- Osama Manzar- Director
- Shaifali Chikermane - Director
- Shahid Ahmad - Director – Projects
- Amarendra Srivastava - Consultant
- Syed S. Kazi - Executive Member (Policy Support Group)
- Ritu Srivastava - Executive Research & Project Manager
- Anamika Garg – Executive Research & Project Coordinator
- Chitra Chauhan - Executive Research & Project Coordinator
- Rohit Dhall – New Media Editor
- Pankaj Pradhan – New Media Editor
- Pritam Sinha - Research Associate
- Ravi Kanta - Admin & Operations
- Samiuddin Ansari - Accounts
- Sapna Subba - Graphics Designer
- Amit Kumar Sanga – Assistant Coordinator
- Satya Prakash - Programme Assistant
- Jasbir Singh - Office Assistant
- Babludas – Office Assistant
JHARKHAND PROJECT
- Soma Sarkar - Programme Manager
KANPUR PROJECT
- Devendra Singh Bhadauria – Project Manager
- Dhirendar Kumar – ICT Trainer and Coordinator
ORISSA PROJECT
- Niyaz Mohd
CHANDERI (Madhya Pradesh) PROJECT
- Zeenat – Apparel Designer
- Abdul Mallak – Apparel Designer
- Abdul Mujeeb – Computerize Design Teacher
- Ashok Kumar – Computerize Design Teacher
- Mohd. Furkan – Computerize Design Teacher
- Hema Namdev – Embroidery Teacher
- Umesh Purohit – Center Coordinator
- Farukh Mohd. – SHG Coordinator
- Anish – Night Guard
- Urmila – Cleaner
- Gopal – Cleaner
- Mehandar – Office Boy
- Rozi Khan – Computer Teacher
NORTH-EAST PROJECTS
- Asma Kazi - Centre Manager
- Jadumoni Boro- Programme Coordinator
- Fahmida Tasneem - Programme Coordinator
- Sylvia Yambam - Consultant for Course Materials Support
- Asif Ahmed - Consultant for Course Materials Support
- Nang Tanvi Manpoong - ICT Trainer
- Imdad Ahmad - Outreach Manager
- Dadhesar Phangso – Primary Tutor in English
- Swali Rahang - Primary Tutor in ICT
- Himanjali Devi - Primary Tutor IT
- Himan Patra – Project Assistant
- Kusum Boro - Office Assistant
- Mala Boro - Office Assistant



Technology is as good as what it does. That is the basic principle on which we started our journey at the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) and instituted the Manthan Award. The idea was to identify initiatives that use information and communication technology (ICT) tools to achieve specific goals with the long-term target of empowering the masses, especially in rural areas. 








