Ooredoo Myanmar Empowers Young Women with Digital and Leadership Skills through Tech Age Girls Program 2020-21
Ooredoo Myanmar provides opportunities for young women across Myanmar to learn digital literacy and leadership skills through the Tech Age Girls program 2020- 21.
Organized by Myanmar Book Aid and Preservation Foundation (MBAPF), Tech Age Girls (TAG) is a one-year-long program for young women aged 16-20 with the aim to equip them with essential leadership and digital technology knowledge. Each year over 100 young women from different communities are selected to participate in the program. Ooredoo Myanmar has been supporting the Tech Age Girls program since 2016 with connectivity and devices. Seeing the benefits of the program, Ooredoo Myanmar became the main sponsor in 2019.
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Following the success of the program in 2019, this year, Ooredoo Myanmar vows to widen its support by doubling the number of selected participants. Over 200 young women have been recruited to join the Tech Age Girls 2020-21.
U Tint Naing Htut, Head of Corporate Communications of Ooredoo Myanmar remarks; “We firmly believe in empowering young women by reducing inequalities and providing opportunities through digital technology. Tech Age Girls program will not only improve the participants’ own lives but also after the program, they will improve the quality of life in their communities by utilizing
the leadership and digital skills that they have learned through the program. This program will help close not just only gender divide but also the digital divide.”
Tech Age Girls program 2020-21 was launched on December 17th, 2020, featuring a panel discussion titled “Empowering Young Myanmar Girls through Tech Age Girls program” by prominent speakers such as Daw Hla Hla Win, Founder, and CEO of 360ed, Dr. Thant Thaw Kaung, Executive Director of Myanmar Book Aid and Preservation Foundation, U Tint Naing Htut, Head of Corporate Communications of Ooredoo Myanmar, and Daw Aye Thu Zar, Alumnus of Tech Age Girls program 2016. The panel highlights the importance of young women’s empowerment and the journey to the success of women in tech.
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Dr. Thant Thaw Kaung, Executive Director of Myanmar Book Aid and Preservation Foundation said; “I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Ooredoo Myanmar for supporting the program which is reaching to the grassroots of Myanmar continuously. Ooredoo has been a great partner for our foundation. With more opportunities given this year, I believe that those tech age girls will become the role models for the youth in their areas and will contribute to the development of their communities.”
The Tech Age Girls Program includes (3) phases of learning, which are ICT skills, soft skills, and leadership summit. These 3 phases will start from December 2020 to October 2021. Tech Age Girls graduates can become mentors for future cohorts by joining a global network of over 1,000 alumni and enhance the ongoing development of communities in local and global.
