All Content Tagged “Digital Access and Technology”

Research and Reports
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Courtesy of WiDEF

Effective Practices For Closing The Gender Digital Divide

The “Effective Practices for Closing the Gender Digital Divide” report is a resource for funders, organizations, and practitioners working on strategies and programs to bridge the gender and technology gap for women, girls, and marginalized populations.

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  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Education
  • Adolescent Girls/Youth
  • Education
  • Inclusive Development
  • Training
  • Activity Design and Implementation
Blog
A woman in a floral shirt and pink headwrap stands beside colorful ceramic dolls on a table, wearing a black apron with text and an ID badge. The background shows a blurred outdoor setting.
Microempresas client Isabelina Mosquera Murillo makes artesanal products crafted from the totumo fruit. Ricardo Ramos, Microempresas de Colombia

Finanzas para Todas: Applying a Gender Lens to Financial Education in Colombia

Governments and aid agencies often focus efforts on improving access to finance, however, access to financial products does not guarantee that people know how to use them wisely.

It’s as important to ensure that people can develop healthy and sustainable financial habits and behaviors that cement a better quality of life. In Colombia, USAID INVEST and partners developed a new digital tool to guide financial service providers in designing and delivering financial education using a gender-smart and intersectional approach.
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  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Economic Growth
  • Education
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion
  • Inclusive Development
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Activity Design and Implementation
Fact Sheet
A conference room with a large table and multiple people seated around it. In the foreground, a laptop displays a video conference with a woman speaking. The background features participants focused on the meeting.
Working with the State Great Hural’s Parliamentary Research Institute in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, USAID provided parliament members and staff tips for using both traditional media and new digital platforms to engage constituents. 2021 DRG Photo Contest finalist, International Republican Institute

USG Launches Initiative to Advance Women’s Political Leadership

Discover the U.S. Government's $850M initiative to advance women's political leadership globally in the digital age. Read more in the USAID fact sheet.

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  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Education
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Women’s Leadership
  • Activity Design and Implementation
  • Partnerships
Fact Sheet
Bobby Neptune for USAID
Photo Credit: Bobby Neptune for USAID

Fact Sheet: New Commitments to the Women in the Digital Economy Initiative

Explore this fact sheet to learn more about the Women in the Digital Economy Fund and new partner commitments to the Women in the Digital Economy Initiative.

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  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Economic Growth
  • Education
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Partnerships
Brief

Fact Sheet: USAID Highlights Gender Equality Commitments at 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women

Read this fact sheet that highlights USAID's gender equality commitments, including Care Infrastructure, Gender Equality in Agrifood Systems, and the Women in the Sustainable Economy Initiative (WISE).

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  • Agriculture and Food Security
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Inclusive Development
  • Policy
  • Resilience and Food Security
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Women’s Leadership
Blog
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Afolayan Deborah Funmilayo demonstrates a technique to three other researchers. AWARD

Women Scientists Advancing Agriculture Research Across Africa

Women play a critical role in agricultural research communities and help ensure that innovations work for all farmers and participants in agrifood systems Read the stories of women researchers working in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and beyond to end hunger and create more resilient food systems through their contributions in science, technology, research and agriculture.

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  • International Women's Day
  • Agriculture and Food Security
  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Education
  • Global Health
  • Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural Resources Management
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Education
  • Resilience and Food Security
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Women’s Leadership
Blog
two women stand in front of computers wearing matching blue shirts, one holding a child
Bluetown micro-operators Victoria Y. and Victoria N. use ICT Labs to help teach members of their community how to use the internet. MpadImages for DAI

3 Ways Access to the Internet Makes Lives Better in Ghana

The USAID/Microsoft Airband Initiative is closing the gender digital divide by bringing internet access to more women around the world, expanding women’s economic opportunities, and enabling digital development services.

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  • Digital Access and Technology

Gender Digital Divide Gender Analysis Technical Resource

Learn about the Gender Digital Divide through the information presented in this technical resource, developed to address women’s equitable participation in the national, regional and global economy. 

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  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Women’s Leadership

Gender Digital Divide Risk Mitigation Technical Note

Learn about risk mitigation for the Gender Digital Divide through the information presented in this technical note, developed to address women’s equitable participation in the national, regional and global economy.

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  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Financial Inclusion