At Audiopedia, our commitment to empowering marginalized communities through accessible audio content has led us to develop a groundbreaking approach: the EDUC Method. This innovative framework is encapsulated by its acronym: Explore, Develop, Use, and Check. It's designed to distill complex concepts into a four-step approach that aligns with the principles of Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC), simplifying without sacrificing depth or effectiveness.

An article from The Economist casts a stark light on an educational paradox: more girls are in school, yet literacy remains elusive in many developing regions. This contradiction exposes the reality that higher enrollment does not guarantee quality learning, signaling a systemic failure in education. As we confront these truths, it's clear that mere gradual improvements cannot rectify the widespread shortfall in women's literacy.

Education has always been entwined with class, gender, and ethnicity. Nowhere is this relationship more prominent than Sub-Saharan Africa. According to a UNICEF study, Guinea, the Central African Republic, Senegal, Cameroon, Benin, Niger, and Rwanda are the countries that spend the smallest percentage of public education spending on the poorest households. All of these countries spend 10% or less on educating the poorest households while dedicating 30% to 50% of their public education funds to the wealthiest households.

Many organizations and governments seek to achieve female empowerment through education. Although it is not the only means of achieving it nor the only one stakeholders should be focusing on, it is certainly an important aspect of female empowerment and a powerful tool for change, especially because it allows women to gain access to knowledge that will help them in the agency processes that play a big role in empowering women (Kabeer 2005, 16).

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!

When it comes to literacy worldwide, even today girls and women perform far worse than men. In many countries, particularly in West and Central Africa and South Asia, illiterate women far outnumber their male counterparts.