41 postsSports & Youth Developmentक्रीडा व युवा विकास
Dhule, MaharashtraRegd. Public Trust F/15148/DHULE
छोटा प्रयत्न,
मोठा बदल.Small effort. Big change.
A youth-led foundation working across education, health, women and children, environment, farming, sports and skills — in the districts where help arrives last.
Recognised by · working with
- Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, GoI
- MY Bharat
- UNICEF
- YASHADA, Pune
- Directorate of Sports & Youth Services, Maharashtra
- Dhule District Police
Evidence, not estimates
Numbers we can put a date on
Every figure below traces to a dated post, a photograph or a newspaper clipping in the foundation's own archive.
- 40units of blood14 Aug 2026collected at the Adivasi Gaurav Divas camp, Laling
- 200+essays receivedMar 2025जागर नारीशक्तीचा — the district essay competition
- 10,000seeds sown15 Aug 2021at Laling–Landor, with SDRF Dhule and the forest department
- 13,739accounts reachedJun–Aug 2026in 90 days on Instagram — 98% beyond our own followers
- 91free X-ray screeningsFeb 2024at Veer village, with ICMR-NARI Pune
- 10,761viewsAug 2026on the Laling Fort trip — the most-watched post
The story so far
From three members to a statewide organisation
Seven years, each one dated and documented on the foundation's own account.
Before the paperwork
A fort cleanup near Dhule on Independence Day — the earliest work on record, a year before registration. Three members at the start, by the founder's own account.
Registered in Dhule
Public trust registered. First plantation drive at Laling–Landor Bungalow; 10,000 seeds sown with SDRF Dhule. Independence Day with Nehru Yuva Kendra.
First award
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Yuva Mandal Puraskar announced for SARA Foundation.
A statewide organisation
District presidents appointed across 16 districts. State executive announced in August. Khandesh Ratna award conferred on the Dhule MP. Representatives selected for Meri Maati Mera Desh.
Into the villages
Free Ladki Bahin Yojana form-filling camps for women of Laling and Diwanmala.
Recognised
जागर नारीशक्तीचा district essay competition. District Youth Award 2024–25 from the Directorate of Sports & Youth Services. Sardar@150 Unity March, jointly with the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.
Scaling up
DoPT training at YASHADA. Yuva Jal Dindi with UNICEF. Meeting the new SP Dhule. Dhule Shikatay! ₹2 crore CSR proposal. Beti Darj Karo legal internship.
What we do
Seven areas. One community.
A family does not live these separately, so neither do we. The tag on each block counts its documented posts — the biggest block is where most of the work happened.
41 postsSports & Youth Developmentक्रीडा व युवा विकास
30 postsEducationशिक्षण
18 postsEnvironment Conservationपर्यावरण संवर्धन
15 postsWomen & Child Developmentमहिला व बालविकास
14 postsHealthcareआरोग्य
9 postsSkill Developmentकौशल्य विकास
3 postsAgricultureशेतीFlagship programmes
Three ways the work scales
CSR proposalDhule Shikatay!₹2 Cracross 36 districtsKhandeshi culture, 10,000 saplings, 30,000+ books, and a youth assembly in every district every month.Learn more 
Youth programmeYouth Shadow Assembly3 daysstate level, ages 18–29A mock legislature where young people take the roles of Chief Minister, Speaker and Opposition.Learn more With Beti Darj KaroLand rights for women4–8 wklegal internshipHelping women read their own 7/12 record and get their name entered where the law already puts it.Learn more 
Recognition
Two awards. Five national programmes. One foundation from Dhule.
- 01Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Yuva Mandal PuraskarSwachh Bharat Mission2022
- 02District Youth Award (Female) 2024–25Directorate of Sports & Youth Services, Govt of Maharashtra2025
- 03Meri Maati Mera DeshGovernment of India — representatives selected at national level2023
- 04Inter-State Youth Exchange Program, LucknowMinistry of Youth Affairs & Sports and NYKS — four representatives selected2025
- 05Sardar@150 Unity MarchCo-organised with the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports2025
- 06DoPT training, YASHADA PuneDepartment of Personnel & Training, Govt of India2026
- 07Yuva Jal DindiWith MY Bharat, YASHADA and UNICEF2026
Sardar@150 Unity March · Nov 2025
Received by SP Dhule, IPS Vishal Anand · May 2026In the news
The papers noticed
Clippings from the foundation's own archive, kept with their dates.
Maharashtra Majha · 2 Feb 2024Free X-ray camp completed at Veer
91 citizens screened, with ICMR-NARI Pune and the District TB Centre.
Dhule Dawandi · 8 Oct 2024Drug-awareness programme with MY Bharat
100 students at Jo.Ra. City High School, under the Central Ministry's campaign.
The archiveFive years of dated records
Posts, photographs, letters and clippings — the paper trail behind every claim on this site.
See recognition & milestonesWhere we work
Thirty districts. 17 with a district president.
Dhule is home. A state executive was announced in August 2023; district presidents were appointed through that year.
Head office District president Presence
- Dhule
- Nandurbar
- Jalgaon
- Buldhana
- Amravati
- Nagpur
- Nashik
- Aurangabad
- Washim
- Yavatmal
- Wardha
- Palghar
- Thane
- Ahilyanagar
- Jalna
- Hingoli
- Gadchiroli
- Raigad
- Pune
- Beed
- Parbhani
- Nanded
- Ratnagiri
- Satara
- Dharashiv
- Latur
- Sindhudurg
- Sangli
- Kolhapur
- Solapur
Recent activity
The register stays open
The latest entries, newest first.
- 30 Aug 2026
Laling Fort Trek
6:00 AM from the SARA Foundation office, Wadibhokar Road, Dhule. Special guest: DySP Omkar Gawali.
- 14 Aug 2026
Blood-donation camp, Laling
On Adivasi Gaurav Divas, with the villagers and the district blood bank — 40 units collected.
- 25 Aug 2026
Educational trip to Laling–Landor Bungalow
Graced by Probationary DySP Omkar Gawali, who appealed for support in preserving the site. 10,761 views — the most-watched post.
- 17 Aug 2026
Jungle trip, Laling Kuran
Volunteers with the President, Vice President and DySP Gawali. 7,033 views.
Where the record lives
Five years, documented in public
Since 2021 the foundation has posted its work as it happened — every figure on this site traces back to that record.
- 155posts since May 2021
- 13,739accounts reached in 90 days
- 86%of followers aged 18–34
- 98%of reach beyond our followers
“Together, we can create hope, empower lives, and inspire lasting change.”
What officials said, verbatim
“Meaningful discussions were held on youth empowerment, women's safety, cyber awareness, and the overall development of Dhule district.”
“Shri Omkar Gawli expressed his sincere gratitude to Mr. Sanketbaba Wakale and the Sara Foundation for organizing this meaningful initiative.”
As counted by the foundation across five years
- 25+districts covered
- 1000+villages reached
- 2000+events & camps
- 1,00,000+people benefited
- 2000+volunteers
Two thousand volunteers have already said yes.
Give a weekend, a skill, or a year. Or fund one area in one district and receive reporting you can put in front of a board.