Women can be a major force for change. Time and again it has been proven that, (a) attitudinal changes on the part of women have a multiplier effect on the attitudes of their families and communities, (b) socio-economic benefits derived by them are shared, thereby spreading the prosperity.

ACF works for female empowerment in a number of ways:Self-help groups have played a major role in helping women realize their potential.They inculcate and encourage the habit of saving ,provide finance for funding (agro-based and non agro-based) income generation activities , help develop skills to start and sustain micro-entrepreneurial ventures,provide a forum for women to discuss issues relevant to them and enable women resolve problems.

Skits and role plays educate villagers about social evils like dowry and discrimination, sexual and psychological harassment on special occasions like International Women’ s Day.We campaign against female foeticide, using multiple media to create awareness about this social evil.