Indra Devi is an artisan from Daydosar village in Barmer district of Rajasthan. She didn’t know how to use a smartphone and when her neighbour told her about DEF’s centre in the village she was excited to learn something new. She joined the digital training program after having a conversation with the centre coordinator. She…
The Jawabdehi Yatra is a campaign to bring a Social Accountability Law. Organised by Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS), DEF has been a part of this campaign for a long time. The success story of the RTI (Right to Information) movement has served as the foundation upon which the citizens are pushing the government to…
The “3rd WiFi India Virtual Summit” was organized by Broadband India Forum (BIF) on 22nd January, 2022. Following the decision by the Union Cabinet which approved the setting up of public WiFi networks across India
“Digital Rights Explored: Local Rights, Global Perspective”, is a podcast series hosted by Media and Information Literacy Expert Network (MILEN) which revolves around some case studies of violations of digital rights across
This travelog is about traveling by road, day and night, with people to publicly talk to the government in Rajasthan about the meaning of daily harassment of basic rights of the masses because of the non performance,
Fake news, misinformation and fraud are the biggest challenges of the digital world. With the pandemic everyone has been forced to learn digital tools, however, not everyone has received the training to use digital devices and the internet in a safe manner. This can on some occasions prove to be more dangerous than being unconnected…
Kalyan Singh, a farmer has spent his life in poverty, the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns have made things more difficult for him. With no stable source of income, an elderly person like him was unable to afford even two meals every day. He applied for the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, an initiative of the…
Sariyam Taufeeq, from Untwal village in the Alwar district of Rajasthan had only studied up till class 5. Her husband is a driver and he sends her money through her bank account. Her Aadhar card is linked with her bank account and mobile number, so she uses her mobile number to withdraw money. As soon…
Surjit Kaur from village Kheri located in Alwar district in Rajasthan was cheated by an agent. The agent withdrew 2000 rupees from her account with the excuse of checking her account. She said that she was told that the government has closed her bank account so she needs to open a new one. A few…
Noorbi Pati Rehmat is from Untwal village in Alwar in Rajasthan. Her husband passed away 5 years ago and since then she has been receiving the widow pension. She goes to the local e-mitra (digital kiosk service point of access) outlet in her village to withdraw the money through her Aadhar card. She doesn’t know…