The organization Malar is a women's empowerment organization focussing on making poor women financially sound and increasing their confidence through literacy, awareness and organization. The particular project is for creating a network of enterprises for the women and for making training modules out of the savings program which is currently in progress.

About the savings program in Malar to help inspire new entrants to small savings groups and to help start similar efforts in other districts as well as inspire people in general and build awareness about savings programs which can motivate women the way Malar has done. This video will cover Malar the way "When Women Unite" covered the Anti-arrack agitation in Andhra Pradesh. The ownership and copyright of the video will be with AID, but AID will give unrestricted permission to Malar and TNSF to make copies, distribute or sell and build awarness in India. Below are the details :

1. Duration : 45-60 minutes
2. Format : U-Matic (High Band)
3. Language : Tamil and English Version (with English Subtitles and background english commentary)
4. Objective :
   1. To inspire new entrants to join Malar group
   2. To inspire individuals, groups, NGOs, in other places to start similar programs
   3. To give objective and comprehensive presentation of "What is Malar"
   4. To show how women's literacy, joint action, and group savings can be tools for women's empowerment.
5. This video will present a few case studies of women whose lives have drastically changed because of Malar.

Detailed MALAR proposal...
Malar Expenses Accounts...