Registered under Bombay Public Charitable Trust Act (No. F/4410/Ahmedabad)
Registered under Society Act (No. Guj/4550/Ahmedabad)
Registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA)
Geographical Coverage :
India, Gujarat State: Coastal Belt of Gulf of Cambay (Khambhat) Ahmedabad District – Dhandhuka, Dholka & Barwala Blocks Bhavnagr District – Bhavnagar, Vallabhipur & Shihor Blocks Total 90 Villages
Vision :
Envisaging a just society without oppression, discrimination, injustice by abolishing discriminations created by unjust social structures and to improve the livings standards of exploited / marginalized sections while making them self reliant in Gujarat state, India”
Mission :
Mahiti’s mission is to empower the poor discriminated and marginalized communities with focus on women to bring about concrete and sustainable changes in their lives and also to address issues of injustice through strong organization of people and their leadership.
Major Activities :
Formation & Capacity building of various Village Level Institutions
Strengthening Micro Finance Institutions
Natural Resource Management – Soil & Water Conversation, Drinking Water & Sanitation, and Watershed Development Program
Social Justice and stop Violence against women
Run Legal Aid and Guidance Centre
Youth Empowerment and Development
Community Health
Disaster Management
Networking :
State Level: Pravah, Janpath, Sajjata Sangh, Mahila Swaraj Abhiyan, Gujarat Dai Sangathan, Working Group for Women and Land Ownership, JanSwashyay Abhiyan National Level: Voluntary Action Network of India - VANI, National Alliance of Women’s Organizations - NAWO, Confederation of Rural NGOs of India – CNRI
Funding Source :
Government: District Rural Development Agencies, CAPART, District Reproductive & Child Health Society, Rural Technology Institute, Gujarat Ecology Commission, Gujarat Women’s Economic Development Corporation, Gujarat State AIDS Control Society National: Sir Dorabjee Tata Trust – SDTT; International: Hivos, The Netherlands, Oxfam, Australia
