ZIMM Global's Digital Literacy for Girls program has equipped 3,200+ girls in underserved Karachi schools with computer skills, internet safety, and introductory coding — with a 94% course completion rate.
The digital divide in Pakistan is gendered — girls in low-income communities are far less likely to access computers than their male peers. ZIMM Global's Digital Literacy for Girls program is changing that, one school at a time.
Since 2021, the program has installed computer labs in 22 underserved Karachi schools, trained 3,200+ girls in a structured 12-session curriculum, and achieved a 94% course completion rate — a remarkable figure given competing family pressures and school attendance patterns in the target communities.
What Girls Learn
- Computer basics and Windows navigation
- MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Internet safety and responsible digital citizenship
- Email communication and Google tools
- Introductory coding with Scratch
Female teachers in each school receive a separate 20-hour training program to ensure sustainable delivery beyond ZIMM's direct involvement.
