MSSO was established in 1984 by immigrants from the Maharashtra State in India. It is a volunteer based registered charity which helps grassroots volunteer groups in India implement projects, locally deemed appropriate to better the lives of the people there.

MSSO assistance priorities are in vocational training, health care and family planning, water and sanitation, and sound environmental development. In addition, MSSO gives preference to projects which provide benefits to adivasi (tribal) people, destitute women, and children, who are all usually low on the social and economic strata.

MSSO insists that projects will be sustainable. Many projects, weaned from foreign assistance, are now paying for themselves. Three examples are:
Tribal midwives training project, begun with MSSO dollars, is now self-sustaining through user fees collected at the associated maternity hospital.
A printing technology institute in Dhule, funded by MSSO to train students in printing technology, is similarily paying for itself by providing printing services to the surrounding area.
A work centre for destitute women in Nashik, constructed with MSSO funds, supports itself through paid contract work from local industries.

MSSO appreciates any contribution, small or big. A donation to MSSO is tax-deductible. Your donation makes MSSO work go further to better the lives of the less fortunate in India.

Maharashtra Seva Samiti Organization
4 Strathbury Circle SW
Calgary AB T3H 1P7
Tel. (403) 288-0048
Fax. (403) 547-5471
Email: wani@math.ucalgary.ca
http://mssoonline.org

MSSO is a Registered Charitible Organization,
No. 10765 4410 RR 0001.