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1479 Internet Saathi trained to 910000 rural women in Navrachna’s working 8 districts of Madhya Pradesh
Navrachna Sansthan did work among 10 lakh women in 7861 villages of 8 districts, Madhya Pradesh. Program was implemented by NRSSS in collaboration with PHIA Foundation. Internet search giant Google has tied up with Tata Trusts to reduce the digital gender gap in rural areas of India. We had identified of villages, saathi(girl) and then trained them to spread more awareness of the benefits the internet offers them. Girls were trained to use the Internet teach others in turn. The initiative, called ‘Internet Saathi’. Google India said in a survey, it was found that in rural India, only one in every 10 women knew how to use the Internet. “ The major reasons are cultural barriers, lack of awareness and lack of perceived value,”. Accordingly the project of identification of villages, choosing girls and then training them as Saathi begun.Over 1479, fully trained Internet Saathis, volunteers who are meeting women in villages and then coaching them, are helping Google serve women in Indian states.All workshops to INTERNET SAATHI were emphasized on the importance of The digital literacy development in rural part of India for the future development of the province and country. The workshop reaffirmed the key role that benefits of Internet using to make easy our life and living standard and to reduce illiteracy in many sector (Cleanliness, Agriculture, Skill development, Jobs, Health).Internet plays an important role in socio, economic sector it brings growth and understanding on how Internet gives benefits in our life.Navrachna Sansthan, Madhya PradeshWritten by: Santosh Singh
Guddan Bai Received House
Guddan Bai, 50, from Umardha, Majholi, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. There are 5 members in her family and completely dependent on labor and farming. Continues participation in the regular meeting of Ekta Parishad being held in village has developed an understanding, inspired and increased herself. She herself has participated in many mass movements of Ekta Parishad. She gained enormous courage to raise voice to get right with non-violence action. She had no house and has been cultivating on 3 acre land and earning to run house fort the last 20 years. She applied for Makan(House) and visited thousands of times to Panchayat Office to get benefit of scheme. After a long process she received an amount under PMAY scheme. Currently, she and her family living a happy life and encouraging and inspiring to other women to raise their issues and get solved them timely. Also, formulated a self help group, where group has saved total amount of Rs.20000 as of now, and deposited to SHG’s bank account. Navrachna Sansthan, Jabalpur, Madhya PradeshWritten By:
SHRAMDAN (Working Together)
Shramdan is a traditional and great concept to develop mutual understanding to work together for the village, Block, District, State, and country development. In the shramdan community come together for work where they put their 100 effort to make tasks done early and easily. Before we enter any village we identify problems and organize a specific group(Sangthan) of people to maintain the work and activities which is implied by any organization or individual. This Sangthan is responsible for village improvement. A water shortage has been witnessed in Fanwani Village. We visited Munni Bai as we were told a story about her hurdles and struggle for village development. She called a group of women, who struggled for water from ponds, wells, and rivers. We organized a meeting and asked them to organize a unite of people(Sangthan) who will be responsible for raising issues of the village and solving them at the village, district, and state levels for village growth. Women raised the issue of water shortages they don't have sufficient resources of water and they would go 5-6 km for water in such scorching heat with leaving their kids alone in the house. Planting, Farming, and husbandry works are left in the lack of water. Animals succumb to death due to water depletion from resources. After hearing, we instructed them about Shramdan which lasted for 6days. And the benefits of shramdan. The next day, a group of 50 women(Sangthan) started digging- deepening work and putting motto(claystone) at the edge of the pond to reserve rainwater. They were instructed to maintain social distancing and wearing masks during shramdan. They would work for 5-6 hours for 5 days. Excitement and energy were observed among women and were encouraging. They collected plastic bags and cleaned the pond and started digging and pouring mitti for edging out. After, the rainy season water storage would be appearing in the pond by which they would have access to water for daily needs, and drinking water would be available for animals and birds. Moreover, agricultural growth would be witnessed by which they would be doubling their income. Yet, kids would be going to school because of good health and care. Shramdan concepts bring awareness among people on education, health, agriculture, water, and livelihood resources. Working together(Sharmdan) helps in building caring nature and developing work for their village, house, and children's lives. Don't wait for the government approach to develop your village and future. Come together organize a group(Sangthan) and build your and your kid's destiny. Shramdan had helped billions of lives not only in India across the world. This traditional practice had been impacting sustaining the life of nature and creatures. Navrachna Sansthan, Madhya PradeshWritten By: Kasturi Patel
