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Not just for food and a place to sleep, but for safety and community. Most importantly: for love. At the Maher, 30 km from Pune in the village of Koregaon Bhima, we are much more than a home for women, men, and children from difficult and desperate circumstances.
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Today Maher is an official UN-registered NGO –...
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Sr. Lucy, who had for years felt a deep calling to help the...
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Maher (Marathi: My mother's home) is an UN-registered, interfaith and caste-free Indian non-governmental organization based near Pune. The objective of the organization is to provide shelter and support to destitute, exploited, battered women, men and children.
Mar 1, 2023 · Today Maher is an official UN-registered NGO – Non-Governmental Organization. Over 4000 women and children have been impacted by Maher and have overcome their life’s challenges; coming out brimming with self-confidence and dignity.
Sr. Lucy, who had for years felt a deep calling to help the poorest of the poor, resolved to help abused and traumatized women. In 1997, Sr. Lucy founded Maher (Mother’s Home in Marathi) to provide care and shelter to destitute women.
Beyond Maharashtra, Maher has established homes in Kerala, Jharkhand, Kolkata, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. In 2011, unable to ignore the plight of abandoned men on the streets, Maher opened its first home for destitute, aged and mentally challenged men.
Today, Maher is a UN-registered NGO, that served over 5000 women, 5900 children, and 300 men and has footprints in various states like Maharashtra, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Andhra...
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Jan 25, 2022 · Maher, a Pune-based NGO that has provided care and shelter for more than 5,000 children and 6,300 destitute people, will celebrate its silver jubilee (25 years) on February 2. In 1997, social worker Sister Lucy Kurien founded Maher at Vadhu Budruk in Shirur tehsil of Pune district after she had reportedly witnessed a man burning to death his ...