About Us
Compassion, Care and Change: Our Foundation's Story
Who We Are
Our Foundation's Story
Madad Minar Foundation isn’t just an NGO — it’s a family for the forgotten. Founded in 2021 by Irshad and Dheeraj, inspired by their family's legacy of service, we offer free medical aid to cancer patients, emotional care for the mentally ill, and urgent help to those in need. Our mission: no one should face illness, loneliness, or poverty alone.
Our journey began with helping cancer patients access the treatment they so desperately needed, often with no family or financial support. Over time, our reach expanded to cover eye surgeries, emergency medical aid, and mental health support. We aim to build a free cancer hospital and mental health facility.
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Our Mission
The Heart Behind Our Work
To provide comprehensive, free healthcare to underserved communities, focusing on cancer treatment, mental health, and holistic care. We strive to offer shelter, food, and emotional support to those abandoned by their families. At the heart of our mission is a vision for a future where healthcare is accessible to all, regardless of their background or income.
Our founder’s journey from personal loss to service has shaped Madad Minar into what it is today. Every day, we serve those who have been forgotten cancer patients in need of urgent care, families with no means to pay for treatment, and individuals facing mental health crises. No one should ever have to feel alone in their fight for life. That’s why we’re here, standing by them, fighting with them.
Delivering Aid
Protecting Refugee Children
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The Madad Minar Story
The Spirit That Guides Us
It all began with a vision that came from within a family. Irshad and Dheeraj, deeply affected by the pain they saw in their community, decided to take action. They were inspired by their father and elder brother, both social activists who made service to others a lifelong mission. The brothers began with small acts of kindness — providing food, blood, and shelter to those in need. But soon, their mission grew. They started helping cancer patients, those suffering from mental health issues, and anyone who was abandoned by their loved ones.
The name “Madad Minar” means "Tower of Help," and it’s a fitting reflection of our foundation’s goal — to become a towering support system for those in need. From humble beginnings in 2021, we’ve made strides in becoming a beacon of hope for countless people who would have otherwise been left to fend for themselves.
Our Mission in Motion
A Future of Healing and Hope Hope
At Madad Minar Foundation, we don’t just respond to immediate needs we plan for a future where healthcare and emotional care are universal, free of cost, and available to every Indian in need. We aim to establish: A Free Cancer and Mental Health Hospital To provide specialized care to those with cancer and mental health conditions. A Livelihood College for Rural Areas – To offer skills training and education, helping rural communities break free from poverty and lack of opportunity. We believe that no one should have to fight their battle alone. That’s why we are committed to creating a world where every life is valued, and every person has the opportunity to heal, grow, and thrive.
A Free Cancer and Mental Health Hospital
To provide specialized care to those with cancer and mental health conditions.
A Livelihood College for Rural Areas
Helping rural communities break free from poverty and lack of opportunity.
Walking the Path of Kindness
We invite you to stand alongside us in this noble cause. Your support, whether through donations, volunteering, or spreading awareness, helps us create more miracles every day. Every small act of kindness goes a long way in helping us reach more patients, families, and communities.
Support a Cancer Fighter
Free treatments, emotional strength, and dignity for every warrior.
Care for Mental Wellness
Bringing light to minds lost in darkness, with empathy and care.
Emergency Medical Aid
Rapid response, life-saving support when time matters most.
Rural Healthcare Access
Strengthening villages with medicine, compassion, and presence.
The hearts that choose to stay when everyone else walks away.
Meet the People Behind the Work
Madad Minar Foundation was not born in boardrooms it was born beside hospital beds, on railway platforms, and in late-night emergency wards. Our founders didn’t just see suffering they stood inside it, again and again, until standing with the helpless became their life’s work. These are the people who believe that presence is the highest form of service and that no one deserves to be forgotten.
Irshad Qureshi Founder
“This began with who stays back with the patient after everyone else leaves?” Irshad started Madad Minar Foundation after witnessing the silent suffering of abandoned patients — people battling cancer, trauma, and mental illness without a family member in sight. With a heart shaped by real-life pain and service, he turned helplessness into action. Today, he leads with quiet strength, staying by every patient not just during treatment.
Dheeraj Singh Secretary
“We didn’t plan to build an organisation. We simply couldn’t look away.” Dheeraj joined the mission as a co-founder, deeply moved by stories of patients who were dying not from disease, but from neglect. With a background rooted in service and an eye for logistics, he helps run the most critical side of the work — fast response, hospital admissions, emergency medicine, and the tireless effort it takes to help people who have no one else.
Y. Shravni Laxmi Program Director
“With a heart rooted in service and a mind dedicated to execution.” With a heart rooted in service and a mind dedicated to execution, she leads all on-ground programs at Madad Minar Foundation. From coordinating critical care for cancer patients to organizing mental health outreach and emergency aid, his role ensures that every initiative runs with precision, empathy, and impact, inspired by her family's legacy of social work.