KURLA HOSTEL NEW BUILDING

We are starting the construction of extension of our working women hostel. We have an existing Working Women's Hostel where 100 hostelers stay. Provision for about 70 hostelers shall be made in the new building.

The new hostel building will be of 19000 sq. ft., of which 14,000 sq. ft. shall be for hostel, approximately 5,000 sq. ft. will be leased commercially preferable to bank. This shall provide sustenance to organisation.

Hostel location is about 2 km from Bandra Kurla Complex, the new commercial hub in Mumbai. Our aim is to raise funds for the same.

We have started spending from our reserve funds and plan to raise at least 2 crores for the year 2019-20 and 2020-21 each. These funds can come through private donors/ trusts and CSR initiatives and by corporate in Mumbai and around.

So far we have raised Rs. 2,11,000/- through private donations. The Saraswat Bank has committed Rs. 7,00,000/- for sponsoring a room. We approached LIC Housing Finance, Mondlez, Indian Oil Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation. Soon we are sending our proposal to ONGC for CSR funding .

Mumbai being a safe and secure place. Many ladies come to Mumbai for living and equally high numbers come for students. We already providing a safe dwelling place with healthy breakfast and dinner, so this facility we can extend. We are constructing 6 dormitories where 25 to 30 lower income group working women's and earn while you learn facility. We will provide to economically weak section of women's / students folk.

Ashram kanya's who leave our orphanage at Matunga, in their early 20's with meager income shall certainly be benefited by the above facility.