Mobitel promotes mobile learning among rural women
Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel has initiated a program with the Open
University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) to promote mobile learning among rural
women in farming communities. The project is sponsored by the
Commonwealth of Learning (COL). This program focuses on mobile learning
methods to facilitate women in farming communities, uplift the quality
of life of themselves and their families.
The first phase of this project will involve 550 women from two rural
farming communities. Three-hundred women have been selected from Jaffna,
and 250 from Hambantota. This project will focus on 'financial services
and management' to improve financial literacy among these rural women.
Lessons will be disseminated through an interactive voice response
system and mobile technology.
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