Year: 2019
Partner: Common Wealth of Learning (COL)
Supporting Partners: VJMS, Protovillage, GramMarg, BAIF & Janastu
DEF developed the ‘Barefoot Wireless Engineers’ course with support from the Common Wealth of Learning (COL) specifically designed for rural communities or young women to manage and operate these wireless networks and also impart their skills to others, which will create a multiplier and form a pool of wireless trainers. DEF organized Barefoot Wireless Engineer (BWE) deep diving the training on setting up and managing of the wireless network in Wanaparthy (Telegana), Protovillage (Andhra Pradesh) and Pathardi (Maharashtra) regions of the country.
Impact
- Created a pool of women wireless network to bridge the gender gap in wireless technology
- More than 60+ young girls and women participated in the Barefoot Wireless training
- 36 young girls and women are from three locations for receiving complete hands-on wireless networking
- 5 young girls are selected to not only manage the community networks but also to manage the community radio stations that will be operational soon in two locations –Wanaparthy and Protovillage
| Training Locations | Wanaparthy, Telegana
Protovillage, Andhra Pradesh Pathardi, Maharashtra |
| Supporting Partners | VJMS
Protovillage GramMarg, BAIF & Janastu |
| Hands-on Training Dates | 24th July to 26th July 2019
27th July to 30th July 2019 21st August to 24th August 2019 |
| Training Facilitator | Ritu Srivastava; Fauzia Nasim & Arshad Mukhtar |
| Total number of trainees | 66 |