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Gender and E-Government Empowerment Opportunity Knowledge Economic Growth Objective of this slide is to show the projects that we are supporting and the people that we help and the benefits that we bring to them. This is a photo collage with images of some of the projects that will show up when we click on it. These sets of slides show that we are engaged in supporting projects that are: Making a difference in building capacity of the end user such as SEWA Building Infrastructure such as telecommunications access and Village Information Centers And using innovative Technology such as Smart Cards in Micro-finance Organizations And they also show that we support projects with: Grants – SEWA Loans – SKS (moving to investments) Investments – SKS

Gender and E-Government Importance Five Examples Lessons Learned Challenges and Opportunity Objective of this slide is to show the projects that we are supporting and the people that we help and the benefits that we bring to them. This is a photo collage with images of some of the projects that will show up when we click on it. These sets of slides show that we are engaged in supporting projects that are: Making a difference in building capacity of the end user such as SEWA Building Infrastructure such as telecommunications access and Village Information Centers And using innovative Technology such as Smart Cards in Micro-finance Organizations And they also show that we support projects with: Grants – SEWA Loans – SKS (moving to investments) Investments – SKS

Education for Rural Girls Promoting Education for Rural Girls Technology Allows Targeted Education Programs Empowerment Objective of the slide is to: Highlight the agenda of the meeting so that the audience is ware of why we are asking for their time and money Notes: This evening I want to explain to you what our mission is at DP How we are going about undertaking our mission and what we have achieved so far Why what we are doing is different And how your support can make a difference to what we are doing

E-Governance Solutions in Villages Installing IT-enabled Village Information Centers in India Lower cost by some 90% of accessing government and socioeconomic development information and services Direct access to vital information – land- records, health services, and markets preventive and emergency medical services leading to improved quality of life for the rural poor Objective of the slide is to: Highlight the agenda of the meeting so that the audience is ware of why we are asking for their time and money Notes: This evening I want to explain to you what our mission is at DP How we are going about undertaking our mission and what we have achieved so far Why what we are doing is different And how your support can make a difference to what we are doing

Women’sNet Empower South African Women for Effective Participation Increase Women's Representation through Specific Policy Intervention Two women Telecenters – Training women operators Building Women’s ICT skills Objective of the slide is to: Highlight the agenda of the meeting so that the audience is ware of why we are asking for their time and money Notes: This evening I want to explain to you what our mission is at DP How we are going about undertaking our mission and what we have achieved so far Why what we are doing is different And how your support can make a difference to what we are doing

El-Encuentro -- Chile Empowering Local communities through a comprehensive Telecenters Local radio programs for women Training girls and women to become part of the local governance process Centers operate to generate revenue Objective of the slide is to: Highlight the agenda of the meeting so that the audience is ware of why we are asking for their time and money Notes: This evening I want to explain to you what our mission is at DP How we are going about undertaking our mission and what we have achieved so far Why what we are doing is different And how your support can make a difference to what we are doing

Lessons Learned IT breaks down traditional barriers -- Location no longer important Leads to Empowerment Increased Capacity Increased Economic Opportunity Independence

Challenges Viable Support for Local Efforts Scalability of Projects Sustainability – Long Term Criteria for Support False Expectations

425-898-9739 or abadshah@digitalpartners.org Questions Objective of this slide is to remind people to write the checks and without their support we will not be able to impact poor peoples lives positively and sustainably. In closing I want to once again thank you for your time and am looking forward to your contributions so that we can help People like Jomibhen to develop their own micro-enterprises Help farmers get better prices for their produce Help slum children move out of poverty and gain meaningful employment designing websites or do back end office work Create village information centers so that mothers, the elderly, farmers, the youth can all use it to find health-care information, send e-mail to their son’s and daughters, find markets and educate themselves. Your financial support will go a long way in making this a reality. I am always available to talk to you and answer any questions that you may have now or later. You can contact me directly at 425-898-9739, or e-mail me at abadshah@digitalpartners,org. Thank you. Akhtar Badshah 425-898-9739 or abadshah@digitalpartners.org www.digitalpartners.org