rt. Rev. Mathews Mar Seraphim Episcopa
Diocesan Episcopa, Adoor Diocese
Ammachirak is a home of dignity, rights and justice. What we offer here is not given out of generosity — we believe it is their right.
Rev. Jobin S. Abraham
Director, Mother Wings
We came to serve a meal and left having received far more than we gave. The warmth of this house stays with you.
A visiting parish family
Elippakulam
Support Ammachirak
Give a mother her wings again
Your support keeps the lamps lit, the kitchen warm and the doors of Ammachirak open to every mother who needs them.