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Civil Society Online is a Delhi-based independent media group that envisions information that can be trusted; its mission is to: “demonstrate that skilled journalists can build small, independent media enterprises that matter”.

Since July 2015 Mahiti has been Civil Society Online’s Technology Partner and is currently re-developing their portal for acquiring 100,000 online subscribers over a three year period. Mahiti is undertaking a series of step-by-step upgrades to the existing site and its content. This will enable an e-magazine to be published, while ensuring that the portal bears a contemporary design, is social media-friendly and will enable revenue generation through  online subscriptions. Know More

Samuha is a CSO in Karnataka  initiated in 1987, that works with vulnerable people and facilitates people-owned development processes. Samuha derives its name from the Sanskrit  word ‘Samuha’ which means an organised group or society.  It   organises village communities for self-development in 150 villages and  is creating the first climate neutral village in India in Koppal district of Karnataka. Samuha  believes that semi-arid areas can meet the needs of its people if equitable development is practised. 

Mahiti’s association with Samuha commenced in 2001. Samuha required a  web-based application to maintain the data of each village, besides mapping  these villages on either Google Earth or Google Map. Considering that the end users of the  product would not be competent in technology, Mahiti designed  a simple to operate yet stable application to maintain data on every  village. An Android application was also developed to capture the geo-location of the villages  where Samuha was working.

Generation of reports, hitherto a very difficult task, has become an easy one with this application  and donors are happier to receive  timely reports on progress and to enhance the support.

Uttam Kumar, responsible for technical aspects in Samuha, said, “Customised reports based on projections of locations of villages on Google Map are being generated, making our work much easier.”   know more

White Swan Foundation is building India’s largest multi-lingual knowledge portal on mental health. Mahiti has been their technology partner since 2013. Mahiti is conceptualising the presentation of and facilitating the publishing of multilingual content. Their digital strategy is being developed jointly with Mahiti.

White Swan Foundation is partnering with Mahiti as they found Mahiti has  "additional ability to better connect with the cause and walk the extra mile to understand the social impact we intend to create."

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