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Women should have equal rights and protections under the law. Children should not be the victims of crime or suffer for their ethnicity or for the political views or wrongdoing of their parents. We do not live in a just or reasonable world, however. MNF supports organizations with the goal of protecting women who are the victims of domestic violence or who need help providing the basic needs of life to their families. We also provide assistance through organizations that feed and nurture the bodies and minds of children.

Baltimore / U.S.

• Women’s Law Center MADOVI Project
• Girl Scouts of Central Maryland, Beyond Bars Project
• United Way of Central Maryland

Bangalore / India

• Chennakeshava School
• Agastya International Foundation
• KHUSHII
• Akshaya Patra

There are many influences that might drive one to leave his or her homeland. Some leave out of fear, persecution, or desperation; others with high hopes and big dreams. Some aren’t leaving their own countries as much as they are coming TO the United States; to the country they have heard so many wonderful things about. But life this new country can be more difficult than expected. The culture is so different – the language difficult. The cost of the immigration process is high. It is lonely and strange and if one’s family – one’s support system – is all back home, it can seem hopeless at times. The MurthyNAYAK Foundation works with organizations in the United States that support immigrants enduring setbacks and hardship. They help women who have been abandoned by husbands – without income or legal status. Sometimes it takes so little to help a person regain her/his footing and become a stable, contributing member of American society.

There are women around the world for whom feeding and educating their children, as well as themselves, is an ongoing struggle. An illiterate mother has a more difficult time caring for her family, because, in addition to her own limitations, there are many who recognize and prey on her vulnerability, cheating her out of the little she can earn. A literate mother reads to her children and can help them with their studies, meeting their potential, improving their opportunities and those for the family. By investing in women’s education and entrepreneurship, in protecting their legal rights and protecting many from abusive intimate partners, the MurthyNAYAK Foundation works with some excellent organizations that are making a difference. By helping women, we help families, and by helping families we provide hope. Providing hope helps in building the future, not just for some people – for everyone.