Digital Equity

Lack of access to economic empowerment prevents women for developing economically.Therefore the greater empowerment of women will go a long way to strengthening the fight against women dependency on husbands, fathers, partners and family members has increased women’s vulnerability to domestic violence, rape, incest, abuse and murder. We provide access to a equitable and accessable  economic empowerment training program on empowering people by providing internet access through information technology (IT) training program as a means to economic empowerment to build financial opportunities, increase economic independence and create sustainable income. Moreover, this solution has the ability to impact a positive change  lives  because we empower girls and young women by increasing digital literacy and vocational skills in order to help then become economically empowered and improve their skills for sustainability and create jobs opportunity which increase women's economic independence.

                                 PROJECT BACKGROUND

Obile is among the areas most marginalized. It lies in the South Eastern Nigeria. Obile community is highly infiltrated by poverty and unfortunately has been used to oppress and disadvantage the women, young children and immorality, disobedience of human rights, religious discrimination, high defilement and rape crimes etc and the social conditions  that contribute to gender-based violence in our country are complex and rooted in our divided past, the greater empowerment of women will go a long way to strengthening the fight against dependency on husbands, fathers, partners and family members has increased women’s vulnerability to domestic violence, rape, incest, abuse and murder.The reality is that many of these women are more likely to stay in the abusive relationship because they fear being left destitute and homeless. We provide access to a equitable and accessable  economic empowerment training program on empowering girls and young women.

We are nonprofit  organization committed and aim to contribute to societal goals of a philanthropic, charitable nature by engaging in and supporting volunteering by providing basic needs to local communities on empowering people by providing internet access through information technology (IT) & vocational training program as a means to economic empowerment to build financial opportunities, increase economic independence and create sustainable income sources such as entrepreneurship, trade, e-commerce. We empower girls and young women by increasing digital literacy and vocational skills in order to help then become economically empowered.

BeDunamis & DuMansion Foundation, believes we must provide resources, training and programs that enable, encourage, and support women’s  economic opportunities and that integrate young women and young men into a mutually supportive economical and educational environment.

Beneficiary categories                                    

Women and girls in general                              

Indigenous/ethnic minority women

Women sex workers

Women living with HIV

Women with disabilities

Orphans and vulnerable girls

Out of school girls

Marginalised rural women & girls

Category Number: Girls (age 18-25) 1,000

Young Women (age 25 and above) 1300

  Adults 10 

Total Direct Beneficiaries =2310       

We provide access to a equitable and accessable  economic empowerment training program on empowering women through information technology (IT) and vocational training program as a means to economic empowerment to build financial opportunities, increase economic independence and create sustainable income.Women lack of access to economic empowerment has increased women’s vulnerability to domestic violence, rape, incest, abuse and murder.The greater empowerment of women will go a long way to strengthening the fight against dependency on husbands, fathers, partners and family members. The empowerment of women is one of the solutions to the problems of inequality, subordination and marginalization that women face in the society today.When women have economic empowerment, it is a way for others to see them as equal members of society.To bring about gender equality, reducing the excess mortality of girls and women, increasing women’s access to economic opportunity and giving women an equal voice in households and societies.

Founded in 2018, Bedunamis & Dumansion Int is an organization fighting poverty and has supported in community building.The innovation has  realised the following goals since inception;

1.      Promote women’s economic empowerment.

3.      Ending violence against women and girls.

5.      Improve women’s skills for sustainability.

This project is audacious because trust and accountability are embedded in every strategy. We acknowledge the inherent power dynamics between  the innovation, and grassroots groups. As the home of Bedunamis Dumansion Int has been the recipient of well-funded programming that has supported innovative work and community building. We have heard testimony of instances when the grant for a community-wide initiative was not renewed, many members of the community experienced direct harm and became distrustful of future funding opportunities. Pain hinders progress. To collectively face this harm and heal in order to continue forward in authentic relationships based on reciprocated trust, as part of this grant we also propose an accountability and healing process between the foundation and the community.

