ICT FOR GIRLS WOMEN EMPOWERMENT CENTERS IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT
120 Computer Labs 2400 Computers Women Empowerment Centers 120 Computer Labs 2400 Computers ~ 10K students / year 150 Personnel including Master Trainers trained by facebook Empowerment of Women in low income families via ICT www.usf.org.pk
PARTNERS STAKEHOLDERS www.usf.org.pk “She Means Business” Training on Women Entrepreneurship Training of Teachers on Microsoft/ Coding Donation of tablets www.usf.org.pk
Process for impact analysis USF & PBM Inhouse teams Online questionnaire Field visits Analysis Conclusions Report 26 Dec to 7 Jan 2019 Responses from 2664 students & 73 teachers 20 to 30 Jan 2019 22 centers 4 provinces F2F interviews 7 to 25 Jan 2019 Graphs & text Student responses Teacher inputs Feb to March 2019 Stakeholder Discussion Final Reviews April 25 2019 LAUNCH www.usf.org.pk
KEY TAKEAWAYS from the survey Intervention was much needed Measurable Positive Impact www.usf.org.pk
recommendations ACTIONS www.usf.org.pk Course alignment with job market Special vouchers for Digiskills course from Ignite Tablets Donated by Huawei Rewarding outstanding students & teachers More centers required ICT4E – 50 labs ICT4D – eVillage Pilot High speed & reliable internet Teacher Benefits www.usf.org.pk
Financial Independence Contribution to Society WAY FORWARD SCALE Prosperity Financial Independence Contribution to Society Job prospects IT Skills Enablement SUSTAINABILITY GOVT POLICY www.usf.org.pk
postlude www.usf.org.pk Women are 50% of Pakistan’s population Knowledge about ICT – a basic survival skill Technology is rapidly transforming Sustainability after support period Continued perseverance and hard work Link to Full Report: https://usf.org.pk/aboutus/content/publications Feedback: usman.wadud@usf.org.pk www.usf.org.pk