ATOM Lighthouse Digital Literacy Programme

ATOM Lighthouse digital literacy programme was established to realize ATOM’s “Internet for All” agenda, and to narrow the digital divide between the urban and rural areas. Adapted to suit Myanmar’s unique device leapfrogging but digital skills lagging scenario, the programme’s objectives were to:  

• Empower rural and/or underprivileged communities with basic smartphone-based digital literacy skills through onsite, rural outreach and online training
• Provide affordable employer-recognized professional computer-based digital literacy training
• Implement digital literacy e-learning edutainment series to make affordable digital literacy training available nationally

The programme was implemented via Myanmar for ICT Development Organization (MIDO) through 60 sustainable, high impact social enterprise Lighthouses.

Duration: 2014 – 2018

Impact: Over 200,000 rural youths trained in digital literacy skills