MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

Name : Maitrey ERA: The Gauri Shankar Foundation

Address : 5/34 Vishal Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow

Jurisdiction : Entire India

Aims and objective : The aims and Objectives of the Society shall be :-

1. Inculcating Human Values, Human Duties, Human Rights & Environmental responsibilities amongst the community.

2. To impart education to children, underprivileged & weaker section of the society

3. To impart legal education to the society and masses, especially the weaker section, enabling them to know and understand their rights and duties.

4. To establish educational institutions, hostels, study and research centers, libraries and reading rooms.

5. To facilitate improvement and upliftment of mentally & physically challenged children & adults in their social, moral, educational and economic status so as to reduce the inequalities, injustice and indifferences done onto them.

6. To bring about improvement and upliftment of orphan boys and girls and other deprived and under privileged sections of the society in their social, moral, educational and economic status.

7. To design and execute drives for the rehabilitation of beggars, slum children and their families with the aim of eradicating poverty.

8. To facilitate improvement and upliftment of old aged persons and other weaker sections of the society in their social and economic status.

9. To provide the basic amenities like food, water, clothing, shelter, etc. to the deprived, under privileged and weaker sections where such necessities are required.

10. To take up rural development activities.

11. To educate and inform the society/masses about the increasing social evils of the society.

12. To create awareness about the population control.

13. To work for the awareness, prevention and cure of common health diseases.

14. To establish, run and administer medical nursing home, mobile dispensaries, hospitals, immunization centers, etc, for giving free medical advice and service to the poor and the needy.

15. To establish charitable institutions such as orphanages, homes for widows, destitute, infirm and old and hostels for working women.

16. To inform, educate and train the society & masses about environmental issues

17. To create health awareness.

18. To work for disaster management.

19. To impart research, training, development and strengthening of management and market development techniques for small scale, cottage industries, khadi & gram udyog, panchayat udyog, etc.

20. To take up research activities on the development issues such as health, education, livelihood, water, sanitation etc.

21. To work towards the preservation, restoration, maintenance and development of Indian heritage and culture and to promote Indian Culture and arts.

22. to set up printing press for publication of literature connected with the objectives of the Association

23. To help and assist the various National & International Government and non-government bodies in augmenting their efforts to execute the implementation of various schemes for social welfare.

24. To work on the issue of cruelty against Animals.

25. To promote organic farming for sustainable development

26. To work towards caste free society.