Who we are
Imaigal Makkal Nala Arakkattalai is an eye donation movement based in Palladam, Tiruppur district. "Imaigal" means eyelids — the part of the body that protects sight without ever being asked to. That is the standard we hold ourselves to.
About the trust
இமைகள் மக்கள் நல அறக்கட்டளை
Imaigal means eyelids — the part of the body that protects sight without ever being asked to. That is the standard we hold ourselves to.
How we started
In 2009 our grandmother's eyes were donated. It was hard at the time — but word came back that two people had received sight, and that was a comfort that stayed. This work began from there.
How it works
Eye donation happens after death; what you do while living is pledge, and tell your family. We keep the register, answer the phone at any hour, and get an eye bank team to the house in time.
Since 2009
What one decision has already done.
Eyes have so far been received from 602 donors, and our movement has made it possible for 1,204 people to see.
5,00,000
People without sight in Tamil Nadu
602
Eye donors, to date
1,204
People who received sight
The register today
Live, from our registers.
These figures come straight from the register — no rounding, no marketing.
Eye donors
Blood donors
Volunteers
Total registrations
Districts reached
Camps run
People in those families
Structure
Run by volunteers, led by a board that turns over yearly.
The trust is run by volunteers and an elected board that turns over each year. Nothing is charged to a donor family at any point: collection, transport and the eye bank's work are all free.
President
Chairs the board and speaks for the trust.
Secretary
Pledge records, correspondence and the eye bank liaison.
Treasurer
Accounts, camp budgets and the annual audit.
Response volunteers
On call day and night for the four to six hours that matter.
Gallery
From our awareness camps.
Managed by trust volunteers from the admin panel. We never publish images of a donor family, and never of anyone at their lowest.