Agriculture
December 14, 2023
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Updated on June 30, 2024
·Created on October 4, 2018
Portfolio of mobile products and services created to unleash the potential of adolescent girls all over the world.
The Girl Effect Mobile initiative includes a portfolio of mobile products and services created to unleash the potential of adolescent girls all over the world.
Target SDGs
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being
SDG 4: Quality Education
Target Users (Target Impact Group)
Household
Distributors / Implementing Organizations
Co-founded by Girl Effect and Praekelt.org
Manufacturing/Building Method
N/A
Intellectural Property Type
Trademark
User Provision Model
Users can acquire this product through Praekelt's partner organizations.
Distributions to Date Status
As of 2020 Girl Effect has reached more than 32M users, 15+ workshops, and adapted 6 new products.
mEducation application
Empowering girls
Languages available (list)
English
Operating system and version
N/A
Literacy support (Yes/No)
Depending on the application
Usage rate (%)
Depending on the application
Two way communication (Yes/No)
Depending on the application
Permanent network connectivity required (Yes/No)
Depending on the application
Additonal features required
Depending on the application
Device(s) required
Mobile phone
Level of coverage needed
Depending on the application
Mobile service required
Yes
Design Specifications
The Girl Effect Mobile is a mobile media network that was created to explore how mobile technologies could amplify and enhance efforts to reach and empower adolescent girls, building evidence and producing open source, replicable tools in the process. The app uses polls, profiles, and games to connect girls and learn from them. It also teaches them how to build a CV and digital tools such as mobile savings and virtual mentorship.
Technical Support
N/A
Replacement Components
N/A
Lifecycle
N/A
Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters
New mobile services and products that help girls become educated, healthy, and empowered.
Vetted Performance Status
More than 32 million unique users have already accessed the Girl Effect site, Springster, to learn how they can improve their health, education, financial literacy, and access to girl-friendly services. 170,691 people liked Springster's Facebook page.
Safety
N/A
Complementary Technical Systems
N/A
Academic Research and References
Bellerose, M., 2017. Poverty Ends with a 12 Year Old Girl: Empowerment and the Contradictions of International Development. Honors Projects. 59.
Sneeringer, R., 2017. Economic Empowerment for Women in Francophone Africa. Undergraduate Honors Theses. 1448.
Starrs, A., Ezeh, A., Barker, G., Basu, A., Popinchalk, C., Ashford, L., 2018. Accelerate progress—sexual and reproductive health and rights for all: report of the Guttmacher–Lancet Commission, The Lancet, Volume 391, Issue 10140, 2018, Pages 2642-2692, ISSN 0140-6736
Effect, Girl. 2023. “Girls & Mobile – Girleffect.Org.” Girleffect.Org – Unlocking the Power of Girls. July 13, 2023. https://girleffect.org/girls-and-mobile/
Jaa), India (chhaa. 2023. “How We’re Using the Power of Chat to Connect Girls to Healthcare in India – Girleffect.Org.” Girleffect.Org – Unlocking the Power of Girls. February 23, 2023. https://girleffect.org/how-were-using-the-power-of-chat-to-connect-girls-to-healthcare-in-india/
“Home.” n.d. Weps.Org. Accessed June 30, 2024. https://www.weps.org/
“Estudiá Programación Desde Cero- Cursos Online para Mujeres.” 2019. ADA ITW. November 15, 2019. https://adaitw.org/
“Goal 3.” n.d. Sdgs.Un.Org. Accessed June 30, 2024. https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal3
“Springster | South Africa – South Africa.” n.d. Heyspringster.Com. Accessed June 30, 2024. https://heyspringster.com/en/
Compliance with regulations
Unknown
Evaluation methods
Tested and evaluated by partner organizations.
Other Information
None
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