Rationale:
Enabling Education, Health, Employability and Entrepreneurship for under-served communities through Information Communication Technologies.
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The NASSCOM Knowledge centres reach out to the following community members : |
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- Adolescents & Youth
- Children
- Women
- Differently Abled
- Specific Communities
- Artisans
- Fishermen
- Farmers
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A typical centre would have different content/ and services. The content services have been developed in partnership with various organisations. A lot of the content is developed by NASSCOM members companies and shared with NASSCOM Foundation for use in the telecentres. Several enterprising NGOs and entrepreneurs have developed content and taken up services that are relevant and demanded by the local communities
IT related Training Services
- IT courses (Microsoft Unlimited Potential Curriculum)
- Computer Hardware Maintenance
- Basic Animation Course
- Telecentre enterprenurship skills course
- Computer refurbishing
Rural Livelihood Based
- Mushroom Cultivation training
- Vermicompost training
- Banana Fibre crafts
- Agri-entrepreneurship
Education Services
- Curriculum Support Programme
- Adult Literacy
- English Language and Job skills
Awarness Programme
- HIV-AIDS
- Maternal and child care
- Formation of self help groups
Information and Transactional Services
- DTP work (Creating CV, Typing, Printing, Lamination, Book Binding)
- Employability skills certificate
The services have been developed keeping in mind the following knowledge linkage:
Impact of service available:
- Increase in basic literacy, ICT literacy and education levels
- Improved health & nutrition indicators
- Improved utilization of water resources & sanitation practices
- Better life skills
- Access to basic services
- Access to markets and market linkages
- Awareness and practice of alternative livelihoods
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Our Work 
