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'''Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (Ladies)''' or '''AMURTEL''' is an international volunteer organisation that works to help improve the quality of life for people experiencing chronic poverty or acute stress from environmental, financial, or political distress. [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]] founded the organisation in 1975 with the aim to respond and work specifically to the problems faced by women and children in their struggle to meaningfully develop in all areas of India and abroad. | '''Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (Ladies)''' or '''AMURTEL''' is an international volunteer organisation that works to help improve the quality of life for people experiencing chronic poverty or acute stress from environmental, financial, or political distress. [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]] founded the organisation in 1975 with the aim to respond and work specifically to the problems faced by women and children in their struggle to meaningfully develop in all areas of India and abroad. | ||
== Mission statement == | |||
According to the mission statement of AMURTEL, the work to— | |||
<blockquote>alleviate suffering and to provide immediate and long term relief to women and children in need, in a manner that will improve their overall quality of life. If women are given an opportunity for education, adequate health care, economic self- reliance, and involvement in their own progress, their all-round health and well-being will, in turn, be reflected in the improved welfare of their children and community.</blockquote> | |||
Being an international organisation, their work is "global" in scope. | |||
== Principles == | == Principles == | ||