Life at Mother Wings
A Nalukettu home built around a sunlit courtyard — and around the ordinary things that 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.
Inside the Home
The Home & Its Courtyard
The Nalukettu building at Elippakulam — its courtyard, dining hall and chapel.
Questions
Things people often ask
If your question is not here, please call us — we would rather talk.
Ammachirak is a care home for women — particularly elderly mothers who have been isolated from their families or have no home of their own. Our doors are open to every deserving woman, irrespective of caste, cultural background, religion or name. Please call the Director to discuss an admission.
The home is run on the support of the Church, well-wishers and donors. Families who are able to contribute towards the cost of care are welcome to do so, but no deserving woman is turned away for want of means.
Yes — visitors are very welcome, and our mothers look forward to company. Please call ahead so we can receive you properly. Visiting hours are generally 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
You can transfer directly to our Federal Bank account or scan our UPI QR code — both are listed on the Donate page. After transferring, please send us the details so that we can acknowledge your gift.
Yes. Many families sponsor a day of meals, an Onam sadya or a Christmas celebration to mark a birthday, anniversary or memorial. Call us to fix a date — and do come and share the meal with our mothers.
We welcome volunteers — for companionship, medical camps, physiotherapy, music, gardening, maintenance and events. Fill in the volunteer form on this site and we will get in touch.
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.