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The feminine gender deserves to know
As a girl that was raised from a humble background, I would not have made to the different levels of learning but for the sponsors, bursaries and scholarships i made it to Makerere University. It is at this university that i learned how important digital skills/ digital literacy would have been to me at my teenage ages. Despite having missed then, digital literacy and skills continue to enlighten my path and they can still help anyone even at later stages.
I give free online lectures to all interested ladies that have access to a computer and internet about using the application software(word, power point, excel, spreadsheet, database) because they need all these skills in the day today life both at work and at home, its true some may be having a few skills with such applications but learning more features is equally important. I also teach those that are already familiar with using a computer, website development skills and software development skills (HTML, CSS, java-script, PHP). These skills can help them earn a living through self employment achieve any other goals they ever intend to.
I currently completed my website development course with women institute of technology and innovation under women in technology Uganda and am now working on a site called sprout out where I will be posting educative material especially about the reproductive health to young girls especially the teenagers that are just beginning to experience a change in their growth. i will be moving to different places most especially villages and slums with a team of young doctors and motivational speakers to talk to the young girls on ho how to deal with changes in their growth plus serving them a few materials like sanitary towels. people that have access to this site will be able to contact me directly and am i will be available to provide reply nearly immediately. this site will be improved to allow users post any useful life questions and useful answers will be provided.
I am involved in a certain association of young people where we do a lot one of which is women empowerment, we give soft loans to women with nearly no security but only being guaranteed by a member(s). most women are supporting families and in certain cases, they need loans to sustain a living which they cant get without enough collateral security from commercial banks, here we came in and developed this idea that is slowly succeeding except that the funds in the association are low compared to the the demand, this is what are trying to deal with currently. the association also does a lot outside this and you can visit abilityyouthinitiative.000webhostapp.com for me information it. To know more about me, visit my curriculum vitae at andindaruth.000webhostapp.com
State your goals
1. Involving women to compete digitally
2. Providing reproductive health to growing teenagers and motivating them to avoid early unwanted pregnancies.
3. Providing financial literacy and support to women that are responsible for running families through soft loans.
4. 1mproving digital skills and solutions among women
5. Helping girls get self employed through software development skills.
What problems (particularly in value chain competitiveness and global disruption) are your community’s stakeholders facing due to the Covid-19 pandemic?
1. Most people are jobless and some lack basic needs
2. The youth are redundant and nearly spend whole day on social media
3. Some people find difficult at work and sometimes lose jobs due to lack of basic ICT skills.
What minimum viable solution(s) are you proposing to address the challenge(s) in your community?
1. Providing soft loans to those that lack security to get loans in big banks
2. Providing online lectures in application software and website development skills so as to get them busy and engaged in usable skills
3. Help those with difficult at work due to lack of digital skills
Share your story (your narrative)
Am a female Ugandan aged 21. A student of Makerere University pursuing a bachelors in information systems and technology. I believe in technology and i know digital skills can make a difference in someones life. I grew up from a humble background deep in villages until i secured a scholarship to come to the city, I choose to do an I.T course because i wanted to know what happens behind the monitors and the keyboards plus the application software that i merely knew how to apply it. I secured a laptop from this scholarship which am currently using to develop my digital skills as a woman. i have learnt a lot with support from institutions like women institute of technology and innovation and outbox.com that have given me free online lectures in website development and software development respectively.
I have a plan of helping youth(females) and women that are going through the same problem (digital illiteracy) which continues to lower there status behind men each day. so I am on this platform to share my idea on the steps am already taking and planning to help women and girls gain usable digital skills
Please provide any additional relevant information that you would like to share.
If it wasn't for shortage of resources, Females in my community would be well equipped with digital literacy skills but i look forward to not giving up on this.
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The idea is nice but please state your business model
Thanks for sharing the overview of your idea! The essence of your idea seems to be promising.
But here are some suggestions to help you improve/refine your idea further:
1. Cut down the verbiage:
- Remember, you are “selling” your MVP to someone (could be sponsor) and therefore your pitch must be short and sweet. Just keep your answers straight to the point.
