Digital Solutions for Empowering Adolescent Girls in South Asia
A Regional Analysis
Highlights
Digital exclusion not only affects girls’ agency, opportunities, resilience and rights, it also affects their families, communities and broader societal development as girls are unable to take their role as change-makers and leaders. The barriers that prevent adolescent girls from accessing and participating in the digital space are compounded by affordability (cost), availability (infrastructure and access), ability (user capability and design) and appetite (social norms, safety and relevance). UNICEF has identified three key programming areas to foster an inclusive and equitable digital ecosystem in South Asia, for adolescent girls and the most marginalized groups: ensuring girls have access and connectivity to digital technologies; promoting digital skills development for girls, including digital literacy and digital skills training; and creating safe digital learning environments and working with families and communities to support digital learning and access for girls.
