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NIXI-DEF National e-NGO Programme
eNGO is a web enabled platform for grassroots Civil Society and Non-Governmental Organisations. It is a cost effective web platform and service delivery with free of cost domain space and thereby facilitating hundreds and thousands of such grassroots organization to have a virtual identity and information and communication platform for outreach and scale up.
DEF has engaged National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) to propel this eNGO programme initial for 6 months duration targeting 500 NGOS/CBOs/SHGs. The programme, with support from National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), is aimed at capacity building of grassroots organisations in ICT enablement. NIXI provides .in registry free for target organisations for five years. This way local content is being generated and encouraged for bottom up information and communication services needs.
Why eNGO
There are currently more than 1.2 million NGOs / CBOs and Self Help Groups in India and the majority of them do not have a proper webpage. Most of the NGOs working at the grassroots level thus remain unknown and do not earn the appreciation and benefit coming from sources that can provide tremendous energy to them. This anonymity might have been caused for reasons like lack of finance, expertise and foresight.
For Whom
>> For hundreds of grassroots civil society and community building organizations active in India and in need of a visible virtual identity and presence across the globe
>> For those grassroots organizations who wants to reach out to maximum stakeholders beyond its immediate community
>> For those who is in need of a virtual identity and presence in this age of globalization and networking
>> For those community building organizations who is cost strapped to avail a range of web services at an affordable costs with a customized package
>> Unlike those commercial service providers, providing organizations a low cost web services and an outreach and communication presence
eNGO Features
>> A local digital content platform for national and global audience
>> An informative and communication platform
>> A networking platform
>> A platform to air local issues for wider audience
>> A virtual identity and presence in the global web platform
>> A bottom up content creation mechanism and outreach
eNGO Objectives
Through the e-NGO initiative, Digital Empowerment Foundation aims to provide NGOs a digital or web space -in local languages and/or English-, increasing their visibility and to empower them with useful tools that can facilitate and enhance their daily activities in:
>> Communication & Outreach: communicating their objectives and outreach of their activities to various stakeholders
>> Fundraising: attracting donors showing current and future projects and collecting funds trough e-fundraising platforms
>> Partnerships & direct linking with other institutions: to facilitate horizontal outreach and synergies with other organisations.
>> Human Resource Support: To have access to volunteers and interns from India and foreign countries, to have access to skilled human resources interested in their development issues.
>> Giving voice to local issues: giving testimonies of local situations trough the use of photographs, text and video and highlighting problems of local nature at national and international levels
>> Showcasing local content for global outreach: eNGO platform enables grassroots organizations to showcase local content for global audience for wider recognition and connectivity.
eNGO Client Community
eNGO web service solution is designed to serve:
>> Grassroots organizations having community development initiatives any where in India at district level and downwards
>> Grassroots individual innovators, social entrepreneurs undertaking social entrepreneurial activities
>> Self Help Groups into a set of diverse community benefiting and viable activities
eNGO Services @ Grassroots Organisations
Primary services
>> Domain booking and Web hosting: (.in; .org, .com) with 1 Gb storage space. It is the platform in which your content is provided on internet: www.yourNGO.org
>> Complete webpage design: It is the appearance of your webpage and the form in which your content is displayed on Internet.
>> Online Forum: platform in which your organization will discuss vital issues with other organisations and communities
Other services
>> Domain hosting space: It allows your organization to place more pictures, videos and information on Internet
>> e-fundraising gateway: It is a platform by which donors can directly fund your organization trough Internet.
>> NGO Blog: Members of the organization or the community can have their own webpage to discuss and debate on local issues
>> Human Resource Training: Essential training in web page maintenance, content uploading, correction and design pattern
>> Handholding service: The package includes a handholding service free of charge for 6 months post Web service delivery.
Eligibility for eNGO Services
eNGO services are aimed at Grassroots Organisations having community building and development activities in diverse areas in the social sector all over India at district level and downwards.
Other Partners
DEF has tied up with other regional and national partners to carry this programme forward. The list includes- UN Solution Exchange, UNSE ICTD Community, TFTP, Barefoot College, IAMAI and North East Development Foundation, Intel Connected India programme.
eNGO is a Low Cost & sustainable Web Solution
The eNGO web service package is designed in a way to provide services at a minimal cost which is sustainable and a low cost solution for grassroots organizations unlike any commercial service at market value.
At the moment, under eNGO Service one can get a full website free of cost including designing and uploading of the content. All one has to pay is Rs. 1,500 per annum to meet the cost of hosting and domain related services.
However, if the need for an NGO is more than just a website, such as e-commerce, shopping rack, or any such service, that could be offered on cost to cost basis.
Also, the website would be offered in any Indian language, and while the content preparation is responsibility of the NGO, the gradual update mechanism and the system would be provided to NGO after the first time readiness of the website.
There would be user manual on how to maintain and manage and udate the website.
For any further, please get in touch with us.
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