{"id":1302,"date":"2026-01-07T13:33:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T13:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mithrakulam.com\/staging\/3351\/?page_id=1302"},"modified":"2026-08-15T19:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T13:44:14","slug":"second-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mithrakulam.com\/staging\/3351\/second-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1302\" class=\"elementor elementor-1302\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d4c4fd e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-68d4c4fd-f419347 \" data-id=\"68d4c4fd\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"68d4c4fd\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60bf42db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60bf42db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Second Life<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72293621 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72293621\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7496dfec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7496dfec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4577f70f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4577f70f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"890\" height=\"650\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI4OTAiIGhlaWdodD0iNjUwIj48cmVjdCB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxMDAlIj48YW5pbWF0ZSBhdHRyaWJ1dGVOYW1lPSJmaWxsIiB2YWx1ZXM9InJnYmEoMTUzLDE1MywxNTMsMC41KTtyZ2JhKDE1MywxNTMsMTUzLDAuMSk7cmdiYSgxNTMsMTUzLDE1MywwLjUpIiBkdXI9IjJzIiByZXBlYXRDb3VudD0iaW5kZWZpbml0ZSIgLz48L3JlY3Q+PC9zdmc+\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-1302 wp-image-12364\" alt=\"second life\" title=\"Second Life\" data-public-id=\"Second-life-1\/Second-life-1.webp\" data-format=\"webp\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1786313394\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" data-size=\"890 650\" data-delivery=\"upload\" onload=\";window.CLDBind?CLDBind(this):null;\" data-cloudinary=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5faebc5a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5faebc5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c5721d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"42c5721d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">What You Don't Need, Someone Else Does<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">That old shirt in the back of your closet. The toys your kids have outgrown. The wheelchair or oxygen concentrator you no longer need at home. Instead of gathering dust or ending up in the bin, they can still be useful to someone else.\n\nMithrakulam's Second Life programs collect used clothes, toys, and care equipment, and put them back into circulation \u2014 creating income for the people involved and getting resources to the people who actually need them.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16fd332 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"16fd332\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f916cdf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f916cdf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58cd97c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58cd97c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e7f3b5f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e7f3b5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58df805e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58df805e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fecb957 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fecb957\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Three Ways We Give Things a Second Life<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df6f453 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6df6f453\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464814d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"464814d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:85;557-641\"><strong>Upcycling Used Clothes<\/strong> \u2014 old fabric becomes bags, doormats, and other products<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"10:1-10:89;642-730\"><strong>Used Toys Bank<\/strong> \u2014 donated toys are repaired and passed on to children who need them<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"11:1-11:111;731-841\"><strong>Used Geriatric &amp; Care Equipment Bank<\/strong> \u2014 wheelchairs, medical devices, and more are refurbished and reused<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53049a20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53049a20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f5fb51c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f5fb51c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551bc131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"551bc131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Upcycling Used Clothes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b071cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74b071cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"890\" height=\"650\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI4OTAiIGhlaWdodD0iNjUwIj48cmVjdCB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxMDAlIj48YW5pbWF0ZSBhdHRyaWJ1dGVOYW1lPSJmaWxsIiB2YWx1ZXM9InJnYmEoMTUzLDE1MywxNTMsMC41KTtyZ2JhKDE1MywxNTMsMTUzLDAuMSk7cmdiYSgxNTMsMTUzLDE1MywwLjUpIiBkdXI9IjJzIiByZXBlYXRDb3VudD0iaW5kZWZpbml0ZSIgLz48L3JlY3Q+PC9zdmc+\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-1302 wp-image-12547\" alt=\"second life event4\" title=\"Second Life\" data-public-id=\"second-life-event4\/second-life-event4.webp\" data-format=\"webp\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1786801004\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" data-size=\"890 650\" data-delivery=\"upload\" onload=\";window.CLDBind?CLDBind(this):null;\" data-cloudinary=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13967179 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13967179\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e8e9e5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e8e9e5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"15:1-15:194;870-1063\">Clothes you no longer wear don&#8217;t have to be thrown away \u2014 they can be turned into bags, doormats, decorative items, and even pet accessories, while creating income for the people who make them.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"17:1-17:18;1065-1082\"><strong>How it works:<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"18:1-20:96;1083-1427\"><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"18:1-18:134;1083-1216\">We train groups of up to 30 people with basic stitching skills, at their own location, to design and make products from old clothes<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"19:1-19:115;1217-1331\">Participants learn to turn clothes that would otherwise be discarded into products people are willing to pay for<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"20:1-20:96;1332-1427\">Mithrakulam buys back the finished products, so participants have a steady, guaranteed income<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f753b67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f753b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/GCo14mlHKQg0pfD3mtIPef\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Join<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38525cc7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38525cc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543344d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"543344d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e599d48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e599d48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"890\" height=\"650\" data-public-id=\"second-life-event2\/second-life-event2.webp\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/cbpy48bm\/images\/w_890,h_650,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1786801014\/second-life-event2\/second-life-event2.webp?_i=AA\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-1302 wp-image-12545\" alt=\"second life event2\" title=\"Second Life\" data-format=\"webp\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1786801014\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/cbpy48bm\/images\/w_890,h_650,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1786801014\/second-life-event2\/second-life-event2.webp?