About
Social Work Introduction since 1981, mahiti ? rural development centre has been working as a grass-root organization. In 1994, it was formally registered as a society and public charitable trust. It works in the most difficult area of bhal region which consists of coastal area of Ahmedabad, Bhavngar, Surendranagar and Anand district of Gujrat state, India. Bhal is a region where salinity ingress is very high, the land is very saline, the ground water is saline and has no irrigation facilities. This area also has a very strong caste system and is still dominated by the culture of feudalism. Mahiti works for the rights of specific social groups called dalits (scheduled caste) and kolis (other backward caste) with focus on women. Mahiti focuses on