The programme is tailor-made to the needs of the borrowers, as they decide what is it they want to know. It covers shop-keeping, goal-setting, health and other areas. A resource centre supports the programme and provide a mobile resource box "The Hiramon", which is transported by a rickshaw. It was named after the Bengali mythical bird that flew from place to place giving advice. The Hiramon takes materials (posters, games, puzzles, folk tales), and videos to the villages. A battery powers the first one, but a new one will be constructed which will utilize solar panels. The women themselves are responsible for the care and up-keep of the resource centres and the Hiramon. The exposure to knowledge has stimulated the women to want to be literate and numerate.

Excerpt from Countdown, UNESCO, March-May, 1998