By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: January 23, 2024 In the serene Nilgiri Hills, the Toda tribe’s traditions have been passed down for generations, with embroidery and tourism forming the cultural backbone of the community. Among them, Aswini Sin (22) and Abitha Sin (23) grew up steeped in this heritage. Yet, the two young women…
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: January 23, 2024 The Smartpur project, an initiative by the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), aims to create digitally enabled and sustainable smart villages across India. By establishing centres equipped with digital infrastructure, Smartpur provides essential services such as financial transactions, education, and healthcare, transforming rural communities into hubs of…
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: January 23, 2024 With rural entrepreneurs stepping forward to ensure digital services reach every household, India’s digital transformation is gaining significant momentum. Some key initiatives have received strong support and reinforcement from the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), helping individuals turn their aspirations into impactful realities. Among them, Pooja, an…
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: January 23, 2024 In today’s interconnected world, where information spreads at an unprecedented pace through digital media, the proliferation of misinformation poses a significant challenge at both international and national levels. The Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) is taking a resolute step this year by prioritising fact-checking as a cornerstone…
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: November 11, 2024 Digital is a 21st-century tool of communication, media, business, governance, activism, and social norms. Digital is not merely technology—it is life, a medium, innovation, and marketing. Yet, critical questions arise: who controls and benefits from this digital existence? Whose narratives remain unheard? However, the larger society…
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: November 11, 2024 In the quest to create a better future for women entrepreneurs, Udyamini was launched a year ago with five pilot SoochnaPreneur Business Mitra (SBM) centres in Assam and West Bengal. The program is now operational across 100 SBM centres and aims to strengthen further the understanding…
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: November 11, 2024 Kesaram a farmer from the scorched wasteland of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, had been cultivating the soil as far back as he could remember. Farming in the desert, where blistering sunshine and unusual rainfall made every working day nothing but a battle for Kesaram, but he never gave…
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: November 11, 2024 Ayesha Sultana exemplifies the power of resilience and determination in challenging societal perceptions of disabilities. She demonstrates that it is not the physical limitations but the judgments of society that present the actual obstacles. Coming from Singhee Gram Panchayat in Birbhum, West Bengal, Ayesha’s journey is…
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: November 11, 2024 Simran’s story is an inspiring narrative of opportunity for educational advancement and the use of technology in the least developed regions. Ironically, as a 14-year-old student studying at the Subhanpora Anantnag Digital Literacy Centre, she has gone far in her digital literacy program. In her village…
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: November 11, 2024 Lakshmi Devi was just another woman living in the calm, rural village of Buti in Senha Block, Lohardaga district, Jharkhand. She lived a basic and honest life, doing her best to support her family. But it all changed when a stranger visited her community and offered…