The story of Embracing the World is the story of what happened when one person decided to offer her life wholeheartedly for the sake of others.
More than 25 years ago, the administrators of a local orphanage confessed to Amma that they were out of funds. They told Amma that before long, they would have no choice but to turn the children out on the street. Amma diverted the money that had been saved to build her ashram’s first prayer hall and used it to assume care of the orphans. With this, Embracing the World was born.
Today we are a global network of humanitarian organizations inspired by the India-based charitable initiatives of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math. Embracing the World exists to help alleviate the burden of the world’s poor through five basic needs— food & water, shelter, healthcare, education, and livelihood—wherever and whenever possible.
We are especially focused on helping to meet these needs in the aftermath of major disasters.
