A new NDLM centre was inaugurated in Rahul Nagar of Pune in Maharashtra on 9th May 2016. This new centre is an initiative of Nasscom Foundation, with Digital Empowerment Foundation as the Project Implementer and Capgemini as the supporting organisation. were Mr. Ritesh Talpatra, Head -India Operations FS and Vijay Shetty, Senior manager from Capgemini…
On the second Sunday of this month, on 8th May 2016, CIRCs across the country celebrated Mother’s Day with great fervour. From conducting special digital literacy sessions for mothers of the community to conducting health awareness meetings, a myriad of activities were conducted as a part of the celebrations. At few centres, children recited poems…
In the last week of April, 2016, #CIRC Pakri in West Champaran District of Bihar organised a special five day #workshop on smartphones. Ironically, most of the people in the village own mobile phones, yet had very limited knowledge of its various functions. People visiting the centre were educated about the different uses of #smartphones…
On the occasion of Labour Day on 1st May 2016, a large scale village mela was organised at Bhim in District Rajsamand, Rajasthan. Over 5,000 villagers, including women, men and children from neighbouring villages gathered at the mela. DEF also seized the opportunity to connect with the village folk and established a stall called ‘Digital…
