Different rural villages lying in the complex geographical terrain
of mid hills and high hills of Nepal are connected through wi-fi
network. Sixteen different villages of Kaski, Myagdi and Parbat
district are in internet connection.more>>
Due to having viable and eco friendly wi-fi technology, the rural
villages (2 hours to more than one day apart in walking distance)
are easily communicating through internet and intranet service
available within a network. This network is substituting time
and money for communication and sharing information. Email/internet
is a low cost technology which is affordable and adoptable to
rural area in a sustainable manner for communication and social
service delivery.more>>
e-business of local products via internet and intra network has
greatly encouraged rural villagers to do organic cheese, honey
and ghee production, open Nepali paper and handicrafts based small
enterprises and online marketing the local products. VOIP phone
and opening cyber cafes along the tourist trail is also an opportunity
to earn money. Due to easy access of information, many small scale
income generating activities are doing by the villagers in the
individual basis as well as being organized in group.
In
Nepal, there is acute shortage of doctors in the rural villages.
There is even no health post in remote rural villages. Majority
of rural villagers depend on the traditional health care system
which is entirely based on herbal constituents or spiritual offerings
(shamanisms). To take basic facilities of quality health services
in rural areas, pilot tele-medicine project is running in 3 centers.
These rural centers are connected with the well equipped and facilitated
hospital in the nearest city Pokhara.more>>
ENRD's priority programs focused on women and marginalized community
because they are much excluded groups of Nepalese society. In
rural areas of Nepal the economic status of local communities
is very low so they cannot afford ICT tools by own self. ENRD's
telcenters established in rural areas by the initiation of local
communities are helping rural people organized through ICT tools.
The focal programs for marginalized community to rise awareness,
build capacity and generate income through using means of ICT
is encouraging them on actively participation in each programs
conducted by telecenter and gradually mainstreaming them in the
VDC level programs.more>>
ENRD
is closely working with High Level commission for Information
Technology (HLCIT) to establish rural telecenters and review policy.
ENRD's activities has shown its influence in National ICT policy
and regulation. Through a continuous effort of ENRD team, Nepal
Government de-licensed the Industrial, Scientific, and Medical
(ISM) bands using 2.4 Ghz and 5.8 Ghz frequencies.
Along with ICT awareness campaigns and focal program on computer
technology and its associated applications, Capacity Building
Programs are regularly conducted through the telecenters. Trainings
on computer hardware, and software applications for the rural
students, unemployed youths, teachers, women groups is becoming
a great opportunity in their career development as well as improving
livelihoods.more>>
The rural wi-fi network is a dream of visionary school teacher
Mr. Mahabir Pun. His strong enthusiasm to make it real is in fact
to full fill the shortage of qualified teachers and improve the
quality of education in the rural schools. A recently conducted
survey revel that highest number of teachers and students use
internet/intranet as a tool to collect and exchange teaching and
study materials. Students are getting wide platform to do extra
curriculum activities, general knowledge and more importantly
acquire and exchange tips on text books and solutions of many
subject related problems.
ENRD is diligently working to establish more information centers
in different parts of Nepal to help promote e-governance and e-village
projects, thereby to bring education, self-sufficiency, and progress
to its constituent communities. IT a tool to e-governance, ENRD
is encouraging villagers to use online services provided by the
government and frequently provide IT training to district and
local level government authorities as well as service providers
to organize their service delivery process.
In the patriarchal structure of Nepalese society, ICT is taken
as male dominant technology. ICT can play vital role to change
social infrastructure. For the development of ICT in rural areas
and make the service available among all the component of communities
ENRD has been conducting various activities targeting women viz.
ICT awareness programs, capacity building of rural women in using
ICT services and advocacy in the access as well as use of latest
technology.
Being an active partner of Open Knowledge Network (OKN) Project,
ENRD actively played role in the local content creation, development
and packaging. This OKN is a human network, which collects shares
and disseminates local knowledge and is supported by flexible
technical solutions. Local content development is closely tied
to human development, and the ultimate aim of OKN is the empowerment
of local communities. After OKN, ENRD is continuously working
on the documentation and dissemination of local content among
grassroots communities in education, health, information and communication
sector.
