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
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 […]
Episcopal Refugee & Immigrant Center Alliance (ERICA)
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
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
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
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 […]
SAALT
The MurthyNAYAK Foundation is pleased to support the important work of SAALT, South Asian Americans Leading Together. SAALT is a national non-profit organization that seeks to build a more just and inclusive society in the United States, one in which South Asians are active stakeholders who fully participate in the common life of our society. […]
MEDOVI Project – Women’s Law Center
The MurthyNAYAK Foundation provides regular financial support to the Multi-Ethnic Domestic Violence (MEDOVI) Project of the Women’s Law Center of Maryland. MEDOVI works with foreign-born clients who have been abused by an intimate partner – a spouse or former spouse, current or former boyfriend or girlfriend, or parent of a child in common. Domestic violence […]
Harvard Law School
Attorney Sheela Murthy is a proud alumna and loyal supporter of Harvard Law School, where she received her Master of Laws (LL.M.) in 1987. She also is a strong believer that immigration law is a calling, and in a 2008 interview, told the Harvard Law Bulletin that “Immigration is a symbol of who we are […]
Harmony Through Education
Harmony Thru Education – In India, children with special needs are often considered a burden to their families. Harmony Through Education, a Maryland nonprofit, is working to reverse that, and has established a school in Dharamsala, India, for children with mental and physical challenges. The school provides instruction in math, reading, and writing, augmented by […]