Who We Are

Maatru Pratishtana changes the lives of children, women and people with disability by providing them with education, healthcare and the means to earn a livelihood. Our welfare projects are focused in the semi-urban areas and remote villages of Karnataka.We believe too that when true development takes place it includes all members of society. This means ensuring that persons with disability are given equal opportunities to empower themselves.

What We Do

In order to elevate our society as a whole, the challenges that we are faced with need to be tackled on multiple levels and using all the means available at our disposal. This is why we organise different kinds of outreach programs and camps. The intention behind this is to start bringing about changes on the most basic level and let that be the catalyst for further and bigger changes.

Some of the initiatives that we have undertaken and organised across Karnataka are:

Sports coaching and events for underprivileged children

Medical camps in villages across Tumkur, Bellary, Raichur, Kalburgi and other rural areas

Free distribution of mobility and work out equipment for people with disability

Women’s safety awareness camps

Introduction to information technology in tribal areas near Tumkur, Karwar and Kodagu

Provision of tuition fees and bags for students in the remote village schools of the Tumkur district

Livelihood support in rural areas through computer training and spoken English coaching

Environment protection awareness camps in schools and villages in the form of sapling planting drives

Sports tournaments for people with disabilities

Award distribution for achievements in sports, literature and other fields on the International Day of Persons with


Our Story

Maatru Pratishtana was founded in 2014 by M.R. Mahesh. A passion for sports and a drive to help all athletes, regardless of ability, was one of the main reasons that led to him establishing this NGO. But as a para athlete, he understood only too well the challenges faced by people with disability when it comes to gaining exposure, support and recognition for their athletic skills. Consequently, he started collaborating with various international sportspersons to address these issues and devise means to improve the situation. Thus began the work of organizing sports coaching camps, medical support events etc. Slowly, the organisation grew and now the work we do expands beyond the domain of sports to include various other aspects of a child’s and community’s