Pages tagged “Accessible Knowledge”
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Audiopedia Wiki
Audiopedia Wiki is a MediaWiki based collaborative platform to create, share and publish audible contents.
Written by Marcel Heyne
September 28, 2021 -
Introduction to Female Empowerment
Women’s empowerment can be defined in simple terms as “the process of increasing women’s access to control over the strategic life choices that affect them and access to the opportunities that allow them fully to realize their capacities” (Chen and Tanaka 2014). Because of its positive connotations, the word “empowerment” has become a comfortable and indisputable term, which has led to a wide range of institutions, organizations, and governments to adopt it as something they aspire to work towards (Papart, Rai, and Staudt 2003, 3).
Written by Marcel Heyne
September 21, 2021 -
Audio Filling Station
A simple device that can automatically update USB sticks and SD cards in rural areas with audible knowledge.
Written by Marcel Heyne
September 18, 2021 -
#DayInTheLife of Sanaya from Pakistan
I was married to an impoverished boy when I was hardly 11 years old. When I even didn’t know the meaning of the word marriage or the word responsibility. I had a brother who was older than me, but nobody married him forcefully. Because he was a boy and earning money, unlike me, he was not a burden on my parents.
Written by Felicitas Heyne
September 06, 2021 -
Women and SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education
The goal of SDG-4 is to achieve inclusive and quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. By 2030, gender disparities in education should finally be eliminated, and equal access to all levels of education should be ensured for both boys and girls. Affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university, should be accessible for really everybody, including persons with disabilities.
Written by Felicitas Heyne
November 26, 2020 -
Volunteer Stories: Victoria from the United States
Audiopedia would be nothing without its volunteers. We would like to introduce you to some of them with our "Volunteer Stories". This one is about Victoria from the United States.
Written by Victoria McReynolds
August 31, 2020 -
Audiopedia selected for Wikimedia's UNLOCK Accelerator
Wikimedia's vision is an open and informed knowledge society. In order to take this one step closer, the foundation started to look for exciting ideas and approaches they can support with their brand new UNLOCK Accelerator program.
Written by Marcel Heyne
July 22, 2020 -
Supporting Audiopedia on your Campus
Audiopedia’s goal is to provide vital health knowledge to women in rural areas around the world, but we can’t do it alone. With your help, we can increase awareness around women’s empowerment, health literacy, and gender equality. You can help generate a global change!
Written by Victoria McReynolds
June 30, 2020 -
Financial literacy training during COVID-19 using Audiopedia
Cash-based assistance is a modality for relief at the household level, considering its advantages in terms of respect of preventative measures for Covid-19 compared with in-kind relief distributions. In light of the increasing use of cash-based assistance, individuals need to be empowered on how to manage and effectively utilize monthly cash-based transfers to meet their urgent food and nutrition needs.
Written by Marcel Heyne
June 08, 2020 -
Audiopedia joins the Global Health Hub
The Global Health Hub Germany is a network that aims to bring together all actors interested in Global Health. The Hub wants to promote exchange, initiate new partnerships, support cooperation and innovative approaches - across sectors and stakeholder groups. The Hub was inaugurated by Minister of Health Jens Spahn in February 2019 with a kick-off event at the Federal Ministry of Health. The Ministry of Health is providing funding for the set-up of the Hub and the establishment of its office.
Written by Marcel Heyne
June 05, 2020