Women Digital Empowerment
A series of workshops helping women use phones confidently for communication, information and small businesses.
- Category
- Women Empowerment
- Period
- August 2024 – March 2025
- Location
- Poovanur, Madurai District
Overview
Topics included video calls, digital payments, spotting scams and finding information on government schemes.
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The need
Many women in the area share a family phone and have not had time or support to learn beyond calls.
Our approach
Afternoon batches at convenient times, taught by women volunteers, with a focus on safety and privacy.
Outcome
The planned batches were completed; several participants now help neighbours (demo narrative).
Activities
- Women Empowerment
Women's Digital Literacy Workshop
An afternoon workshop on video calls, digital payments and recognising common phone scams.
Poovanur, Madurai District26 Beneficiaries
Impact
Gallery
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Voices from the project
“I learned to make a video call to my son and to check bus timings on my phone. Small things, but they matter to me.”
Kavitha M.
Workshop participant, Fictional demo persona
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Women's digital literacy journey
A group of women who learned phone skills together and now teach others (fictional story).
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