ICT @ SEWA

World over, ICT revolution has driven numerous initiatives by using new technologies for poverty alleviation and socioeconomic development. SEWA realized the potential of new information technologies in facilitating capacity development, supporting cooperative efforts and reducing vulnerability by increasing access to information, particularly about entitlements and programs. SEWA operationalized the ICT vision by establishing Community Learning Centers-CLCs envisaged as the 'hub' or centre of activity for a cluster of ten to fifteen villages CLCs were established keeping in mind that the women in the rural communities had requirements of diverse information while they had the least access to information and communication technologies. These CLCs offered a gamut of services - ICT training, capacity building, skill upgradation, disaster mitigation related activities and trainings, childcare, hub for village database etc. All these initiatives were directed towards SEWA's aims to develop a sustainable ICTbased model for addressing economic and social problems, resulting from a lack of access to needed information. While establishing CLCs special attention was paid to the role of the infomediary and the processes by which ICT-based interventions could be effective in sustainable livelihoods generation.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• ICT