Project Details


WSIS Prizes Contest 2021 Nominee

Establishment of a Telecentre for girls and Women


Description

RESARU would like to establish a resource centre,telecentre where girls and women can access internet,photocopying,scanning among other services.We train girls especially vulnerable and orphans and marginalised communities.Internet services are expensive as such girls and women do not have access to internet including so by coming up with the telecentre we shall bring access to internet.We also train girls in computer skills.The Objective is to provide technology to the rural.To enhance capacity of girls in computer use and internet.To provide technology to rural and remote areas.The activities including typing,internet services,photocopying,scanning.teleconference,zoom meetings.Those in community day secondary schools girls access information on assignments and their research.

Project website

https://beta.girlsnotbrides.org/our-partnership/member-directory/rural-education-support-and-rehabilitation-unit-resaru/


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Action lines related to this project
  • AL C1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
  • AL C2. Information and communication infrastructure
  • AL C3. Access to information and knowledge 2021
  • AL C5. Building confidence and security in use of ICTs
Sustainable development goals related to this project
  • Goal 1: No poverty
  • Goal 3: Good health and well-being
  • Goal 4: Quality education
  • Goal 5: Gender equality
  • Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth

Coverage
  • Malawi

Status

Ongoing

Start date

2005

End date

Not set


Target beneficiary group(s)
  • Youth
  • Women

Replicability

We intend to scale up the project because of high demand of the services.We have received overwhelming response hence the need to scale up


Sustainability

It helps to enhance capacity of girls in computer use and internet and to provide technology to rural and remote areas


WSIS values promotion

We conducted evaluations in various schools and realized there are now using relearning and with covid the telecentre has helped girls accessing education during these restriction times.


Entity name

Rural Education Support and Rehabilitation Unit

Entity country—type

Malawi Civil Society

Entity website

https://beta.girlsnotbrides.org/our-partnership/member-directory/rural-education-support-and-rehabilitation-unit-resaru/

Partners

Tellecommunication operators Malawi communication regulatory Authority District Council Area Development committes