{"id":51459,"date":"2024-09-18T11:40:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T06:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wdfuniversity.org\/?p=51459"},"modified":"2024-12-15T08:37:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T03:07:52","slug":"world-development-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wdfuniverse.org\/wordpress\/world-development-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"World Development Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"paragraph\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: blue;\">World Development Foundation<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>World Development Foundation was born as a legal entity in 2003 with a clear mission: to use technology to transform the lives of poor people across the globe.&#8221; Prof. Dr. H. O. Srivastava, President and CEO says<\/h3>\n<p><b style=\"color: red;\">From the following select box, choose the language of your preference:<\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"google_translate_element\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nfunction googleTranslateElementInit() {<span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>\n  new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en'}, 'google_translate_element');\n}\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/translate.google.com\/translate_a\/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/translate.google.com\/translate_a\/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 1200px; line-height: 2em; overflow: scroll; padding: 5px; background-color: #fcfadd; color: #714d03; border: 4px double #DEBB07;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Blog post from Prof. H. 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Srivastava<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"825\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wdfuniverse.org\/wordpress\/best-courses-for-life-long-learning\/hos-iete-2000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wdfuniverse.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hos-iete-2000-scaled.jpeg?fit=1670%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1670,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1488810256&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hos iete 2000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wdfuniverse.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hos-iete-2000-scaled.jpeg?fit=640%2C981&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-825 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wdfuniversity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hos-iete-2000-196x300.jpeg?resize=196%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wdfuniverse.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hos-iete-2000-scaled.jpeg?resize=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1 196w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wdfuniverse.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hos-iete-2000-scaled.jpeg?resize=668%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 668w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wdfuniverse.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hos-iete-2000-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1177&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wdfuniverse.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hos-iete-2000-scaled.jpeg?resize=1002%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1002w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wdfuniverse.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hos-iete-2000-scaled.jpeg?resize=1336%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wdfuniverse.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hos-iete-2000-scaled.jpeg?resize=600%2C920&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wdfuniverse.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hos-iete-2000-scaled.jpeg?w=1670&amp;ssl=1 1670w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wdfuniverse.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/hos-iete-2000-scaled.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sirhariomsrivastava.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Dr. Sir H. O. Srivastava<\/a>, IBS, K. St. J<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>M.Sc. M.Phil, Ph. D. (Info Sys.), Ph. D. (Chemistry), D. Lit. (Management)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wdfindia.in\"><strong>World Development Foundation<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/epo.wikitrans.net\/World_Development_Foundation\"><strong>WDF<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nFounded in 2003 and based in New Delhi, WDF provides turnkey solutions for radio and TV broadcasting, education, and innovative media solutions. Their mission is to empower the poor by providing education and training for earning livelihoods through the use of radio, TV, Internet, and new media.<br \/>\n&#8220;This foundation was born as a legal entity in 2003 with a clear mission: to use technology to transform the lives of poor people across the globe.&#8221; Prof. Dr. H. O. Srivastava, President and CEO says.<br \/>\nAt WDF, we believe that broadcasting and communication are the most convenient and cost-effective means of sharing knowledge, removing poverty, and empowering the underprivileged. Our projects span across India, Asia, and Africa, focusing on community radio stations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/wdfindia\/videos\">educational broadcasting<\/a>, and more. One of WDF\u2019s notable projects includes the commissioning of community radio stations in Ethiopia, providing vital information and education to remote communities. WDF\u2019s expertise extends to media center solutions, including electronic media production centers, video conferencing systems, and consultancy services. Their goal is to leverage technology to create a better, more informed world.<br \/>\nWDF is also providing assistance and advise for Community radio and 700 Commercial radio stations in India for which auctions are starting soon.<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/wdfindia.in<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/wdfindia\/videos<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Birth of World Development Foundation\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IJRCOithgYo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mission of World Development Foundation is to transform the lives of poor people across the globe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[108],"tags":[211,156,208,210,115,209,212,206,213,114,214,205,207,204],"class_list":["post-51459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-is-anyone-really-interested-in-solving-problem-of-world-hunger","tag-3rd-phase","tag-ai-ml-for-agriculture","tag-community-radio","tag-consultant","tag-education","tag-empc","tag-fm-phase-3","tag-fmradio","tag-india","tag-knowledge-agriculture","tag-poverty","tag-wdf","tag-wdfindia","tag-world-development-foundation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":68385,"url":"https:\/\/wdfuniverse.org\/wordpress\/sirhariomsrivastava\/","url_meta":{"origin":51459,"position":0},"title":"Prof. Dr. Sir Hari Om Srivastava: A Champion for Education, Agriculture, and Community Empowerment","author":"Prof. H. 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