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Poor are not just deprived of basic
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They lack access to
information that is vital to their lives and livelihoods, about health,
about the structure and services of public institutions, and about their
rights. They lack political visibility and voice in the institutions and
power relations that shape their lives. They lack access to knowledge,
education and skills development that could improve their livelihood.
They often lack access to markets and institutions, both government and
societal that could provide them with needed resources and services. They
lack access to, and information about, income-earning opportunities. |
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Moreover, their ability
to use information need to be improved using ICT, is primary issue to
address – we call it “building blocks if ignited minds” for the
effective use of ICT for its sustained results. |
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Initiatives taken
by NEEDS |
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E-Village |
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NEEDS
have already put in place 6 knowledge centers, called
E-village, (having V-Sat connectivity, supported by ISRO) in 6 different blocks in
Santhal Paragana region, in Jharkhand. These knowledge
centers are mainly the ICT based kiosks and these kiosks are
operated by the local communities. These knowledge
centers are linked to mobilizations, livelihood, women
right and health based informative tools. These tools are
designed in local language (Hindi)… |
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Details... |
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MIS & Informative
Tools |
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We have
developed several MIS Tools & Informative Tools for our
knowledge centers as well as for our partner NGOs. Software
like Hunger Monitoring Tool, Calorie Deficiency
Checking Tool, Informative
tools on Entitlement (Apni Baat), MIS Tool on
Safe Motherhood & Child Survival (SMCS) and Ultra Poor
Initiatives has been developed by our ICT
Team… |
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I L S |
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Our ICT team
has developed an Informative,
Participatory Monitoring and Impact Assessment
Tool
on Adolescent Reproductive Sexual Health for adolescents. … |
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R T P |
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We have
already established a
Rural
Technology Park
(RTP) in Sarwan Block (Deoghar district, Jharkhand), in
cooperation with Sir Dorabjee Tata Trust (SDTT). This
RTP is functioning as a primary Block Hub for the
region with information need assessment based research,
development of ICT tools to popularize information centers
and information demands, developing women empowerment tools,
i.e., local governance issues, capacity building and skill
enhancement issues, health needs, education and entertainment
needs, livelihood issues of women, gender and women right
issues etc, computer literacy for women... |
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Literacy Village
Program |
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We have
already initiated a model of communication through the
use of ICT. As we have realized that a large section of our
target population is illiterate where training sessions create
fear. They love seeing pictures which is relevant to their
live and the issues they are able to relate with them… |
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Bodh-i |
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We are
working on intelligent software to help taking right
decisions by PRI institutions at Panchayat, Block and
District level. This intelligent system is called Bodh-i.
The Bodh-i is information technology decision making
software… |
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