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About Us Introduction 
Majhi Maitrin is a charitable trust started in the year 2002 by Mrs. Shaila Limaye and
her associates. Majhi Maitrin Charitable Trust(MMCT) is one of its kind and it works
towards a women's community that is self reliant and employable. This is achieved through
training, motivation, formation of co-operatives and the vital entrepreneurial guidance for
improvement of their socio-economic life. The need It was observed that, women from the unorganised sector in India are socially and economically weak and they need an organisation which would help them find a proper base for work and thus improve their overall living conditions. For a very long time, there was a need for such an organisation that would bring the much needed change in the lives of such women. Mrs. Shaila Limaye and her associates thought that there was no point in waiting for such an organisation to start and instead took the initiative in the year 2002 and Majhi Maitrin was born. 
The initial years Mrs. Limaye did not know how and where to start, when she was given charge of the Unorganised Sector of Labour by Maharashtra INTUC, as she had always worked in the Organised Sector. During her survey of Unorganised Sector, she realized about the three basic needs of women in this sector - social, psychological and mainly financial security. Therefore we started SECOW, a project to empower women through self-employment. But at the time as even now such projects, however good, are not "Union Activity", hence did not get any financial support. So we formed Majhi Maitrin Charitable Trust. Keeping in mind the needs of the women, MMCT decided to focus on the following:
Trustees
Every charitable trust needs representation from the society. MMCT is very lucky in this regard
as its office bearers are highy educated and vastly experienced in varying domains.
In the past she has held important positions such as:
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Mrs. Shaila Limaye is the Managing Trustee of MMCT. She is a graduate in Arts from the Mumbai
University, is a thorough social worker who strives for the upliftment of the downtrodden
society. She has an extensive experience in the organizing workers from unorganised sector like
household maid servants, construction workers, farm workers, brick workers, etc. She holds
several prestigious positions in various social/ govt organizaitons. At present she is holding the following positions:
Mr. Prabhakar Karandikar is an alumni of the University of Pune and London School of Economics.
He has held many an important posts in his career, which include:
Mr. Subhash Sawant is an Arts graduate with over 4 decades of association with the Central Bank
of India. He was a Committee Member of Central Bank Employees' Union, Mumbai from 1972 to
1977 and was elected as Joint Secretary in 1977 and General Secretary in 1982. He was also
elected as Dy. General Secretary of All India Central Bank Employees' Congress in 1982 and
as General Secretary in 1995 to still today.
Mr. Abhay Nalawade graduated in Physics in 1970 and obtained MBA from Pune University in 1973.
In 1990 he completed a program in Management Development from Harvard Business School. He has
had a successful tenure 25 years in Thermax Ltd., a major corporation in the energy and
environment fields. He was a director on the board in from 1987 to 1992, and as Executive
Director from 1992 to 1996. He led the Thermax group as a CEO & Managing Director from
February 1996 to July 2000.
Mr. Murali Cherat is a Mechanical Engineer from Madras University 1984 batch. He passed out with
highest grade from IIM-Calcutta in Advanced Strategy Management. He worked with Thermax for five
years in Selling Capital equipment like Boilers. He then went on to specialise in Fibre
Reinforced Plastic from IIT-Chennai. He set up his own business in manufacturing products in
Plastics and composites. His company became a well known supplier to Telecom Dept. He then
diversified into Automobile servicing. He was associated with the TATA group to run the service
centre as a Authorised one by TATA.
Surekha Kumar is a science graduate from Mumbai University. She was associated with the
Central Bank of India from 1978 to 1998. At present she is associated with Majhi Maitrin
Charitable Trust as an Associate Editor of Jiwabhavachi Majhi Maitrin, a special issue that is
published on 8th March which happens to be the International Women's Day. Her
other main actvities include working as Treasurer of Majhi Maitrin Audyogic Sahakari Sanstha and
conducting women empowerment programs.
Kunda Patkar's maternal family members have always been involved in doing some work
for the society and its members. Her sisters and brothers-in-law were a part of the Freedom
Struggle. Her family after marriage was also always helpful to the under privileged. Coming from
this background, it was the most natural thing for her to become a part of Majhi Maitrin Charitable
Trust, which has been doing excellent work for the poorer and downtrodden section of the society.