ERAWS A global service department of Ánanda Márga
Human potential.
Collective care.
Education opens possibility. Relief restores stability. Welfare protects dignity. ERAWS brings all three together through service rooted in local communities.
Knowledge shared.
Communities strengthened.
01 Our foundation
Service is more than a response to need. It is a way to awaken strength, confidence and possibility in every person.
Átmamokśárthaḿ jagaddhitáya ca
For self-realisation and the welfare of the world.
Founded in 1963, the Education, Relief and Welfare Section of Ánanda Márga works for the integrated development of individuals and communities. Its purpose is both practical and deeply human: to meet immediate needs while helping people build the capacity to shape their own future.
02 Three expressions of one mission
From human need
to human flourishing.
01
Education
Develop the whole person.
Learning that nurtures physical capability, intellectual clarity, creativity, character and a spirit of service.
02
Relief
Respond. Restore. Rebuild.
Compassionate, organised support that helps people meet urgent needs and move from crisis toward resilience.
03
Welfare
Create the conditions for dignity.
Community initiatives that widen access to care, opportunity and belonging—especially for those too often overlooked.
03 How we work
Local wisdom.
Shared responsibility.
Lasting progress grows from within a community. ERAWS brings people, knowledge and practical resources together so that every initiative can respond to its place, culture and real needs.
Care with dignity
04 Principles in practice
Help that strengthens, not replaces.
01
Human dignity
Every person is approached as a capable participant, never merely a recipient.
02
Integrated development
Physical, mental and inner wellbeing belong to one complete vision of progress.
03
Service beyond difference
Care is offered across distinctions of nationality, ethnicity, faith, gender and social standing.
05 The ideal that guides us
“Átmamokśárthaḿ
jagaddhitáya ca.”
One inward movement.
One outward commitment.
One indivisible humanity.
06 Move the mission forward
Let’s turn care
into capacity.
Connect with ERAWS to learn about its global service work, share knowledge or explore meaningful collaboration.