Aparajeyo-Bangladesh

Joining hands to create safe digital spaces for girls and young people

Grameenphone and Plan International Bangladesh join hands to empower marginalized youth with digital literacy. To contribute to the vision of transforming Bangladesh into a smart Bangladesh by 2041, international development organization Plan International Bangladesh and connectivity partner to Digital Bangladesh, Grameenphone have started a joint initiative to reach 23,50,000 people from the most marginalized community of the country with the training on digital literacy and online safety. Among this target population, 4,50,000 young people, especially young women will receive direct training and support.

05.06.2023, SDSGY Session on online Safety USEP ISMAIL Tecnical School, Mirpur-1, Dhaka

06.06.2023, SDSGY Session on online Nayon Tara School Extension Pallobi, Dhaka

06.06.2023, SDSGY Session on online Nayon Tara School Pallobi, Dhaka

6.6.2023 Female Headed House hold in Duaripara Slum Pallobi, Dhaka

6.6.2023 Female Headed House hold in Nandeshari Dhamrai, Dhaka

7.06.2023 Online Session in Ratna Garva Farida Jaman High School, Uttor Badda, Dhaka

Afcer Memorial High School, Dhamrai, Dhaka (1)

Botanical Gurden High School , Mirpur-1, Dhaka (1)

Botanical Gurden High School , Mirpur-1, Dhaka (2)

Saturia Sayed kalushah collage, Dhamrai, Dhaka

The Safe Digital Space for Girls and Youth (SDSGY) Project has been undertaken by Plan International Norway, Plan International Bangladesh, Grameenphone, and Telenor to address these issues. This project will help young people, especially girls, acquire information-finding knowledge, communication, etiquette, digital skills, online safety, and safe and responsible behaviour in online spaces as "digitizens" of the 21st century. Over the course of two and a half years, it intends to boost digital knowledge, skills, resilience, and a safe online environment for 2 350 000 girls and youth, particularly those from the most marginalized groups.

At the launch event in Dhaka, Md. Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru, MP, Honorable State Minister, Ministry of Social Welfare said about the project, “Although we have progressed a lot in terms of creating Digital Bangladesh, we all need to extend our hands and join hands to create a smart Bangladesh. This partnership is a great initiative towards the movement.”

The Country Director of Plan International Bangladesh, Kabita Bose, said, “As we put our strength and focus on the country’s youth bulge, we aim to continue our contribution together to the development of an equitable society empowering children and young people as drivers of systematic change, hence ensuring digital knowledge, tools and power in their hand to challenge prevailing harmful gender norms and power relationships.”

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