The centre is providing digital literacy, digital skilling and access to government entitlements to the community.
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Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) with the support of US India Policy Institute (USIPI) set up a Community Information Resource Centre (CIRC) in the remote village of Donabaghatta in Karnataka. The centre is providing digital literacy, digital skilling and access to government entitlements to the community. The centre is run by a SoochnaPreneur who provides the following services:
- E-governance
- Digital finance
- Tele-health
- Digital education
The centre was established in January 2022 and many students have successfully completed the basic and advanced computer courses. One of the students, Sahil comes from an economically backward family. He is a B. Com student and joined this course to learn more about computers. He has now learnt so much that he has taken a part time job that is helping him support his family while continuing his studies.