A large number of beneficiaries of information empowerment are MGNREGA workers who are often misled about their privileges and the right amount of wages they are supposed to receive. One such beneficiary is Chiroji Bai Jatav who worked in road construction at one of the villages of Bakanpura in Rajasthan. After completion of her work,…
A carpenter by profession, Mohd Ali is a man who has sharp inclination towards learning the tools of computer and internet. Ali is a 21 years old native of Akbarpur, a small village of district Barabanki in UP. He completed his graduation 2 years back and 2 months ago he came to know about Digital…
Hasnabina Khatun is 20 years old, hailing from Lochanmati, a remote village in District Murshidabad of West Bengal. She lives with her mother. Due to her father’s passing away, the grieving family was plunged in to financial difficulties, as he was the only bread-earner. Hasnabina almost dropped out of school due to her inability to…
Shimla Singh, a resident of Mungaska, in district Alwar of Rajasthan, passed away 10 years ago, survived by his wife and daughter. His wife, Lakshmi, opened a small grocery store to financially support the family. However, the shop was so tiny, it couldn’t generate enough revenue. During one of the community walks, Regional Coordinator Yusuf…
