{"id":1041,"date":"2023-02-13T14:41:32","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T14:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bellwethernandurbar.com\/?page_id=1041"},"modified":"2025-05-26T12:48:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T12:48:57","slug":"our-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bellwethernandurbar.com\/index.php\/our-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Bellwether International School, Nandurbar is the dream project of Mr Prakash Patil and Mr. Sandeep Patil. Bellwether International School will be managed under the Society RURAL FOUNDATION. PATIL Family has been providing quality education amongst the private colleges and Schools since 1999 and now initiated with second educational endeavour, Bellwether International School, Nandurbar. The vision of making a better society with the best quality education has brought their latest venture with Bellwether International School Backed by Mumbai – Based Goenka group.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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A brief history of the organization:<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Rural Foundation is a registered non-governmental organisation (NGO) working in the parts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Our operational areas are largely backward, hilly and tribal dominated, difficult to reach areas which make our work exclusive. We have been carrying out need based welfare and integrated developmental programmes for our socioeconomically marginalized communities including tribal (ST), schedules castes (SC) and specifically also with the women among these communities. We work for the enhancement of quality with integrated community based approaches on livelihoods, health, education, environment and socio-economic development activities with the fullest participation of the community.<\/p>

The organisation has about 24 years of experience of working on rural development based on the Natural Resource Management and Watershed approach. Rural Foundation has worked \/ is working in 75 villages spread over 5 Blocks in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra, Barwani in Madhya Pradesh and Surat district of Gujarat. Out of these 65 villages are tribal dominated villages.<\/p>

Rural Foundation was registered in the year 1994 under Maharashtra Societies Registration Act. Considering the need of our donor partners, we also have registrations under Trust and FCR Acts. Despite of working in the remote areas, Rural Foundation has well qualified, hardworking and committed team of professionals in the areas of Civil Engineering, Agronomy, Social Science, Animal Husbandry, Women\u2019s empowerment, Trainings and capacity building. We have a wide experience of working with international NGOs, state as well as central Government departments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mr. Prakash B. Patil: A Legacy of Rural Development and Education<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Mr. Prakash B. Patil is the visionary founder and chairman of the Rural Foundation (RFN), established in 1994. A self-made individual with over 35 years of experience in education, he is widely recognized as a dedicated and reliable educationist. His career began in 1985 with a commitment to social work, laying the foundation for his enduring impact on rural development, education, and the empowerment of women and children.<\/p>

The Rural Foundation was established in Nandurbar, a region characterized by its tribal communities and the challenging terrain of the Satpuda hills. Driven by a deep passion to uplift the area educationally and socially, Mr. Patil initiated the foundation. The first school, Savitribaiphule Madhyamic Vidyalaya, opened in 1999, marking the beginning of RFN’s extensive network of educational institutions and social projects in rural areas. With over 25 years of dedicated service, the Rural Foundation, Nandurbar, has significantly contributed to the region’s development.<\/p>

RFN’s key institutions include:<\/p>