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Major tasks and accomplishments (as reported by the NGO):
World Development Foundation (WDF) is a knowledge-based, global foundation with a commitment to enrich and sustain the lives and livelihoods of poor and excluded people throughout the world. WDF strives to empower the poor by providing education and training with the use of Radio, TV and the Internet. It also conducts research and seminars on social and economic issues. All these efforts are aimed at one goal, namely, Life Enrichment of the Poor and Socially Challenged.WDF is implementing a number of projects and providing consultancy for use of ICT for sharing knowledge, removal of poverty, improving health, increasing food production, empowerment of poor and under privileged, propagating the rights of women and children etc. Towards this end, WDF is implementing or has implemented schemes of Community Radio Stations in Birsa Agriculture University Ranchi, Narendra Deva University, Kumarganj, UP, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, CSS University Hissar, CMS Lucknow, Allahabad Agricultural University, Siyasat Hyderabad, KVK Karda & Ghazipur, and many more. In fact 80% of the CRSs in the country were established with our guidance and advice. We are also working with Media Lab Asia (MLAsia) under Ministry of IT, Govt. of India towards dissemination of innovations and technology that benefit the greatest number of the underprivileged population.WDF and MLAsia, have joined hand to use the CRS and ICT for the help of farmers through broadcast of improved methods of agriculture in various regions of the Country.Capacity building is very important. We are running training programmes at a number of places in the country to train the youth from poor families and to make them employable. We have already conducted training courses jointly with the Universities.Other activities are:��_�� Research and Innovation of new modes of use of Radio media with ICT for improving the livelihood of poor and underprivileged. ��_�� Holding Seminars, Workshops, Tutorials to interact with professionals, communities, stake holders.��_�� Developing portal for content on Health & Hygiene, Livelihood Generation, Farming and agriculture, Entrepreneurship etc. which could be shared by various users.��_�� Deployment of the ICT solution in Agriculture and other Universities and rural areas.��_�� Imparting training for hardware maintenance, content production, broadcast ethics, rules and regulation, broadcasting and IT.��_�� Development of multimedia content and documentary film in various language and dialect. ��_�� Conducting Surveys and assessing the impact.��_�� Developing Broadcast and Communication infrastructure
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