Archive · 23 Jul 2025
Yashoda AI: India's AI Literacy Campaign Empowers Women
Yashoda AI is a program in India teaching women about Artificial Intelligence.
It wants to help women in rural areas learn about AI, how to stay safe online, and understand how technology works.
The program offers workshops and tools like an AI Passport and a literacy toolkit in Hindi to guide women.
This initiative is led by the National Commission for Women and Future Shift Labs.
The goal is to make sure women are not left out of the digital world and can use AI for their families and farms.
It is about giving women the knowledge to use AI safely and confidently.
Yashoda AI is India's first AI literacy campaign for rural women.
The initiative aims to empower women with skills in AI, Cybersecurity, and Digital Safety.
It's led by the National Commission for Women (NCW) in collaboration with Future Shift Labs.
As of July 2025, 11 workshops have been conducted, reaching various societal segments.
The program includes an AI Passport and AI Literacy Toolkit in Hindi for women.
- Who
- Led by the National Commission for Women (NCW) with Future Shift Labs, targeting rural and semi-urban women.
- What
- AI literacy campaign for women
- When
- Launched in May, workshops ongoing as of July 2025.
- Where
- Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, and other locations across India.
- Why
- To empower women and promote digital inclusion in a tech-driven India.
- Initiative Name
- Yashoda AI
- Primary Focus
- AI Literacy for Women
- Led By
- NCW in collaboration with Future Shift Labs
- Target Audience
- Rural and semi-urban women
- Key Tools
- AI Passport and AI Literacy Toolkit
- Language of Tools
- Hindi
- Workshops Conducted
- 11 (as of July 2025)