Mukti Mission Inc

MUKTI MISSION, INC. PROVIDES AVENUES FOR OUR PARTNERS TO BRING HOPE, HEALING, AND LIFE FOR INDIAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN!

EMPOWERING THROUGH EDUCATION FUND: WING TWO OF THE ENGLISH MEDIUM HIGH SCHOOL (EMS):THE SECOND WING OF THE EMS BROKE GROUND IN DECEMBER 2020. FUNDING WAS STARTED WITH OVER US$130,000 ON HAND TOWARD THE OVERALL US$360,000 FOR LEVEL ONE PLUS THE MULTI-PURPOSE HALL. DURING 2023 ALL FUNDING WAS SECURED FOR WING TWO: LEVEL ONE. DURING 2023 THERE WERE MANY SETBACKS TO CONSTRUCTION DUE TO GOVERNMENT REGULATION, AND TAXATION ISSUES, AND BUILDING DID NOT OCCUR FOR OVER FOUR MONTHS OF THE YEAR. CONSTRUCTION OF LEVEL ONE IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF SUMMER 2024 WHICH INCLUDES SIX CLASSROOMS, STAFF SPACES, BATHROOMS, TWO STAIRWELLS, AND THE MULTI-PURPOSE HALL. STUDENT ENROLLMENT IS CURRENTLY AT APPROXIMATELY 500. THE SCHOOL OFFERS CO-ED CLASSES FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 5 - 10. SINCE FUNDING HAS BEEN SECURED FOR LEVEL ONE, WE HAVE BEGUN SEEKING FUNDING FOR LEVEL TWO AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY US$250,000.MISCELLANEOUS EMS PROJECTS (SMALL):SEVERAL SMALL PROJECTS RELATED TO THE EMS WERE FULLY FUNDED DURING 2023; THE BASKETBALL COURT WAS FINALLY COMPLETED, AS WAS THE STAGE SHADE CANOPY. THE EMS LIBRARY WAS ALSO FUNDED AND COMPLETED (BOOKS AND FURNISHINGS). A RENOVATION PROJECT OF THE BATHROOMS FOR THE PRIMARY SECTION WAS ALSO INITIATED AND FUNDED, ALTHOUGH COMPLETION WILL OCCUR IN 2024.MARATHI HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY:THE MARATHI LANGUAGE SCHOOL SAW OUR ATTENTION IN 2023. THE LIBRARY WAS FULLY FUNDED, CONSTRUCTION BEGAN, AND COMPLETION OCCURRED IN JANUARY 2024. THE LIBRARY WAS CONSTRUCTED AS A SECOND-FLOOR ADDITION TO THE COMPUTER ACADEMY. IT HAS TWO LARGE ROOMS WITH AN OFFICE AND STAIRWELL LEADING UP. DURING 2024 WE WILL FUND BOOKS AND FURNISHINGS.MARATHI HIGH SCHOOL LABORATORY:THE MARATHI LANGUAGE SCHOOL ALSO BENEFITTED FROM US DONORS GIVING TOWARD A RENOVATED LABORATORY. TWO ROOMS WERE COMBINED INTO ONE LARGE LAB. NEW LAB TABLES WERE CONSTRUCTED, NEW WINDOWS, AND ALL THE PIPING AND SHELVING THAT WERE NECESSARY FOR A LAB. FUNDING WAS COMPLETED IN 2023 ALONG WITH THE CONSTRUCTION. IT IS IN OPERATION NOW.

AG FUND:THE GOAL OF THE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT IS TO INCREASE THE MISSION'S SUSTAINABILITY BY PROVIDING SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES OF MILK, GRAINS, AND VEGETABLES TO FEED OVER 600 INDIVIDUALS DAILY. THERE ARE ALSO CASH CROPS GROWN TO SUPPLEMENT EXPENSES. DURING 2023 OUR PARTNERS INVESTED IN THE PURCHASE OF NEW FARM IMPLEMENTS: A CULTIVATOR, CROP BED MAKER, A GOAT SHED TO HOUSE THE GOAT HERD, AND THE PROPER FLOORING MATERIALS FOR THE SHED. TO AID IN PLANTING AND HARVESTING OVER 240 ACRES OF CROPLAND. THREE WATER PUMPS WERE ALSO FUNDED TO ASSIST WITH WATER SUPPLY ISSUES.

LIFEGIVER FUND:MONIES GIVEN TO THE LIFEGIVER FUND BY OUR PARTNERS IN 2023 HAVE BEEN USED TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING OPERATIONS WORK OF THE PANDITA RAMABAI MUKTI MISSION IN INDIA. PARTNERS CAN ALSO DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUPPORT OF INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS THROUGH LIFEGIVER SPONSORSHIP, PROVIDING A HAVEN, A FAMILY ATMOSPHERE, CLEAN CLOTHES, CLEAN WATER, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH GRAD LEVEL, MEDICAL CARE, CAREER TRAINING/OPPORTUNITIES, AND SPIRITUAL EMPOWERMENT.50K OPPORTUNITY:FOR THE FOURTH YEAR, WE PROMOTED PROJECTS AT MUKTI MISSION DURING OUR YEAR-END 50K OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE SELECTED PROJECTS TOTALING US$50,000. IN 2023, WE FULLY FUNDED ALL SEVEN PROJECTS. THEY WILL BE BOUGHT/INSTALLED IN EARLY 2024.

ORCHARD PROJECT FUND: THIS FUND PROVIDES OPERATION COSTS FOR FIFTEEN (15) LOCATIONS ACROSS INDIA CARING FOR 730 CHILDREN IN RESIDENTIAL, DAYCARE, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. OPERATION COSTS INCLUDE PROVIDING RESIDENTS WITH CLEAN CLOTHES, CLEAN WATER, EDUCATION CHOICES AND TUTORING, MEDICAL CARE, CAREER TRAINING/OPPORTUNITIES, AND SPIRITUAL EMPOWERMENT.ORCHARD PROJECT: LANTANATHE LANTANA HOME WAS FULLY FUNDED AND CONSTRUCTED IN 2023. THIS HOME SUPPLIES A HAVEN FOR 20 BOYS WITH A CAPACITY OF 80. IT IS LOCATED ON AN ACRE OF LAND AND IS FULLY WALLED AND GATED.ORCHARD PROJECT: NIMBOOTHE NIMBOO HOME FOR GIRLS WAS FULLY FUNDED AND CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN 2023. THIS HOME WILL SUPPLY A HAVEN FOR AN INITIAL 20 GIRLS WITH A CAPACITY OF 80. IT IS LOCATED ON AN ACRE OF LAND AND IS FULLY WALLED AND GATED. IT IS ADJACENT TO THE LANTANA HOME.