WWSF PRIZE TO LATE NARMADA AMMA FOR CREATIVITY IN RURAL LIFENRSSS | MADHYA PRADESHLate Narmada Amma (60) of the Adivasi tribal community, was trained 20 years ago at “EKTA PARISHAD,” a Ghandian organization preaching non-violence. She understood that poverty was caused by socio-economic changes rather than karma and mobilized 200 Adivasi families to occupy unutilized land. Despite opposition those families held out non-violently. Narmada become a community leader and participated in a march of 25,000 landless peasants, which led to the creation of a National Commission for Agrarian Reform and changes in forest laws. This allowed 19 families from Narmada’s village to obtain land. However, often, governmental laws are not implemented thus leading to a new march in 2012 with 1,00,000 landless peasants. Narmada is campaigning for it and still fighting the limits imposed by tradition and gender.NAVRACHNA SANSTHAN, MADHYA PRADESHWRITTEN BY : Santosh Singh
9, 10, 057 Rural Women Learned Mobile and Internet UtilizationNRSSS | Madhya PradeshA total of 1479 Internet Saathi and 9, 10, 057 got the benefit of the Digital Literacy Program (Internet Saathi) in Madhya Pradesh. The training module includes the basic operation of Mobile/Smartphone/ Tablet. Internet Saathi taught such information: How to click photos, How to switch on-off phones, How to access the internet, How to visit websites and identification of official or unofficial etc. Besides, enabled to fill out the online form and pay electricity bills online. Moreover, Saathi did use to study and apply for jobs in various departments and a few got selected and joined.More than 1000 Internet Saathi have emerged who have legal knowledge and understanding of mobile and Internet use and played a key role in different events and programs. Also, a few became leaders of the group during the project and Assistants of Training from IL&FS. INTERNET SAATHI project has created space for women to reach out and participate in the development process.Navrachna Sansthan, Madhya PradeshWritten By: Santosh Singh
Internet Saathi enable women to stop harassmentDurga LodhiImjhira, Narsinghpur, Madhya PradeshDurga,25, had completed 12th class and struggled to get a job at her village and block as well. Before she joined the Internet Saathi program she had no smartphone and finance to run the house properly. She'd give tuition to kids in her village. She realized the Internet Saathi program offered a lot of possibilities but had no idea how to use it. Her motivation to join the Saathi program was to help herself and other women around the area. Her husband supported her joining, and other men in the village weren't so encouraging. They didn't want her to teach others, apprehensive about what the Internet would bring to the village. Durga was interested, but, didn't even know how to hold a smartphone.Durga started by teaching women how to take selfies and showing them new food recipes, which created a lot of interest. Also, used the Internet to get information on farming, submit forms for Government schemes and find news to share with her village. Moreover, enabled women in neighbouring villages to learn new stitching designs, leading to an increase in income. But her proudest moment came when she was able to stop an incident of woman harassment in her village by showing her husband the laws related to harassment, as well as information on how can be proven offensive. Besides, she taught a lot of women beyond the target given.Hence, Internet encouraged her to stop harassment and enable women to voice their rights.Navrachna Sansthan, Madhya PradeshWritten by: Kasturi Patel
BATTLE FIGHTERS FROM NAVRCHNA SANSTHAN AMIDST LOCKDOWNNavrachna Sansthan, Madhya Pradesh
CBOs, Workers, Staff, Internet Saathi, Panch, Sarpanch and volunteers had shown interest in distributing masks, food, and ration to underprivileged and vulnerable communities during Lockdown. Many of our communities were unrecognizable. Dozens of the world’s greatest cities were deserted as people stayed indoors, either by choice or by government order. Across the world, shops, theatres, restaurants and bars were closed. Every day, people were losing, loved ones forever, jobs and income, with no way of knowing when normality will return. No work for daily earnings; No food security, and public health was at risk. And as expected the poor were the worst suffers.After seeing all situations which left people hopeless and helpless. For care, Navrachna Sansthan's team geared up to provide essential services in urgent (Significant) areas or divisions. Migrant workers and underprivileged families were identified and provided essential assistance to them. Volunteers of NRSSS had come forward to make the people aware of ways to protect themselves from COVID-19, and to stop the spread of the virus in villages and marketplaces across the Bundelkhand-Baghelkhand and Mahakaushal regions of Madhya Pradesh.The major area or division of work was:❖ Food, Ration and Mask distribution to vulnerable families. And provided cookedfood, who don’t have a single meal in a day❖ COVID -19 Awareness Campaign❖ Facilitation, Shelter and Assistance with local and district administrators for returningmigrant workers amid national lockdown❖ Support to Govt. and follow up of WHO guidelineNavrachna Sansthan, Madhya PradeshWritten by : Santosh Singh
1479 Internet Saathi trained to 910000 rural women in Navrachna’s working 8 districts of Madhya Pradesh
Navrachna Sansthan did work among 10 lakh women in 7861 villages of 8 districts, Madhya Pradesh. Program was implemented by NRSSS in collaboration with PHIA Foundation. Internet search giant Google has tied up with Tata Trusts to reduce the digital gender gap in rural areas of India. We had identified of villages, saathi(girl) and then trained them to spread more awareness of the benefits the internet offers them. Girls were trained to use the Internet teach others in turn.
