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MARAG’s focus on child rights, women’s empowerment and creation of sustainable livelihood through natural resources management brought it in close touch with other like-minded non-government organizations (NGOs) and networks. MARAG is a member of the National Alliance for Fundamental Right to Education and Equity (NAFRE), Mahila Swaraj Abhiyan (MSA), Janpath, Citizens’ Initiative, Rupen Lok Vikas Manch, Pravah, Padkar, World Herders Council and World Social Forum.

Since its inception, MARAG has been actively involved in championing the cause of Child Rights. The organization is an active member of NAFRE. MARAG took the initiative in bringing together NGOs and CBOs under the state alliance for child rights which is called as BAAG (Buniyadi Adhikar Andolan Gujarat).

As a member of the core group, MARAG has been playing an active role in the Mahila Swaraj Abhiyan, a state-level network of NGOs working on the issue of women’s empowerment. The MSA has been carrying out a state-wide campaign for creating awareness among the elected women members of the Panchayati Raj Institutions about their rights and responsibilities. A series of regional conferences and state-level conferences have been held for the women members and sarpanches of village panchayats, besides holding training camps for them.

As an active member of Janpath, a state-level network of over 200 NGOs, MARAG has been involved in campaigning for issues related to marginalized communities such as Maldharis, Dalits, Muslims and tribals.

MARAG actively collaborated with several NGOs to mobilize earthquake-affected people of Kutch under the banner of Lok Adhikar Manch, which successfully carried out a long drawn out struggle for getting justice and rehabilitation aid to the victims from the government agencies.