- All other information can be in an annex
2. Description of your idea:
- Address the who (target audience; provide clear demographics), what (clearly state the problem but don’t get into the details- you will get to this in question 4), how (how your solution will solve the problem), and your promise to your target market. Be specific and your answer should be in maximum 5 short and simple sentences.
3. The Problem:
- Elaborate the problem(s) and then explain how the problems affect your target audience, and how has the situation has gotten worse due to the ongoing public health crisis. Cite credible sources to back up any claims.
4. The Solution:
- Keep in mind the following questions: (i) How can your target audience access your solution? (ii) What are the unique features of your solution will deliver your fulfill your promises and benefit your audience and how? . Also, include the feasibility of implementing your solution. Cite credible sources to back up any claims
5. The story:
- This is provided in the beginning of your submission. However, try to include specific details about: (i) what problem you are trying to solve and why, (ii) how the problem has affected you, (iii) the steps you have taken to address the problems, (iv) what worked and didn't work, (v) how you finally reached the milestone etc; and (vi) your final call-to-action.
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hey its a good idea but there are so many online platform already in the market, What is new thing do you added here, What is your value propositions?
HI. I love your passion and commitment. However the sustainability and business model is not clear. I wish you well in this process to help you to develop the concept further and how to articulate that.
Hi Ruth, kindly review my idea Teleeza in Digital Change-Makers challenge so that I can refine it and progress it to the next stage
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Greetings
Let me congratulate you about these incredible ideas of helping women to increase their knowledge through digital literacy. I really appreciate it. I was wondering about refining your partners as well as a business model because they will be needed in implementation of this ideas. Thanks
Hi Ruth, well done. How do you recover your money back from borrowers in case of defaults? Do the beneficiaries act as guarantors for themselves such that if one defaults the other member(s) of a group (if any) is/are held responsible?
Is it a social business? how you make money?
Hi Andinda Ruth,
Thanks for sharing with our your fantastic idea. You mentioned in your idea that you are giving free online leacture to women.
Firstly, my question is do you give those lectures in the local language?
Secondly, please clear your problem and solution statement and share it with us in details. This will help us to understand better your project.
Thank you
Hi Ruth,
I trust you are well.
Let me congratulate you on your idea. I must commend you on the way you opened your post, I was really captivated by your story. Moreover, one might take for granted how few people know how to use the Microsoft applications and also how important these applications are for organizing day to day life activities whether personal or commercial.
I wish to share a few questions and remarks for your consideration.
1. Since you’ve already started development on a prototype, how about you consider changing your objectives into SMART objectives to reflect where you would like to take your prototype going forward. Visit https://thedigitalprojectmanager.com/project-objectives/ for a detailed explanation.
2. Consider amending your problem section by stating facts and statistics (with sources/citations) that will give readers an idea about the damage COVID-19 has caused for education s a whole in Uganda but more specifically for women. Tell us about the current and future implications.
3. I understand that for now you will be focusing on children with access to computers but I really hope you that your solution will evolve to service those without computers in the near future.
The idea has been progressed to the next milestone.
Hi Ruth. Great idea. Just wondering how will you evaluate the eligibility of your clients ? What happens when a client defaults? How will you earn money?
Hi Andinda, great idea, keep it going! What is the financial model? How will the girls from rural areas going to pay for the classes? Or in other words, how would you support your efforts? Many thanks, Ivana
Good initiative. How are you going to sustain it?
Hi Andinda,
I really like your idea and I can see the passion you have put in this idea.
I'm more interested with your loan solution but since this idea is already in review I believe I will see you at the end and we can conserve more on this solution.
But keep up with that passion, not many people have that!!
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Hi Ruth, great idea you are moving in the right track. It is always great to have points in your idea and sticking to selling points. Always make it short and sweet. Then I wanted to find out something what is the difference between women using your platform and them going to access the same skills on YouTube? How do you intend to support your project cause their logistics involved to insure that you continue operating?
For each points stated for the question on your MVP, explain the feasibility of it. You need to explicitly elaborate how exactly will it help solve the problem and benefit the target audience. Describe the process behind each point.
Start working on your final submission form. You are running out of time. So, hurry up.
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