About Festivals for Joy

“Festivals for Joy“ began To celebrate festivals with a purpose, to bring joy and empower people, to connect the beneficiaries and donors . There is a lot of fun and frolic in every festive season as friends and family gather to celebrate these auspicious occasions. We make a conscious effort to spread the joy of the festivals to those who are less fortunate. Nothing could be better than extending a portion of that fortune to the needy in the form of donations . Donate on any one festival and you will experience the really happiness from within . The primary focus is in spreading joy during the festive season.

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Nutrition Support for Poor Children & Pregnant Women

This Christmas 2025, Festivals For Joy launched a nutrition support program for underprivileged children and pregnant women. The initiative provides monthly nutrition kits for 10 months, including millet-based foods like laddus and kheer, to support immunity, healthy growth, and help prevent anemia.

With a total budget of ₹60,000, the program emphasizes sustained, long-term impact. We are grateful to Madhuri Siva & Family (Singapore) for their generous support in making this initiative possible.

A Milestone Achieved: Classroom Support for Visually Impaired Children

This Vinayaka Chavithi 2025, we came together with a shared purpose—to support the education of students at Devnar School for the Blind. These remarkable children inspire us every day with their resilience, determination, and unwavering dreams for a brighter future.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone whose generous contributions made this initiative possible. Your support has strengthened classroom resources, enhanced learning opportunities, and contributed meaningfully to the holistic development of visually impaired students.

Thank you for standing with us and being an integral part of this impactful journey toward inclusive education and empowerment.

Celebrating World NGO Day with FFJ's

The world is celebrating World NGO Day to acknowledge and honor the significant contributions of NGOs to society. NGOs across the globe are commemorating this day to recognize their humanitarian efforts. On this NGO day, FFJ thanks its donors for their immense support and team members for their great effort.

Our Achievements So Far

Economic Rehabilitation of 10 Women (Trafficking Survivors) – Groceries and Medical help for 1 year to 10 Women – Construction of Park in Prajwala Premises for kids (Trafficking Survivors) – Setting up Think & Make Lab for children at Sri Siddhartha High School, Kavadiguda – Cancer Screening Camp for Women and Health Check-ups for Men from TV & Film Federation Unions and their families – Distribution of 600+ Deskits across 7 schools – Fees Payment throughout their education for 30 students

Festivals for Joy

Make Every Festival A Festival Of True Joy From Within…

You can help us develop a healthy and happy society by donating even a small amount. Keep in mind that every contribution counts. This is an initiative by Suma Kanakala. We provide comprehensive support through holistic initiatives integrating health, nutrition, gender, education, and livelihoods through Festival for Joy distinctive programs.
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Diwali Celebration with Child Haven International

We celebrated Diwali at Child Haven International, sharing joy, warmth, and meaningful moments with children and women through festive decorations, smiles, and heartfelt interactions.

Celebrating together helped spread happiness, strengthen community bonds, and highlight that festivals are most meaningful when shared with compassion, hope, and togetherness.

‘Festivals for Joy’ has successfully completed 2 years

Festivals for Joy (FFJ) celebrates its 2-year anniversary, marking its commitment to transforming festivals into meaningful social impact. FFJ has empowered transgender individuals to start businesses, supported the economic rehabilitation of sex-trafficking survivors, provided groceries and medical aid to women, built a park for trafficked children, set up a Think & Make Lab for schoolchildren, and supported education.

Led by Suma Kanakala, FFJ continues to inspire change through purposeful celebrations that spread joy and create lasting impact.

WESWASAM – Empowering Rural Women Entrepreneurs

This Ugadi, we proudly relaunched Project WESWASAM with Bhagavatula Charitable Trust (BCT) and the support of NATS, empowering 23 rural women entrepreneurs to start their businesses.

Driven by a vision of financial independence and confidence for women, WESWASAM continues its mission to create meaningful entrepreneurial opportunities and support more women on their journey to empowerment.

Free Cataract Surgery Camp - Feb 2024

Mana American Telugu Association in association with Festivals for Joy (FFJ) and Sankara Nethralaya, USA is conducting a Free Cataract Surgery Camp at Sri Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Stadium, Hyderabad from 19th Feb to 28th Feb 2024.

The eye camp is being conducted by world class eye hospital, Sankara Nethralaya where 20 medical staff will be performing various tests to identify cataract and perform surgeries onsite and provide required medications to the needy.

A Heartwarming Donation for 'Nest Old Age Home'

Our hearts are brimming with gratitude as we have received a heartwarming donation of 12 lakh rupees towards ‘Nest Old Age Home – Home For the Old Aged’.

The generosity of Nord Anglia Education & Oakridge International Schools has brought smiles and hope to our senior citizens. We can’t thank them enough for making our senior’s lives brighter.

Celebration of Empowerment

During the ongoing Dussehra season, this October 20th marked a remarkable day in the lives of a 5 transgenders as Bubblegum movie team has joined hands with ‘Festivals For Joy’ and ‘Prajwala’ to economically rehabilitate 5 Transgender women and also 5 Sex Trafficking survivors by supporting them in establishing their businesses at Medchal, Medipally. To help transgenders do their jobs with respect

They deserve dignity in society. Bubblegum Lead Actors Roshan Kanakala, Maanasa Choudhary and the Film’s director Ravikanth Perepu has inaugurated the shops along with the popular television show host and the founder of FFJ, Suma Kanakala and padmasri Sunitha Krishnan of Prajwala..CI saidulu, local Councellor pochamma srinivas and other police dignitaries attended the function.

Partner With Us

We welcome and invite individuals and organizations to join forces with us in our upcoming initiatives and campaigns. Your collaboration can make a significant difference in our shared goals and endeavors. If you are interested in participating or offering your support, we kindly ask you to share your contact information and details with us. This way, we can establish a connection, explore potential opportunities for cooperation, and work together towards our mutual objectives.

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A festival is a gathering of people to celebrate something. It can also refer to a one day or more when people in a country have a holiday so that they can celebrate something. Festivals may be religious or national.

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India’s distinct tradition and culture are reflected in its rich and lively festivals. Suma Kanakala, regardless of religion or caste in the country, draws people closer together and creates a strong tie of humanity using the ‘Festival for Joy’ platform during festivals. We certainly provide millions of reasons to rejoice with so many festivals to celebrate!