The Village Knowledge Centres (VKCs) are based on the guiding principles of being a people-centric programme based on community ownership, fulfilling demand driven information needs of local people within the local context and committed to social inclusion. Establishment and operationalisation of VKCs involves a multi-stage multi-pronged strategy that includes social mobilization, need/demand assessment of local communities, provision of connectivity and relevant content, use of the hub and spokes model for dissemination and management, establishment of efficient monitoring and evaluation procedures, provision of services, linking up with multiple partners, and building capacities of local communities to ensure sustainability. As part of the CC Phase project, one VRC and one VKC each were established in Koraput and Wayanad. In Wayanad, a Village Knowledge Centre was established in collaboration with Meenangadi Panchayat in December 2006 at Thachampath, a tribal hamlet near Kalpetta. The primary aim of the VKC provision of information and knowledge from various sources with emphasis on development through people based management. The site was selected after an intensive process based approach. Support of Grama Panchayat, percentage of tribal population, public infrastructure availability (public rent-free building along with electricity), and accessibility (preferably less than 25 km from Wayanad VRC) and strong support of local community were some of the important criteria used in the selection process. The VKC currently serves seven tribal hamlets and receives varied types of users with diversified needs from those hamlets. The centre provides demand-driven information, based on the needs of the community and also conducts various training and awareness programmes on different aspects like agriculture, health, education, livestock, and computer aided learning programme for tribal children. To reach out to a larger audience a Community News Paper is being regularly published, which disseminates information catering to a wide range of people. Technologies used by the centre include Compact Discs, Community PC, Notice Boards. In Jeypore, a Village Resource Centre was established in January 2006 and a Village Knowledge Centre (VKC) established at the tribal hamlet of Nuaguda, Lima Panchayat in July 2007. The hamlet was selected based on set of criteria such as the support of Grama Panchayat, tribal population, public infrastructure and support of local community and after a series of consultations with hamlets around Nuaguda. The centre serves eight adjacent hamlets having a sizeable tribal population and is receiving various types of users with diversified needs. The centre is conducting various training and awareness programmes on different aspects like agriculture, health, education, livestock and also engaged in computer aided learning programme for tribal children. The VKCs and VRCs in Jeypore and Wayanad are faced with two new conditions unlike other locations. Firstly, the literacy rate is very low among the tribal population and hence use of modern high tech instruments certainly a barrier. Secondly cultural barriers of engaging tribal population with mainstream populations as well as external people are indeed a formidable task. We hope to overcome many of these in the months to come.