Programme stream
Bridging the digital divide for rural and semi-urban youth, and turning training into employment.
WCS is a purpose-driven organisation dedicated to enhancing digital literacy, coding skills and computational thinking, particularly among underserved rural and semi-urban communities. By equipping people with essential digital and technical skills, we help them participate meaningfully in the digital economy.
13 programmes
Run under the Digital Literacy Mission, in line with the national vision of making one person in every household digitally literate by 2030. Around 1,000 rural students aged 16 and above are trained per centre each year — with no gender bar — in computer operations, MS Office, email, voice communication and online banking.
Outcome Seven digital literacy centres currently operational across Karnataka
A structured training programme for rural Karnataka youth aged 18–35, of all genders, designed around roles that employers are actively hiring for: Warehouse Executive (logistics), Data Entry Operator (IT & ITES), Machine Operator (capital goods) and Micro Finance Executive.
A decade-long engagement with Sri Degul Mutt in Kanakapura, Ramanagara district, supporting students of the Mutt and rural youth from surrounding villages with skill-set enhancement training courses.
Outcome About 12,000 rural students trained since 2010
Awareness and training programmes at Village Panchayat level that teach farmers how to find and use online information — particularly daily market prices, so that a farmer knows the current rate for any commodity and cannot be short-changed by middlemen or dealers.
Community mobilisation and financial literacy campaigns across 25 villages of Ramanagara and 25 villages of Magadi taluk. Interested villagers were accompanied to nationalised banks and the Atal Pension Yojana was attached to their savings accounts with full documentation support.
Traditional weavers in Karimnagar district, Telangana, were unable to move up into dyeing and yarn-making processes. WCS and PRDIS upgraded this workforce with modern techniques and market exposure through continuous design-thinking workshops and exposure visits.
Outcome More than 2,000 beneficiaries covered
Educating students and staff in educational institutions about cyber security practices — responsible online behaviour, password management, phishing detection and data protection — to create a safer digital environment on campus.
Outcome Implemented across 5 districts of Karnataka
Technical training programmes for MSMEs under the Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) scheme, delivered in collaboration with the Karnataka Council for Technological Upgradation.
Outcome Targeting all 31 districts of Karnataka in the first phase
Technical incubation programmes for engineering students across Karnataka, helping student innovators move from prototype to viable enterprise.
Outcome Targeting all 31 districts of Karnataka in the first phase
Every year students develop projects with real commercial potential, but the journey from technical prototype to marketable product runs into challenges outside the curriculum — market demand, reliable manufacturing partners, a scalable business model. WCS and Solution Buggy address this through technical training sessions at PESIT.
A centre of excellence in technical training for every aspiring child regardless of location, stimulating innovation in young minds alongside human values and ethics.
Facilitation of basic needs for deprived children from backward areas. WCS adopted a number of children and supported their fundamental requirements over 6–8 months, alongside communication skills coaching and basic computer skills through the WCS digital literacy centre on the school premises.
A students cultural exchange programme undertaken with Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, Netherlands.
Other programme streams
Moving women from self-help group membership into ownership of real, market-facing enterprises.
Livelihood pathways for the people development programmes most often miss.
Permanent technology hubs at Panchayat level, each serving 15–20 neighbouring villages.
Whether you are a CSR team looking for a delivery partner, a government mission seeking implementation on the ground, or a foundation funding rural enterprise — we would like to hear from you.