In poor, rural communities around the world, women disproportionately face adversity or difficulties in using technology. As societies join the digital revolution, females are often left behind, unable to access online services, information, and income-gen...

Meet Rosie, a girl who escaped genital mutilation in Tanzania with the help of Humanitarian OpenStreetMaps Team (HOT). Through the WomenConnect Challenge, USAID partnered with HOT to create crowd-sourced maps that helped rescue Rosie and hundreds of other...

This blog is part of the WomenConnect Challenge Blog Series: Introducing Strategies for Closing the Gender Digital Divide. USAID’s WomenConnect Challenge (WCC) is a global call for solutions to improve women’s participation in everyday life by meaningfully...

Digital technologies are revolutionizing the way we access information, financing, and networks—all critical tools for fully participating in the global economy. Yet, these technologies, most notably internet connectivity and mobile phones, are not reachin...

Launched in 2018 by Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump and USAID Administrator Mark Green, the WomenConnect Challenge (WCC) is a global call for solutions to improve women’s participation in everyday life by meaningfully changing the ways women and girl...