Move It Forward - female digital starters
Details of the organization
Name *
Digital Leadership Institute
Country *
Belgium
Website (URL)
http://dlii.org
Type *
Civil society entities
Information about the project
Project title *
Move It Forward - female digital starters
Title acronym
MIF
Description *
Move It Forward is a flagship event of the inQube platform that promotes digital entrepreneurship by teen and adult women around the world, by giving them the business and digital skills they need and tasking them to address key social challenges that disproportionately impact girls and women. Since 2016, ten Move It Forward female digital starter events have been carried out in Europe and Asia, each event having reached upwards of 50 teen and adult women representing more than 75 nationalities from around the globe -- including Roma women and recent women refugees in Europe. MIF attendees benefit from trainings in subjects like web development, smartphone app development, cloud services, big data, cybersecurity and virtual reality. At past MIF events, participants developed digital projects to tackle domestic violence, support women refugees, end child-marriage, improve portrayal of women in media, improve women's health, increase efficiency in agriculture, promote startup skills among young people and end cyberviolence, among many other things. The MIF initiative supports SDGs 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11 and 16, with a particular focus on increasing gender equality, and promoting well-being and economic independence for women in the digital society.
Project website
http://inqube.eu
Geographical coverage *
International implementation
Countries of implementation
Belgium, Bulgaria, Turkey
Status *
Ongoing
from 22/01/2016
to
01/01/2022
Partners
Amazon Web Services, DELL EMC, IBM, SWIFT, KAGIDER, BeGital, BCWT, Trust for Social Achievement, TechFugees, Tableau, Child Focus, Serve the City, European Parliament, JCI, Sofia Foundation, BSit, Digital Belgium Skills Fund, Brussels Regional Government
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
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Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this project
Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
Project type *
Training initiative
