| Formation | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Bipin Takwale, Yogesh Pawar, Satish Kandhare, Adhik Kadam, Bharti Mamani, Gaurav Kaul, Tanvir Mir |
| Founded at | Pune, Maharashtra |
| Type | The Societies Registration Act, 1860, 80G, non-profit organization |
| Purpose | Providing Human Touch To The Border Areas |
| Headquarters | Pune, Srinagar |
| Location | |
Region | India |
| Services | Girls Education, Emergency Medicines, Women Empowerment, Orphanages, |
President | Adhik Kadam |
Founder, Director | Adhik Kadam |
Vice President | Yogesh Pawar |
Secretary | Gaurav Kaul |
Key people | Nitin Upadhye, Shahnawaz Sheikh Zahoor, Nighat Qureshi, Manisha Palaskar Suhail Masoodi, Jaywant Nigade, Dushyant Ashtekar |
| Staff | 30 |
| Volunteers | 500+ |
| Website | www.borderlessworldfoundation.org |
Borderless World Foundation (BWF) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization registered under India's Societies Registration Act, 1860. Working in Jammu and Kashmir, along the conflict-riven border region in between India, Pakistan & China, BWF has rescued hundreds of girls [1] orphaned in the conflict along the India-Pakistan border. BWF carries out a variety of activities, including disaster relief and emergency medical support for the community and rescuing children left orphaned by the ongoing conflict. [2] [3]
BWF was founded in 2002 by Adhik Kadam and Bharati Mamani in Pune, India.
BWF works in education, health care, emergency medicine, and women's empowerment. [4] The organization runs four homes for girls who have lost their parents in the armed conflict in Kashmir Valley, during Kargil War and 2005 Kashmir earthquake. BWF support girls' education, vocational training and mentoring for the purposeful life. [5]
In 2010, BWF was presented the Harmony Foundation's "Mother Teresa Award" in the field of Social Justice and Peace by the Dalai Lama. [25] Adhik Kadam and BWF were recognized in 2016 for their work by Indians for Collective Action. [26]