Oracle Smart Community Project for information and connectivity services to farmers, migrants and ICDS beneficiaries in tribal areas of Odisha
The strengthened ‘Oracle Smart Community Interface - Information and Connectivity Services to Farmers and Migrant Workers in Tribal Areas of Odisha’ project will support farmers with agronomic and market information, migrant workers with connectivity and financial services; teachers and students with digital literacy programmes, skills and career courses; and families and ICDS staff with health, hygiene and nutrition education.
The project aims to develop a community-owned and managed model of information management that uses information and communication technologies to improve the quality of life of village communities in areas with limited physical access and connectivity.
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REACH
500 farmers and migrant workers, 10 villages
REGION
Ganjam, Gajapati, Kalahandi in Odisha
PROJECT STATUS
Completed
TIMELINE
April 2020 to March 2021
BUDGET
₹60 lakh
PARTNERS
Oracle Giving through Charities Aid Foundation, India
ACTIVITIES
- Procurement of hardware systems, purchasing/development of software applications
- Collection and compilation of relevant farm inputs, market, health and information on migrants to feed into the software
- Training of entrepreneurs and village level cadres
RESULTS
- COVID-19 related awareness provided to 108 migrant workers and their families in 27 villages
- Community members in selected villages of 3 blocks with limited or no telephone/internet connectivity access locally relevant information at their doorsteps
- 257 farmers increase their income as a result of receiving market price information on a daily basis
- Initiated orientation of migrant workers and their families with financial literacy modules in 63 villages of Kalahandi
- Migrant database of 3 blocks of Ganjam, Gajapati and Kalahandi compiled as part of preparing a block profile
- ICDS beneficiaries in 3 project villages of Gajapati district practice better preventive health practices on a seasonal basis by receiving information
- 22 village level entrepreneurs/cadres trained to support farmers in their villages for promoting climate resilient agriculture