Organization
Global Structure
A network of 9 sectors, 18 departments, and sister organizations serving humanity worldwide.
9 Global Sectors
Delhi
Indian Subcontinent
HQ: New Delhi, India
Hong Kong
North-East Asia
HQ: Hong Kong
Manila
South-East Asia
HQ: Manila, Philippines
Suva
Australia / Pacific
HQ: Suva, Fiji
New York
North & Central America
HQ: New York, USA
Georgetown
South America
HQ: Georgetown, Guyana
Berlin
Europe
HQ: Berlin, Germany
Qahira
West Asia / North Africa / Balkans
HQ: Cairo, Egypt
Nairobi
Sub-Saharan Africa
HQ: Nairobi, Kenya
18 Departments
Names verbatim from the documented list; descriptions are ours. There are 35 boards in all — the complete canonical list is not published, so it is not invented here.
Commerce
Trade and commercial undertakings of the organisation.
Construction
Building works across the institutions.
Dharma Pracar
Propagation of spiritual teaching and practice.
Farm
Agricultural land and farming projects.
Finance
Accounts and financial administration.
Food and Care
Provisioning and care of persons in the institutions.
Industry
Industrial and productive enterprises.
ISMUB
Exists at central and sectorial levels; the expansion of the acronym is not published.
Jagriti
Local meditation centres — jagrtis, literally "awakening".
Land
Land holdings and their stewardship.
Master Unit
Model rural development communities.
Press and Printing
The printing presses behind the publications.
Publications
Publishing the founder’s works and periodicals.
Public Relations
The organisation’s public voice — cprs@amps.org.
Renaissance Universal
Intellectual renaissance; the first of the boards, 1958.
Society Building
Founded 1960; social cohesion, including inter-community marriage.
Social Security
Welfare support within the mission.
Women’s Welfare
Women’s empowerment, headed by the Central Women’s Welfare Secretary.
ERAWS — Education, Relief and Welfare
The section through which the departments become actual buildings and staff. Counts below are the institutions listed in this platform’s directory, not the global total.
The Saffron Order
Ácáryas take the vows of the order and are posted wherever they are needed. They teach meditation without charge — that has never been negotiable.
Sister Organizations
Education, Relief and Welfare Section · founded 1963
The main social-service wing: schools, children’s homes, medical care, relief.
Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team · founded 1965
Disaster relief and long-term development in some twenty countries; UN-recognised NGO since 1991.
AMURT Ladies · founded 1975
Directed and managed by women: disaster relief and local capacity-building with women and children.
Renaissance Universal · founded 25 January 1958
The intellectual renaissance movement — the first of the boards.
RAWA
Renaissance Artists and Writers Association · founded 1958
Development of the fine arts as a force of social renewal.
PCAP
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Plants · founded 1977
Animal and plant welfare, ecology, and rescue work.
Founding given as 1975–1977 across sources.
Ánanda Márga Gurukula · founded 7 September 1990
The Neo-Humanist education network — schools, colleges and institutes.
PWSA
Progressive Women’s Spiritual Association
Women’s spiritual and social association under the Women’s Welfare Department.