बाईस साल के मल्हार इंदुल्कर कोंकण क्षेत्र में बहने वाली वशिष्टि नदी के तट पर रहते हैं। जब उन्हें यह पता चला कि वहां का औद्योगिक कचरा नदी के जीव-जंतुओं को नुकसान पहुंचा रहा है, तो उन्होंने ऊदबिलाव के संरक्षण में खुद को झोंक दिया। ऊदबिलाव बीमार मछलियों को खा लेता है, जिससे नदी में…
देश में कुल मिलाकर 688 जिले हैं। हर जिले का प्रशासन भारतीय प्रशासनिक सेवा के अफसर, यानी आईएएस अधिकारी के हवाले होता है, जिसे कहीं जिलाधीश, कहीं जिलाधिकारी, कहीं जिला कलक्टर, तो कहीं जिला मजिस्ट्रेट कहा जाता है। लेकिन हर मामले में उनकी भूमिका और जिम्मेदारियां लगभग समान होती हैं। उन्हें जिले से राजस्व का…
Using corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds in clusters that are typically based on traditional skills has tremendous possibilities
This article was first published in the Mint newspaper on January 12, 2016. This is the story of a weaving cluster where the weavers work only as labourers, living in complete exclusion from the mainstream. They know nothing about who buys their products, who sells it, where the raw material comes from, what are the trading…
DEF is all set to celebrate the spirit of social media as a platform for empowerment and development of the masses on the occasion of the third edition of ‘Social Media for Empowerment Awards & Summit’ (SM4E) on March 15, 2016. This initiative not only honours best social media initiatives from eight South Asian countries…
DEF’s e-NGO programme is all set to launch its revolutionary online international crowd funding platform NGONAMA. The portal is aimed at bringing together from all around the world development sector NGOs, activists and individuals on the one hand as well as individuals, government agencies and corporates interested in funding and promoting such work on the…
India is now the fourth largest start-up hub in the world, with a wide range of startups in mobile media, Internet of Things, analytics, ed-tech, food-tech and more. Social entrepreneurs and NGOs are also active on the mobile front, backed by a range of venture capitalists, government grants and impact investors. “India is fast becoming…
Intervention by a Soochna Seva team has forced an errant Gram Sevak in Ramnagar block of West Champaran district to return to actual beneficiaries the money he was swindling from them. The team learnt that Phoolmati Devi, 65, was not getting her entitled Rs 400 per month under Bihar’s Widow Pension Scheme. The Sevak —…
Sikar is the 24th district of Rajasthan wherein ‘Jawaabdehi Yatra’ has witnessed an abysmal picture of stone mMining when the team was invited to visit Shuklawas village in Kotputli. The entire village is severely affected by illegal stone mining and its deadly impact where debris from blasts can be seen on houses, fields and even schools. With…
Cyber city Bengaluru is getting ready to host on September 9 and 10, 2016, the first-ever Crowd Sourcing Summit to be held in India. The Summit is being organized by Digital Empowerment Foundation in collaboration with the global platform Crowdsourcing Week (CSW) and will be open to anyone interested in the concept of Crowd Sourcing.…
