Matru Sewa Sangh Institute of Social Work,Nagpur

About Matru Sewa Sangh Institute of Social Work,Nagpur

A NGO, Non Profit Social Organization Matru Sewa Sangh Founded in 1921 by Late Padmshri Kamalatai Hospet (1896-1981) and co-founder Venutai Nene (1896-1973), the Matru Seva Sangh is not merely an organisation but a culture. Its history is a saga of confronting adversity with courage, converting challenges into opportunities and serving people with love, dedication and discipline. The Matru Sewa Sangh stands tall on the NGO skyline of Central India. It has acquired its stature through its outstanding record of devoted and distinguished service to society. One maternity home gradually became a chain of maternity homes in the region and while retaining its focus on service to women and children, the Matru Sewa Sangh, over the years, has added a wide variety of other services to its ambit of work. The following profile is illustrative of the scope of its work.

Institute of Social Work

Institute of social work was started in 1958. Affiliated to the Nagpur University, imparts education for certificate course of two years, a three year Bachelors degreee course and the Master degree course in Social Work. M.Phil course also sanctioned. Activities - It conducts 1. National adult education programmed in the urban slums of Nagpur. 2. School social work services promotion programme. 3. Slum community development centres. 4. Social development project in rural areas.
The Beginning

The beginnings of the Matru Sewa Sangh Institute of Social Work can be traced back to the year 1921 when the Late Padmashree Kamalatai Hospet founded Matru Sewa Sangh (MSS) in the city of Nagpur, Witnessing the abysmal facilities for pregnant Indian women, Kamalatai, widowed at the age of 15, set up maternity homes in Central Provinces and Berar. Her work, and more so her nature attracted some remarkable individuals who engaged their life expanding the domain of MSS. One such person was Dr. (Ms.) Satyabala Tayal. She had walked miles in the scorching sun of Hissar (Haryana) as a Bhoodan worker - a contribution acknowledged in the form of a 'Praman Patra' (1957) by the Government of Punjab. Drawn to MSS by its unique ‘all - women run’ organisational structure; and on advice from Kamalatai, Satyabala came to Nagpur in 1956. Observing the growing activities of MSS and the shortage of trained human power, she decided on a "School of Social Work for Women"
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