HERessentials

Business for Social Responsibility, Inc.

About this app

HERessentials is an app which provides critical information to vulnerable women workers in global supply chains, including information on health, financial resilience, and tools for building harmonious relationships and handling stress. Using games, animations, and quizzes to facilitate learnings, the program draws on HERproject’s tried and tested women’s empowerment programming and Empower@Work’s toolkit.

Key topics covered include: Hygiene and General Health; Family Health; Managing Your Money; Digital Financial Services; Building Harmonious Relationships; Stress Management; How to Use a Tablet; and Sharing Information with Others.

The HERessentials app was developed with workers in mind—ensuring usability for those with low tech literacy and low literacy levels. Once downloaded on tablets, the app is available offline, thereby catering to workplaces where connectivity is low and providing accessibility even in times of social distancing. The application includes animations teaching core concepts, games to solidify understanding, and pre- and post- quizzes to gauge learnings.