Arab women and girls win three prizes for “Designing the Best Mobile Application for Empowering Rural Women in the Arab Region” competition
In agreement with the FAO, the organization designed an electronic application for evaluating the presented prototypes.
On Wednesday 30 September, the Arab Women Organization (AWO) announced, at its headquarters in Egypt, the names of the winners in the competition “Designing the Best Mobile Application for Empowering Rural Women in the Arab Region” which was launched by the organization in cooperation with the Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa of the FAO earlier this year. This came in presence of members of the jury, representatives of partner entities, and media coverage.
The Director General of the AWO, Dr. Fadia Kiwan said, “This competition came within the framework of the AWO’s programme aimed at improving the lives of rural women in the Arab region by studying the status of gender equality in the agricultural field and monitoring the obstacles and challenges that act as a prevention in rural societies.”
In addition to the FAO as a main partner, cooperation has taken place with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO) in this competition that was launched last April to coincide with the International Day for girls in the field of information and communication technology. It targeted the small and emerging companies in the field of information technology, young women and men, developers of information systems and special places were designated for girls under the age of 18.
The competition was based on three main axes: firstly, good crops and farm management, secondly, linking rural women's products with local markets, and thirdly, addressing the challenges facing rural women, and this area ensures confronting natural disasters, social difficulties and obstacles as well.