Media Information Literacy Initiatives
Impact 20,000 women have been enabled in critical digital literacy 6,000 students have been connected to comprehensive media and information literacy 2,000
Media Literacy
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Women Unconnected- Stories of Empowerment
Self-confidence and the belief that one can and should tackle new and difficult things is an under-addressed barrier to economic participation – especially
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I Made Pickle on my Periods,and it Didn’t go Stale
There is a considerable difference in the consumption of digital information between rural and urban India. The access to the digital world is
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The Everyday Violence ofan Internet Shutdown
In 2016, the United Nations Human Rights Commission declared internet access a basic human right. Not surprisingly, India was among the 17 countries
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5th Digital Citizen Summit (DCS) 2023 – “Commoning the Internet for a Vibrant Democracy”
Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), in partnership with Center for Development Policy and Practice (CDPP), Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad, Broadband India
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Festival of Digital Swaraj at Heritage House, Mysore
The Festival of Digital Swaraj, held at Heritage House in Mysore on the 23rd and 24th of September, 2023, marked a significant milestone
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Chapter Eighty-Seven: Some Updates on Censorship, Welfare and EdTech
We start with the worst news, which is also triggering. This shocking incident happened in Manipur, where, as we had mentioned earlier, a
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DEFDialogue S04 E03: Revival of the Vanishing Lepcha Language in the 21st Century
Lepcha language is a language spoken by the Lepcha people in Sikkim, West Bengal, Nepal, and Bhutan. Despite several spirited attempts to preserve
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DEFDialogue S04 E02: Breaking Gender Stereotypes: Empowering Vulnerable Communities
Ataiya Bano, DEF’s SoochnaPreneur from Bharatpur, Rajasthan shares her story of hardships, struggle, resilience and success. Coming from a region known for its
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DEFDialogue S04 E01: Digitally Empowering Weavers & Artisans to Become Self-Reliant
Join this conversation between Pallavi Chamarty, a researcher, and Osama Manzar – Founder & Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation. According to official estimates, India