FROM DEF ON THE FIELD
Financial Independence, the Digital Way
Change is possible when bold decisions are made and bold decisions are made when one is confident and clear. Such confidence and clarity, along with the power to implement changes in the surrounding environment, comes when a person has means to be financially independent. Financial security becomes all the more important to women who manage the household and look after the well being of their children. Digital Empowerment Foundation recognised rural women to be the changemakers and ensured that opportunities to be financially independent form the core of all the development programs.
Space for Self-Directed Learning
Makerspace in Puducherry continues to be a vibrant space housing creative ways of learning as children find the space welcoming to educate themselves freely with no age-bound or concept-bound limitations. The place continues to fascinate young children and adults. True education happens when fresh minds are given the space to experiment and explore various aspects of living.
FROM DEF THINK TANK
Our Constitution, Our People
India was stripped of its wealth and resources, leaving its people impoverished and oppressed. The exploitation and colonisation brought about an era of darkness and subjugation.
India’s Million Missions
The authors of this report from CSO COALITION@75 have dedicated their pro bono time to conduct research and write its various sections, upholding the values of civil society.
Submission to the ‘Global Digital Compact’
DEF is a prominent player in South Asia with a robust network, actively engaged in global digital initiatives and organisations such as IGF, ISOC, APC, WWW, and GNI, with a future focus on bridging the digital divide.
VISUAL STORY TELLING FROM THE COMMUNITIES
India’s platform workers running the ride-hailing and food-delivery apps in all of its big cities are facing a multitude of problems. For one, the fuel prices have been rising- they have almost doubled in the past five years…
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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme is one of the promising schemes that facilitate assured income to the rural poor. However, the digitalization of the process has been causing numerous…
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WHAT ARE WE DISCUSSING
Apatani Tribes Ziro Valley Community Network, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Life in the scenic village named Ziro has been going on, almost completely forgetting that the Internet exists.
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In 2005, at the culmination of the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), civil society organisations clearly stated that societies will not be able to advance…
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KNOW ABOUT OUR PROJECTS
Going Online as Leaders
With an aim to bridge the digital gender divide and inculcate entrepreneurial skills in young women, Digital Empowerment Foundation is empowering young girls from rural and tribal communities by connecting them…
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Talking Data to the Fourth Pillar
The programme is conceptualized with the aim of developing an understanding of the concepts of privacy, data protection and online safety, to facilitate and enable the participants to make informed choices while pursuing journalism.
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OUR PRESENCE ACROSS THE COUNTRY
