Digital Equalizer is AIF’s flagship education program that facilitates equitable access to quality education to students from government schools across 35 states and union territories of India. The program bridges the educational and digital divide in India and prepares students, especially young girls, for a career and life.
Targeting secondary students in grades 6-10, the Program primarily trains educators in basic computer literacy, and pedagogical methodologies that together bring creativity, diversity, and real-life examples into the school curriculum through the use of technology.
The COVID-19 pandemic induced school closures forced educators across the socioeconomic spectrum to embrace digital technology exposing the educational and digital divide across India.
Launched in 2004, the Digital Equalizer program has been ahead of the curve using technology as a pedagogical tool, to provide access to quality education while:
Digital Equalizer works with the state and district level education departments to strengthen the public education system and improve the learning experience and outcomes of students in government schools. The program builds and leverages the digital infrastructure in schools to enhance the learning process for all learners by focusing on:
Digital Equalizer increases engagement and active participation of students, especially girls, in the classroom using techno-pedagogy to improve learning levels in Science, Math, and Social Science. Aligning with NEP 2020, DE is supporting the government schools in creating and strengthening systems that align with the aspirational goal of 21st-century skills, including SDG4.
Digital Equalizer integrates technology, STEM Learning, and digital content in the teaching-learning process in government schools across the country through capacity building of teachers and educators. By creating a network of motivated educators, the program empowers the government schools to provide holistic student development with an equitable & inclusive education.
Digital Equalizer is setting up Technical Support Units in State Councils for Education Research and Training (SCERTs) and Departments of Education (DoEs) of various states to create a long-term impact in STEM Education. The program has built strong knowledge & tech Partnerships for students' digital future & 21st Century skills.
The program empowers girls with the skills to pursue higher education in STEM through activity-based learning. DE motivates adolescent girls to pursue a career in STEM through role model interactions, hands-on learning experiences, and career pathways. The program also sensitizes adolescent girls on good health & adequate nutrition practices, emotional well-being, and social & environmental education.
Children Empowered
with Interactive STEM Experiences
Teachers Trained
in STEM and Technology focussed pedagogy
Schools Transformed
through innovative teaching learning practices
Digital Equalizer partnered with Akshay Dalal & Shobha Dalal in 2021. The project aims to strengthen STEM learning activities in the 03 targeted schools of Prantij in Sabarkatha district (Gujarat) and enable 557 students to enhance their learning skills by stimulating critical thinking through effective science teaching powered through technology.
In collaboration with Amazon Future Engineers, Digital Equalizer equips students across Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning skills. The initiative prepares students with future-ready skills by fostering critical thinking and integrating technology-based pedagogy and digital content in learning process.
DE partnered with ATC STEM LABS in 2021. This three-year partnership aims to provide standardized digital content and integrate techno-pedagogy in the teaching-learning process in 55 government schools of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Digital Equalizer, in partnership with Atlassian, aims to reach 1 million students in grades 6th - 12th and 22,500 teachers across 4,500 schools in 6 states of India. (Gujarat, Karnataka, Telangana, Odisha, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu).
In 2024, ATOS Syntel Prayas Foundation joined forces with AIFT to set up STEM labs, also known as Mini Science Centres, in 86 government schools. The project will be implemented in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, offering students hands-on experience in the four core disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) at DE Science Centres.
Covestro India Private Limited, in collaboration with AIFT, is implementing the Digital Equalizer program in 25 schools across Uttar Pradesh. The initiative aims to enhance learning outcomes for around 4,500 students from Grades 6 to 10. By focusing on digital literacy, coding, 21st-century skills, life skills, computational thinking, and personal development, the project equips students with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to thrive in the future.
Digital Equalizer partnered with Coca-Cola Foundation in 2017. Currently, the project is working on waste management and hygiene under SMS-MR (Support My School –
Mission Recycling) initiative in 5000 government secondary and senior secondary schools in 19 States and Union Territories of India. Reaching over 10,000,000 students of grade 6 to 12, SMS – MR focuses on cleanliness and recycling initiatives in government schools. It aims to create awareness on recycling among the students and the community.