At the moment,We currently  serving 2310 women as our pilot project. we plan to keep enrollment between 1000-2500 beneficiaries to provide maximum quality during our developmental stages. 

This evaluation will build off the success and learning from the Bedunamis Dumansion Int, evaluation processes. In the first year we will develop a logic model to identify quantitative and qualitative indicators to demonstrate successful advancement of our short-, intermediate-, and long-term outcomes for change at the individual, organizational, community, and systems levels for our theory of change over the ten-year grant period. The evaluation design will apply mixed methodologies to capture and share qualitative case studies of significant developments across the life of the grant. We also plan to co-create a publicly available dashboard to track indicators in real time, building off past efforts to share and interact with locally available, disaggregated data. Much of the content and specifics of the Patchwork Quilt project will be determined by stakeholders during future planning sessions. Multiple perspectives involving a representation of people who will benefit from our efforts must be at the table to weigh in on the evaluation process, including BIPOC and youth leaders. We also anticipate the need for our evaluation to be flexible and adaptable. We will likely employ performance monitoring to ensure the quality of our employees; process evaluation to map the strategy impact; and outcome evaluation to be sure that our model is regenerative (not only self-sustaining but pregnant with future positive impact). 

5 Full time worker, 6 half time worker and 8 volunteers

Bedunamis and Dumansion Foundation have a proven record of completing project in excellent standing and have exhibited high levels of community leadership.We are aware of the importance of building a solid organization structure that can support the picture of the kind of organization we want to own. This is why we are committed to only hire the best hands within our area of operations.We hire people that are qualified, hardworking, and creative, result driven, customer centric and are ready to work to help us build a prosperous business that will benefit all the stake holders (the owners, workforce, and customers).The team of course are well experienced and highly qualified to run this type of business.

Solutions intended for the community are more efficient, equitable, and regenerative when a broad coalition is involved from the beginning of planning. Therefore, Bedunamis Dumansion Int,have already embarked in a participatory process, inviting all community members who share a commitment to  equity and gender equality. We will ensure reasonable accommodations in all facets of our work, and include accommodation requests in registration materials. Democratization of decision making is enhanced by digital tools. Zoom, utilizing the platform's best practices for accessibility, is our preferred meeting software. When in-person gathering and public events are held, it is our policy to utilize public spaces that are accessible to everyone, including people with mobility limitations, physical disabilities, visual and auditory disabilities, and those who are neurodiverse. Interpretation and translation services provide inclusion via language access with local Burmese, Latinx, Japanese, and Indian immigrants and refugees with varying English proficiency.

Solve's grant will provide us the resources that we need to adequately  address the issue of digital equity and women economic empowerment.The basic reason behind our application to solve is to ask for their support in any passible means to aid us to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women as effective ways to combat poverty, hunger and disease and to stimulate development that is truly sustainable

Resource shortfalls: Inability to secure sufficient resources for the project is a big risk and hinders project execution, cash is a vital resource for a not-for-profit organization. To maintain financial viability, the organization must have enough cash to pay its bills, execute its projects

We would like to partner with MIT faculty or initiatives, as well as Solve Members.

We are qualified because our innovation addresses  digital equity,moreover our  objective is align with The HP Prize for Advancing Digital Equity solutions that advance inclusion, digital literacy, and economic opportunity in communities. Our Team are well qualified and has the skills,knowledge and capacities needed to handle this type of project.

We take  gender equality and women’s empowerment into account in economic diplomacy by, for example supporting equal opportunities for women in business and addressing constraints for women as investors, employers, workers and consumers. Listening to and working directly with women to ensure they receive the right information and services, when, where and how they need them.We are basically committed and aim to contribute to societal goals of a philanthropic, charitable nature by engaging in and supporting volunteering by providing basic needs to local communities on empowering girls and young women by providing internet access through information technology (IT) & vocational training program as a means to economic empowerment to build financial opportunities, increase economic independence and create sustainable income. We empower girls and young women by increasing digital literacy and vocational skills in order to help then become economically empowered.