In 1982-83, during her research study exploring
community based organizations in the Khed block
of Pune district, Dr. Sudha Kothari observed that
in most villages the government had made an
effort to organize women under the Integrated
Child Development Services into Mahila Mandals
(women’s collective at the village level).
However, in most villages these mandals were
registered just as a formality. Dr. Kothari made
an attempt to revive these groups through a
number of community awareness programs.She
strongly believed that the success of any
development process required sustained active
involvement of community based organizations,
such as mahila mandals and youth groups.
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Equitable access to micro finance and
other services for the rural poor women
to enhance their quality of life. Till date,
the overall experience of the Federation
has been to organize women effectively
and mobilize their collective strength to
help enable the women to solve their
own problems. We believe that organized
women, who are aware of their rights
and have control over assets, can enjoy
greater gender equality and an increase
in their quality of life.
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