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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Internet Saathi''' is a programme to improve digital literacy among women in rural areas in [[India]], in order bring them [[Online and offline|online]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.womenwill.com/india/#_ga=2.113952705.774359187.1539598371-1109061127.1525950788|title=Womenwill India|work=Womenwill India|access-date=2018-10-15|language=en}}</ref> The programme is a joint initiative of [[Google]] India, [[Intel]] and [[Tata Group|Tata]] Trusts. The programme aims to train Saathis (friend, fem. in [[Hindi]]) in villages that can in turn help educate other women from their village in the use of the [[internet]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
Data from the Internet and Mobile Association of India showed that of the countries internet users, only 18 percent were from rural areas in 2015. Among those 18 percent, only one in ten were women, making up only 1.8 percent of India's total internet users.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/future-of-work/internet-saathi-improving-digital-literacy-among-women/50951/1|title=Internet Saathi: Improving digital literacy among women {{!}} Forbes India|website=Forbes India|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref><br />
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The Internet Saathi programme was started in July 2015 with a pilot programme of 5,000 rural villages in [[Rajasthan]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In February 2018 the programme was expanded to [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/google-and-tata-trusts-expand-internet-saathi-program-in-tamil-nadu/articleshow/62819043.cms|title=Google and Tata Trusts expand ‘Internet Saathi’ program in Tamil Nadu|last=Agarwal|first=Surabhi|date=2018-02-07|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref><br />
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== Results ==<br />
In August 2017, [[Forbes]] reported that 17 million women in [[Rural area|rural areas]], across in 170,000 villages have benefited from the programme.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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