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...

USAID’S FIRST-EVER DIGITAL STRATEGY CHARTS AN AGENCY-WIDE VISION for development and humanitarian assistance in the world’s rapidly evolving digital landscape...

The DECA Toolkit is a step-by-step guide designed to help USAID Mission staff hire and manage a research team to independently conduct high-quality research. DECA findings and recommendations will directly inform Mission decision-making about digital devel...

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...