Pratik Phadkule
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Pratik Phadkule is RMF India’s Program Manager, Health and Nutrition. Pratik received a BA in Social Work (Rural Development) from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, School of Rural Development, Tuljapur in 2007. He spent a year as a Fellow at M V Foundation, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, where he studied their Education and Child Labour Eradication Programme.
In 2008, Pratik rejoined the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and completed an MA in Social Work with a specialization in Community Health in 2010. During this time, he also worked with the Louisiana Public Health Institute in New Orleans as part of a student exchange program with Tulane University.
Pratik worked in Chhattisgarh with the Public Health Resource Society on capacity building and training of health officials, including workers under India’s National Rural Health Mission. In his free time, he enjoys Hindi and Marathi literature, music, and is an avid fan of Bollywood movies.
LIBERATING HUMAN POTENTIAL
Real Medicine Foundation provides humanitarian support to people living in disaster and poverty stricken areas, focusing on the person as a whole by providing medical/physical, emotional, social, and economic support.
We provide immediate disaster and crisis relief where there is need.
We save lives and restore a foundation of dignity amidst devastation and extreme poverty.
We listen, learn, and support the long term whole health of communities most in need, and commit to projects where we will make lasting change.
We believe in the human ability to transform — that the people in developing and disaster stricken areas are most capable of creating solutions to their unique challenges.
We employ, train and educate locals, producing innovative solutions and strong communities that sustain and grow health care capacity, enlisting cutting edge technology and modern best practices.
We ignite the potential of the people we are supporting — turning aid into empowerment and victims into leaders.
Our goals are always to save lives, and liberate the creative capacity of the communities we help.
Liberating Human Potential
