Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT)

Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT) is one of the few private international humanitarian organizations founded in India. Since its inception in 1965, its original objective was to help meet the needs of the affected population after disasters that regularly hit the Indian sub-continent. Over the years, AMURT has established teams in thirty-four countries to create a network that can meet disaster and development needs almost anywhere in the world. Its efforts include reducing maternal deaths and improving maternal health.