TITA plans a humanitarian event "10K #DIGITHON" on Gandhi Jayanthi

Hyderabad: The Telangana Information Technology Association (TITA) will organise a 10K Digithon 2016 on October 2 honouring the father of our nation on Gandhi Jayanthi. The TITA as a part of this 10k Digithon initiative has decided to provide basic digital education to nearly 10,000 digitally illiterate around suburban, urban and rural areas of Hyderabad.

About 1,000 volunteers would each educate 10 underprivileged beneficiaries on how to navigate a computer, tablet, smart phone, internet and also browsing Basics (i.e. launch and navigation on a browser to generic websites like Google etc…).

“This is a fitting tribute and a perfect way to show our respects to Mahatma Gandhi and also our commitment for a Better India as Gandhi himself said: 'Be The Change You Wish to See in the World',” said Sundeep Kumar Makthala, Founder & President, TITA.

The volunteers will also create email IDs and digital lockers for each beneficiary. “Besides, the volunteers will demonstrate mGovernance mobile application like My GHMC . All the digital volunteers who train 10 people will receive a participation certificate, T-shirt and a Bag pack," said Sundeep. More than 200 social media profile pics were already changed with 10K Digithon theme to support this cause.

About 15 houses with various objectives will be participating in 10K Digithon. A panel of jury which includes Telangana IT Secretary Jayesh Ranjan, Mee Seva Commissioner Venkateshwarlu, NDLM Head Raja Kishore among others will select the Best House.

For digital volunteers, registration for the programme can be done using the link http://goo.gl/EAm4PX (Digital Volunteer Enrollment Form). For registration of 10 beneficiaries, the link https://goo.gl/VPjaCl (Student Registration Form) can be used.

The TITA asked digital volunteers to teach their beneficiaries digital empowerment syllabus from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on October 2 and take a selfie of the group and share it on Facebook or Twitter with the hashtag ‘#Digithon’. For more details on this good cause, contact on 8123457575/7799881865.