Indian Public Library Movement launched new program to empower girls in tech
The Indian Public Library Movement (IPLM) launched a new program called Technology for Empowering Girls/Women (TEG) that will leverage libraries to provide women and girls with access to technology training. The program, created with the collaboration of American Express and…
Girl Guides Canada launched DeCode program to keep girls safe online
As the celebrations for the Safer Internet Day 2018 begin, Girl Guides Canada launched the new digital literacy program DeCode to help girls understand how to use technology for their daily lives in a safe manner. DeCode covers topics that…
300 girls to receive coding and entrepreneurship training
A digital literacy program called “Girls Can Code” launched in Ghana will train 300 young girls, 20 teachers and 10 Senior High Schools across the country in coding, entrepreneurship and other digital skills between January 2018 and August 2019. The…
Transputec Academy brings digital devices and literacy to rural villages in India
Transputec Academy is an initiative organized by Haven, a UK-based charity, to provide children from rural villages in West Bengal, India, with access to digital devices (such as laptops, tablets and PCs) and connectivity infrastructure. The project consists in sending…
MyFuture.net website developed by Boys & Girls Club helps children from USA to develop digital skills
Comcast NBC Universal and Boys & Girls Club – one of the largest after-school providers of digital literacy training for children in the United States with more than 4,300 clubs around the country – developed MyFuture.net, a website which offers…
Local government and private organizations drive digital literacy in Andhra Pradesh, India
The District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) of Andhra Pradesh state of India, is currently establishing 14 Skill Development Training Centers in the region to provide women with different sorts of training to improve their livelihoods. The workshops offered cover a…
Maison Digital in Guinea will boost social inclusion by training women and girls to leverage the potential of ICTs
Orange Foundation launched a new Digital House (Maison Digitale) in Guinea to promote social inclusion and female rights leveraging digital technologies. The program was implemented with the support of Wafrica and SARINKA, as well as financial resources from the French…
GirlCode launches a series of initiatives to train South African women and girls in ICT
GirlCode is a non-profit South African Organization founded in 2014 as a female-only hackathon to engage girls in pursuing technology occupations. Throughout the past four years, the organization has continued to grow and in 2017 it attracted 117 participants next…
Internet Saathi rural digital literacy program will now provide employment opportunities for its participants
Google India and Tata Trusts announced a new initiative that will serve as an extension of the Internet Saathi program, which teaches rural women from India how to become digital skills tutors to spread tech knowledge among their communities. Through…
UN Women and Orange Liberia launch partnership for digital skills and financial inclusion
UN Women and Orange Liberia launched a partnership to provide women and girls from the country with ICT skills and access to mobile banking services. This collaboration scheme responds to the needs of providing the whole population with equal access…