Learn more about our initiatives to tackle the digital gender Gap
Through our initiatives, we are actively working to support positive outcomes for women in education, skills and jobs, health and wellbeing, safety and economic empowerment. By focusing on creating relevant services for women, we are taking significant steps to bring more women online and bridge the digital gender gap.
Focusing on creating relevant services for women is key to our strategy to bring more women online.
Mum & Baby service
This service provides customers with free access to maternal, neonatal and child health information in our African operations. The service helps parents and caregivers to take positive actions to improve their children’s health.
Financial training for women with disabilities
In the The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Je Suis Cap (I am Capable) provided 950 women living with disabilities with free financial education training provided by M-Pesa and Visa. Each trainee received a starter kit to establish their own business as an M-Pesa agent.