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Young women in rural Malwa, Madhya Pradesh, face layered barriers—early marriage, low secondary and higher education completion, minimal exposure to sports and public spaces, and almost no meaningful access to computers or digital skills. Enrollment in higher education is around 35%, female dropout in the 14–16 age group exceeds 25%, and fewer than 3% of young people have basic computer skills, with only 12.9% of youth able to send an email with attachments and just 2.4% able to create a PowerPoint presentation. YuvaBharti.ai is a collaborative initiative of Mera Gaon Meri Dunia and Mahiti.org to change this. The program identifies 15 talented young women from the Malwa region who are pursuing undergraduate studies and trains them over 18 months to become open-source AI engineers and youth leaders in their communities. Alongside technical skills in programming, open-source tools and AI, the cohort develops communication, leadership, ethical thinking, and practical problem-solving abilities. Through a strong focus on experiential learning, the fellows will also teach foundational digital skills to school students in their villages, creating a local pipeline of digitally confident youth. Each cohort of 15 women is expected to directly improve the digital literacy of at least 100 school students while opening up sustainable tech careers for themselves. Over time, YuvaBharti.ai aims to build a generation of women tech leaders who can drive social and economic transformation from within rural Madhya Pradesh.

Akshara Foundation is a  Public Charitable Trust set up in 2000, with a State-wide programme coverage in Karnataka. It collaborates with the State  Government to enhance the quality of education through a project known as the Karnataka Learning Partnership (KLP).

Mahiti built the required Management Information System (MIS) software which now monitors 35,000 Government schools and Anganwadis covering a million-plus children. The MIS records attendance and assesses performance of both pupils and teachers with a view to improve the quality of education.  Mahiti having developed the software, now has a maintenance contract to up-date data and keep the application running. Know more

Duration: 02 August 2010 to 01 August 2011

Established in 2002 as a CSO in Bangalore, CRT advocates child rights and child-friendly governance across India, especially Karnataka. It sensitises elected representatives and staff of local governance bodies and health care and school staff and was instrumental in setting up Child Rights Grama Sabhas. CRT currently plays a vital role in the State Task Force for the  Right to Education Act (RTE) and hosts the Childline 1098 in Karnataka responding to incidents of child abuse, trafficking and other forms of violence against children. 

CRT required a website that profiles its range of work, creates awareness on child rights and raises support for its programmes.  Mahiti designed and developed a website that highlights child rights and the relevant legislations, enabling better advocacy and reach among the public. The website was built with a Content Management System enabling CRT team to sustain and manage the site independently. Know More

Duration: 15 March to 14 May 2014

India Cares Foundation provides a huge platform to education sector under Daan Utsav. Edu Daan is a new campaign under Daan Utsav to support Government schools in urban and rural Bangalore. It seeks support from private schools in Bangalore to run a fundraising campaign through its students for the government schools. This campaign is “for the students of Government schools by the students of private schools”. Edu Daan also  targets corporates to raise funds through employee contribution or from CSR budgetlines. 

Mahiti is engaged in supporting and rolling out Edu Daan through ICFn.

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