The 20-month initiative aims at empowering women and girls in rural Upper Egypt by enhancing digital literacy, safety, and resilience against TFGBV. The project simultaneously engages men and boys to foster collective responsibility for gender equality. Key activities include digital literacy workshops, community dialogues, awareness campaigns, capacity building for civil society organizations, and online advocacy. Through these interventions, the project seeks to reduce technology-facilitated gender-based violence, close the gender digital divide, and promote a safer, more inclusive digital and societal environment.
Project Goals
Our project seeks to achieve the following goals:
- Bridge the gender digital divide in rural Upper Egypt.
- Combat technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV).
- Strengthen digital literacy, online safety, and resilience among women and girls.
- Engage men and boys to shift societal norms and promote gender equality.
- Build capacities of civil society organizations for advocacy, awareness, and support services.
Target Group(s)
- Women and girls aged 18–30 in rural and marginalized communities.
- Men and boys aged 18–30 to foster collective responsibility for gender equality.
- Civil society organizations (CSOs) and community leaders to enable wider community engagement.
Planned Outcomes/Achievements
- 1,470 young people are equipped with digital literacy skills and knowledge of TFGBV prevention.
- 28 CSO staff and 21 community leaders trained in gender-sensitive advocacy, digital safety, and TFGBV prevention.
- Awareness campaigns conducted in 7 governorates to promote safe digital engagement.
- Networks of CSOs, community leaders, and government institutions established to support long-term gender equality initiatives.
- Evidence-based research and digital media analysis to inform future interventions.
- Sustainable capacity building, ensuring local ownership and continued advocacy beyond the project period.
