Facebook to digitally mentor 5,000 young women in India's tribal dominated districts
Facebook on Wednesday announced the second phase of its 'GOAL' initiative under which the social networking giant is helping tribal girls from across India to become village-level digital young leaders for their communities.
The second phase of the programme - launched by Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda- will digitally mentor 5,000 young women in India's tribal dominated districts.
Launched earlier this year in March, Going Online as Leaders (GOAL) connects underprivileged young women from tribal areas with senior expert mentors in the areas of business, fashion and arts to learn digital and life skills.
"Through this partnership, the GOAL programme will provide economically and socially marginalised young women with the tools and guidance they need to succeed, using technology they may otherwise have not had access to," Munda said.
The initiative will include weekly one-to-one mentoring sessions that focus on a range of skills such as digital literacy, entrepreneurship and online