eVillages

Mukti Jain Campion visits five pioneering projects that are bringing
the internet to rural communities on the Indian subcontinent.
(5 x 14')

"These stories will amaze"- Gillian Reynolds, The Daily Telegraph

1: Putting the I See into ICT
Telemedicine comes to a south Indian village bringing eye care to the poor, via the internet.
2: Making Waves
A fishing community near Pondicherry where the internet is helping to catch fish and save lives.
3: Wise Women of the Web
A women's self-help group is connecting the village to the world through an internet centre in the local temple.
4: Browsing the Horizon
Kothmale Community Radio has developed an innovative way of giving villages of Sri Lanka's highlands access to the internet over the airwaves.
5: Reducing Bureaucracy to Byte Size
The villagers of Dhar are discovering the power of the internet in downsizing bureaucracy and getting better local government.

Producer Mukti Jain Campion

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