Beneficiary engagement and response: The pilot (Jan – March 2023) reached out to 2834 farmers from 5 value chains in the above mentioned 5 districts. Out of the total beneficiaries, 52.5% are female and 47.5% are male farmers. 37.8% are smartphone users and 58.2% are base phone users. Out of the 1070 smartphone users, 561…
The Big Bets Collaborative (BBC) Programme: It seeks to increase Female Labour Force Participation Rate (FLPFR) by building a sustainable entrepreneurship environment for rural women from Assam and West Bengal to thrive and succeed in existing and new Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) which are inclusive, technology enabled and environmentally sustainable.
The Tea Tribe & Adivasi community residing in the tea gardens constitute 20% of Assam’s population in India. They have been brought to Assam during the colonial rule. Today, the community produces 53% of India’s total tea production, and is the country’s second largest tea producing state. The community in the Tea Gardens have been…
There have been efforts to undertake critical measures and steps by the State Government of Assam for improving social and economic conditions of the vulnerable tea tribe community in recent years, the community producing 53% of India’s total tea production. A slew of public schemes have been designed and being delivered by the State Tea…
The tea tribes of Assam are 65-lakh people who are descendants of Adivasis largely from the Chotanagpur region in present-day Jharkhand brought by the British Raj as indentured labourers in the mid-nineteenth century. Over the years, the plight of the tea community has been largely documented. The socio-economic and political vulnerabilities faced by the tea…
The himalyan is a mountain range globally recognised as hotbed of ecological biodiversity. It spreads over 2500 kms in length and it is estimated to 300 kms wide. The region encompasses ecologically sensitive zones and is home to mainly ethnicities, economics and culture. Typically, the himalyas pass through countries such as India, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan,…
The North East Indian States constitute 7.9% of India’s geographical area; and as per the last census of 2011, are a 3.8% of the population. The formation of East Bengal and Burma at the time of independence from the United Kingdom is recognised as a rather tangible break in the once better networked economic geography…
There are plenty of digital innovations happening in the North East region, with the coming-of-age bright entrepreneurial minds, putting together brilliant ideas for implementation in the region and ensuring a technical facelift to the development process of North East India. The e-North East Award Summit is a first-of-its-kind flagship event of North East Development Foundation…
It has always been a critical issue to adopt and implement sound and sustainable development practices in North East Region (NER) of India. Widely, factors around key development and governance issues has been discussed and debated quite often than late, more in the context of how resources are spent and sustained on the ground benefiting…
The power of Information Communication Technology (ICT) tools and applications to empower people and communities is universally acknowledged now. Digital solutions and innovations have enhanced the capacity to deliver services as well as to access services with affordability and accessibility. The societies worldwide have embarked upon innovating and adopting ICT means and platforms to improvise…
This report draws from the roundtable workshop for ‘Community Assessment on Internet Shutdowns in India’ which was organised by the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) under Internews’ OPTIMA project on the 8th July, 2022 in Delhi. The workshop participants ranged from Civil Society Organisations that engage in strategic litigation on key digital rights issues to…