Social Sector & CSOs

DEF believes in a multi-stakeholder approach because it realises that the task of bridging the digital divide and actualising its Mission and Vision statements requires not only cooperation with other stakeholders having a more or less similar agenda but also supporting and strengthening the efforts of these stakeholders in every possible way. All projects in this programmatic area are aimed at strengthening grassroots civil society organisations working for digital inclusion or contributing to overall social tasks such as preservation of culture and heritage, protection of the environment, optimal use of natural resources, specifically supporting hitherto neglected geographical areas such as the North East of India and so on.

Through two projects more than 5,000 NGOs have websites now, another 1,00,000 are being empowered via validation and websites with .ngo top level domain. Natural resources and heritage are being conserved using digital tools.

E-NGO
E-NGO empowers grassroots organisations through global validation and online presence.
North East Development Foundation
The e-North East Award seeks scout, review, select, felicitate, award and nurture best practices in information communication technology for development and governance in North East India
Neerjaal
Promoting better management of water resources through a drinking water and sanitation Information system
E-Heritage
E-Heritage uses digital tools to preserve and promote culture, heritage and tourism.
Green Prakriya
Green Prakriya is a functional and dynamic platform that aims to initiate a continuous process of learning, sharing and collaboration amongst all stakeholders towards empowering a sustainable habitat.