DEF’s participation at PCF
The Digital Empowerment Foundation presented its work at the Tenth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning hosted by Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Athabasca University (AU) from 14 to 16 September 2022.
Osama Manzar: The man who travelled to 10,000 villages
When Indians termed ‘inspirational’ the story of a girl who climbed up a hill for a signal to access online classes during the pandemic and sat under an umbrella in the sun to study, Osama Manzar shook his turbaned head in disbelief. “It was deprivation news, not inspiration news.”
Inauguration of DEF’s Digital Excellence Centre (DDEC)
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: Sept 20, 2022 In this opening address, Mr. Ranjan said the opening of the DDEC should prove to be a boon for the residents of the locality. He urged the community members to take initiative and use the services of the centre, “You can lead a horse to water,…
Work From Home and the Challenge of Online Sexual Harassment of Women
Edited by Dushyant and Osama Manzar Published on: Jan 1, 2020 This is an excerpt from the book The New Normal: How to Survive a New World Order The pandemic has drastically changed the way we live and work. It has accelerated the onset of new trends at work and forced businesses across the spectrum…
PwD SoochnaPreneur: An Agent of Empowerment
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: Sept 20, 2022 She points to the fact that it is always very hard for persons with disabilities to withdraw money or get banking services, especially in crowded places. She dreams that all women become independent and watching them grow over the years, she looks for more opportunities to…
SoochnaPreneur Pulls her Family out of Poverty
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: Sept 20, 2022 “I was given digital training, a printer, a tablet and a lot of guidance from the DEF team. I never thought that a printer and a tablet could change my life completely. These two digital devices brought my family out of the financial crisis we were…
District Administration Recognizes SoochnaPreneurs
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: Sept 20, 2022 Alam Khan got an Appreciation Certificate for his constant efforts in providing Covid 19 vaccination. He helped in mobilising 8,473 citizens along with interventions of other development partners. He was awarded by the Deputy Commissioner of Nuh district Mr Shakti Singh. Alam Khan was also awarded…
Hesitant Student Becomes Confident Through STEM Education
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: Sept 20, 2022 Before attending STEM classes she had stage fright and she was underconfident. Initially she wasn’t a good performer in the STEM classes. She learned many things while attending regular STEM sessions and this helped her build confidence slowly. This is the story of a student named…
Digital Bookkeeping for Empowerment
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: Sept 20, 2022 By attending these training sessions, she is now able to assist her husband as well. Her husband didn’t know much about the phone, so she tried to teach him as well. Sanjida is a woman entrepreneur; she runs a small clothes shop. She is not well-educated.…
MeraBills for Expansion
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Published on: Sept 20, 2022 Since connecting with this program, she has been able to connect with the digital world, instead of using her mobile phone just for making phone calls, she has been able to use it to do many of her bank related tasks, such as sending money and…