An Integrated ICT Capacity Enhancement Program for Women Entrepreneurs

Career Counseling Center funded by Punjab Higher Education Commission in collaboration with PakW2E2- Pakistan Wireless Women Entrepreneurship & Empowerment in organized a session on ‘Addressing gender and digital divide through ICTs' for aspiring students in Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi, Punjab.  A project funded by US state department and World learning. The project talks beyond the gender and digital divide. This program will help them address the socio-cultural barriers currently impeding the entrepreneurial development in Pakistan and give them an opportunity to expand their business.

Ms. Durre Mahmood, project headPAKW2E2, while addressing to FJWU students said: “PAKW2E2 is going to be a sustainable project move cashing down number of responsibilities successfully. It will generate ripple impacts in five devious and neglected regions of Pakistan and women universities in Pakistan. We are empowering the women entrepreneurs through our ICT capacity enhancement programs, which will upgrade your business skills with the most powerful tool of Information, communications and technologies”,

The Trainers also run basic computing and project management   modules for students. Prof.Humayun Iqbal,Manager CCC (Acting) presented the university souvenir to  Ms. Durre Mahmood, project headPAKW2E2.At the end of the session, Ms.Humera Sadia,Assistant Directior (Acting) thanked the honorable Guest Speakers and the participants for their valuable time for the session.