About

There is no denial that an unacceptable gender gap exists between men and women in all strata of life in Bangladesh. The government and other relevant agencies have not been up and doing in addressing this burning issue concerning socio-economic and human development of the country so far. Sporadic attempts and declarations over the past decade or so, unfortunately, hardly succeeded in producing expected outcomes. The government declaration of “Digital Bangladesh” and “Vision 20121” etc. demand a major overhaul of the mindset of the education systems of Bangladesh with special emphasis on the IT education right from the primary to the tertiary levels of education in the country. As a neglected section of the population of the country, girls/women of Bangladesh deserve an approach of positive discrimination to their education and empowerment, which has been being encouraged by the government and other agencies involved in education and employment in this fast growing nation in the South Asian region of the world.

The aims of the project:
The project, Bangladesh Women in ICT, adheres to the principles that all agencies in the country agree with and is dedicated in involving women at all levels of the technology industry in order to create expected professional development through skills training, motivation, confidence-building, improving self-esteem and establishing networking opportunities for growth and development of girls/women  in IT skills and knowledge in order for the female work-force of Bangladesh to be able to make meaningful contribution to the overall development of Bangladesh.

The main objectives of the project:

  • to create a community of women in technology where their role and contributions are acknowledged; and
  • to create opportunities for young women to grow up as IT professionals and entrepreneurs providing leadership.

Timeline

Empowerment of Women through ICT in Bangladesh

Proposed Project Timeline and Activity

Workshop
Timeline of the Project : 1st October 2016 to 1st September 2017
List Proposed Date Cover Topic
Workshop 1 1st October 2016
  • General Knowledge on IT
  • How to make a Career in ICT
  • History of Computer
  • Computer hardware and troubleshooting
  • How to use Internet
  • How to use web
  • Effective use of Email
  • Use of search engines
  • Effective use of Social networking
  • How ICT and computer Networking change women and girl’s life
Workshop 2 15th December 2016
Workshop 3 5th March 2017
Workshop 4 10th June  2017
Workshop 5 15th August 2017
   

Training
Timeline of the Project : 1st October 2016 to 1st September 2017
List Proposed Date Cover Topic
Training  1 5th to 7th October2016 DAY-1 (9:00am to 5:00pm)
  • General Knowledge on IT
  • How to make a Career in ICT
  • History of Computer
  • Computer hardware and troubleshooting
  • How to use Internet
  • How to use web
  • Effective use of Email
  • Use of search engines
  • Effective use of Social networking
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • G+
  • Twitter
  • How ICT and computer Networking change women and girl’s life
  • etc.
DAY-2 (9:00am to 5:00pm)
  • Basic Computer networking
  • Use of Computer basic applications software
  • Training on Word Processing Software
  • Training on spread sheet
  • Training on presentation slide 
  • Training on Mobile communication
  • etc.
  Day 3: (9:00am.-5:00pm):
  • How to use IT in office admin work
  • Letter drafting, correcting/improving and proof-reading techniques
  • Practical work on drafting an official letter and proof-reading for final draft
  • General description of work of desk receptionist, telephone operator
  • How to use spread sheet in the job
  • How to us word processing software in the job
  • How to use presentation slide professionally 
 
Training  2 15th to 17th November 2016
Training  3 1th to 3rd January 2017
Training  4 15th to 17th February 2017
Training  5 23th to 25th  March 2017
Training 6 20th to 22th April 2017
Training 7 10th to 12th July 2017
Training 8 20th to 22th August 2017