VOW Media wants to contribute to a world where women enjoy their basic rights and live with dignity, equality, and justice. It is a non-profit organization that is committed to providing women from marginalized communities with innovative media and technology tools to enable them to voice their own lives, to empower them and strengthen their voices. The advancement of women's leadership capabilities can be fostered by the creation of a positive self-image and a stronger sense of identity through the use of art, media, and education. We believe that through reflecting on and personalizing women’s individual experiences we can stop violence inflicted on women, change social norms and fight against discrimination. Our work focuses specifically on strengthening feminist voices, right to technology, right to mobility, young women’s leadership & transitional justice. We also run various campaigns and educational outreach programs which plays a role in contributing to cultural & social change in our communities. VOW Media believe that she can use culture to change culture. To strengthen young girls and provide opportunities for women to lead, we must consider education, reproductive health, economic justice, access to technology, right to mobility and the impact of sexual and domestic violence.

http://www.voicesofwomenmedia.org

• Africa

• Women

Each person should have the opportunity to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge in order to understand, participate actively in, and benefit fully from, the Information Society and the knowledge economy. Literacy and universal primary education are key factors for building a fully inclusive information society, paying particular attention to the special needs of girls and women. Given the wide range of ICT and information specialists required at all levels, building institutional capacity deserves special attention. Continuous and adult education, re-training, life-long learning, distance-learning and other special services, such as telemedicine, can make an essential contribution to employability and help people benefit from the new opportunities offered by ICTs for traditional jobs, self-employment and new professions. Awareness and literacy in ICTs are an essential foundation in this regard. To achieve a sustainable development of the Information Society, national capability in ICT research and development should be enhanced. Furthermore, partnerships, in particular between and among developed and developing countries, including countries with economies in transition, in research and development, technology transfer, manufacturing and utilization of ICT products and services are crucial for promoting capacity building and global participation in the Information Society. The manufacture of ICTs presents a significant opportunity for creation of wealth. The attainment of our shared aspirations, in particular for developing countries and countries with economies in transition, to become fully-fledged members of the Information Society, and their positive integration into the knowledge economy, depends largely on increased capacity building in the areas of education, technology know-how and access to information, which are major factors in determining development and competitiveness.