A series of trainings keep community busy in Saidanpur
A number of activities kept community members at Baank-e-Loom centre in Saidanpur, Uttar Pradesh, busy last month.
Supporting the art and efforts of India’s weavers
On August 7, 2017, on the occasion of World Handloom Day, DEF celebrated the day with weavers associated with DCDP
Physical disability no more a barrier for learning
This is a story of two differently-abled students, Etherson Momin and Sengdo Marak, from the hills of South Garo in Meghalaya. Their hearing and visual disabilities
Internet Saathis transform into relief workers in Bihar
Last month, Bihar was hit but fierce floods that disrupted as many as 17 million lives in 19 districts of the state, and killed 500 others, including women, women and children.
Civil society wins battle for Right to Privacy
In a society where personal choices mean little and members of a family live together in the same room, the concept of privacy
Pochampally weavers learn to re-weave with digital tools
The Digital Cluster Development Programme of DEF, in collaboration with Microsoft Indiaand Chaitanya Bharti,
Bihar builds an army of Internet Saathis
As many as 11,18,000 women and girls, across 5,873 villages in six districts of Bihar, have been trained in basic digital and Internet skills
Coming up: Ditigal Citizen Summit 2017
The second edition of DEF’s Digital Citizen Summit will be held at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on September 21-22, 2017. This year, the two-day summit will focus on issues
Dissecting the rural information society & economy
On August 3, 2017, DEF in partnership with Qualcomm’s Wireless Reach organised an event to celebrate a year of SoochnaPreneur.
Mobile Societies have revolutionised communication
Thirty-two initiatives won hearts and the mBillionth Awards 2017 at Eros Hotel, New Delhi, on August 4, 2017