Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
FounderFounder of Kherwadi Social Welfare Association (Yuva Parivartan)
Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher is the founder of Kherwadi Social Welfare Association (Yuva Parivartan) (1928)[1], an Indian non-profit working on livelihood and education from Mumbai.
Kherwadi Social Welfare Association (Yuva Parivartan)
Kherwadi Social Welfare Association was set up in Mumbai in 1928 and today runs Yuva Parivartan, a livelihood and skill-development movement for education-deprived youth across 18 states. It provides vocational courses in trades such as wiring, hospitality and healthcare services, entrepreneurship training and job-placement support, alongside a One Guntha Project helping landless Adivasi women grow kitchen gardens for food security and income.
Kherwadi Social Welfare Association (Yuva Parivartan) reports the following, on its own site:
- 12,50,000 students trained and certified
- 69% livelihood placement rate
- 47 centres and 170 partners
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- Mumbai
- Founded
- 1928
- Press
- 2
References
- [1] “He became the first Premier of Bombay Presidency and in 1928 founded the Kherwadi Social Welfare Association (KSWA).” — Kherwadi Social Welfare Association (Yuva Parivartan). Source
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