Gujarat: eNGO Summit held on Saturday, August 2, 2014.

Venue:-

Event Name: eNGO Summit- to empower grassroots NGO/CBOs/SHGs with Internet & web technology.

Held on: Saturday, August 2, 2014 (Time:10:00 AM to 6:00 PM)

Venue: Shree jain Mahajanvadi Opp : Indrabai Park Near Kutchmitra Building, Bhuj Gujarat.

Organizers:-

Organizer: Digital Empowerment Foundation (www.defindia.net) With the motto of ‘Inform, Communicate and Empower,’ Digital Empowerment Foundation

(DEF) started its journey in the month of December, 2002. Based out of New Delhi and

registered as not-for-profit under the “Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860, the effort at DEF

has been to find sustainable Information Communication Technology (ICT) solutions including

digital and new media to address digital divide in under-served and unreached regions and

communities. With a non-political approach, it was founded to contribute to an enabling social

and economic order in India as well as in developing societies with the need based support of

ICT tools and means. With ground work since 2003, DEF has reached over 22 States and 8

countries.

Co- Organizers:- K-Link (www.klink.co.in)

The Genesis of K-Link Foundation lies in collaboration and association that were built after post-earthquake of Gujarat in 2001 with an objective to mainstream ICT into Development sector. And worked as a technical arm of Kutch Nav Nirman Abhiyan since August’2001 Unprecedented gains in advancing human development in recent decades came largely from technological breakthrough. Information and communication technologies (ICT) have led to healthier life, greater social reforms and social freedoms, increased knowledge and more productive livelihoods. K-Link Foundation is registered as “not for Profit” organization and working to mainstream ICT into Development sector since July 2012.

Supported by: Public Interest Registry (www.pir.org) As our name implies, we exist to serve the public interest online. Our globally diverse team is committed to providing a stable online platform where everyone has a voice. Based in Reston, Virginia, Public Interest Registry is a not-for profit organization created by the Internet Society (ISOC), originally to manage .org.

Background:-

The eNGO programme, a national movement, is a joint effort of Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) and Public Interest Registry (PIR) to make grassroots organisations ICT enabled by providing a web-enabled platform through free website, domain name, and providing capacity building through the eNGO training programme.

The eNGO programme strives to empower more than 3.3 million NGOs and Self Help Groups to create a virtual identity and increase their visibility for national and global outreach. eNGO programme offers websites in any local Indian language.

With this focus, the Interactive Seminar "Internet & web technology for NGOs", organized by Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) and supported by Public Interest Registry with the locally supported by K-Link Foundation, Gujarat on August 2nd , 2014 was a timely initiative to help the NGOs in understanding about the means they can employ to make themselves visible to and connect with donors globally in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

Objective of eNGO Workshop:-

Maximize adoption of Internet and Digital tools of empowerment for

Grassroots organizations.

Providing free website to all registered NGOs.

Provide training on the importance of ICT, internet and web tools in the

development of NGOs.

Provide training on the use of the internet, email, and social media tools.

Take expression of interest for .NGO domain.

The importance of ENGO programme and the benefits of being in the ENGO

network.

Practical Session:-

Mr. Kantisen Shroff as chief guest inaugurated the session and said that Internet has a role to play in promoting the cause of NGOs development and that there are many ways that Internet can help NGOs to promote commerce and business. He said that NGOs need to be encouraged to come to the mainstream of NGOs development through various channels including through the Internet platform. Having websites can help NGOs to leverage multiple gains.

Anand Kumar, Trainer from Digital Empowerment Foundation delivered an introductory speech which included the objectives of eNGO which is to communicate and outreach with the world, raising fund of the organization, establishing partnership and direct linking with other institutions, human resource support, giving voice to local issues and so on and so forth. Manoj Solanki, from K-Link Foundation has presented the use of various technologies like GIS, MIS and Mobile technology, in context of rural development.

eNGO programme aims to provide a digital or a web space in local languages

and/or English to empower grassroots organizations with useful ICT tools to:

Create a web platform for information collection.

To maintain transparency in organization.

Facilitate communication and outreach of their objectives and activities to

funder.

Help create market linkages for various communities served by these NGOs.

Increase visibility to national and global audience for wider recognition and

connectivity.

