1 in 3 workers in Delhi/NCR we surveyed had no proof of employment. Nearly 2 in 3 were paid less than the minimum wage.
mBillionth Award: Rewarding innovations in mobile technology
Mobile Vaani won mBillionth award 2013 in m-inclusion category. Read original source by LiveMint. Excerpts are below.
Gram Vaani weekly digest: Lack of medical facilities, RTI awareness, letter writing and lessons from Uttarakhand
Communities in Jharkhand are using Mobile Vaani- the new social media, to voice their opinions, grievances and suggestions on various issues facing the state and...
Driving policy awareness by facilitating contextual discussions
Awareness about policies and entitlements they are eligible to are low among people in India’s heartlands.
Seven Sisters project uses Gram Vaani’s technology to create North-east India’s citizen media project
Seven Sisters Project: A mobile phone-based citizen news service for North East India
Leveraging the power of media to address grievances
While on-ground volunteers can assist with grievance redressal, community-based hyperlocal media can play a powerful role in putting pressure on authorities to act on grievances.
Empowering communities to monitor and improve public services
Reliable mechanisms aren’t in place for people to report about public service delivery.
Article in The Hindu on Seven Sisters Project
The Seven Sisters Project, aimed at bridging the information gap in the north-eastern States, uses the mobile phone to record stories on issues that concern...
Indian Angel Network makes first ever social venture investment in Gram Vaani
In an important step towards expanding their role to cover impact investments, Indian Angel Network today announced the setting up of IAN Impact, bringing angel...