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Mahiti turns 11 today! The journey in the last 11 years, has had its share of ups and downs. Nevertheless it has been a colourful journey of several learning curves and memorable moments. We celebrate the milestones and challenges experienced.  We stand proud and strong today only because of the team spirit and increasing impact our work has had on social initiatives.  We thank you all for being a part of the journey! Here's wishing Mahiti ...read more

I started working with Mahiti in November 2009. The most interesting part of my journey was exploring how communications and technology work hand-in-hand for streamlining internal and external communications of NGOs & civil society organisations. In the past, Mahiti focussed on the role of technology to support social change. Discovering the role of communications with technology for NGOs was undoubtedly the most exciting bit. It gave us a lot of space for creativity, innovation and new ideas as ...read more

I first became associated with Mahiti in 2010; and was Chair of the Board between 2002 and 2010. I currently serve as an Adviser. All journeys have winding roads and ups and downs and so has the journey with Mahiti been! However I have no hesitation in saying that overall it has been a very positive association. To mention two aspects: The first relates to the growing link between technology, engaging society, and improving people's lives. ...read more

I started working with Mahiti in 2008 while I was in Kolkata. My journey began with the project, ‘My SME News’, which was a print/ electronic and IVR (Integrated Voice Response) fortnightly magazine running from 2008 to 2010. Its primary objective was to collect relevant business data for small entrepreneurs and had a circulation of five lakh readers across Kolkata and surrounding areas. If I had to pick up one, this project was the most interesting assignment in ...read more

I started my Mahiti journey in 2010 where I worked to create an easy-to-use application for the development sector to manage donors, and more importantly, to keep in touch with them. The key to any organisation building a large support base, is its database! A lot of organisations manage their donors without realising that they are essentially creating their own database - a folder of cards, a phone book and the favourite... the excel sheet! But the increasing ...read more

While working for a development organisation called Samuha in college, the idea of Mahiti, providing technology for NGOs, was born. Samuha incubated Mahiti and we moved on to becoming an independent social enterprise in 2003. I have always believed that technology gives immense scope for creativity and innovation to social initiatives. We started Mahiti with the larger goal of making technology tools and applications affordable and accessible for social initiatives. In my opinion, I feel that ...read more