Drishtee has enabled the formations of Kiosks in almost 11 states of India. These Kiosks are not simply computer centers but information - kendras managed by future change agents of the village. Such is the potential of these Information and Communication technology.(ICT) that Drishtee has fervently been visualizing and facilitating from the past 7 years now.

Kiosks are Centers which are manned by an aspiring villager and is equipped with computers, printers, and a camera to take up computer courses like Diploma in Cyber Gateway Programme, Wizard, Course in Computer Accountancy and others, conduct English speaking Classes, and also sell products of use to the villagers like Philips torch and lamps, seeds and fertilizers, reading glasses, and others. These are but a few of the things that the entrepreneur can do from his/her center.

Women are the focus of all development issues and programs. So Drishtee being in the same milieu, is only responding to it naturally by making 'woman' as its primary beneficiary and hence the primary entrepreneur.

Drishtee is actively promoting women to become entrepreneur, with the realization that they will need full support and cooperation from their men folk. Hence men, be it in the role of a husband, brother, father or even son are welcome to work with the women entrepreneur and are called as operating partners.

 The workshop was envisaged as an opportunity to first of all reiterate the presumed and observed 'training needs' of the Drishtee Kiosk Owners and Operators ? in the field of Business Development, Financial and Debt management as well as Motivation. Secondly, this was aimed at drawing out the framework for training and content development relevant for evolving skills in these areas ? that are of utmost importance to a rural entrepreneur.

Arnabjeet has a MBA in Marketing degree from Ishan Institute Management & Technology, Delhi. He also has an Advanced Diploma degree in Computer Basics & Programming from IICE, Delhi. He is a Sales & Marketing professional with over 9 years of work experience in corporate as well as in rural development sector. Since August 2004, he is working with Drishtee Dot Com Ltd. as DGM (Sales). Drishtee Dot Com is engaged in providing IT enabled services to rural masses through Kiosk based revenue model.
His major responsibilities include Sales, Expansion, Training, Call Centre, Service Development and Marketing (Online and Offline) across India. His main area of work is formulating strategies for effective sales management, management of revenue and cash flow and planning and managing marketing activities.

Deepak has done his Postgraduate Diploma in Rural Management (PGDRM) from Institute of Rural management, Anand. He also has a diploma degree in Business Finance (DBF) from the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI). Deepak is the Founder Partner for M2i Consulting, which provides microfinance management and investment advisory services. His key skills lie in Business planning and assessment of business plans, institutional assessment and ratings, financial and business analysis and development of key management systems for MFIs.

Dr. Broota is the Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Delhi. She has a rich educational background. She has done her M.A. in Psychology and a Ph.D in Clinical Psychology from University of Delhi. Prior to this she has taken courses in Advanced Clinical Techniques at the University of Wisconsin, USA (1970-1972) and also practical training at the Jefferson County Family Counseling Therapy Center from the same University. She also features in various television programmes and radio counseling programmes.

She is a practicing pediatrician at Max Hospital from the past 4 and half years. She has done her MD in 1998 from Bombay University. She has done her MBBS from the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune in 1989 and served in the Armed Medical Corps for 5 yrs before her post graduation. While in the army she has served in the border areas and has had varied experiences in various branches of medicine including problems in rural medical practice.

Dr. Asha has retired as Additional Director from CGHS, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. She has done her MBBS from Lady Harding Medical College and Hospital, New Delhi and a Diploma in Gynecology & Obstetrics from the same Hospital. She has an MBA degree on Health Care and Administration from the University of Delhi. She has work experience of 35 years in the Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics of Lady Harding Medical College and Hospital, New Delhi. She is now actively involved in health camps that are organized by Sahaj Marg Spirituality Foundation at Satkhol.

Swapna Mishra, a post graduate in Zoology, is the founder member and the General Secretary of Drishtee Foundation, a not-for-profit operating in field of ICT research, promotion and women entrepreneurship initiatives focused on sustained rural development. Swapna has a keen interest and deep understanding of processes and implementation modeling at the grassroots and organizational level. She works with her teams at the corporate as well as at the field levels to enable the two ends meet. She also holds an executive post with Drishtee Foundation as the Project Coordinator and works closely with the Content teams for developing marketing, training and other support contents. As the Chief Editor of the Monthly magazine, Ek Naya Drishteekon, Swapna has contributed to the concept and growth of rural content dissemination and collection’ program of Drishtee Foundation.

Shalini, a postgraduate from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, has spent most of her working period in NGOs operational in Gujarat and Rajasthan. Her work has mainly revolved around training of women and trainers themselves on issues of environmental regeneration and participatory principles. She is presently working with Drishtee Foundation as an Associate Trainer.