Mothers in urban Nepal consist of literate middle-aged women with access to all kinds of mobile devices and technology, yet they lack the proper knowledge to use them effectively to make their daily life and family concerns easier. They are also prone to online fraud and misinformation through malicious news sources. 'Tech for Moms' is a program designed to educate and make aware adult women of digital identities, social media platforms, misinformation, and using digital financial tools.
Adult women have been systematically marginalized from actively participating in digital spaces because of their comparatively lower prowess in the English language, lack of decision-making powers, lack of financial independence, lower education levels, and so on. Systemic misogyny and ageism make it difficult for them to access the required support. This means that adult women are left behind in terms of digital literacy, adoption of digital financial tools, digital civic participation, etc.
By educating adult women on areas of digital literacy, misinformation, and ethical use of digital media to help them be self-sufficient using technology and making sound decisions on social platforms.
Having more digitally literate moms also means fewer chances of falling into internet scams and fake news, for which they are incredibly vulnerable. They also don't have to rely on their family members for using digital tools which has usually been the case in Nepal.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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