eLIT: Empowerment through Learning Information Technologies

About eLIT

Mission Statement:

70% of the 1.6 billion people living in severe poverty are women and girls. [more]

eLIT's mission is to provide access to information and tools of economic independence to socially and economically disadvantaged women and children worldwide. We believe that access to and proficiency in computer skills can unlock educational and economic opportunities for women, enhance their self esteem and help create significantly brighter future for their children.

Staff:

  • Program Director and Founder: Safia Khalil Rizvi, PhD
  • Treasurer: Pia Newman
  • Director of Karachi, Pakistan Project: Arifa Khandwalla
  • Director of Mansehra, Pakistan Project: Nuzhat Ahmad, MD
  • Director of Hyderabad, India Project: Rubina Ahmad
  • Director of Business Development: AnnMarie Dracott
  • Director of Communications: Valerie H. Blassey

Contact Information:

Phone: 215.476.5523
Address: PO Box 34549, Philadelphia, PA 19101
General information e-mail: info@elitonline.org