Ongoing Programme

Women's Right to a Life Free of Fear, Violence & Discrimination

MASUM works to end gender-based violence through community mobilisation, legal support, and awareness programs across Maharashtra.

Women's Right to a Life Free of Fear, Violence & Discrimination
Ongoing Programme

Women's Right to Physical & Emotional Health

Ensuring women access to health information, services, and support from reproductive health to mental wellbeing.

Women's Right to Physical & Emotional Health
Ongoing Programme

Women's Right to Property & Single Women

Advocating for land rights, inheritance, and the dignity of single women across rural Maharashtra.

Women's Right to Property & Single Women
Ongoing Programme

Rights of Children

Protecting children from violence, exploitation, and discrimination while promoting their right to health, education, and safety.

Rights of Children
Ongoing Programme

Rights of Adolescents & Youth

Empowering young people with knowledge, skills, and confidence to lead healthy, informed, and rights-aware lives.

Rights of Adolescents & Youth
Fellowship

Fellowship Program on Strengthening Constitutional Values

Building a generation of leaders who understand and champion the constitutional rights of women and marginalised communities.

Fellowship Program on Strengthening Constitutional Values
Ongoing Programme

Udaan Project

MASUM's Udaan project supports women and girls to overcome barriers and realise their full potential.

Udaan Project
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Our Reach

Working Across Maharashtra

MASUM operates across 10 districts of Maharashtra — Pune, Sambhajinagar, Ahilyanagar, Satara, Kolhapur, Sangli, Solapur, Raigad, Sindhudurg & Ratnagiri.

Urban Office
Branch Office
Field Office
Operating District
Maharashtra
Urban Office
Pune Office
Pune
Field Office
Saswad — SAMVAD Counselling Centre
Saswad, Pune
Field Office
Ralegan Siddi — Gramin Mahiti Kendra
Ralegan Siddi, Ahilyanagar
Field Office
Bhor — SAMVAD Counselling Centre
Bhor, Pune
Field Office
Nasrapur — SAMVAD Counselling Centre
Nasrapur, Pune
Field Office
Supe — SAMVAD Counselling Centre
Supe, Pune
Field Office
Sambhajinagar — Field Office
Sambhajinagar
Our Journey

39 Years of Impact

From a small collective in Pune to a state-wide movement — MASUM's story is one of courage, community, and relentless advocacy for women's rights.

1987
Founded

MASUM is Born

Mahila Sarvangeen Utkarsh Mandal (MASUM) established in Malshiras village in Purander Block of Maharashtra by Dr. Manisha Gupte and Dr. Ramesh Awasthi, committed to ending gender-based violence in rural Maharashtra.

1990
Growth

First Rural Women's Groups

Mahila Mandals and self-help collectives formed across villages in Pune district — laying the grassroots foundation for all future programs.

1995
Expansion

Adolescent Health Program Launched

A pioneering rights-based adolescent reproductive health program reaches girls in government schools — the first of its kind in rural Maharashtra.

2000
Scale

Multi-District Expansion

MASUM's work expands to Solapur, Kolhapur, Sambhajinagar and Nashik districts, partnering with local organisations to deepen community reach.

2006
Policy

Women's Political Empowerment

Launch of political leadership training for women in Panchayati Raj — enabling hundreds of women to stand for and win local government seats.

2012
🏅 Milestone

25 Years of Service

Silver jubilee celebration with partners and communities across Maharashtra — 25 years of uninterrupted service to women's rights. State recognition awarded.

2015
Innovation

Economic Empowerment Program

Dedicated livelihoods, financial literacy and economic rights program launched in collaboration with women's cooperatives across Latur and Osmanabad.

2019
Research

Udaan Project Launched

Udaan — a health-system response initiative to address Violence Against Women (VAW), training healthcare providers across Chh. Sambhajinagar to identify, respond to, and support survivors.

2026
Today

39 Years & Still Growing

Reaching 1 lakh+ women across 10 districts, 500+ villages — MASUM continues to lead Maharashtra's movement for gender justice, health, and economic dignity.

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