Vimochana is a Bangalore-based organization that has been working for 20 years on the issues of Indian women, focusing on domestic violence and sexual harassment in the workplace. Of particular concern to the MurthyFoundation is the problem of dowry burning and deaths. Thanks to organizations like Vimochana, there is increasing awareness of this problem, and […]
MICA – the Maryland Institute College of Art, MICA, is among the leading art programs in the country, and indeed the world. Vasant Nayak, filmmaker and photographer, founded MICA’s innovative graduate program in digital arts, keep it on the leading edge of artistic creation in a time of rapid technological transformation. MICA has continually re-invented […]
KHUSHII – KHUSHII stands for Kinship for Humanitarian, Social, and Holistic Intervention in India. This nonprofit works to uplift poor communities in India – both urban and rural – offering health and education programs, vocational training, and assistance in organizing grass-roots self-help groups. The MurthyNAYAK Foundation has provided generous support to KHUSHII’s adult literacy program, […]
India Network – a nonprofit internet resource for all things Indian, providing news, matrimonial advertisements, links to Indian government agencies, and a host of other useful information to Indian communities around the world, and to researchers and scholars interested in learning about India. The India Network was created to meet the cultural and social needs […]
The MurthyNAYAK Foundation supports the Episcopal Refugee & Immigrant Center Alliance – ERICA – a resource center for refugees, asylees and immigrants in the Baltimore-Washington area. In 2010, the MurthyNAYAK Foundation sponsored ERICA’s annual benefit concert, Music and Stories of Migration, which featured outstanding musicians from the Peabody Conservatory – most of them immigrants – […]
CRY, which stands for Child Rights and You, is a nonprofit that focuses attention and resources on the rights of children in India, seeking to protect their rights to education, good nutrition, safe water, and freedom from poverty, disease, abuse, neglect, and exploitation. In partnership with social entrepreneurs and nonprofits in India, CRY provides funding, […]
Aseema – this Mumbai-based NGO provides educational opportunities to street children and other underprivileged youths, to feed their imaginations and help them reach their full potential. Aseema means “limitless” in Sanskrit, a name chosen to reflect the unbounded spirit and potential of children. Aseema builds strong bonds between students and teachers, instilling a love of […]
AKKA is a nonprofit devoted to the promotion and preservation of the Kannada language and culture among overseas Indians in the USA and Canada. AKKA helps to coordinate the work of several local Kannada Associations, bringing together Karnataka natives and their families for social and networking events locally and at national conferences. The MurthyNAYAK Foundation […]
Over the years, the MurthyNAYAK Foundation has helped several worthy causes with short-term or one-time grant funding, to help with particular projects or respond to immediate and pressing human needs in a time of crisis, such as a natural disaster. As with our long-term partners, we have chosen to work with these organizations because they […]