YOUTH, SKILL, JOBS, INDIA

Its been an eventful year for me have seen in a year what I could never imagine 2 years back. Right fro struggling to market the products to non profits to spending nights thinking and working its been a time that I will always cherish. Now I frequently travel and get to many places taking IT skills to grassroots non profits. The rewards are clearly there IT is integral to enhancing efficiency of these non profits. Be it in any sector we are finally warming up to the explosive work of IT applications for CAUSES. I will be spending some time this weekend reflecting on what I did, what can I best do. I am sure the coming year would take my work to another levels, would get a chance to meet new people and finally make things happen on a larger scale. I hope I would be in a position to contribute globally to ICT4D efforts. My best wishes for you on this new year. May all your dreams come true!!! Happy New year

Ok so we are done with Nagpur and more than 70 ngos from Vidharba have had the chance to learn the best of IT skills.I am personally happy to have been able to reach out through the NASSCOM foundation's Connect IT programme. Indeed I have seen so much of energy and enthuthiasm for using IT for enhancing organisation effectiveness. The more I interact with  ngos working at the grassroots, I feel a sense of wow !!!! finally the best of IT for people who need it the most. We would be heading to Sangli next and move the Connect IT programme further.

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Over the last two years I have been asked many times by a lot of people on Why do I do all that I am doing.What do I get from all this? To be very honest I am just a normal youth who loves a good life, infact I cherish in having goodies in my life, think of the latest mobiles phones to buy,the sleekest plasma to adorn my room and live in luxury. But they are questions that I sometimes ponder on and these questions have provided directions to my life. Coming from an IT Industry backround, an Engineering degree I thought hard on issues that plague the country and what can I do to make things better One of the most important things is the reach of IT. With so much things being developed why has the IT revolution not reached the grassroots of the country? This country has always missed apolitical and irreligious connectors, we have not had someone who can bet his life to do just this, we need people who really believe in providing an opportunity to everyone and make IT work for all.

The second workshop of Connect IT Nagpur is scheduled to begin in a few minutes from now.After 3 workshops 2 in Pune and 1 in Nagpur I must say that the response and the impact of the workshop has been terrific. Very soon, I will be in different places of India not just Maharashtra spreading ICT and making people understand how it can aid development work.

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Here are the pics from the Connect IT workshop me in Nagpur. Spare me for not writing much, am too busy in the action..will pen down things at a later time.

These are pictures from the NASSCOM Foundation's National Consultation.

After the Connect IT Pune Workshops I would be moving to Nagpur to conduct IT for Development workshops.The entire focus is to make these organisation reap the benefits of IT and make them more efficient.More than 70 non profit organisations are expected to be there. As always we will make this a meaningful and interesting, one that they will really enjoy and cherish.

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This is the third day of the workshop and I am having a good time.

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Although we have been struggling we have managed to pull out some quality work. http://rapid.org.in/   - For RAPID http://scope-india.org/ For Scope http://safehands24x7.org/ For Safehands 24x7 ( A DF Alumni venture) http://srdsindia.org/   For SRDS (A DF Alumni Venture) http://agniinvestigation.com/ For an Detective agency http://dcselead.co.cc/   - For DF Lead Programme

One of apnaIT's work area has been to provide non profits opportunity to come on the internet at the lowest cost possible.We would be designing websites to a couple of organisations.Have a look at a website we recently designed for Scope India http://scope-india.org/

Less than an hour to start the much awaited technology fellowship. We will make lives of all who have come here

Here are some pics of marketing the conventional way...of all the talk it still makes sense to write directly to your people.

apnaIT and Deshpande Foundation organised a one day workshop on "IT and Development".This workshop provided the participants tools that they can use to make their everyday work more effective.Among the topics that were discussed was Online Business Opportunities,Online jobs,Business and Social Networking.This participants were from different colleges in Gadag,Haveri,Hubli-Dharwad." I did not know so many things exist that can reallly benefit us directly" said one Participant Manjunath. apnaIT is launching a Technology fellowship in July the applications of which are currenly being accepted.The one month training is expected to be the critical dose of technology for non technical professionals.Interested applicants may contact apnaIT,Deshpande Foundation,Hubli,call 9008459501 or email at ashutosh@apnait.org.

