Care as a shared social responsibility.
KOODE is Arike’s community volunteering system - a network of trained neighbours, students, and well-wishers who make sure no patient is left unsupported. In 2025, 109 active volunteers walked alongside our families.
A familiar presence, beyond the clinical.
Volunteers are a core strength of Arike - enabling compassionate, continuous, and culturally sensitive care that reaches far past the clinical visit.
109
active volunteers in 2025
Emotional companionship
Active listening and steady presence for patients facing loneliness and end-of-life fears.
Everyday practical help
Support with basic care, hygiene, and household needs that families struggle to manage alone.
A bridge to the team
Keeping families and the clinical team connected, so care stays continuous and timely.
Care within reach
Making home-based care accessible right at the community level.
Shared ownership
Building participation so home care belongs to the whole community, not just professionals.
Reaching far beyond clinical care.
Each KOODE programme is a standing part of how Arike works - a deliberate way of carrying care, dignity, and belonging beyond the clinical visit and into everyday life.
UNARV
A youth mobilisation programme that brings college students into home care. Through a structured workshop, participants learn the principles of community care, accompany teams on home visits, and reflect on what they witness - shaping a new generation of compassionate volunteers and advocates.
Strengthening the wider ecosystem.
Arike views capacity building as a core responsibility - training doctors, nurses, volunteers, students, and caregivers to strengthen home care across the region.
No patient left isolated by geography.
Arike operates at the intersection of medical science and social responsibility, partnering across hospitals, NGOs, hospices, student initiatives, and national bodies.
Hospitals
- District Hospital, Aluva
- Sri Sudheendra Medical Mission Hospital
NGOs & Government Centres
- MEHAC Foundation
- UDBODH Dementia Daycare, Pachalam
- MIND (Mobility in Dystrophy)
Community & Students
- ESIP - Ernakulam Students Initiative in Home Care
Hospice
- Jeremiah Betrony Home Care
National & Professional Bodies
- IAPC Kerala
- Pallium India, Trivandrum
Become part of KOODE.
Whether you have four hours or a lifetime to give, there is a place for you in this community of care.
Volunteer with Arike