ARO helps rural and urban women living below the poverty line to play a leading role in society through social, personal and economic enhancement in the following aspects.

• Formation and facilitation of Self Help Groups (SHG)
• Improved food and nutrition security, deals with increasing the productive potential of women micro entrepreneurs
• Rural women's increased income to secure their livelihoods focuses on supporting rural women's livelihood strategies, enhancing their income, supporting women-led entrepreneurship and promoting their linkages to markets and welfare schemes
• Rural women's enhanced leadership and participation in their communities and in rural institutions
• Gender responsive environments for the economic empowerment of rural women to create equal opportunities, employment and social protection.