Many lost education and job opportunities as life inclined towards the online mode during the Covid-19 pandemic. Covid related information seldom reached the remote corners of the country. The digital divide became evident and seems to have widened even further. In this light, Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) launched an initiative with UNICEF called Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE).
I have been working at Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) for the last 10 years under various programs and now I am handling Digikargha, a social enterprise that works towards the digital empowerment of weavers and artisans. I heard about World Pulse’s Global Premiere: Women’s Digital Empowerment Training Suite from our senior manager. I did a little research about them and got to know that World Pulse is an independent, women-led social network for social change.
“If I don’t understand something I just ask Sushma and without hesitating she comes immediately and helps me” said Anita Kumari, a Samarth SoochnaPreneur (SSP) from the village of Beyang in Ramgarh district of Jharkhand. Samarth SoochnaPreneurs are differently-abled digital information entrepreneurs. Sushma Kumari is an SSP too,…
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…
