Naam Foundation
Nana Patekar and Makarand Anaspure started with helping the families of farmers who had committed suicide in the year 2015. This help was at a personal level. Initially, around 230 families from the villages in the districts of Nanded, Parbhani, Hingoli were helped. The help package included a check of ₹ 15,000, blankets, clothes and medical kit. However, instead of helping a select few families and in order to increase the scope of this social work beyond monetary compensation, Nana Patekar and Makrand Anaspure decided to set up a foundation to undertake all these activities. They registered Naam Foundation in Pune in September 2015. Donations poured in to the foundation immediately after inauguration. The foundation collected ₹ 80 lacs on day 1. The foundation collected over ₹ 6.5 crores within 2 weeks. In order to facilitate the process, there is a bank account that has been opened with State Bank of India, wherein people who want to help can deposit money for the said cause. The foundation helps the farmers in drought-stricken areas of Maharashtra. The help is monetary and in-kind. In addition to the monetary help, the foundation is working on planting 1 crore trees, training and guidance to the farmers, farming centers, employment centers etc. The foundation has adopted Dhondalgaon (tal. Vaijapur, dist. Aurangabad) and Aamala (district Vardhaa) villages. The foundation aims to grant employment to 500 youngsters and 30 women. The foundation has offices in the cities of Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Aurangabad, Nagpur. 1) Education
2) Endorsed Villages
3) Basic Help For Farmer’s Widows
4) Group Farming external_link_1
5) Sewing Cluster
6) River Rejuvenation
7) Constructions Of Houses 1) Nana Patekar Exclusive Interview on Maharashtra Drought.
2) Ignoring drought-hit farmers could lead to a ‘bloody revolution’: Nana Patekar. 3) MAJHA SANMAN 2015, Nana Patekar chat with CM Devendra Fadnavis.
4) ABP Majha Katta with Nana Patekar.
Background and founding
Naam Foundation is a non-governmental organization based in the city of Pune, India by Nana Patekar and Makarand Anaspure.