The initiative, called ‘Internet Saathi’. Google India said in a survey, it was found that in rural India, only one in every 10 women knew how to use the Internet. “ The major reasons are cultural barriers, lack of awareness and lack of perceived value,”. Accordingly the project of identification of villages, choosing girls and then training them as Saathi begun.
Over 1479, fully trained Internet Saathis, volunteers who are meeting women in villages and then coaching them, are helping Google serve women in Indian states.
All workshops to INTERNET SAATHI were emphasized on the importance of The digital literacy development in rural part of India for the future development of the province and country. The workshop reaffirmed the key role that benefits of Internet using to make easy our life and living standard and to reduce illiteracy in many sector (Cleanliness, Agriculture, Skill development, Jobs, Health).
Internet plays an important role in socio, economic sector it brings growth and understanding on how Internet gives benefits in our life.
Navrachna Sansthan, Madhya Pradesh
Written by: Santosh Singh
Guddan Bai Received House
Guddan Bai, 50, from Umardha, Majholi, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. There are 5 members in her family and completely dependent on labor and farming. Continues participation in the regular meeting of Ekta Parishad being held in village has developed an understanding, inspired and increased herself. She herself has participated in many mass movements of Ekta Parishad. She gained enormous courage to raise voice to get right with non-violence action. She had no house and has been cultivating on 3 acre land and earning to run house fort the last 20 years. She applied for Makan(House) and visited thousands of times to Panchayat Office to get benefit of scheme. After a long process she received an amount under PMAY scheme. Currently, she and her family living a happy life and encouraging and inspiring to other women to raise their issues and get solved them timely. Also, formulated a self help group, where group has saved total amount of Rs.20000 as of now, and deposited to SHG’s bank account.
Navrachna Sansthan, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
Written By:
SHRAMDAN (Working Together)
Shramdan is a traditional and great concept to develop mutual understanding to work together for the village, Block, District, State, and country development. In the shramdan community come together for work where they put their 100 effort to make tasks done early and easily. Before we enter any village we identify problems and organize a specific group(Sangthan) of people to maintain the work and activities which is implied by any organization or individual. This Sangthan is responsible for village improvement.
A water shortage has been witnessed in Fanwani Village. We visited Munni Bai as we were told a story about her hurdles and struggle for village development. She called a group of women, who struggled for water from ponds, wells, and rivers. We organized a meeting and asked them to organize a unite of people(Sangthan) who will be responsible for raising issues of the village and solving them at the village, district, and state levels for village growth. Women raised the issue of water shortages they don't have sufficient resources of water and they would go 5-6 km for water in such scorching heat with leaving their kids alone in the house. Planting, Farming, and husbandry works are left in the lack of water. Animals succumb to death due to water depletion from resources. After hearing, we instructed them about Shramdan which lasted for 6days. And the benefits of shramdan.
The next day, a group of 50 women(Sangthan) started digging- deepening work and putting motto(claystone) at the edge of the pond to reserve rainwater. They were instructed to maintain social distancing and wearing masks during shramdan. They would work for 5-6 hours for 5 days. Excitement and energy were observed among women and were encouraging. They collected plastic bags and cleaned the pond and started digging and pouring mitti for edging out.
After, the rainy season water storage would be appearing in the pond by which they would have access to water for daily needs, and drinking water would be available for animals and birds. Moreover, agricultural growth would be witnessed by which they would be doubling their income. Yet, kids would be going to school because of good health and care.
Shramdan concepts bring awareness among people on education, health, agriculture, water, and livelihood resources. Working together(Sharmdan) helps in building caring nature and developing work for their village, house, and children's lives. Don't wait for the government approach to develop your village and future. Come together organize a group(Sangthan) and build your and your kid's destiny. Shramdan had helped billions of lives not only in India across the world. This traditional practice had been impacting sustaining the life of nature and creatures.
