MMBA

Mahila Mandal Barmer Agor

We build people. We build resilience. We build hope.

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Mahila Mandal Barmer Agor (MMBA) is a grassroots women-led organization based in Rajasthan, dedicated to empowering the most marginalized communities of western India since 1991. What began as a small collective of women fighting for basic rights in a drought-stricken village has today grown into a trusted, multi-sectoral organization working across Rajasthan — reaching thousands of women, youth, artisans, persons with disabilities, and nomadic communities.

Rooted in the arid heart of the Thar Desert, MMBA stands for dignity, inclusion, and grassroots leadership. We believe that real change begins with the most vulnerable — when women lead, when voices from the margins are heard, and when solutions come from within the community.

Our Interventions

Skill Development

Creating pathways to dignity, economic independence, and sustainable futures

Women Empowerment

Promoting women’s self-worth, determine their own choices, and right to influence social change

Education and Literacy

Empowerment through learning, bridging access gaps, fostering innovation and enabling lifelong transformation

Health and Hygiene

Community-based intervention, filling critical gaps through mobilization, capacity building, awareness generation & advocacy

Water and Sanitation

Reviving traditional wisdom, building sustainable structures, promoting behavioural change, empowering women and youth

Persons with Disability

Mainstreaming persons with disabilities and transforming both community attitudes and lives of thousands of individuals

Agriculture and Dairy

Developing geographically relevant interventions, promoting sustainable methods and advocating for policy changes

Making Roads Safe for All

Raising awareness on road safety through education programmes and campaigns

Our Interventions Are Aligned With the Following

Sustainable Development Goals

Our Reach

Districts

Blocks

Villages

People

Our Founder

Mahila Mandal Barmer Agor is the result of the struggles of Mumtaz Ben who came to Indira Colony after her marriage. In the beginning of the 1980s, Indira Colony on the outskirts of Barmer presented a picture of despair – without roads, potable water, healthcare facilities, education and basic infrastructure. Despite hailing from an orthodox Muslim family, she dreamt of doing something different to change her colony and set an example for the society.

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