http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/archive/1077 en_GB_uk http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160439/1/1077 Erive Community Radio is bringing a change in the lives of young girls in Maganja da Costa. The UNICEF-supported station has led to a rise in enrollment in primary schools through its programmes promoting girls’ education. The station is run in partnership with Mozambique’s Social Communication Institute. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/160002/1/1077 Kristine Pearson, chief executive of Freeplay Foundation, is the creator of the wind-up and solar-powered Lifeline radio, the first such initiative in the humanitarian sector. She emphasises the use of renewable and clean energy solutions to improve access to communication for the poor. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/158591/1/1077 Illiteracy among women will only worsen the already serious problem of digital divide, says Women’s Literacy and Information and Communication Technologies: Lessons that Experience has Taught Us, a book by Commonwealth of Learning. The study highlights policy as well as implementation strategies in the use of ICTs for women’s literacy. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158076/1/1077 Three firebrand Indian young reporters of Appan Samachar armed with mikes and handy cams, go around Bihar villages scouting for stories primarily on women’s lives and their concerns. These news capsules are then shown to a targeted audience once a month to create social awareness on gender and other issues. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/155846/1/1077 Women in Nepal villages who hitherto remained confined to the four walls of their houses are breaking the shackles and coming out to take up issues that affect them most. It is community radio, which is helping them in their endeavour to spread awareness about their rights. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/155761/1/1077 http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/155156/1/1077 Delhi based Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) in partnership with GKP will host the second i4d Film Festival at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on December 9-10, 2007, before the start of the third global knowledge event, GK3. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/152628/1/1077 The Intel Foundation partnered with the Digital Empowerment Foundation, a New Delhi-based non-governmental organisation has granted a donation of US 60,000 (Rs.25 lakh) towards women's education and empowerment in India. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/79864 Samia Melhem, Sr. Operations Officer, Policy Division (CITPO), The World Bank Group shares her views on the participation of women in information and communication technology (ICT). http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/150793/1/1077 It has been seen that women can add value to local communities by the use of ICTs which also provide them an opportunity for empowerment and economic independence. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/150764/1/1077 The Third International Women's Peace Conference will be held on 10th to 15 July 2007 at Dallas, Texas, USA. It is being organised by Peacemakers Incorporated, a Texas non-profit organization that sponsors international women's conferences on peace. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/150641/1/1077 On the basis of feedback from users and partners, UNIFEM has upgraded the website of Gender-Responsive Budgeting http://www.gender-budgets.org/ and made it more resourceful for the users. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/78923 Norti Bai is the only woman in her village who can operate the computer. At the ripe age of 60, she manages the database and functioning of the internet café at Barefoot College, Tilonia, in Rajasthan, an Indian state where girls have always been ignored in favour of sons. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/78897 Norti Bai is the only woman in her village who can operate the computer. At the ripe age of 60, she manages the database and functioning of the internet café at Barefoot College, Tilonia, in Rajasthan, an Indian state where girls have always been ignored in favour of sons. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/78418 Indian radio broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) is broadcasting everyday a programme on women health issues from its 14 stations in collaboration with the Madhya Pradesh government, UNICEF and the Department of International Development (DFID).