Digital Girls Hub
Creating job placement pathways for young women in India
About
The Digital Girls Hub (DGH) is a phygital model (combining physical and digital delivery) supported by UNICEF YuWaah in partnership with Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) to provide low-cost skilling, employment, and social protection to rural and peri-urban women aged 18–29 across Rajasthan, Jharkhand, and Odisha.
Key Highlights
Young women
as the focus
Outcome-based
financing model
Low-cost
digital skilling and placement
Last mile connectivity
for girls from remote and disadvantaged groups
Impact
~20,000+
young women placed in jobs
73%
of placed women aged 18–25
80%
of placements from rural areas
Learning to Earning
Digital skilling
Training in digital and employability skills via UNICEF's Youth Hub platform: an accessible, certified, and free platform for learners.
Placement
Job placement and entrepreneurship opportunities in IT, retail, banking, e-commerce, and more: linked directly to employer partners.
I used to be afraid of speaking to people. But after earning my own income, I am now standing on my own feet. Now I speak with confidence.
If I am not doing anything, I can't say anything. But if I am self-dependent, I can make my own choices.
How does DGH work?
CSCs mobilize women in their communities, register them on skilling and employment platforms, deliver digital and employability skills training, support job applications, and connect learners to government social protection benefits.
Skill development partners and staffing companies that source job opportunities and hire young women. Outcome-based funding, based on successful, verified placement.
A one-stop platform aggregating jobs, certified courses, career guidance, government schemes, and volunteering opportunities: free for all users.
Hosts certified courses in IT literacy, financial literacy, English, and employability skills.
Bridges jobseekers and employers through live listings, internship postings, and community engagement tools.