Digital for Girls and Women

D4GW
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Project summary

The Digital for Girls and Women (D4GW) objectives are (1) to improve Enabel’s expertise on the topics of the digital gender divide and digital rights based on targeted actions in this field; and (2) to share the expertise build up based on the implementation of this project at the Belgian and European level, more specifically at the level of the Africa branch of the D4D Hub (which should count as a contribution from Belgium to this mechanism).

The project aims to promote equal opportunities for women and men to actively participate and contribute to an inclusive, rights-based digital economy. This is achieved by improving access to technology and shared infrastructures, enhancing the digital skills and knowledge of women and girls to effectively and confidently use digital technologies and navigate the digital world, and providing them with the necessary support to understand, claim, and assert their digital rights effectively.  

The intervention directly impacts the lives of women and girls by raising awareness about the realities, threats, security issues, and rights concerning digital spaces, including privacy and data protection. The project emphasizes that human rights principles applicable offline must also extend to the digital realm. Ensuring freedom of expression and inclusivity in digital spaces benefits not only men, women, and girls but also marginalized groups, thereby leveraging the opportunities of digitalization for all. 

Code BEL21007
Start date 10 December 2021
End date 10 November 2024
Stage Closed
Donor Belgium
Sector 22040 Information and communication technology (ICT)
Budget 2 250 000.00 €

General objective

Women and men have equal opportunities to participate in and contribute to an inclusive and rights-based digital economy.

Specific objective

A - Women are economically empowered through increased access and better use of digital technologies
B - People, especially women and girls, are empowered to claim their digital rights

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