Digital Equalizer partnered with EY in 2022. The project aims to build scientific temperament in students, especially girls, through coding, life skills, career skills, and financial literacy. Breaking the gender stereotype and instituting equity, the project will build the self-confidence and resilience of young girls while supporting them with a pathway to 21st-century careers.
In 2024, Ericsson India Private Limited partnered with AIFT to empower children in government schools. The initiative is providing quality education and enhancing digital litreacy for approximately 12,500 students across 50 government schools in Uttar Pradesh.
AIF, with support from Nykaa, is implementing Project STEM Spark—an initiative that creates a collaborative learning environment, with a special focus on encouraging girls to pursue STEM. The program leverages hands-on STEM methodologies to help students explore Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.
Digital Equalizer, in partnership with the HCL Foundation, is integrating technology into the core curriculum in Madurai and Lucknow to foster computational thinking in students from grades 6 to 10. Through Coding, Life Skills, Digital Literacy, and Financial Literacy, the initiative equips students with 21st-century skills such as creativity, critical thinking, design thinking, cross-cultural collaboration, and ethical leadership, using innovative methods and collaborative learning.
Digital Equalizer in partnership with HDFC Bank is improving learning outcomes of 5250 students by building capacity of 150 teachers in 50 schools of Maharashtra.
Digital Equalizer in partnership with Hexaware Technologies Limited is working with 33 schools in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Gujarat. The initiative provides comprehensive teacher training to 175 teachers to integrate technology-based pedagogy and digital content in the teaching-learning process. The project is engaging 5,913 students through collaborative and project-based learning with hands-on exposure in advanced STEM projects like Coding and Space Technology including satellite, drone, and rocket technology. .
Digital Equalizer in partnership with HGCL is improving learning outcomes of 12894 students in 90 government schools of Delhi NCR & Rajasthan through technology based learning and STEM education.
Digital Equalizer partnered with IBM's STEM for Girls India in 2019 to empower government school girls across Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttarakhand over 3 years. This project is empowering 800,000 young girls with quality education, digital fluency, coding skills, 21st-century skills, life skills, computational thinking, agency development, and other important skills essential for the modern lifestyle and workplace.
Digital Equalzier partnered with ICE Data Services in 2022 to empower students to make informed financial decisions now and in the future. Adding to their ability and agency to take control of their financial future, this project empowers them to design financial stability and hence build self-sufficiency. The project is supporting 6500 students in Grade 11-12 of 30 Junior Colleges in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana in understanding the importance of money, budgeting, and saving by setting up resource centres, organizing student workshops, and training teachers.
Digital Equalizer in partnership with L&T is integrating technology-based pedagogy and digital content in the teaching-learning process. The project aims to reach 20,000+ students in 123 schools in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat.
Digital Equalizer in partnership with L&T Hydrocarbons is integrating technology-based pedagogy and digital content in the teaching-learning process for 10 schools in Gujarat.
DE partnered with Masha in with an aim of the intervention is to strengthen STEM learning activities in 3 schools of Patiala, Punjab, and enable 500 students to enhance the learning outcomes while stimulating critical thinking by effective science teaching powered through technology.
Digital Equalizer with the support of Mastercard is empowering and inspiring young girls from marginalized communities, transacting the G4Tech curriculum, and training the teachers. The goal is to empower and secure the future of young girls, by inspiring them to develop technology skills and pursue a career in STEM. The project is reaching 50000 students in Delhi NCR, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Maharashtra.
The STEMiquity Project, supported by Mobiquity Softech Pvt Ltd is fostering scientific temperament and future-ready skills among 6th to 8th-grade students in 10 government schools in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. From 2022-2024, the project is enabling 2,500 students and training 50 teachers by integrating technology-based pedagogy and digital content in the teaching-learning process. With focus on advanced STEM education, the project provides hands on exposure in space technology, aerodynamics, robotics, AI etc white providing career guidance, and mentoring support to create future innovators.
Digital Equalizer, in partnership with Oracle, established STEMPowering students in Tamil Nadu and Telangana.
