Kherwadi Social Welfare Association information

Kherwadi Social Welfare Association commonly abbreviated as KSWA is a nonprofit organization in India. KSWA aims to restore Upliftment of underprivileged youth in India. The organization was established in 1928. Yuva Parivartan^[1] offers different vocational training Programs for the underprivileged youth. This movement was started to help the unmotivated school dropouts to become economically independent by imparting livelihood skills to them.

The Kherwadi Social Welfare Association was founded in 1928 by Late Shri. B.G. Kher.Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher (also known as B. G. Kher) (Marathi: बाळासाहेब गंगाधर खेर) (August 24, 1888 - March 8, 1957,^[2][3] was the first chief minister (then called prime minister) of Bombay State which consisted of Maharashtra and Gujarat States of India. He was awarded by Padma Vibhushan,^[4] in the year 1954. KSWA was started BY Mr. B. G. Kher with the aim of improving the living conditions of the 100 odd families who had settled in the marshes of Bandra East.

In the year 1998 Mr. Kishor Kher and Mrs. Mrinalini Kher took over the KSWA's operational activities. KSWA started the Yuva Parivartan movement. This movement was started to guide the unmotivated school dropouts and to become economically independent by imparting livelihood skills to them. In the year 2003 the movement was formally launched by the then President of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.^[5] The main objective of Yuva Parivartan was to mobilize youth and provide livelihood training to enable more number of youth to become financially independent and lead a productive life.