Who We Are
DigiDhaara Foundation is a social initiative re-imagining how rural communities in India engage with the digital world.
Born from the collective experiences of educators, social workers, technologists, and gender researchers, we work at the intersection of education, technology, and community empowerment.
We believe that true digital inclusion goes beyond access — it’s about building confidence, creativity, and critical awareness that allows people to shape their own futures.
Our Story
DigiDhaara emerged from years of work in classrooms, communities, and rural households where access to learning and technology often stopped at the doorstep. Our founders — trained in educational technology, educational research and social development — witnessed firsthand how women and youth, despite their potential, were excluded from the digital and economic mainstream.
We started DigiDhaara to change that — to create learning spaces where technology meets storytelling, art meets livelihood, and community meets creativity.
Our Vision
An inclusive and digitally fluent rural ecosystem where people, especially women and youth, move from being passive consumers to active creators shaping narratives, livelihoods, and social change.
Our Mission
To enable communities to develop 21st-century skills — digital literacy, critical thinking, creative expression, and financial confidence — through community-based, artful, and participatory learning.
Our Core Values
- Community First — rooted in local realities and strengths
- Critical Creativity — using tech to imagine and question
- Collaboration — learning and leading together
- Equity & Inclusion — ensuring everyone has a voice online and offline
Our Approach
- Co-Learning over Training: Everyone — women, youth, and mentors — is a learner and teacher.
- Artful Thinking as Method: Thinking Routines like See–Think–Wonder, Circle of Viewpoints, and Parts–Purposes–Complexities guide inquiry and storytelling.
- Design Thinking as Process: Empathize → Ideate → Prototype → Test → Share drives each project.
- Local-to-Global Storytelling: Every craft and story amplifies Kumaon’s cultural and creative identity.
- Research-Backed Reflection: Each lab gathers qualitative and quantitative data for adaptive program design.
Our Belief
“When rural women and youth gain digital confidence and critical thinking, they move from being passive users to active creators — telling stories, earning with dignity, and shaping a more equitable digital world.”