2024 Charities

Vishnu-Vidya Foundation, based in Flower Mound TX founded in 2007 a charitable institute, that assists the critically ill in India financially, Aid will be given directly to the hospital or caregiver on a case-by-case basis. The Charity also has a Medhavi Student Scholarship Program that helps students in College Education.

Lok Biradari Prakalp (LBP) (Marathi; Brotherhood of People project) is a social project of the Maharogi Sewa Samiti, Warora involving a hospital, a school, and an animal orphanage. It was started on 23 December 1973, by the social worker Baba Amte for the integrated development of Madia Gond. It is in Hemalkasa, Bhamragad taluka in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, India.

Dr. Prakash Amte and his wife Dr. Mandakini Amte, who serve as the medical director and medical officer at the project respectively, were awarded the 2008 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership

An ashram shala or a residential school was started in 1976 for the tribal children now having classes from 1st to 12th Standard, giving free education to over 600 students. They are provided with free lodging and boarding facilities. All educational material is also provided free of cost to them. Apart from formal education, they are provided vocational training and guidance, which will be useful in their day-to-day life, e.g., practical training in farming, seed production, dairy, bamboo craft, ceramic art, greeting cards, tailoring, health education, etc. These programmes are aimed at the survival of the tribals to bring about awareness of social rights and duties through continued dialogue and social exposure.

This is 50th Golden Jubliee Year for Lok Biradari Prakalp Hemalkasa

Quality Education Support Trust (QUEST) is an NGO registered in 2007 with the motivation to pursue quality-related issues in Early Childhood Education, elementary education, and teacher professional development, primarily through action research in pedagogy. QUEST has designed various programs for tribal and rural schools, teachers, and teacher educators. The idea of QUEST took shape in an informal group of education enthusiasts called the 'Thane Study Circle' and now runs different education programs in government schools across 24 districts in Maharashtra.