Sabhyasachhi Patra, a VII passed student from Abhirampur village in Nuapatna, Odisha, was struggling to complete his education due to the family’s poor financial condition. His father is a landless weaver, and the entire family, including Sabhyasachhi, depends on handloom silk weaving as a source of livelihood. The financial condition and pressure from his family…
Six weavers – three each from the Barpali and Nupatana handloom clusters in Odisha – have won the Digikala Handloom Design Competition. On January 12-13, DEF founder director Osama Manzar and Microsoft Lead (Community Affairs, CSR) Manju Dhasmana awarded certificates and cash prizes to the winners during a small ceremony in the area. More than…
About DKC (Digital Knowledge Centre) A digital repository of best digital content for development interventions in India and South Asia in audio-visual format. These digital interventions area are to be selected from as many intervening areas as feasible. Documentation in print in case study book format shall be the other component of the project.The need…
