By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: March 17, 2023 Women Wireless Engineers is aimed at empowering women about digital technology and in turn strengthening the digital foothold in their communities with a hope that it will serve as a foundation for those who are aspiring to grow and contribute to the digital world. Access…
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: March 17, 2023 Digital Empowerment Foundation has been attempting to bring the digital world to as many remote places as possible. One such effort is through the CDERP initiative which has recently focussed on improving digital literacy in Kashmir. While access to computers is a necessity in various…
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: March 17, 2023 Although opportunities are always around the corner, some use them, others fail to see them and very few truly understand the value in them. Gulafshan’s story brings out the aspects that encourage one to see the value of the opportunity at hand and the potential outcomes…
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: March 17, 2023 Some villages have taken charge of ensuring the growth of the community in a sustained way after understanding their community thoroughly and working hard to address different issues with care and passion. One such village is Barabanki located in Uttar Pradesh. Digital Empowerment Foundation started…
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: March 17, 2023 The Digital Excellence Centres have been launched to cater to different stakeholders who can acquire digital skills in a comfortable and sustainable way so that they become self reliant, skillfully ready to take part in the digital economy and contribute in handling the e-waste produced alongside…
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: March 17, 2023 SoochnaPreneurs across the country continue to provide social service to their communities and bring changes in the lives of people, thus enabling the growth of the whole society. SoochnaPreneurs are not just entrepreneurs who provide information for a basic fee, but social entrepreneurs who ensure that…
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: March 17, 2023 The pace at which changes take place currently cannot be compared with the earlier times in history. On one hand, society is getting more sophisticated, while on the other, polarization is on the rise. Therefore, sustained growth is possible only if there is a holistic approach…
India level Civil Society Consultation to contribute to the campaign of United Nation’s ‘Global Digital Compact’ with the presence of UN Secretary General’s Office of Envoy on Technology, Dr Amandeep Singh Gill- there will be about 100 civil society organizations and as many community practices from all over India.
Seven years later, on the 16th of December 2002, the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) was established to connect and empower India’s one billion plus people, taking the first step in the country’s digital development story. At the time, most Indians did not have access to information, education, and opportunities.
“Chal chal, saanp seedi khelte hain (come come let’s play snakes and ladders)” said Saleem (name changed), an 8-year-old to his friend. They both proceeded to the Makerspace stall of the Digital Empowerment Foundation. Pankaj, DEF’s project officer for the makerspace project, was surrounded by 15 children, all expressing their excitement over the activities he was curating for them.