This Doctor Is Giving Abused And Mentally Ill Women A Safe Home

When Dr. Rajendra Dhamane looks back on his two-decade long career as a doctor, there’s one incident that he can never forget, one that changed his life forever. In 1998, his wife, Dr. Sucheta, and he happened to see a woman sitting amidst garbage on the road in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. The sight was saddening, but what was even more heartbreaking was that she was eating everything and anything she found in the garbage. She was abandoned and suffering from a mental illness - no one wanted to help her.

Dr. Rajendra and Dr. Sucheta did what they could to help, but he just couldn’t shake that sight out of his mind. He knew that there were hundreds of women like her on the streets. The determined and empathetic doctor that he is, Dr. Rajendra then started feeding abandoned women using his own resources. Along with his wife, he would feed 80-90 women on the roads. He soon realized that food wasn’t enough, these women needed a safe space, a home. Thus, Mauli Seva Pratishthan was born.

Mauli Seva Pratishthan is a rescue and rehabilitation home for abandoned, abused, mentally and physically ill women. Mauli is a safe haven for women who have been through unspeakable pain and trauma. They provide lifelong care, treatment, and rehabilitation for these women in need. They not only take care of their medical diagnosis and treatment but also give them a home - with healthy meals, a clean place to live, and hope for a better life. Over the years, they have rescued hundreds of women and given them a permanent place they can call home.

Many of the women who are rescued also suffer from critical illnesses like AIDS, tuberculosis, renal disorders/failure, venereal diseases, among others, and are survivors of r*pe and abuse. They need a lot of love and rehabilitation to make it through, and are taken care of 24/7 at Mauli.

Dr. Rajendra is now taking care of 300 women and their 29 children, many of whom were born at Mauli. While he’s spent all these years giving them the safe home they deserve, he now needs your help to feed and take care of their medical needs. Since most of these women suffer from illnesses and are recovering from abuse, their health, nutrition, and medication is of utmost importance. With your support, Dr. Rajendra will be able to give these women and their children nutritious meals and the medication they need to survive.

Let’s come together and help these women who have seen nothing but pain for a long, long time. Your one act of kindness can help them live a life of hope and happiness at last.