Navrachna Sansthan, Madhya Pradesh
Written By: Kasturi Patel
WWSF PRIZE TO LATE NARMADA AMMA FOR CREATIVITY IN RURAL LIFENRSSS | MADHYA PRADESHLate Narmada Amma (60) of the Adivasi tribal community, was trained 20 years ago at “EKTA PARISHAD,” a Ghandian organization preaching non-violence. She understood that poverty was caused by socio-economic changes rather than karma and mobilized 200 Adivasi families to occupy unutilized land. Despite opposition those families held out non-violently. Narmada become a community leader and participated in a march of 25,000 landless peasants, which led to the creation of a National Commission for Agrarian Reform and changes in forest laws. This allowed 19 families from Narmada’s village to obtain land. However, often, governmental laws are not implemented thus leading to a new march in 2012 with 1,00,000 landless peasants. Narmada is campaigning for it and still fighting the limits imposed by tradition and gender.NAVRACHNA SANSTHAN, MADHYA PRADESHWRITTEN BY : Santosh Singh
9, 10, 057 Rural Women Learned Mobile and Internet UtilizationNRSSS | Madhya PradeshA total of 1479 Internet Saathi and 9, 10, 057 got the benefit of the Digital Literacy Program (Internet Saathi) in Madhya Pradesh. The training module includes the basic operation of Mobile/Smartphone/ Tablet. Internet Saathi taught such information: How to click photos, How to switch on-off phones, How to access the internet, How to visit websites and identification of official or unofficial etc. Besides, enabled to fill out the online form and pay electricity bills online. Moreover, Saathi did use to study and apply for jobs in various departments and a few got selected and joined.More than 1000 Internet Saathi have emerged who have legal knowledge and understanding of mobile and Internet use and played a key role in different events and programs. Also, a few became leaders of the group during the project and Assistants of Training from IL&FS. INTERNET SAATHI project has created space for women to reach out and participate in the development process.Navrachna Sansthan, Madhya PradeshWritten By: Santosh Singh
Internet Saathi enable women to stop harassmentDurga LodhiImjhira, Narsinghpur, Madhya PradeshDurga,25, had completed 12th class and struggled to get a job at her village and block as well. Before she joined the Internet Saathi program she had no smartphone and finance to run the house properly. She'd give tuition to kids in her village. She realized the Internet Saathi program offered a lot of possibilities but had no idea how to use it. Her motivation to join the Saathi program was to help herself and other women around the area. Her husband supported her joining, and other men in the village weren't so encouraging. They didn't want her to teach others, apprehensive about what the Internet would bring to the village. Durga was interested, but, didn't even know how to hold a smartphone.Durga started by teaching women how to take selfies and showing them new food recipes, which created a lot of interest. Also, used the Internet to get information on farming, submit forms for Government schemes and find news to share with her village. Moreover, enabled women in neighbouring villages to learn new stitching designs, leading to an increase in income. But her proudest moment came when she was able to stop an incident of woman harassment in her village by showing her husband the laws related to harassment, as well as information on how can be proven offensive. Besides, she taught a lot of women beyond the target given.Hence, Internet encouraged her to stop harassment and enable women to voice their rights.Navrachna Sansthan, Madhya PradeshWritten by: Kasturi Patel
BATTLE FIGHTERS FROM NAVRCHNA SANSTHAN AMIDST LOCKDOWNNavrachna Sansthan, Madhya Pradesh
CBOs, Workers, Staff, Internet Saathi, Panch, Sarpanch and volunteers had shown interest in distributing masks, food, and ration to underprivileged and vulnerable communities during Lockdown. Many of our communities were unrecognizable. Dozens of the world’s greatest cities were deserted as people stayed indoors, either by choice or by government order. Across the world, shops, theatres, restaurants and bars were closed. Every day, people were losing, loved ones forever, jobs and income, with no way of knowing when normality will return. No work for daily earnings; No food security, and public health was at risk. And as expected the poor were the worst suffers.After seeing all situations which left people hopeless and helpless. For care, Navrachna Sansthan's team geared up to provide essential services in urgent (Significant) areas or divisions. Migrant workers and underprivileged families were identified and provided essential assistance to them. Volunteers of NRSSS had come forward to make the people aware of ways to protect themselves from COVID-19, and to stop the spread of the virus in villages and marketplaces across the Bundelkhand-Baghelkhand and Mahakaushal regions of Madhya Pradesh.The major area or division of work was:❖ Food, Ration and Mask distribution to vulnerable families. And provided cookedfood, who don’t have a single meal in a day❖ COVID -19 Awareness Campaign❖ Facilitation, Shelter and Assistance with local and district administrators for returningmigrant workers amid national lockdown❖ Support to Govt. and follow up of WHO guidelineNavrachna Sansthan, Madhya PradeshWritten by : Santosh Singh
WWSF PRIZE TO LATE NARMADA AMMA FOR CREATIVITY IN RURAL LIFE
NRSSS | MADHYA PRADESH
Late Narmada Amma (60) of the Adivasi tribal community, was trained 20 years ago at “EKTA PARISHAD,” a Ghandian organization preaching non-violence. She understood that poverty was caused by socio-economic changes rather than karma and mobilized 200 Adivasi families to occupy unutilized land. Despite opposition those families held out non-violently. Narmada become a community leader and participated in a march of 25,000 landless peasants, which led to the creation of a National Commission for Agrarian Reform and changes in forest laws. This allowed 19 families from Narmada’s village to obtain land. However, often, governmental laws are not implemented thus leading to a new march in 2012 with 1,00,000 landless peasants. Narmada is campaigning for it and still fighting the limits imposed by tradition and gender.
