LIFETIME PENSIONS FOR 69,000 WIDOWS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND WOMEN IN POVERTY
Amrita Nidhi, the free pension project for destitute women and widows, begins in Kerala. Since 1998, Amma have provided monthly pensions for widows and other women in poverty. In 2006, the project was expanded to benefit the physically and mentally challenged and now serves a total of 69,000 beneficiaries. Ultimately, we will provide monthly pensions for 100,000 impoverished men, women and children who are struggling to make ends meet. Recognizing that disability and/or the loss of a family member can consign those in the developing world to a lifetime of hardship, our pensions have no expiration date—they are given for life.
