The activities conducted by an RCCE volunteer includes mitigating rumours by explaining to people about the disease, ensuring that the public follow Covid-19 appropriate behaviour like using face coverings, maintaining social distancing and regularly washing hands and tackling the hesitancy towards vaccination. The volunteers also discuss with the community about some of the sensitive topics…
Anisha Kerketta is a newly wed house wife and part of a joint family; she has six family members in her house. Her husband and father-in-law used to work in the field and their main source of income was cultivation and cattle farming. She decided to run a suitable business in her house in order…
Rahila Tirkey is a mother of three children who are studying in a government high school but schools have been shut because of the pandemic. Her family has been facing hardships because of the pandemic and lockdowns. Her children are young and depend on her and her husband’s income. Her family has a small land…
Kamrun Bibi is a housewife and part of a joint family. There are eight people in her family. Her husband is a tailor however he doesn’t receive enough orders to take care of the family. They would cook using forest wood for a long time and it is costly, harmful and time taking. Kamrun Bibi…
Garima Lungphoi is a student in 9th standard from Jagiroad, Nakhola Secondary School of Morigaon district. At the outset she looks like any other young girl but she has been dealing with her share of challenges on her own. Hailing from a family consisting of her grandmother, parents and a brother, she is constantly caught…
Roman is a 21-year-old intellectually disabled kid who is passionate about life. Due to his disability, he didn’t get the opportunity to develop his skills within the framework of conventional learning. Through his teacher, he visited makerspace with his father and got interested in its activities. As he stayed far from the centre’s location, his…
Tally workshops were conducted under the Digital literacy for Women and Girls Program, an initiative by United Way Delhi and Digital Empowerment Foundation. The session took place at both the CIRCs at Ghazipur and Moti Bagh and was facilitated by Mr. Arun Choudhary and Ms. Swati Rai, an expert on Advance Excel and Tally. The…
Siva Prasad is an eighteen year old young adult with Autism. He has completed his 10th standard in NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling) Board. He is capable of reading and writing but cannot concentrate on anything for more than a minute or two. None of the special schools accepted him and other organizations demanded…
Through experience, it has been commonly observed that with the help of Women Entrepreneurs, a rural community can prove to be self-sufficient in organising their finances which tends to make the people of the community better informed and hopeful in able to receive their rightful entitlements. In this regard, Digital Empowerment Foundation, with the support…