Digital Equalizer in partnership with Quest Alliance empowers girls and supports them pursue a career under STEM pathways, by inculcating coding, 21st-century life skills. The project impacts 14568 students in 211 schools across Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
Saint Gobain India (P) Ltd. (SGIPL) has collaborated with AIFT to support 20 schools in Telangana and Silvassa. The project will establish STEM Innovation Learning Centres (SILC) in two schools, using a hub-and-spoke model to reach the remaining schools. This initiative aims to empower 4,000 students with advanced STEM education.
Zscaler Softech India Private Limited is partnering with AIFT to enhance learning outcomes through the DE Way of Teaching and STEM activities in 16 government schools—11 in Bengaluru (Karnataka), 2 schools, and 1 SERT in Mohali (Punjab), and 2 in Panchkula (Haryana). This initiative aligns with Zscaler's commitment to advancing education through a blended learning approach, integrating techno-pedagogy over 30 months starting from October 2023.
Digital Equalizer, in partnership with Satjiv Chahil Foundation, is integrating technology in the teaching-learning process in 10 government schools in Punjab. The project is creating an enabling learning environment for 1200 students especially on STEM subjects through innovative approaches and using technology and project-based learning (including robotics).
DE in partnership is Improving learning levels of 66,000 students in 200 schools in Maharashtra by building capacity of 1200 teachers.
Digital Equalizer in partnership with Virchow Foundation is improving digital infrastructure of 5 schools in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana by setting digital room with transforming the teaching methodologies and subsequently improving the learning outcomes of the 2000 students. The project focuses on holistic devalopment of the students and enables then in STEM , WASH, Financial literacy, and Life Skills.
Digital Equalizer in partnership with Virchow Foundation is improving digital infrastructure of 5 schools in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana by setting digital room with transforming the teaching methodologies and subsequently improving the learning outcomes of the 2000 students. The project focuses on holistic devalopment of the students and enables then in STEM , WASH, Financial literacy, and Life Skills.
Covestro (India) Private Limited has launched a project to bridge the digital divide in under-resourced public schools across Uttar Pradesh by training over 125 teachers and reaching over 10,000 students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education, preparing a future-ready generation.
The American India Foundation, catalyzing social and economic change in India for the past 22 years, organized the annual education knowledge event ‘DigiQuity’ at the Ambassador, in New Delhi today. With access, equity, and gender inclusivity at the center, DigiQuity, drove a seminal discourse on strengthening gender-centric approaches to foster girls’ and women’s participation in STEM education and careers.
New Delhi, Delhi, India: The Coca-Cola Foundation and The American India Foundation (AIF) in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) today came together to celebrate the success of Phase III of the ‘Support My School Mission Recycling (SMSMR) Program’.
Hyderabad, Telangana, India: MoneyGram International, a leading global money transfer company, and American India Foundation (AIF) have partnered to expand AIF’s Financial Literacy Program (FLIP), to build a financially aware and empowered India.
New Delhi, March 3, 2023: The American India Foundation, catalyzing social and economic change in India for the past 22 years, organized the annual education knowledge event ‘DigiQuity’ at Silver Oak, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi today.
Friday, January 20, 2023, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India: Helmed by AIF’s award-winning flagship education Program – Digital Equalizer, the Center is a first of its kind, creating opportunities for young innovators to explore STEM through hands-on experience while the launch of DSLV Mission aims to inspire students to learn more about satellites, drones, and space technology to promote the aspiration for higher education in STEM subjects and space technology.
Digital Equalizer was recognized for its outstanding contribution to advancing equitable access to quality education, digital learning, and technology-enabled learning opportunities. The initiative empowers underserved students with critical digital literacy skills, 21st-century competencies, and the resources needed to succeed in an increasingly digital and rapidly evolving world.
Digital Equalizer was honored with the Gold Award in the Education Category for its impactful efforts to bridge the digital divide, advance digital literacy, and expand access to quality, technology-enabled STEM education for underserved students and communities. The initiative was recognized for improving learning outcomes, strengthening digital skills, and promoting equitable access to education in an increasingly digital world.
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