Community Information Resource Centre CIRC Operating in 20 STATES across India Opened 100 CIRCs since 2007 The CIRCs are ‘digitally enabled community.

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Community Information Resource Centre CIRC *Operating in 20 STATES across India *Opened 100 CIRCs since 2007 The CIRCs are ‘digitally enabled community resource centers’, run by and for the Community to ensure bottom up empowerment through information & ICT services

Why CIRCs?  To bridge the ‘DIGITAL DIVIDE’ in marginalized communities  To provide Digital Literacy  To provide Information Services  To provide Digital Services  To empower Marginalized Sections through ICT

CIRC COMPONENTS  Digital Literacy Mission (DLM)  Digital Panchayat  eNGO  W4C  Citizen Media Network (CMN)

CIRCs?  Literacy  Information  Capacity Building & Skill Development  Entrepreneurship and livelihood generation  Serives (Internet, Computer, Social Media etc..)  Social Togetherness  Campaign & Advocacy

CIRCs Digital Services (DS)  Online Services: Banking, Ticketing & Booking- railways, bus, movie, hotels etc…)  Access to Relevant Information  Printing / Photo Printing/ Scanning of the documents  Filling online applications  Online Learning and Practice Centre  Digital Public Library  Social Entertainment- Youtube

 Education  Health  Employment  Environment  Government Policies & Programmes  Political Rights  Agriculture Information Services CIRCs

Main Beneficiaries  VILLAGES  GRAM PANCHAYAT  YOUTH  MINORITIES (Tribals, OBCs, SCs, STs, Women & Children)  GRASSROOT NGOs  SELF HELP GROUPs  LOCAL SCHOOLS, INSTITUTIONS & ORGANIZATIONS  BELOW POVERTY LINE (BPLs)  FARMERS, FISHERMEN, LABOURERS  ASHA WORKERS, AANGANWADI WORKERS & NREGA WORKERS

Impact  More than digital literates since 2007  More than citizens availed information services  More than 500 NGOS empowered digitally  More than availed digital services  Trained and capacitated more than 20 digital reporters  More than 8000 empowered with livelihood opportunities  More than 5000 women empowered with ICTs  Initiated community library initiatives  Digitized 4 public libraries in last one year (serving over 500 individuals)  Oriented over 1,8000 women towards ICT

Sustainability through Partnership  Training partnership  Services partnership  Knowledge partnership  Technology partnership  Media partnership

DIGITAL LITERCAY

LIVELIHOOD GENERATION

DIGI VAN

REACHING THE UNREACHED

MEDIA COVERAGE

CONTACT Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) 44, II & III Floor Kalu Sarai, Near IIT New Delhi Telefax: /87I Web: