[company_age]14.0[/company_age][employees]11-50 employees[/employees][funding]seed[/funding][description]Maitri is a social enterprise that provides professional domestic services in India. It was founded by Gitali Thakur, a social entrepreneur who has worked in livelihood promotion and microfinance. Maitri's mission is to generate decent jobs for people in the informal sector, particularly women from underprivileged communities. The company provides training and placement services for domestic workers, and it also ensures that employers have a positive history with domestic service workers and that both families and Sahayikas are educated on their rights. Maitri is headquartered in Guwahati, Assam, and it has offices in Kolkata and Tezpur. The company has been recognized for its work by organizations such as SEWA, TATA Trust, FabIndia, DASTKAR Andhra, BASIX, and NABARD.[/description][ps]Domestic help, child care, cooking and housekeeping[/ps]