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New mobile app for adolescent health information launched in Bangladesh
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Dnet, the organisation behind Aponjon / MAMA in Bangladesh, have recently launched a new mobile app in Bangladesh aimed at adolescents. The app, called Aponjon Koishor and which runs on Android phones, contains information about what to expect in terms of physical and mental changes in adolescence, as well as information around sexual and reproductive health, family planning and social issues.
Users are able to interact with the app by asking questions, but have the option of keeping their profiles private. Parents are also able to use the app to see what information their children are receiving.
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Monica Lewinsky: Turning online bullying experiences into a force for good
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Since being vilified online and called "tramp, tart, slut, whore, bimbo, and, of course, ‘that woman’" for engaging in a consensual sexual relationship with former US President Bill Clinton, Monica Lewinsky has had to navigate a maze of emotions in response.
She now uses her experiences to speak out against online shaming, bullying and harassment in the hopes that she can provide advice to others, including bystanders, who are receiving or observing the same horrible treatment. In this powerful interview with The Guardian, Monica shares how she decided to change her life from being engulfed in the shame which others projected on her (but not the man in the relationship!) into one of survival. For starters, she has worked with Vodafone to create a keyboard with anti-bullying gifs and emojis for mobile phones. She also gives talks around the world about the perils of online bullying and harassment.
Read more.
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Keeping girls safe online: a guide
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Girl Effect has produced a guide on ensuring girls’ safety and security online – an important issue but something that not many have looked at in much detail until now.
Developed by Girl Effect and Linda Raftree, the Digital Privacy, Safety and Security Guide is aimed at providing Girl Effect staff and partners with guidance on how to protect girls who are using the digital tools that they create and promote.
The guide outlines how to approach digital initiatives and programmes involving girls, ensuring that the content Girl Effect provides does not put girls and risk and offering a framework to better protect girls’ personal information and privacy.
You can see the guide here.
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Domestic violence in Somalia:
Effecting change with mobile?
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Similar to the Rape Crisis Counseling app we shared in our editorial, the International Committee for the Development of Peoples (CISP) hopes to transfer an anti-domestic violence app that had success in the US to Somalia. The My Plan App is designed to provide people who have experienced domestic violence with both psychosocial and medical support.
Nevertheless, CISP acknowledges that due to a lack of a legal framework which criminalizes domestic violence, as well as prevailing social attitudes about appropriate responses to marital issues, the app may face difficulties achieving its stated aims in Somalia. We look forward to learning about the outcomes once the app has been tested for a while.
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The ban on mobiles for young women in India
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Several villages in Gujarat in western India have banned girls under the age of 18 and unmarried women from owning mobile phones.
Community leaders and elders have argued that having a mobile distracts girls from their studies, causes girls to get into bad situations, and that girls should use their father’s phone until they are married. Any girl owning a mobile will be fined 2100 rupees ($31 USD), with a reward for informers. Read more.
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WEF Recognizes Africa's Top Female Innovators
Natalie Bitature, Lilian Makoi, Nneile Nkholise, Larissa Uwase, and Audrey Chang. Last month, the World Economic Forum recognized these five women for their work to improve services in energy to commerce, to education, all with technology. Find out how and why.
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Girls in Tech in Botswana
The DigiGirlz Tech Camp, run by Microsoft and Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) has run their camp for over 100 girls in the north of Botswana. The programme gives girls opportunities to learn about careers in tech, working towards getting more girls into tech and breaking stereotypes.
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How mobile can change women's lives: A World Bank perspective
In this blog post, the World Bank looks beyond social uses to examine how mobile can have a positive impact on women's lives. The post includes a case study from Tanzania which illustrated how a government mobile digital identity initiative is helping girls access schools and medical care.
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