A farmer from Murpa in Jharkhand, Rajkapur Mahto bought a smartphone thinking his life would become easy. Post the purchase he realised that his illiteracy acted as a huge wall between him and the benefits he had imagined to reap. Soon he connected with our Samarth SoochnaPreneur (SSP) and got to know about Google Assistant,…
DEF’s implementation of STEM for Girls classes has witnessed support and love from not just students but also their families. Sarayu is a student of 8th standard in a school in Telangana’s Yerrupalem area. She, along with her sister Sayura, is enrolled with the program. The entire family follows the class, especially their father Srinivas,…
Functional Literacy Program is an initiative of lndia@75 Foundation which aims on imparting digitised content comprising of basic digital and financial literacy. This in turn will increase life skills and employability amid the economically weaker sections (EWS) living in urban areas. The initiative is under process across seven locations – Almora, Delhi, Ghazipur, Guna, Ranchi,…
The Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) initiative aims to reach out to vulnerable and marginalised community members with Covid-19 specific information on preventive awareness and de-stigmatisation. Ongoing in almost 500 centers across 16 states, including 69 districts, it revolves around the themes of Covid-19 Appropriate Behavior (Prevention and Practices; and Stigma and Discrimination), Covid-19…
By Osama Manzar When the coronavirus pandemic set in and a rigid lockdown brought life to a standstill across India, millions of migrant workers left cities and headed back to their villages to be with their families. They carried with them their sparse belongings in small suitcases and backpacks, but their most valued possession was…