Through Golden Heart Foundation, seven friends were inspired by a Facebook message to empower marginalized women
The Golden Heart Foundation was founded by seven friends who wanted to empower marginalized women by opening two community kitchens and skill development centers. In 2015, seven friends decided that instead of spending an evening out, they should use their position of affluence to perform some 'hands-on' work. These friends then joined hands to build the Golden Heart Foundation in Pune. The organisation has grown from a humble beginning to presently operate two community kitchens that feed over 12,000 people each month, as well as two skill development centres where women are taught vocational skills such as tailoring, English speaking, basket making, and beautification training. Over 250 women in Pune's Budhwar Peth and National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM) area have been empowered as a result of this. "The seeds were sown for me many years ago when I spent time working with several old age homes and orphanages in Pune as a college student,...