Junior Chamber International (JCI) Maratha (Motivate - Appreciate - Respect - Acclaim - Train - Help - Award) is a federation of young professionals & entrepreneurs. JCI MARATHA is also considered as a global Community, Leadership, Personality & Business Development Movement & Initiative.?

JCI MARATHA is a concept that was born during 1995 - 1996 where a group of individuals at the City of Pune, State Of Maharashtra, India thought it was a dire need of the time to build a group of like minded individuals who believe in growing in all aspects of the life as a team of friends. Since then JCI MARATHA movement has developed strong holds in most of the UN Registered countries and is steadily growing. During the year 2000 - 2002 the concept JCI MARATHA moved from the status of "a simple concept" to rather more of "a community development initiative or movement".

JCI MARATHA (as the actual name) is not currently been registered officially with JCI, it is rather maintaining its current status of a friend circle of highly motivated, proactive and development favoring youngsters world wide. JCI MARATHA movement has started two chapters as of now in the JCI world named "JCI Pune MARTHA" (INDIA) & "JCI San Fernando Valley MARTHA (USA).

JCI San Fernando Valley MARTHA chapter is affiliated to California Junior Chamber, United States Junior Chamber and Junior Chamber International (JCI).

JCI Pune MARTHA on the other hand is affiliated to JCI Poona, JCI India and Junior Chamber International (JCI).

Junior Chamber International (JCI )is an international Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with active participation in the United Nations (UN) system. In this context, JCI has relations with the Office of the UN Secretary General (Secretariat) and a Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

JCI San Fernando Valley MARTHA Chapter President Uday Thombre is one of the founder member & President of JCI MARATHA concept / initiative / movement. Uday Thombre is also the Chairperson at JCI Pune MARTHA chapter. The basic idea behind this movement or initiative is to "Motivate, Appreciate, Respect, Acclaim, Train, Help, Award" youngsters of every community in their vision of building a better and stronger tomorrow for themselves, their community, their nation and the whole world for an instance.

At JCI MARATHA every individual who is a part of this movement is termed as a friend of friends and not a member of a organization, since technically JCI MARATHA is just a "circle of like-minded friends".

At JCI MARATHA movement individuals may hold certain positions, although there is no restriction put on anyone, this is more of a proactive group of individuals who are considered to be caring for the community as a simple human being.

JCI MARATHA movement has generated members to multiple community development organizations such as Rotary International, Lions International, Country Clubs, Jaycees and JCI. There is no restriction on any of the JCI MARATHA friends to join any organization, although with an experience with this movement its seen multiple times that JCI MARATHA friends happen to join community development organizations in their own suburbs.

JCI MARATHA now has approximately 39,000+ friends in USA and 93,000+ friends in Hindusthan (India), worldwide we have approximately 500,000+ friends.

Thanks a lot for joining forces with JCI MARATHA efforts world-wide.