The Vice President at Intel Corporation and Director of
Corporate Affairs, cum President Intel Foundation Ms. Rosalind Hudnell has said
My Digital Journey initiative by the firm provides an opportunity for women and
girls, reports ITRealms.
She made this known during the launch of the programme in
Nairobi, saying that as part of the first phase of the programme, it would
create opportunities for women and girls in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa to
learn about the internet and benefit from the wealth of information available
that will contribute towards achieving their goals and provide access to
opportunities
Learners on My Digital Journey, she said, will receive a
digital completion certificate after successfully completing three quests.
“Each quest comprises 3-6 missions. The first mission may take a learner 15-45
minutes depending on reading speed and the thought put into responding to
challenges,” she said.
According to her, this learning platform provides women and
girls with a unique opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and
access additional resources that support learning in a safe environment.
Gaining access to the Internet, Hudnell said, enables women
and girls to improve their self-esteem and expression, expand their social and
political participation, gain new skills that enable them to obtain formal
education, become entrepreneurs, or secure employment, and in addition get
access to information and new connections within their communities and beyond.
Intel believes that educating girls and closing the Internet
gender gap has an important multiplier effect—expanding opportunities for
families, communities, and nations.
“Through the Intel
Global Girls and Women Initiative, we are working to empower millions of girls
and women around the world by closing the gender gap in access to education,
inspiring more girls and women to become creators of technology and connecting
them to opportunity,” she noted.
Also speaking, UN Women Deputy Regional Director for Eastern
and Southern Africa, Simone ellis Oluoch-Olunya, noted that Unlocking gender
equality will unlock the growth potential of the continent.
“Grounded in the vision of equality, UN Women believes that
technology can be a game-changer for women and girls. Enhancing women’s
economic empowerment is one of the five priority areas of UN Women’s work,
therefore this initiative is one of many UN Women is undertaking to advance
women’s economic empowerment and support women, particularly from a technology
perspective,’’ Ms. Oluoch-Olunya said.
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