Male and female are each wheels of a cycle. Revolution in the
society is impossible without the changes in attitude of both
male and women. In this modern age technology women are highly
marginalized and far from using ICT services available in the
communities and even in their home. To change the conservative
thoughts and stop violence against women ENRD frequently launches
gender advocacy programs in rural village taking male as active
collaborating partner. ICT is very good tools for the advocacy
and socio-economic empowerment of rural women.
Different rural villages lying in the complex geographical terrain
of mid hills and high hills of Nepal are connected through wi-fi
network. Sixteen different villages of Kaski, Myagdi and Parbat
district are in internet connection.
e-business of local products via internet and intra network has
greatly encouraged rural villagers to do organic cheese, honey
and ghee production, open Nepali paper and handicrafts based small
enterprises and online marketing the local products. VOIP phone
and opening cyber cafes along the tourist trail is also an opportunity
to earn money. Due to easy access of information, many small scale
income generating activities are doing by the villagers in the
individual basis as well as being organized in group.
In
Nepal, there is acute shortage of doctors in the rural villages.
There is even no health post in remote rural villages. Majority
of rural villagers depend on the traditional health care system
which is entirely based on herbal constituents or spiritual offerings
(shamanisms). To take basic facilities of quality health services
in rural areas, pilot tele-medicine project is running in 3 centers.
These rural centers are connected with the well equipped and facilitated
hospital in the nearest city Pokhara.
ENRD's priority programs focused on women and marginalized community
because they are much excluded groups of Nepalese society. In
rural areas of Nepal the economic status of local communities
is very low so they cannot afford ICT tools by own self. ENRD's
telcenters established in rural areas by the initiation of local
communities are helping rural people organized through ICT tools.
The focal programs for marginalized community to rise awareness,
build capacity and generate income through using means of ICT
is encouraging them on actively participation in each programs
conducted by telecenter and gradually mainstreaming them in the
VDC level programs.
ENRD
is closely working with High Level commission for Information
Technology (HLCIT) to establish rural telecenters and review policy.
ENRD's activities has shown its influence in National ICT policy
and regulation. Through a continuous effort of ENRD team, Nepal
Government de-licensed the Industrial, Scientific, and Medical
(ISM) bands using 2.4 Ghz and 5.8 Ghz frequencies.
Along with ICT awareness campaigns and focal program on computer
technology and its associated applications, Capacity Building
Programs are regularly conducted through the telecenters. Trainings
on computer hardware, and software applications for the rural
students, unemployed youths, teachers, women groups is becoming
a great opportunity in their career development as well as improving
livelihoods.
The rural wi-fi network is a dream of visionary school teacher
Mr. Mahabir Pun. His strong enthusiasm to make it real is in fact
to full fill the shortage of qualified teachers and improve the
quality of education in the rural schools. A recently conducted
survey revel that highest number of teachers and students use
internet/intranet as a tool to collect and exchange teaching and
study materials. Students are getting wide platform to do extra
curriculum activities, general knowledge and more importantly
acquire and exchange tips on text books and solutions of many
subject related problems.
In the patriarchal structure of Nepalese society, ICT is taken
as male dominant technology. ICT can play vital role to change
social infrastructure. For the development of ICT in rural areas
and make the service available among all the component of communities
ENRD has been conducting various activities targeting women viz.
ICT awareness programs, capacity building of rural women in using
ICT services and advocacy in the access as well as use of latest
technology. 
Being an active partner of Open Knowledge Network (OKN) Project,
ENRD actively played role in the local content creation, development
and packaging. This OKN is a human network, which collects shares
and disseminates local knowledge and is supported by flexible
technical solutions. Local content development is closely tied
to human development, and the ultimate aim of OKN is the empowerment
of local communities. After OKN, ENRD is continuously working
on the documentation and dissemination of local content among
grassroots communities in education, health, information and communication
sector. 
Male and female are each wheels of a cycle. Revolution in the
society is impossible without the changes in attitude of both
male and women. In this modern age technology women are highly
marginalized and far from using ICT services available in the
communities and even in their home. To change the conservative
thoughts and stop violence against women ENRD frequently launches
gender advocacy programs in rural village taking male as active
collaborating partner. ICT is very good tools for the advocacy
and socio-economic empowerment of rural women. 
