We are passionate about developing, testing and scaling new programming models for sustainable development - models that are geared to address root causes, that are geared to change attitudes, change culture. Because that is where much of our development challenges are seeded. This is our own journey to connect our own intent with strategic action in the real world.
Festival of Voices (FOV): Women’s narratives and young people amplify the call for gender justice
Supported by: KFB – Austria, Oxfam India, Population Foundation of India
Description: With personal stories of women at the centre, FOV is a youth-led project that enhances engagement, and unites diverse citizens in support of gender justice.
Quick facts: Launched in 2017 | Engaged over 1.3 Lakh people | Researched over 100 stories of women | Led by over 40 youth | Collaborated with over 40 institutions
Dialogue, Organize, Reclaim! (DOR): Strengthening citizens’ participation in addressing gender violence
Supported by: KFB-Austria
Description: DOR builds capacities of diverse citizens’ groups to initiate and deepen dialogue and context-specific, creative, non-violent action against gender based violence. Capacity building under DOR includes training, mentoring and support for action projects.
Quick facts:Launched in 2016 | Supported 12 citizens’ groups in 6 States | Over 64 action projects implemented by DOR partners | Engaged over 15500 people on-ground
Unprepared: A theater series for peace building
Supported by: KFB-Austria
Description: Unprepared is a series of conversations between mythological characters that unfold as hour-long theatrical experiences. The conversations challenge the constructs of masculinity, femininity, power and identity, and probe into organized violence patronized by the institutions of patriarchy.
Quick facts:Initiated in 2017 | Two plays developed under the series till date | The plays have traveled to Delhi and Kolkata | Engaged over 500 people in dialog for gender, violence and equality
Heart, Head and Hands: Resource pack to address gender violence
Supported by: KFB-Austria
Description: A publication containing a workshop module and other resources to support trainers and development practitioners in undertaking capacity building and action projects to address issues of gender and GBV. This module informs the core approach to all of Mittika’s capacity building work under DOR and FOV.
Quick facts:The pack contains a workshop design, a glossary of key terms, a list of references and a number of resource materials | The module has been used by over 10 groups/organizations across India to design action projects to address GBV in their communities | The module has informed the formulation of Mittika’s core approach to capacity building
