Take Heart India, a youth focused community enabling organisation focusing on educational and environmental projects in India. Take Heart primarily supports a parent organisation called the MSS, the lifetime achievement of the legendary Baba Amte.
The awareness of Take Heart has been growing quickly over the years. In 2003 Take Heart became entirely student run. 34 student committee members were established at universities across the UK. Take heart is no longer entirely student run but remains entirely youth focused.
Take Heart is relatively unique in charity circles. We do not have single employee. This means that 100% of proceeds from donations are directed to those in most need. More...
Founded by Count Arthur Tarnowski in 1962 Take Heart is a visionary charity that has provided aid and rehabilitation to the physically handicapped people of rural India. More...
In 2003 Count Arthur Tarnowski stepped down as the director of the Take Heart and has handed on his directorship to his sons Lucian and Sebastian.
With a new young and enthusiastic board of directors, as well as a large talented committee, Lucian and Sebastian have regenerated Take Heart into a popular and inspirational UK charity. Take Heart is continually growing and changing dynamically. More...
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
The MSS is Take Heart’s parent institution. The institution has a policy never to refuse aid to anybody in need, which has led to the creation of one of the world’s most unique charitable organizations. Anandwan, which literally translates as ‘Forest of Joy’, adequately describes the myriad of activity that is home to the majority of Take Heart’s activities.
For the last 50 years Baba Amte has been one of India’s most prolific social workers and now runs what is the world’s largest leprosarium where Take Heart’s philosophy in action that ‘Work Builds, Charity Destroys’ became the leitmotif by which leprosy and handicapped patients forged their new-found sense of dignity and self worth.
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If you have been inspired by the work of Take Heart or feel strongly about the causes we are trying to promote we need your support. Take Heart is a visionary organization; however, this vision cannot be fully realized without growing support. Email Lucian Tarnowski on info@takeheartindia.org for more information. More...
Take Heart Events are central to the charity’s fundraising, We hold an annual summer ball in London which both raises funds and awareness of the work undertaken by Take Heart’
Popstar Tyler James at a Take Heart Summer Ball
Take Heart has no employees so 100% of the proceeds from our events support current Take Heart projects. More...