The Full Form of AWH is Association for Welfare of Handicapped.

The Association for Welfare of the Handicapped popularly Known as “AWH was formed in the year 1973. It was registered in 1975 under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. The organization is also registered with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act of 1976, with FC No.052880056 dated 10.4.1985. The organization has also obtained income tax exemption under sections 12A and 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
The Association for Welfare of the Handicapped, is a premier NGO, working mostly in the developmentally backward region of Malabar in Kerala State.
As of now; the aims and objectives of AWH encompass the entire rubric of development, education and rehabilitation.