Chanderiyaan, the e-commerce outlet developed by Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) to empower world famous but hitherto impoverished weavers of Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh, saw a big boost in pre-Diwali sales in November. Till 2010, these weavers were at the mercy of middlemen and somehow eked out a living. With DEF’s comprehensive digital intervention they have now…
Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) organises an annual awards event called Social Media for Empowerment South Asia as part of its Knowledge Network & Database programmatic area. This year’s awards function is likely to be held early next year for the simple reason that DEF has tied-up with Friedrich Naumann Foundation to organize a series of…
Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) launched its country research report titled ‘Limited Access Restricting Expression’ at the YMCA, New Delhi, on December 10, 2015. The launch was followed by a multi-stakeholder consultation on ‘Understanding the Freedom of Expression Online & Offline’. The consultation sought to bring together representatives from various human rights organisations, Internet-advocacy NGOs and…
The 12th edition of the Manthan Award South Asia and Asia Pacific Gala will be held on December 2, 2015 at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, to honour the best digital innovations and interventions that help to improve the lives of peoples and communities across 8 South Asian countries including India and 28 other…
The reason 90% of start-ups fail is that they may not have been risk-taking people or may not have identified a truly serious problem to find a solution to
It was early Sunday morning (8 am on October 18, 2015) and Team DEF was waiting at Chawri Bazaar Metro Station Gate No. 3 for an expected crowd of about 50-60 participants to arrive and register for a walk organised by the eHeritage Project — Heritage Walk: Tracing Dilli ki Tehzeeb.
Is it really smart to create smart cities? Or should we reverse our thinking to concentrate on making smart villages?
The most important investment in a social enterprise is intangible. It includes passion and round-the-clock investment of time. The intangible investments make a strong bond between the entrepreneur, the community and the issue she is trying to solve. Ironically, there is no investment…
Would it not be great if a corporate social responsibility (CSR) fund becomes a seed or social fund for investment in a cluster of a dying art or a traditional skill and transforms it into a success story? Or, how about a CSR fund that transforms an entire village into one where all households are digitally literate?
A one-day workshop on Social Media for Empowerment was organised by Digital Empowerment Foundation in partnership with Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) and in collaboration with a local NGO, Hutto Welfare Society, on 6th October, 2015 at Hotel PYBSS, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. The workshop witnessed a good number of students, professionals in the private and Govt.…
