The eNGO Programme trained around 30 participants from various weaver groups and non-profit organisations in digital marketing and in eCommerce at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, on July 18, 2016. The objective of the training was to strengthen individual and institution capacitiesto promote and market handloom and handicraft online. Daniel Thomas from Accenture addressed the…
Angaryarkanni (47) and Sangitha (27) are partners in the journey of digital literacy. They are both ad-hoc teachers at a government middle school in Manglapuddur, a hamlet in Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu. Manglapuddur is also home to one of Digital Empowerment Foundation’s latest CIRCs, which has been established in partnership with Mphasis. Even though…
‘Internet Literacy for Women’ is a thought that is supported by Google India and Tata Trust. The programme, to be implemented in five districts of Madhya Pradesh and six districts of Bihar, is an initiative under the ‘Helping Women Go Online’ project which aims to ensure inclusion of women by connecting them to the Internet.…
For children, the Internet is a magical entity to quench the thirst of knowledge and curiosity. However, networking etiquettes, Internet safety and online privacy needs to be discussed. According to a UNICEF poll, over 40 per cent of the 10,000 young people across 25 countries began using the Internet before they were 13-years-old. UNICEF, through…
DEF in partnership with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) and with support from the District Collector of Kozhikode hosted a Social Media for Empowerment Workshop in Kozhikode on August 12, 2016. The keynote speaker and chief guest, Prashanth Nair, District Collector & District Magistrate, Kozhikode, is known for setting example of excellently in utilising social…
On July 23, 2016, about 300 people gathered at Eros Hotel, Nehru Place, to celebrate innovative mobile solutions in South Asia. Organised and hosted by Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) in partnership with Google and Qualcomm, the 7th mBillionth Awards was held with much fervor to recognise some of the best initiatives being taken in the…
पिछले दिनों गांधी फेलोशिप प्राप्त कई नौजवानों से मिलने का मौका मिला। इस फेलोशिप के तहत उन्हें यह जिम्मेदारी दी जाती है कि वे गांवों की आधारभूत सामाजिक समस्याओं को समझें और उनका समाधान तलाशें। इन्हीं युवाओं में एक थे अश्विनी तिवारी। बी टेक की डिग्री लिए इस युवा ने इसी वर्ष अपनी फेलोशिप पूरी…
Despite the great strides taken in the field of affordable medicine and healthcare, a large section of the country’s population lacks access to health services. It has been observed that availability of quality health infrastructure confines to semi-urban and urban-scapes, isolating remote regions. In such a scenario, tele-medicine has given people of Jakhli the power…
Rahul Nainwal Co-Founder, India Fellow Programme In my opinion, social media is one the best things to have happened in the last 10 years or so. It has given voices to the voiceless. At the same time, I feel empowered to share with a larger audience what I feel or do. This was virtually impossible…
Taking further its objective of enhancing grassroots organisations’ online presence, visibility and reach, DEF’s eNGO Programme organised a two-day Multi Stakeholder Capacity Building and Skill Development Workshop in Chandigarh on June 23-24, 2016. Held at the Punjab University campus, the workshop saw a mix of around 75 participants representing NGOs, panchayats and academicians taking keen…