Equal rights Equal oppurtunities.

MAVIM was very aptly established in the year 1975, which was International Women’s Year. Initially set up to enhance skilling and employability of the female population, in the year 1990 MAVIM revaluated its goals in collaboration with its invaluable partners (MRCB, IFAD) and 4 major objectives were identified.

• Capacity Building

• Institution Building

• Access to Credit

• Access to Information

Extensive Contribution

Despite their extensive contribution to agriculture, animal husbandry and within the household, the per capita productivity of women was very low. A lot of their labour went unacknowledged and this made women seem un-bankable. For a long time, development programs did not focus on women’s needs and priorities, but the access to information has led to the vocalization of women’s interests and subsequent gender-mainstreaming in policy and development.

At the same time, the SHG movement began gaining momentum around the world which paved the way for a new approach to the problem. Thus, a multi-pronged intervention using a combination of SHGs, technology and empowerment programs was devised to socially empower women and get them to participate in decision-making processes.