Centre seeks to bridge digital divide to ensure vaccines for all

Many organisations are actively working to make online spaces safe for women, children and sexual minorities. Started only 20 days ago by a group of 10 activists, Report Abusers aims to tackle abuse on social media platforms, especially Twitter. Started only 20 days ago by a group of 10 activists, Report Abusers aims to tackle abuse on social media platforms, especially Twitter. Started only 20 days ago by a group of 10 activists, Report Abusers aims to tackle abuse on social media platforms, especially Twitter. Read More

Rural India has always had poor health infrastructures, and with the second wave of the pandemic hitting the country hard, the acute paucity of care resources further made the people in remote areas become more vulnerable to the virus. Read More

Exploring career through Career counselling camps
A Career counseling camp was conducted in the Ellemala Government High School by Smartpur Kollegal Centre, Karnataka. 43 students had participated in this camp. Faculty Member, Mr.Shivakumar, (MA, B.Ed) had directed this camp where he explained them to choose a suitable career path amidst the confusion about their options. It focused on helping them understand their interests, passions, strengths and weaknesses and suggested them a path that will help them achieve their potential. Along with suggestions, Kumar also helped them identify and locate resources on career information for future goals. He also guided them on preparation of the board exams, courses available after 10th class like academic courses; vocational training and technical courses and certificate courses.

A New Beginning!
The training of Google Assistant was imparted in the Raisen District, Madhya Pradesh, in which about 50 Women were trained. This training was given in the Women Tailoring Center, where women were given information on how to use Google Assistant (GA) and how GA can make their lives easier and simpler.Through this training, women learnt that one can get any information through Google Assistant in an easy way just by speaking or voice searching. So, they became curious and all the women who had known things regarding tailoring, then expressed the need to learn new designs for the clothes. They got information about their subject on Google Assistant... Read More

Digital Upskilling of 10,000 Women Entrepreneurs
Women Entrepreneurs kickstarted their digital upskilling journey with training on’ Basics of Smarpthones’. Crucial topics focused on the functionalities of the smartphone as well as understanding of the key features such as settings, mobile hotspot, camera, WiFi, messaging and more. This curriculum was taught to them by the Digital Sarthaks (Digital Foot Soldiers). This training session forms the basis for future training sessions where the focus will be on enhancing the business by leveraging digital technology(s). The project is being implemented in 10 districts across seven states. Trainings were and are being carried out keeping in mind the COVID-19 protocols.

Digiज्ञान
We are moving towards an Information and Knowledge Society. Today’s students rely on the Internet as a primary source of information for both school and personal usages. Digital literacy as a part of School Education is a concurrent subject under this modern era. The core solution to the problem is to establish maximum digital hubs in schools to create an impact. Followings are the specific activities to be implemented for the project: • Providing quality content with high-speed connectivity and proper devices. • Conducting regular classes, weekly sessions and workshops • Stakeholder Engagement • Mid-term and End-term assessment • Regular Assignments Read More

The English and Digital for Girls’ Education [EDGE]
In the age of Information, literacy of English language and access to technologies will be critical in moving forward and envisioning inclusive growth. British Council and Digital Empowerment Foundation [DEF] started a flagship programme by the name English and Digital for Girls’ Education [EDGE] with an aim to develop English skills and digital literacy as well as developing confidence and soft skills among girls from marginalised sections of the society in India. Despite education being declared as a fundamental right in 2009. Read More

Potential Unleashed!
This is the story of Madhuraveni who is a 9th class student, who doesn’t have much interest in the studies. The only outlook she had for studies is to gain passing marks. But, when DEF’ STEM classes started in her school, she began to find her lost interest back. She started attending the classes on a regular basis. Now, there have been visibly substantial changes in her behaviour and seriousness towards studies. She not only started to think about her career but has also started to plan out things. She expressed how the STEM classes have brought about immense changes in her including a new motivation for life. The reason behind such massive changes has to be how STEM cultivates... Read More

Entitlement services for the People, By the People
Nirasho Devi and her family members are farmers by occupation but occasionally work in the town area as well. She has four children and all of them study in the nearby Government school. During the Governance camp in their village Beyang, DEF’s SoochnaPreneurs (SPs) registered her for the PM Ujjwala Yojana and within a month she received a cylinder and gas stove under the provision of this scheme. Prior to this, her family had been using forest wood for cooking purposes. Later on, DEF’s SoochnaPreneurs (SPs) registered her for another Government scheme - ‘Labor Insurance Card’ and through this scheme she will get benefit of 17 schemes which are inter connected with each other. Read More

 

 

Vaccination drives by DEF

Internet On Wheels by DEF

Support the deprived to fight against COVID-19

By Anoushka Jha
Research & Advocacy Officer
Digital Empowerment Foundation

The times are difficult for all of us, someone is losing their life, and someone is losing their job and their only source of livelihood. The common enemy for all of us is the virus-Covid-19. In such times when the present seems difficult and future seems distant and gloomy, it is more difficult for women especially coming from rural backgrounds. Women have been discriminated on the basis of their identity, their exclusion becomes starker if they come from socially and economically marginalized communities. Read More

COVID-19: Stories from Ground

The second wave of Covid-19 has shattered the healthcare system, which was already wounded since the first wave brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. The situation on the ground is rapidly changing in terms of the rising number of cases, lockdown being imposed in an asymmetrical manner across all the states, the hoarding of essential equipment such as oxygen cylinders and Remdesivir along with the number of active cases and death rate. In such times, Digital Empowerment Foundation through its network of ground staff has been able to understand the situation arising due to covid-19 and has also been doing relief work by distributing masks, sanitizer and awareness campaigns on maintaining social distancing. Read More