MAHITA is a non-profit social development organization working in the state of Telangana in southern India. The Organization was established in 1994 to initiate development interventions in the urban slums of Hyderabad. Since then, MAHITA has developed expertise in a wide range of development initiatives acquired through 22 years of devoted work and professionalism. It has broad geographical coverage of 82 urban slums of Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy District, Nalgonda, and Adilabad District. Since its inception, the organization has adopted the right based approach for work towards a socially just and empowered society, that reflecting local cultural values and practices.