Project Details


WSIS Prizes Contest 2023 Nominee

Bridging the gender digital divide


Description

A project that sought to empower female students at the University of Zimbabwe
by bridging the gender digital divide. The target audience was 2 916 female students resident in three University female hostels. The objectives were to a) to create an enabling ICT environment b) to train the basic computing skills (International Computer Driving Licence), c) to enhance ICT literacy skills.
Activities involved setting up of computer labs in three female hostels.Engaged Computer Society to train in ICDL, selected (100)less privileged female students.

Project website

http://www.uz.ac.zw


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Action lines related to this project
  • AL C2. Information and communication infrastructure
  • AL C4. Capacity building 2023
  • AL C6. Enabling environment
Sustainable development goals related to this project
  • Goal 4: Quality education
  • Goal 5: Gender equality

Coverage
  • students from University's female hostels, Zimbabwe

Status

Ongoing

Start date

2017

End date

Not set


Target beneficiary group(s)
  • Youth
  • Women

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A project that sought to empower female students at the University of Zimbabwe by bridging the gender digital divide.


Entity name

University of Zimbabwe

Entity country—type

Zimbabwe Academia

Entity website

http://www.uz.ac.zw