Girish Ghate; a resident of Thane, is working for social cause through Prabhakar Foundation; a non Profit Making organisation founded by himself in 2006 particularly to work in the area of rural education & development.

Mr. Ghate has built and is running a secondary school in village Yavali in Solapur district which is providing free education to over 250 students every year up to standard 10^th. He implemented an ambitious program in Solapur district providing free textbooks to 5^th & 10^th standards of unaided schools in Solapur district benefiting over 160 schools and over 10,000 students. Mr. Ghate is associated with more than 30 schools in rural area of Solapur district and implemented several projects for upliftment of schools including reconstruction & repairs of buildings, providing toilets, solar electrification, water purification and sanitation, teacher’s training programs, etc.