By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: July 24, 2023 The stories shared here are stories of people who are harnessing the power of the digital world to connect various horizons, intersections and communities and empower every citizen by promoting digitally-led progress, innovation and a digital transformation. When the digital world was introduced, the silver lining…
The joy of skywatching is never limited to young children. A sense of humility and wonder sets in effortlessly when one looks up into the vast expanse spotting the stars, constellations and planets. In a world where clear night skies are hard to find because of light pollution, spending the whole night understanding astronomy is a great treat. Even more exciting is the fact that digital mediums help in gaining more knowledge about the cosmic world.
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) subjects not only fosters innovative thinking and serves as a foundation on which many skills get developed but instills confidence, stimulates the mind to think out of the box, provides a good platform to build human relationships through peer interaction, gives better opportunities to connect with the real world and keeps the curiosity to learn alive.
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: June 15, 2023 This is one of the narratives of the communities impacted from data injustice which are published in the research report on data justice by Digital Empowerment Foundation The injustices that algorithms of platform and gig-economy apps cause has been documented previously. In India, the workers in…
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: June 15, 2023 Just designing good welfare schemes would be of no use if they don’t reach those in need for reasons that require just a little bit of extra attention and proactiveness from someone from the community itself. Soochna Adhikar Kendras serve as platforms to enable this. Soochna…
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: June 15, 2023 The flag bearers of the Digital Didi program are usually multi-tasking driven women from the local villages who find innovative ways to spread awareness about menstrual hygiene. Many awareness programs launched by DEF have proven to be successful mainly because of the advocacy of the SoochnaPreneurs…
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: June 15, 2023 The story of Anamika Urao from Alipur Duar, West Bengal, highlights the challenges faced by individuals in remote areas and the impact of efforts to bring about positive change. Anamika’s life took a difficult turn when she lost her father at a young age, and her…
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: June 15, 2023 SoochnaPreneurs are the problem solvers of the local communities. The culture has been set up in such a way that people find it comfortable to get their issues resolved at SoochnaPreneur centre. Nikhat Jabee Ansari is DEF’s SoochnaPrenuer working for the communities of the Moraghat Tea…
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: June 15, 2023 Infopreneurs have been serving as the crucial link in rural India by creating awareness about the government welfare schemes among the local communities which has further opened more doors to improve and grow. Even the most innovative, skillful and effective people need a platform and the…
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: June 15, 2023 Mental roadblock towards being able to learn about the digital world is always one of the most challenging aspects of any kind of digital interventions in rural India. But choosing people from the village who approach new things with an open minded attitude has always helped…