Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal (MAVIM) is Maharashtra’s Women Development Corporation. It was established on 24th February, 1975 and is registered under Companies Act, Section 8 A – as a not for Profit Company. MAVIM is the state level nodal agency to implement development programs/schemes by the central and state government across Maharashtra. The organization is responsible to converge with Government Departments, Financial Institutions, NGOs, and Self-Help Groups (SHGs) to achieve inclusive development. The core focus is to organize women through SHGs to build their overall capacity, by providing them with employment and livelihood opportunities and also, by enhancing their self-confidence. For this purpose, MAVIM relies on the four pillars of Grassroots Institution Building, Micro Finance Services, Livelihood and Enterprise Development, Women Empowerment and Social Equity. Historically, MAVIM has worked on long-term projects with partners like International Fundi for Agriculture Development (IFAD) on programs such as Maharashtra Rural Credit Program (MRCP, 1994-2002) and Tejaswini Maharashtra Rural Women Empowerment Program (2007-2018). Further, MAVIM has also worked with new partners such as IDH, UNDP, ILO, IRCTC, Tata Trust, Google India, ICICI Foundation, Water org, NULM etc.