Despite the growing importance of digital learning, access to digital education in India remains deeply unequal. According to the UDISE+ national survey, only 57% of schools have functional computers and just 53.9% have internet access, with gaps most pronounced in rural and government schools. As a result, millions of students, especially girls are excluded from digital skills and future-ready learning opportunities, reinforcing existing educational and social inequities.

In response, NEAID, in collaboration with eVidyaloka, is implementing an initiative to expand digital and STEM learning for rural girls through technology and mentorship. Targeting girls in Grades 6–9 from KGBV schools and Government Girls residential schools, the program offers a three-year learning pathway progressing from foundational digital literacy to coding and early exposure to artificial intelligence.

Implemented across Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, the program establishes digital labs with essential infrastructure, delivers contextual digital curricula, and builds teacher capacity through a train-the-trainer (ToT) model. Wellness-cum-digital learning spaces with TLM corners, play zones, and libraries support holistic development. Through technology-enabled learning, culturally rooted mentorship, and co-scholastic experiences, the initiative builds confidence, curiosity, and aspiration, offering rural girls not just skills, but opportunity, belonging, and a place in India’s digital future.