_i=AA 890w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/cbpy48bm\/images\/w_848,h_619,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1786801014\/second-life-event2\/second-life-event2.webp?_i=AA 848w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/cbpy48bm\/images\/w_648,h_473,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1786801014\/second-life-event2\/second-life-event2.webp?_i=AA 648w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/cbpy48bm\/images\/w_448,h_327,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1786801014\/second-life-event2\/second-life-event2.webp?_i=AA 448w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/cbpy48bm\/images\/w_248,h_181,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1786801014\/second-life-event2\/second-life-event2.webp?_i=AA 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d4d1a43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d4d1a43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e3bee0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e3bee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Used Toys Bank<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3843a7fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3843a7fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"31:1-31:189;1759-1947\">Toys can be expensive, and many end up forgotten once a child outgrows them. Meanwhile, other children never get the chance to play with any at all \u2014 and play matters for how kids develop.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"33:1-33:18;1949-1966\"><strong>How it works:<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"34:1-36:181;1967-2261\"><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"34:1-34:35;1967-2001\">Drop off toys you no longer need<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"35:1-35:79;2002-2080\">We repair, clean, and restore them so they work properly and look good again<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"36:1-36:181;2081-2261\">We share our process and support with anyone in Kerala who wants to set up their own toy bank \u2014 local governments, Anganwadis, NGOs, and libraries are all welcome to take this on<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d47fda e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d47fda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b28dbd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b28dbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fd7b72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9fd7b72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Used Geriatric &amp; Care Equipment Bank<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d9711e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d9711e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"40:1-40:241;2304-2544\">Most households only need equipment like wheelchairs or oxygen concentrators for a while. Once it&#8217;s no longer needed, it&#8217;s not always clear what to do with it \u2014 and passing it on without proper repair can be unsafe for whoever uses it next.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90428b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"90428b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9428076 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9428076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"42:1-42:20;2546-2565\"><strong>What we handle:<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"43:1-45:79;2566-2746\"><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"43:1-43:49;2566-2614\">Mobility aids \u2014 wheelchairs, walkers, crutches<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"44:1-44:53;2615-2667\">Medical furniture \u2014 water beds, air beds, ICU cots<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"45:1-45:79;2668-2746\">Medical devices \u2014 oxygen concentrators, BP monitors, glucometers, nebulisers<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"47:1-47:18;2748-2765\"><strong>How it works:<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"48:1-50:111;2766-3042\"><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"48:1-48:79;2766-2844\">NGOs, local governments, and clubs collect equipment that&#8217;s no longer needed<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"49:1-49:87;2845-2931\">Mithrakulam repairs, services, and calibrates it to make sure it&#8217;s safe to use again<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"50:1-50:111;2932-3042\">The equipment goes back out to people who need it, instead of being scrapped, sold for parts, or thrown away<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8455a08 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8455a08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d32c304 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d32c304\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b30b666 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3b30b666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Get Involved<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Have something you'd like to give a second life to? Or want to start one of these programs in your area? Get in touch with Mithrakulam Charitable Trust.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cf5cea3 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7cf5cea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"tel:918714098430\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Mithrakulam 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onload=\";window.CLDBind?CLDBind(this):null;\" data-cloudinary=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eca868f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2eca868f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mithrakulam.com\/staging\/3351\/short-stay-home\/\" target=\"_blank\">Short Stay Home<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cfaa6be\" data-id=\"3cfaa6be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74bad4af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74bad4af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"890\" height=\"650\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI4OTAiIGhlaWdodD0iNjUwIj48cmVjdCB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxMDAlIj48YW5pbWF0ZSBhdHRyaWJ1dGVOYW1lPSJmaWxsIiB2YWx1ZXM9InJnYmEoMTUzLDE1MywxNTMsMC41KTtyZ2JhKDE1MywxNTMsMTUzLDAuMSk7cmdiYSgxNTMsMTUzLDE1MywwLjUpIiBkdXI9IjJzIiByZXBlYXRDb3VudD0iaW5kZWZpbml0ZSIgLz48L3JlY3Q+PC9zdmc+\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-1302 wp-image-12251\" alt=\"koothattukulam aud 1\" title=\"Second Life\" data-public-id=\"Koothattukulam-Aud-1\/Koothattukulam-Aud-1.webp\" data-format=\"webp\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1786310590\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" data-size=\"890 650\" data-delivery=\"upload\" onload=\";window.CLDBind?CLDBind(this):null;\" data-cloudinary=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-507d8b63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"507d8b63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Empowerment Hub<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5eba9c2\" data-id=\"5eba9c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-488727f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"488727f2\" 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onload=\";window.CLDBind?CLDBind(this):null;\" data-cloudinary=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63053204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63053204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mithrakulam.com\/staging\/3351\/mithrakulam-commune\/\">Commune Life<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2920c2a8\" data-id=\"2920c2a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-106a16e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"106a16e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"890\" height=\"650\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI4OTAiIGhlaWdodD0iNjUwIj48cmVjdCB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxMDAlIj48YW5pbWF0ZSBhdHRyaWJ1dGVOYW1lPSJmaWxsIiB2YWx1ZXM9InJnYmEoMTUzLDE1MywxNTMsMC41KTtyZ2JhKDE1MywxNTMsMTUzLDAuMSk7cmdiYSgxNTMsMTUzLDE1MywwLjUpIiBkdXI9IjJzIiByZXBlYXRDb3VudD0iaW5kZWZpbml0ZSIgLz48L3JlY3Q+PC9zdmc+\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-1302 wp-image-12382\" alt=\"Mithrakulam Images1\" title=\"Second Life\" data-public-id=\"mithrakulam-images1\/mithrakulam-images1.webp\" data-format=\"webp\" data-transformations=\"f_auto,q_auto\" data-version=\"1786454739\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\" data-size=\"890 650\" 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