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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Hunar Ghar
Educate for Life / Rajasthan Bal Kalyan Samiti has been serving Bakhel Panchayat, an extremely…

Rural Employment
Pragati Abhiyan works in the most tribal parts of Nashik district (Igatpuri, Triambakeshwar, Peth and…

Cervical Cancer
MASUM’s health program was initiated in the late 1980s. It evolved out of a five-year…

Manas Mitra Prakalp
Reports indicate 1130 farmers’ suicides during 2015 in Marathwada. Various issues have significantly increased hopelessness…
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