Strengthening capacity of young rural women in social and digital media to share their Stories about problems faced to girls children to get admission and continue their education. Selection of 20 young women activists, Five (5) days Capacity building program of the group in developing digital stories, use of social media and Internet, Capacity building through peer to Peer education, Use of Social Media and stories sharing, Follow up meetings
Topical focus:
Country:
What locality or neighborhood will your project focus on?
Swabi
Describe the specific community with whom you will be working.
Young women age 15-29 Years, coming from Rural area of District Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. 20 Young women will be trained as agents of change who will further share their knowledge with 200 young rural women. These young women will collect stories about Girls Education in their area and will share these stories on digital media.
What kinds of news, stories and other content will be created?
The young women will collect stories about Girls education, problems faced to girls in getting admission in schools, lack of facilities, absence of teachers, corporal punishment in schools, causes of drop out
What technologies and digital tools do you plan to use in the trainings?
Describe the connections that you or your organization have already established that will contribute to the success of the project.
AWARE GIRLS is young women membership Organisation having it presence at grass root level. AWARE GIRLS has imparted training to young women activists in the area in advocacy Skill, Women Rights and Activism. AWARE GIRLS will use it presence in the target rural area and will use it as a foundation for the proposed Project.
How many participants do you think will be involved in your project?
1. 20 Young women Directly
2. 200 Young women through 20 Trained activists
Total Number: 220 Young women
Besides the microgrant funding, what other resources and support are you seeking for your project to ensure its success?
Capacity Building. Guidelines and Information Sharing to implement the project smoothly and effectively.
Contact name
Saba Ismail
Organization
AWARE GIRLS