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Through 3 projects 1350 micro entrepreneurs digitally empowered, more than 3500 Chanderi weavers now use digital tools and have e-commerce portal, more than 50 women entrepreneurs digitally trained.
Through 3 projects 1350 micro entrepreneurs digitally empowered, more than 3500 Chanderi weavers now use digital tools and have e-commerce portal, more than 50 women entrepreneurs digitally trained.
Through 6 projects more than 5000 ICTD innovators discovered and honoured. A knowledge hub and repository of thousands of best practices in use of digital tools for development has been created.
Through 3 projects more than 1000 people made aware of Internet Rights, more than 30 grassroots women change leaders identified and honoured, more than Rs 30 million raised to help NGOs working for women’s empowerment.
Gyarshi Devi, 49, is one of the key leaders and founding members of the Jagrut Mahila Sangathan which has been playing a key role in fighting the problems of bonded labour and overall backwardness of the Sahariya tribe in Baran district of Rajasthan. She is all praise for the digital literacy programmes and Internet connectivity…
Little Vishal Kumar, all of 13 years old and a student of Class VIII in the local Sheth Ganeshilal Government Senior Secondary School in Chandauli village loves to play online games and make friends on Facebook. He also has his own e-mail ID and is very much a part of the global community of Internet…
In the semi-urban weaving hamlet of Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh, Mohammed Asim, 26, learned the traditional craft of weaving from his parents and other senior family members. Following his training under the W4C programme at the Chanderi CIRC two years ago, he purchased his own computer, along with appropriate software using revenue from his weaving business,…