NAVRACHNA SANSTHAN, MADHYA PRADESH
WRITTEN BY : Santosh Singh
9, 10, 057 Rural Women Learned Mobile and Internet Utilization
NRSSS | Madhya Pradesh
A total of 1479 Internet Saathi and 9, 10, 057 got the benefit of the Digital Literacy Program (Internet Saathi) in Madhya Pradesh. The training module includes the basic operation of Mobile/Smartphone/ Tablet. Internet Saathi taught such information: How to click photos, How to switch on-off phones, How to access the internet, How to visit websites and identification of official or unofficial etc. Besides, enabled to fill out the online form and pay electricity bills online. Moreover, Saathi did use to study and apply for jobs in various departments and a few got selected and joined.
More than 1000 Internet Saathi have emerged who have legal knowledge and understanding of mobile and Internet use and played a key role in different events and programs. Also, a few became leaders of the group during the project and Assistants of Training from IL&FS. INTERNET SAATHI project has created space for women to reach out and participate in the development process.
Navrachna Sansthan, Madhya Pradesh
Written By: Santosh Singh
Internet Saathi enable women to stop harassment
Durga Lodhi
Imjhira, Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh
Durga,25, had completed 12th class and struggled to get a job at her village and block as well. Before she joined the Internet Saathi program she had no smartphone and finance to run the house properly. She'd give tuition to kids in her village. She realized the Internet Saathi program offered a lot of possibilities but had no idea how to use it. Her motivation to join the Saathi program was to help herself and other women around the area. Her husband supported her joining, and other men in the village weren't so encouraging. They didn't want her to teach others, apprehensive about what the Internet would bring to the village. Durga was interested, but, didn't even know how to hold a smartphone.
Durga started by teaching women how to take selfies and showing them new food recipes, which created a lot of interest. Also, used the Internet to get information on farming, submit forms for Government schemes and find news to share with her village. Moreover, enabled women in neighbouring villages to learn new stitching designs, leading to an increase in income. But her proudest moment came when she was able to stop an incident of woman harassment in her village by showing her husband the laws related to harassment, as well as information on how can be proven offensive. Besides, she taught a lot of women beyond the target given.
Hence, Internet encouraged her to stop harassment and enable women to voice their rights.
Navrachna Sansthan, Madhya Pradesh
Written by: Kasturi Patel
BATTLE FIGHTERS FROM NAVRCHNA SANSTHAN AMIDST LOCKDOWN
Navrachna Sansthan, Madhya PradeshCBOs, Workers, Staff, Internet Saathi, Panch, Sarpanch and volunteers had shown interest in distributing masks, food, and ration to underprivileged and vulnerable communities during Lockdown. Many of our communities were unrecognizable. Dozens of the world’s greatest cities were deserted as people stayed indoors, either by choice or by government order. Across the world, shops, theatres, restaurants and bars were closed. Every day, people were losing, loved ones forever, jobs and income, with no way of knowing when normality will return. No work for daily earnings; No food security, and public health was at risk. And as expected the poor were the worst suffers.
After seeing all situations which left people hopeless and helpless. For care, Navrachna Sansthan's team geared up to provide essential services in urgent (Significant) areas or divisions. Migrant workers and underprivileged families were identified and provided essential assistance to them. Volunteers of NRSSS had come forward to make the people aware of ways to protect themselves from COVID-19, and to stop the spread of the virus in villages and marketplaces across the Bundelkhand-Baghelkhand and Mahakaushal regions of Madhya Pradesh.
The major area or division of work was:
❖ Food, Ration and Mask distribution to vulnerable families. And provided cooked
food, who don’t have a single meal in a day
❖ COVID -19 Awareness Campaign
❖ Facilitation, Shelter and Assistance with local and district administrators for returning
migrant workers amid national lockdown
❖ Support to Govt. and follow up of WHO guideline
Navrachna Sansthan, Madhya Pradesh
Written by : Santosh Singh