Adithi works towards the empowerment of women in rural Bihar. It focuses on social and economic development by using new technologies, processes. It highlights critical issues related to the lives of women. It has specifically initiated campaigns for securing legal and social rights for women.



Adithi aims to empower women economically, socially and politically. They combine a broad range of livelihood work with programmes on literacy, education, health and credit. Through the mapping programme, Adithi has focused on homebased work as an important livelihood strategy for thousands of rural women and girls. Homebased occupations include: making rope, spinning and weaving jute, making mats from date palm, bamboo work, tasaar silk spinning and weaving, making muri [puffed rice] and bidi [cigarettes].



Adithi has lobbied the state governments of Bihar and Jharkhand for a social security fund. A federation of homebased workers in Bihar and Jharkhand has been set up.