Advancing Digital Literacy and Vocational Skills among Women in Kigoma

Project justification
The community of Kigoma grapples with entrenched challenges that perpetuate cycles of poverty and limit opportunities for children and youth, particularly in rural areas. Unequal access to quality education and high rates of youth unemployment contribute to economic instability and disengagement from society. Critical issues plaguing the education system include a shortage of qualified teachers, inadequate resources, and long distances to schools, especially affecting girls who face risks of assault and rape during their journeys. 

Goals and objectives
The goal of the program was to empower girls and young women with essential digital skills and entrepreneurship training, thereby fostering digital inclusion and economic independence.  

Objective 1: Enhance digital literacy among girls, young women and marginalized communities. In fulfilling this we conducted hands-on training sessions and workshops focused on basic computer skills, internet navigation, and software applications, developed a curriculum tailored to the needs and contexts of girls, young women and marginalized communities, ensuring inclusivity and relevance and created training materials in local languages to facilitate understanding and accessibility.  

Objective 2: Provide participants with entrepreneurship training, we offered comprehensive training covering various aspects of entrepreneurship, including business planning, marketing strategies, financial management and access to markets and engaged experienced entrepreneurs and business experts to provide guidance and mentorship to participants throughout the training process.  

Objective 3: Expand job prospects for participants by imparting in-demand digital skills. The program offered training in-demand digital skills required by various sectors, such as technology, hospitality, retail and administration.