Project YUNIT by Children of Asia Philippines, in cooperation with GSM Alliance (GSMA) Asia-Pacific Chapter, International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Women’s WorldWide Web (W4), EQUALS Global Initiative, and Verizon, has conducted the EQUALS Her Digital Skills Workshop, held at the Mabolo National High School, Cebu City, last October 1, 2022.
The event was attended by a total of 108 young women, with 47 on-site and 61 online attendees, most of which were beneficiaries of Children of Asia Educational Programs across Cebu City and Cebu Province. The workshop was facilitated by CoA IT Admin and Trainer, Mr. Kenneth Porio, together with 4 Mabolo National High School faculty members who led the online training sessions.
The program was welcomed by MNHS School Head, Dr. Charlie Salve, and CoA IT Director and YUNIT Project Manager, Mr. Allan Christian Obispo. Also gracing the program online were Mr. Julian Gorman, head of GSMA Asia-Pacific, Ms. Cherrybee Pastoral, Senior Manager for Global Corporate Security of Verizon, and H.E. Ms. Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, Undersecretary for the Department of Information and Communications Technology.
The attendees were taught online safety via a video message from Fanny Rotino, Project Coordinator, of the International Telecommunications Union. They were then taught basic app development skills using the Thunkable online platform. They developed basic applications through drag-and-drop commands, controlling the interface, images, and multimedia.
The workshop was indeed a success, thanks to the partnership with EQUALS, GSMA, W4, ITU, and Verizon, and the efforts of the staff of Children of Asia Philippines.
(Photos courtesy of Lester James Gumera of Mabolo National High School.)
