Maher (NGO)
| Mower | |
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| founding | February 2, 1997 |
| founder | Sister Lucy Curiae |
| Seat | Center in Vadhu Budruk Main Office in Pune |
| main emphasis | Aid organization |
| Chair | Hira Begum Mulla |
| Members | 300 women, 850 children, 190 employees (estimates) |
| Website | www.maherashram.org , www.maher-lösungen.de |
Maher (NGO) (in Marathi : Mother's House) is an interreligious project in India that is dedicated to medical care, education and rehabilitation of abused women and their children as well as development aid in Indian villages.
Maher was founded in 1997 by Sister Lucy Kurien , a Roman Catholic nun from Kerala. There are now 29 locations in the greater Pune , Kerala and Jharkhand areas .
history
The Beginnings (1991)
In 1991, when Sister Lucy was still working at the HOPE organization , a pregnant woman came to her and asked her for help. She feared that her husband would kill her in order to marry another woman. Sr. Lucy couldn't do anything for her that evening, but promised her that she would try to help her and that she should come back the next day.
" I was brought up in a secure family environment and I was unaware that one night could make such a difference to the life of a woman"; "That very night, her husband, in a drunken rage, set her on fire. I actually saw the blazing woman and heard her shrieks of agony. We put the fire out and took her to a hospital but she died of 90 degree burns and with her died the seven month old fetus. I was devastated. "
After this experience, Sr. Lucy decided to found Maher in order to no longer be bound by the rules of the monastery and to be able to do more for the people. It took her almost 7 years to get the support she needed, but in 1997 the time had come: In the small village ( Vadhu Budruk ), outside of Pune, the first Maherhaus was opened on February 2nd, 1997.
Development phase (1997)
After it was founded, Maher developed quickly. Within 15 years, over 2000 people took part in the aid programs, 29 permanent houses were founded (4 for women and 25 for children) and Maher expanded into the Indian states of Kerala (2004) and Jharkhand (2008).
The circle of supporters of Mahers also increased significantly. More and more people, mainly from Austria and Germany, but also from the United States and other countries, came to support the project. In 2002 Sr. Lucy traveled to Europe for the first time to introduce Maher. She has since repeated these visits regularly. For example, in 2012 she was on the Catholic Day in Mannheim .
In 2012 Maher celebrated its 15th anniversary with almost 4,000 guests.
today
The association's work has now received numerous awards. For her work at Maher, Sr. Lucy received the Global Women's Leadership Award in 2011 , the DCCIA Award for Excellence in Social Service in 2010 and many other awards.
Mahers running costs are around € 30,000 / month to pay for the maintenance for 690 children, 250 women, the personnel costs as well as rents and taxes. Maher is financed exclusively through donations from supporters, mainly from abroad.
construction
The projects focus on two main areas. The first is working with disadvantaged children from the slums, the streets and problem families. The other is working with mentally challenged women. The organization is led by Sr. Lucy (founder), Hira Begum Mulla (president) and a supervisory board consisting of 6 people.
Children's homes
Up to 25 children, a housemother and a cook live in a children's home. There is a responsible social worker for every house. The children are sent to school and supported with various programs. (Dance / sport / music / training)
Rehabilitation of women
Maher works with women who have experienced terrible things, are mentally disturbed, or have no one to look after them. It is with Montessori method worked, the idea of multi-generational house "create" to family and long tried to return the women back into society.
Other projects
There are other projects in the following areas:
- medical care
- Training and job search
- Development aid in villages
- Support groups
philosophy
Maher is an interfaith organization.
“ There is only one religion - and that is the religion of love. There is only one caste - and that is the caste of humanity. There is only one God - and he works through us "
Most of the children are Hindus, with a smaller proportion each being Christian and Muslim.
Web links
- Detailed and informative newspaper article (English)
- Official website (English)
- Official website (German)
- Interview with Sister Lucy (DNA India)
- Interview with Sister Lucy (visionmagazine)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maher at a glance . Mower. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 25th, 2014.
- ↑ alumni.uni-wuerzburg.de: Maher Arbeit (PDF; 95 kB)
- ↑ vis.ac.at: About Maher
- ↑ sakaaltimes.com: Sister Lucy working for HOPE
- ↑ hope-pune.jimdo.com: HOPE ( Memento of the original from August 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ visionmagazine.com: Interview with Sister Lucy
- ↑ maherashram.org: Maher history ( Memento of the original from June 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ visionmagazine.com: Number Detection
- ↑ klbp.de: European visitors
- ↑ ekma.de: Katholikentag
- ↑ timesofindia.com: Silver Jubilee
- ↑ dnaindia.com: Global Wome's Leadership Award
- ↑ indianexpress.com: DCCIA Award
- ↑ sakaaltimes.com: 690 children and 250 women; 2012
- ↑ klbp.de: supporters
- ↑ www.indianexpress.com: newspaper article, work with mentally handicapped people
- ↑ women-healing-women.net: Women help women ( Memento of the original from June 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ intersol.at: Maher ( Memento from July 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ alumni.uni-wuerzburg.de: Maher quote (PDF; 95 kB)
