Google has recently launched an Internet education campaign for five lakh women and girls across Uttar Pradesh. The two month programme aims at making women and girls digitally literate. As a part of the campaign, Google has also launched a Helping Women Get Online website www.hwgo.com which can be used to learn basics of internet and computer usage relevant to day-to-day life.

While talking to PTI, Sandeep Menon, Google marketing director said, "The two-month Helping Women Get Online campaign (HWGO) in Uttar Pradesh aims to create awareness about the benefits of Internet for women and assist them to get online through basic knowledge on how to use the Internet."



"We strongly believe that Internet can benefit and transform the lives of women in Uttar Pradesh and India. With the launch of HWGO we aim to help over five lakh women and girls across Uttar Pradesh get digitally literate", he said.

The campaign was launched last year in November with the objective of empowering women with the help of technology following which regional chapter of this campaign was launched. In the next two months Google will cover over 20 cities across the state and help women get online through road shows in residential areas and Internet training modules for girl students in educational institutes, he said.