Deadline: 12-Mar-22
The Orange Foundation is pleased to launch a call for proposals for the 2022 Women’s Digital Center Program to empower economically vulnerable women by providing them with training in digital technology and use of software, financial management and entrepreneurship.
The Orange Foundation supports projects in education and health for the most vulnerable populations: young people and women at risk in all of the countries where the Orange Group operates.
Some women will consolidate basic knowledge, discover the use of a computer or a tablet, others will improve their CV and cover letter to help them in their job search. All of these training courses are a key to women’s economic empowerment.
Priorities
The priorities of this year:
- set-up new Women’s Digital Centers to respond to the need to develop digital skills of women in difficulty,
- strengthen the existing Women’s Digital Centers.
Criteria
- African and Middle-Eastern countries
- For Orange foundations/subsidiaries and their NGO partners that would like to set-up new Women’s Digital Centers or reinforce existing Centers, they may request financial support in the following areas:
- Equip a training room with digital equipment from the Women’s Digital Center kit of the Orange Foundation,
- Renovate a training room in a new Women’s Digital Center (budget approximately 3000 euros),
- Strengthen the Women’s Digital Center program through organization of train the trainer sessions, creation and/or translation of educational content
- The Women’s Digital Center kit contains:
- 10 Acer portable laptops, 20 tablets with Android 10.0, 20 protective cases for the tablets, 30 headphones, 1 video projector, 1 screen, 2 Raspberry Pi servers, 1 B&W printer and additional B&W ink cartridges, power strips, 1 Bluetooth speaker, 2 dust-proof padlocked cases,
- 2 SD cards 200 Go that can be used to provide local and international content for the training courses,
- 60 USB sticks to allow women to record and keep their daily work (1 per participant),
- An optional solar recharging system for the tablets in rural areas
- An optional kit with 10 tablets and accessories to replace defective equipment
- The estimated value of the Women’s Digital Center kit (not including transport or optional items) is 5847 euros.
- For Orange foundations/subsidiaries and their NGO partners that would like to set-up new Women’s Digital Centers or reinforce existing Centers, they may request financial support in the following areas:
- European countries and India: Orange foundations/subsidiaries and their NGO partners can request a grant to:
- Equip the training room with digital equipment for new Women’s Digital Centers or strengthen the equipment of the existing Centers. Examples of digital tools eligible for funding: laptops, tablets, projectors, Raspberry Pi, printers, 3D printers.
- Strengthen the Women’s Digital Center program through organisation of train the trainer sessions, creation and/or translation of educational content.
Eligible Countries
The program operates in Africa and the Middle East: Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Madagascar, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Mali, Guinea Conakry, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Central African Republic, Botswana, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt and Jordan. In Europe: Spain, Poland, Romania and Moldova. and In India.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Orange foundation/subsidiary proposes a long-term training program in partnership with local government institutions and/or NGOs (for at least 6 months to 1 year). This program is only open to unemployed women without qualifications in vulnerable economic situations.
- The Orange foundation/subsidiary’s NGO partner has at least 5 years of experience in the area of women’s rights, education and health.
- The NGO partner has staff able to lead the training modules.
- The NGO partner is able to propose a suitable environment for the training (a space with electricity, toilets and safety features such as the possibility to lock the doors, windows).
- In urban areas, ideally the training room is in proximity to Orange Group sites so that Orange employee volunteers can help.
- In the first year of operation, the Orange foundation/subsidiary and the NGO partner guarantee the training free of charge for participating women.
- From the 2nd year of operation forward, the Orange foundation/subsidiary and NGO partner propose a plan to sustain the Women’s Digital Centers in the years to come.
For more information, visit https://www.fondationorange.com/Women-s-Digital-Center-2022-call-for-proposals