Maharashtra Foundation is a social venture catalyst
Established as a charitable organization under the laws of the United States, it is committed to the basic humanitarian principles enshrined in the U.S. Constitution namely freedom, equality, secularism and human rights. The brainchild of late Shri Yashwant Kanitkar and his friends, Maharashtra Foundation was conceived in 1978 in Rochester, New York by 10 Marathi families, motivated by saints like Dnyaneshwar, Namdeo and Tukaram and social reformers like Lokmanya Tilak, Agarkar, Maharshi Karve, Mahatma Phule, and Dr. Ambedkar.
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Pre-Primary Education
Vanasthali provides access to quality pre-primary education for rural children including extracurricular activities and learning…
Patient Assistant Nursing Program
The Patient Assistant Nursing Program was started with the goal of strengthening women's self-reliance, financial…
Education for Dyslexic Children
ROSE has been working among disabled children in 10 rural villages in Kurinjipadi Taluka of…
Hunar Ghar
Educate for Life / Rajasthan Bal Kalyan Samiti has been serving Bakhel Panchayat, an extremely…
Panchayat Kayada Saathi
Although India has the distinction of having a very sound and structured system of local…
English Literate Maharashtra
LeapForWord believes that large-scale social change will not happen by enforcing equality, but rather by…
Manas Mitra Prakalp
Reports indicate 1130 farmers’ suicides during 2015 in Marathwada. Various issues have significantly increased hopelessness…
Life Skills for Adolescents
In India, women and girls face the problem of sex abuse in large numbers. Millions…
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