{"id":360725,"date":"2026-04-14T14:23:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=360725"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:53:31","slug":"e-safeher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/e-safeher\/","title":{"rendered":"e-SafeHER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>News: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reliance Foundation and C-DAC, Hyderabad, announced the launch of e-SafeHER to strengthen digital inclusion for women.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">About e-SafeHER<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 337px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fbek1-2.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/670206596_1403685098465787_4384217778903059434_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p526x296_tt6&amp;_nc_cat=111&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=13d280&amp;_nc_ohc=KpH3a3g08FkQ7kNvwGA3XbK&amp;_nc_oc=AdpjmQDYjotjjXEEr_E4iiqJfg6Xzr09H5CxBt6PwUzLBwN7BKYIQmB8vxaZU4Py9gOX7zbGDh5Vd5ywRr_Z-9A-&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fbek1-2.fna&amp;_nc_gid=M_tLpL8SW3gF4pryuDSKXA&amp;_nc_ss=7a389&amp;oh=00_Af22VZnh2PtG8it-gmHmtRu_59_3D7q_7fr105GVOa1qsw&amp;oe=69E3B64F\" alt=\" E-SafeHER \" width=\"337\" height=\"406\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Digital India<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>e-SafeHER<\/strong> is a<\/span><b> cybersecurity awareness training programme <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to enable one million women, referred to as <\/span><b>Cyber Sakhis, across rural India<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to strengthen digital inclusion for women.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Nodal ministry:<\/b> Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology<b> (MeitY)<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Launched under:<\/strong> It is anchored under <\/span><b>MeitY\u2019s Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA) Programme.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Implementation Partners: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The programme is <strong>jointly<\/strong> delivered by the<\/span> Centre for Development of Advanced Computing <b>(C-DAC), Hyderabad and <\/b>the<b> Reliance Foundation.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Aim: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <strong>aims<\/strong> to build a<strong> gender-responsive and community-led model<\/strong> for cyber-safe digital inclusion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Objective:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It seeks to<\/span><b> strengthen last-mile cybersecurity awareness among women <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in rural India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The programme <\/span><b>focuses on women who are increasingly using digital platforms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for financial transactions, livelihoods, and access to essential services.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Duration: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> three-year<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cybersecurity initiative.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Implementation Strategy:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>C-DAC Hyderabad<strong> develops and localises multilingual cybersecurity training content<\/strong> under the ISEA Project.<\/li>\n<li>Reliance Foundation <strong>disseminates the programme in rural India<\/strong>, especially through women\u2019s Self-Help Groups (SHGs).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Features:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Training:<\/strong> The programme includes<\/span><b> structured training and community-based interventions.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Localised learning:<\/strong> It uses <\/span><b>localised content, audio-visual modules, and blended learning approaches<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to improve accessibility and engagement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Programme integration:<\/strong> Cybersecurity awareness<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is<strong> integrated into existing women\u2019s empowerment and digital literacy programmes<\/strong> without creating parallel infrastructure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Peer learning model:<\/strong> The initiative follows a<\/span><b> peer-led and community-based training model.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">About Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Launched by:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Information Security Education and Awareness (<strong>ISEA<\/strong>) is an initiative of the <\/span>Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology<b> (MeitY).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Aim:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <strong>aimed<\/strong> at <strong>human resources development<\/strong> for a<\/span><b> safe, trusted, and secure cyberspace.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Purpose:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is to <\/span><b>generate human resources in the area of Information Security <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> create general awareness <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on Cyber Hygiene\/Cyber Security among the masses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>started in 2005<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and has been in its third phase.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project is<\/span><b> implemented by 50 premier academic and autonomous institutions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (IITs, NITs, IIITs, C-DAC &amp; NIELIT Centres) and <\/span><b>Technical Universities.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Nodal agencies:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is supported by <strong>C-DAC, Hyderabad<\/strong> and Data Security Council of India (<strong>DSCI<\/strong>) as nodal agencies.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Reliance Foundation and C-DAC, Hyderabad, announced the launch of e-SafeHER to strengthen digital inclusion for women. About e-SafeHER e-SafeHER is a cybersecurity awareness training programme to enable one million women, referred to as Cyber Sakhis, across rural India to strengthen digital inclusion for women. 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