Participant List:-

No Name Organization Name

1 Bharmal Marvada Kala Varso

2 Dharmendra R.Prasad Cohesion Foundation Trust

3 Meena Rajgor Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangthan

4 Kunvdra Anil Dhirubhai Rural Agro Research & Development Society

5 Bhimji A Ahir Saiyere jo sanghathan

6 Monika Sureshbhai Patel Saiyere jo sanghathan

7 Nikita I gor Sinchan Educatin society

8 Asha Zala Sinchan Educatin society

9 Ruchir Purohit Jeevantirth

10 Sagar Majethiya Ujjas Mahila Sangathan

11 Sumati S Salunke Koshish Milap Trust

12 Parth Patel AKRSP

13 Dasrath Valand AKRSP

14 Himansu Sompura (Asst.Deepak Prasad)

Shree Navchetan Andhjan Mandal

15 Ramesh S Kshtriya Inter Rural Development Institute

16 Jayeshbhai Kesarbhai Pusaliya Sahjeevan

17 Aarati Haube Sahjeevan

18 Dharmendra Kumar Karan Yusuf Maherali Center

19 Juneja Mohammad Aslam SETU

20 Dhaval J Chad SETU

21 Rahulkumar D Parmar Parimal Faundation

22 Vinit Kumbharana ACT

23 Gaurav Parmar ACT

24 Ravji Siju Parab

25 Kalyan Dangar Swadeep Shikshan Vikas Sanstha

26 Raj C Chuhan Hunnarshala

27 Prajesh Jethwa Hunnarshala

28 Jantibhai G Patel Shiv Shakti Kalavani Mandal

29 Navratsinh N Padhiyar Shree Rang Avdhoot Kelavani Mandal

30 Jinal Shah Urban Cell - KMVS

31 Kalian Nagshi Gadhvi Shree Vivekanand Mahila Vikas Federation

32 Natha N Dodiya UPL-CSR

33 Dinesh Rabari MARAG

34 Sunil Navnneetlal Trivedi Anjali

35 Ankit Nitinbhai Gala KVO Jain Mahajan

36 Mr.Devesh K Gadhavi The Corbett Foundation

37 Ramnivas bahada Kutch Nav Nirman Abhiyan

38 Jyotsana Baldevpuri Goswami Virat Rural Agro Producer Company Limited

39 Raju Chavda Shree Abdasa Taluka Krishi Avam Pashupalan Vikas Producer Company Limited

40 Urmi Rajeshbhai Dave Kutch Nav Nirman Abhiyan

41 Iqbal Amad Ganchi Saiyar Pashupalan Ane Khet Utpadan Producer Company Limited

42 Gautam Shrma Upaj Producer Company Limited

43 Paresh Kumar Nathalal Kapadi Shree Mundra Ujas Mahila Kheti Ane Pashupalan Producer Company Limited

44 Karman J Marvada Samaj Navnirman Trust

45 Sonal Rajnikant Kathwadiya Anandi

46 Seema Shah Anandi

47 Nitin Shethia Vivekanand Rural Development Institute

48 Jayendra Ramanlal Shaah Jivan Vikas Abhiyan

49 Satya Shetty KHAMIR

50 Upasna S Mujpara Anandi

51 Dharaben K Patel Samaj Navnirman Trust

52 Rinkal Hasmukhbhai Ganatra Hello Sakhi - KMVS

53 Asif A. Rayama Media Cell - KMVS

54 Sheetal Buddhbhatti Tulsi Vidhya Mandir

55 Mr. Rudani Kutch Nav Nirman Abhiyan

56 Bharat Dodiya Namak

Outcome of the workshop:

Here 70 NGOs have participated from different district of Gujarat state and 40

organizations registered for website development. And all 70 organisations has

Submitted their Expression of Interest for dotNGO domain.

Feedback:- About venue: Excellent (60%) Average (40%) Poor (0%)

Communication skills: Excellent (30%) Average (70%) Poor (0%)

About personal qualities: Excellent (60%) Average (40%) Poor (0%)

About content: Excellent (70%) Average (30%) Poor (0%)

About training method: Excellent (60%) Average (40%) Poor (0%)

Knowledge of internet: Excellent (60%) Average (40%) Poor (0%)

Knowledge of website: Excellent (60%) Average (40%) Poor (0%)

Knowledge of Social media Excellent (60%) Average (40%) Poor (0%)

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