Digital Literacy Curriculum Development & Design

Global Empowerment Network (GEN) is a Washington, DC-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing free education and skills development for women, immigrants, and underserved communities.

We are seeking a hands-on volunteer to work with GEN to write, organize, and design the first section of a beginner-friendly digital literacy curriculum.

Our goal is to turn lesson ideas and any available draft content into clear, practical learning materials. We need help developing the wording, arranging lessons in a logical sequence, and creating attractive, readable pages with useful visuals and exercises.

The materials will serve adult beginners, particularly women and immigrants with different education levels and English abilities. Instructions should use plain English and explain technology terms through everyday examples.

For this 12-week project, we will focus on an introductory section covering computer basics and online safety. This will establish a reusable structure and design for future curriculum sections.

The ideal volunteer has experience writing digital literacy or adult learning materials and designing educational documents in Word, Google Docs, or Canva. GEN will contribute learner information, lesson ideas, available materials, and feedback throughout the project.

By the end of 12 weeks, the volunteer will deliver a written and visually designed introductory curriculum section, including:

1. A clear outline for the section, showing learning objectives, lesson order, and suggested timing.
2. Two sample lessons developed with GEN:
Computer basics: using a mouse and keyboard, opening applications, and saving and finding files.
Online safety: recognizing suspicious messages, protecting passwords, and keeping personal information private.

The volunteer will help write missing content, edit available drafts, and organize each lesson into explanations, examples, and a practical exercise.

3. One cohesive learning booklet containing the two lessons, with readable headings, consistent formatting, relevant screenshots or illustrations, and learner worksheets. Include a reusable lesson-page template so GEN can follow the same layout when developing future sections.

Final files should include an editable version in Word, Google Docs, or Canva and a PDF suitable for sharing or printing.

Weeks 1–3: Review GEN’s ideas and available content; agree on the outline and visual style.
Weeks 4–8: Write, organize, and design the draft materials.
Weeks 9–12: Incorporate one consolidated round of GEN feedback and hand off the final files.

Success means GEN receives a completed introductory section and a practical design template for future curriculum development. Additional curriculum sections, AI lessons, live teaching, and ongoing advisory support are outside this project.

Organization Mission

Global Empowerment Network, Inc. (GEN) empowers underserved individuals and communities through education, legal support, and charitable initiatives. We focus on expanding access to opportunities, particularly for women and girls, immigrants and refugees, and other underserved communities in the United States and internationally.