How we Started

Raiee Foundation is a non profit Non Government Organization (NGO) that seeks to provide high quality programs related to education, women empowerment, and healthcare for villages in south Maharashtra, India. 

Raiee Foundation was founded in 2013 by Mrs. Tilottama and Ms. Natasha Jadhav-Patil, with the support of university students from Atlanta, Georgia USA. In 2018, the first class with a full capacity was opened for Lower Kindergarten students. 

The Raiee Foundation is located in a small under developed village of Kanadi, in the state of Maharashtra.  We realized that sufficient resources were lacking not only for children but for the community of Kanadi as a whole. 

Basic infrastructure needs such as quality schools, reliable public transportation,  reliable electricity, water, and hospitals are still inaccessible for most of the community. 

This area happens to be the hometown of Mrs. Jadhav-Patil and she holds a strong emotional attachment toward this area. In 2013, Mrs. Jadhav-Patil took on this cause and bought hill-top land that is now referred to as Raiee. She developed this property for the use of the school and other activities. All this was possible due to tremendous support from the community.