This technical note presents insights from a city-wide mapping conducted under the MobiliseHER project, identifying 44 CSOs in Ahmedabad. Fourteen organisations were profiled in detail, highlighting their work at the intersection of gender, mobility, and community engagement, and their role in advancing more inclusive and participatory mobility systems.

Transport systems shape who can access opportunities and who is left behind. In this article for POLIS Magazine, Harshita Jamba and Aravinda Devaraj unpack how gender-responsive approaches to urban mobility can transform planning and decision-making. Using evidence from Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Kochi the article shows how inclusive mobility benefits not just women, but the wider urban ecosystem.

When we speak about gender and mobility, the conversation often focuses on safety in public transport, last-mile connectivity, or the disproportionate burden of unpaid care work that shapes women’s travel patterns.