The Mahiti Manthana project is part of Mahila Samakhya Karnataka (MSK), an established grassroots initiative of the Government of India for empowering socially and economically disadvantaged women in rural areas through self-help group activity. IT for Change works with MSK on the Mahiti Manthana project developing a comprehensive ICT-based resource-support strategy for various activities of women’ SHGs/sanghas and their federations.
The project employs a multi-pronged ICT strategy and has a community radio and video strategy to support the learning and action needs of the sanghas . A community computing initiative has also been launched, enabling sangha women to guide community members regarding government information, entitlements and other schemes. Mahiti Manthana has also introduced the concept of sangha-shale (SHG–classroom) - a new independent and viable institutional form of learning for adult women, who may be largely illiterate, but have great thirst for knowledge and orientation to social and community issues.
Objectives and project components
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