The Society of Franciscan Brothers have come to the new millennium with a century of service in Mumbai. The society was founded in 1901 in Mandapeshwar, in Eksar village, then, in the Northwest corner of Mumbai city. The Society was established to look after and educate the orphans in Mumbai and the surrounding areas. A formal Orphanage and a School was established in 1908. The Congregation has now 67 centres in India, running Orphanages, Schools, Technical Education Centres, Informal Technical Education Centres for School dropouts, Leprosy Centres, Agricultural Training Farms, Youth Centres, Clinics, Dispensaries, Hospitals etc. The main focus in all these activities are oriented around the orphans, the poor, and the lower middle class without any other distinctions whatsoever. They have spread into South America, Sri Lanka, Germany, Switzerland, & Italy for similar type of work with Mumbai as the Headquarters. All the above organizations are registered under the relevant laws of the state as Trusts / Public Societies.
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