Where we work
Mahiti Trust works in the Bhal region of Gujarat state in India. Geographically, the Bhal region is situated near the Gulf of Cambay (now Khambhat). The communities that Mahiti Trust works are living in the coastal region of Ahmedabad, Botad and Bhavnagar districts. Mahiti Trust’s head office is located centrally at Dholera village in Bhal region. Dholera used to be a busy trading place about 100 years ago.
Now it is deserted but still controlled by few powerful landlords and moneylenders. Issues in this region are enormous and organization adopted long-term strategies to address these issues. Saline-alkaline lands, water scarcity, lack of resources, poor livelihood opportunities, exploitation and disasters besieged the communities. To be precise, villages are abandoned by the State. Socio-economic environment of Bhal has undergone serious changes in the last decade.
Its polity, social and economic realities are changing rapidly giving way to new forms of exploitation and hegemony. Under these circumstances Mahiti Trust makes efforts to equip itself addressing new challenges and it should rethink on its approach and strategies. We have 25 team members and a direct presence in nearly 180 villages of Dholera, Dhandhuka and Dholka Blocks of Ahmedabad District, Barwala, Ranpur Blocks of Botad District and Bhavnagar, Shihor Blocks of Bhavnagar Districts. Our campus is situated in 20 hectors of land near Dholera village comprising of Training Centre, Office Premises, Dining Hall, Residential Quarters, Meeting Hall and Lavatory Block etc.