In 1889, Pandita Ramabai established the Mukti Mission, in Pune, a refuge for young widows who had been deserted and abused by their families.
Pandita Ramabai, a woman described by renowned Indian social reformed D.K. Karve as “one of the greatest daughters of India”.
In 1903, a group of concerned Australians joined together to support the work of Ramabai Mukti Mission to offer shelter, access to food and water, health care and education to children and women made destitute by famine in India.
Mukti Mission