18 January 2023
Since 2020, a digital volunteer movement #iamonline has been operating in Belarus to open the maximum of mobile Internet opportunities for older people and people with disabilities. Since 2021, a project has been implemented to improve the digital mobile literacy of older people and people with disabilities #iamonline.
Over the two years of the project, over 1,500 people have joined the #yaonline digital volunteer movement, more than 1,000 employees of the social protection system and volunteers have improved their competencies in the education of older people and people with disabilities, several hundred volunteers and their students from all regions of the country were trained and were able to improve their digital literacy with the help of #iamonline educational programs.
In addition, to help participants in the #iamonline movement, methodological recommendations have been developed for social workers that they can use in their work with older people and people with disabilities, a «#iamonline-guide» has been published for older people, a series of brochures has been prepared in «clear language» for people with disabilities, etc. About 180 thousand Internet users have already used their digital version on the project website.
Increasing the digital mobile literacy of older people and people with disabilities contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 4, 9, 10 and other SDGs.
More detailed information about the digital social project #iamonline can be found at the link.
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