Foundation Of Occupational Development(FOOD India)
Web: http://foodindia.org.inEmail: [email protected]
ICTs for Development:Lessons Learnt and Directions for the Future
(infoDev symposium 2001)
FOOD India - Profile
20-year-old non-profit organization Conducting research on social development
and implementing welfare programs on Cost-effective housing Employment generation Women empowerment Education Health Environmental sanitation Poverty alleviation through ICTs E-commerce
Our efforts in ICT
Remote area network
Student community network
Community information center
Online city information
Rural e-commerce
Inter-city marketing
Civil BridgeE-marketers
Our efforts in ICT
FOOD India
Email server (1995)
Remote area
networking (1996)
Student community
network (2001)
E-commerce for rural artisans (1998)
E-marketers
(1999)
Inter-city marketing cell phone network
(2001)
Civil Bridge Round Table (2001)
Asia City (2001)
Community Information Center
jump team (2001)
TNUDP-II /World Bank
UNDP / SAPAP
Partners
Awards
FOOD
Community
Producers
Inter-city marketing networkthrough cell phone to leverageeconomic empowerment
SHGs
Inter-city marketing network – Project partners
CMA DeW
KVIC
infoDevFOOD
Community
Community
Community
Community
Community
Inter-city marketing network – community networking
Community
Inter-city marketing networkthrough cell phone
Sensitizing the Community Based Organizations (CBOs)
Inter-city marketing networkthrough cell phone
Discussion on sharing of responsibility
Inter-city marketing networkthrough cell phone
Production supervision
Inter-city marketing networkthrough cell phone
Women at work
Inter-city marketing networkthrough cell phone
Discussion on supplies
Inter-city marketing networkthrough cell phone
Packing products
Inter-city marketing networkthrough cell phone
Quality assurance
Inter-city marketing networkthrough cell phone
Delivering the products
Inter-city marketing networkthrough cell phone
Evaluation and suggestion on improvements
Lessons learnt
Poverty alleviation
Social solidarity Social capital
ICTs
ICTs – bridging the gap
Functional literacy
Language
Affordability
Connectivity
Capacity building
Touch screen
Social capital
Cell phones
Issues Solutions
Upcoming ICT projects
FOOD India
Primary Education through ICT
Offline E-commerce
Fishermen network through ICT
Women’s Net
