Project Statement: Gram (Hindi word for Village), IN-Innovation Network

Rural communities in Rajasthan in northwestern India face water scarcity and drought. Over 75% of these households rely on farming, yet only 10% can use vital digital tools like climate data. These communities are left behind. Farming doesn't provide enough money, so many men take second jobs in industry, which puts them at risk of disability and death. Digital literacy can transform lives, but technology hasn’t learnt to speak the language of our rural communities. 

And that's what our initiative ‘Gramin’ is tackling.  We’re using established training colleges and mobile centres to bring digital skills to these communities. Imagine the farmer being able to strengthen centuries-old scientific knowledge with AI, to increase their crop yield, to track droughts, to optimise precious water supplies, making their farms more viable. And we’re also supporting the earning potential of women through training centres that support childcare.

By monitoring how crop productivity increases, water is conserved, and how income grows for families, we will see the impact of technology. Within 6 months, we aim to be working in 3 training centres across the region, tapping the potential of thousands of people. Gramin will not just allow rural India to survive, but to thrive.