Mala Khatun has been an integral part of the SoochnaPreneur network for the past 2 years, making a significant impact in Jhanjha Rukanpur, Murshidabad, West Bengal. Her center is a beacon of empowerment, primarily catering to the Muslim community and offering a diverse range of services encompassing digital literacy, government entitlements, and banking services through AEPS.…
Gorle Varalaxmi, a proactive leader from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, is making significant strides in digital empowerment through her community center located at Garlivanipalem Paravada. Her focus on providing essential digital services and information has transformed the lives of the locals, predominantly comprising agricultural and daily wage earners. In an environment where digital literacy was once…
Sushma Kumari, a 23-year-old post-graduate, operates the ‘Oracle Center,’ a SoochnaPreneur center in the Byang village of Ramgarh District in Jharkhand. Despite facing visual disability, Sushma is determined to serve her community, focusing on individuals with disabilities and the elderly. Her center, equipped with BC Sakhi and CSC ID, provides a wide range of services,…
Bandana Kumari, a resident of Dhamaura Village in West Champaran, Bihar, has been operating a Digital Services center since 2020. Despite facing physical limitations, Bandana has shown exceptional determination to improve her own life and contribute to the betterment of her community. Her resilience and goodwill towards her work have earned her the titles of…
Pratap Singh, a resilient resident of Alwar, Rajasthan, has defied physical limitations to become a beacon of support for his community through his SoochnaPreneur center, established in 2019. Despite being 81% disabled in his legs and unable to walk, Pratap’s unwavering dedication and trustworthiness have earned him a special place in the hearts of the…
As I stand at the threshold of this remarkable journey chronicled within the pages of this book, there is a profound sense of admiration and gratitude towards the digital leaders and heroes who have shaped the narrative of rural empowerment and digital innovation in our society. This newsletter is an odyssey into the heart of…
The Digital Empowerment Foundation has been building a cadre of information providers, fact-checkers, myth-busters and digital service providers over the last 20 years to empower rural and under-served communities across India. This has been done through DEF’s flagship program SoochnaPreneur. The SoochnaPreneur program has now reached 10,000 villages through 2,000 SoochnaPreneurs across 26 states in…
After the successful completion of the full-fledged survey, the study has entered in the second phase of the project that involves conducting a large-scale enterprise survey of industry leaders and workshops with industries/enterprises/governments to explore options and pitfalls associated with each alternate sector and how to enhance the growth of these sectors. The study seeks to…
Written by Sana Afreen Published on: March 29, 2023 Bharti Nishad, a 15-year-old girl from Mangsha village in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, is a student gearing up for her class 10 board exams. She represents a crucial demographic that urgently needs to transition from using commercial sanitary pads to more sustainable alternatives. Bharti is optimistic about the…
Written by Sana Afreen Published on: March 29, 2023 Digital didi Asma Bibi trains herself through Skillbot and empowers her community with safer menstrual practices. Asma Bibi from Nabakantapur, Murshidabad has been working with the Digital Empowerment Foundation as a Digital Didi for two years. During the capacity-building training, Asma initially struggled to understand the…