Please find below the Informational flyer for the apnaIT-Tech fellowship. Please refer your friends and make IT work for all Tech Fellowship Flyer.pdf

Tech Fellowship application form apnaIT Tech Fellowship_Application.doc

apnaIT-Deshpande Foundation is launching a month long technology Fellowship starting July 09,this fellowship intends to strengthen the IT Skills for professionals working or planning to work in the social Sector. apnaIT assessment in working with non profits in Sandbox area leaves little doubt that due to lack of technical skills social development organisation, schools and colleges face problems to deliver quality products and are left behind in reaping the benefits of Information Technology that the other India is taking huge advantages of. This one month rigorous programme is meticulously designed for in the social sector, non profits,schools and non profits.It includes hardware troubleshooting skills,MS office skills,desktop applications,Internet application,productivity software skills and exposes the participants to cost effective open source alternatives for everyday work efficiency The application form can be got from apnaIT, Deshpande Foundation,BVB Engineering College, Hubli

Right:Showing them a Movie Left: The Summer School Batch 09

Computer can greatly enhance creativity andf learning.apnaIT has launhced a special Summer school to make creativity ,technology and learning a great experience.apnaIT provides opportunuty to children who has never touched a computer ti understand,apply and master computers. The innovative curriculum has been designed by computer engineers and social workers and hence addresses the digital divide in a real life manner.We plug the digital divide by making technology avalaible to the disadvantaged sections of the society.An exposure to technology at an early age would make us children well equipped to emabrace the changing technological complexities of today's world. apnaIT invited your kids to be part of this unique summer school Incase you are interested,please visit apnaIT,Deshpande Foundation,Hubli

We had an opportunity to talk to Mr Mannivarnan.He was the ex Commissioner of Dharwad and a real life change agent.It was nice experience to see his clarity of thought and meet him in person.

apnaIT organised an advanced excel training for non profit organisations.The goal was to make non profits understand the powerful functionalities of excel that can really reduce the time they spend on analysing data. The training was well recieved and Akshara Foundation.Scope and Karnataka Health Promotion Trust(KHPT) benefitted from the training.

Conventional Social work is often an act of charity accompanied by a sense of giving with no thought of taking anything from the beneficiaries.This is traditional and assumes that the beneficiaries have no money to pay up and nothing to offer and people who have goodies in life should give them to the needy. The non profit sector hence has three distinct stakeholders the Funders,ngos and the beneficiaries.Such a setup has been a success owing to philanthropy and good people who often are wealthy and wish to share the wealth when they feel they, have had enough in life. But then is this the right and the best way to carry out development? Imagine now a Social entrepreneur (Social Entrepreneurs is someone who serves the social causes with a business model) comes up with same kind of work but asks the beneficiaries some money for his services.The rationale for asking this amount is that he/she feels that this is the only way to sustain operations.The services he provides is novel and depe

Things look in better shape here and it looks like we have bore the first brunt of entrepreneurship with success.Although in the regular scramble for revenues and social impact we seldom get time to think of innovation, which I am sure to make apnaIT culture full of. I took a day off today trying to think on way we work.It is refreshing to know and understand that in a recessionist economy, we are serving the bottom of pyramid profitably. But the word that we need to act on always is INNOVATION

apnaIT delivers low cost,quality solutions for all your data and IT needs. We undertake design of logos, websites, handle large surveys and analyse them. We also offer IT training to help people understand and apply emerging technologies

apnaIT is trying to promote organisations and people working at the grassroot via its digital content creation services. Please search for apnait and have a look at developmental organisations striving for innovations in the grass roots http://www.youtube.com/user/apnait