YuWaah Sakhi : Empowering Women, Empowering Change
Mahima Sdhana
Overview - YuWaah Sakhi is an initiative under YuWaah (Generation Unlimited India) by UNICEF, designed to empower women in tier-three cities and villages by enabling them to connect learners with job opportunities. This digital platform helps streamline their efforts, track progress, and manage opportunities efficiently.
📌 Quick Summary
YuWaah Sakhi is an initiative under YuWaah (Generation Unlimited India) by UNICEF, designed to empower women in tier-three cities and villages by enabling them to connect learners with job opportunities. This digital platform helps streamline their efforts, track progress, and manage opportunities efficiently.
I was responsible for the end-to-end UX/UI design for:
YuWaah Sakhi Mobile App
Partner & Partner Center Modules (Web)
Super Admin Module (Web)
🚀 Impact: This project is currently under development, and it aims to digitally empower women leaders while enabling job seekers to access opportunities efficiently.
Client:
UNICEF (Freelance Project)
Project Type:
Mobile & Web Application
Role:
UX & UI Designer
Tools Used:
Figma
🎯 Problem Statement
Challenges Before the Solution
Fragmented Process – YuWaah Sakhis manually tracked learners and job opportunities with no centralized platform.
Lack of Visibility – Partners and administrators lacked real-time insights into the program’s progress.
Inefficient Opportunity Management – Assigning jobs and tracking their completion was complex.
Solution: A mobile-first platform where YuWaah Sakhis can manage learners, assign tasks, and facilitate job opportunities, supported by web-based modules for partners and super admins.
👥 Users & Their Needs
Primary Users
YuWaah Sakhis (Women Leaders)
Manage learners, track task completion, and assign job opportunities.
Submit proof of completed tasks via photos or documents.
Learners (Job Seekers)
Individuals seeking employment and skill development.
Complete assigned tasks and progress through structured job pathways.
Secondary Users
Partner & Partner Centers
Monitor YuWaah Sakhis and learners.
View but cannot edit data.
Super Admins
Manage all users, courses, opportunities, and promotions.
Full access to add/edit/delete data.
Supervisory Users (Power BI Analytics)
View program KPIs but cannot modify data.
📝 User Hierarchy:
YuWaah Sakhi → Learners (One-to-Many)
Partner Center → YuWaah Sakhis (One-to-Many)
Partner → Partner Centers (One-to-Many)
🛠 My Role & Contributions
✅ Wireframing
✅ UI High-Fidelity Design
✅ Interactive Prototyping
✅ Design Handoff
👥 Collaboration:
Worked directly with UNICEF stakeholders and a software development agency to validate designs.
Followed PRD guidelines without conducting independent user research.
📌 Design Process & Approach
I followed a lean design approach:
1️⃣ Understanding Requirements – Received the PRD from UNICEF.
2️⃣ Wireframing – Created low-fidelity wireframes for mobile and web.
3️⃣ High-Fidelity UI Design – Built detailed UI screens in Figma.
4️⃣ Prototyping – Created an interactive prototype for validation.
5️⃣ Developer Handoff – Delivered assets and design specs.
🚀 Tools Used: Figma for design & prototyping.
📲 Key Features & Functionality
📌 YuWaah Sakhi Mobile App
🟢 Home – Overview of tasks, opportunities, and learners.
🟢 Tasks – List of assigned tasks with proof submission.
🟢 Opportunities – Job pathways that can be assigned to learners.
🟢 Learners – Manage and track learner progress.
🟢 Promotions – Shareable content (videos, images, docs).
🖥 Partner & Partner Center (Web Module)
🔵 View YuWaah Sakhis, Learners, Opportunities, and Courses.
🔵 No editing rights – only monitoring.
🖥 Super Admin (Web Module)
🔴 Full control over users, courses, opportunities, and promotions.
🔴 Add/Edit/Delete functionalities.
🚧 Challenges & Constraints
🔹 No Direct User Research – Relied solely on PRD documentation.
🔹 Strict Design Requirements – Needed to align with UNICEF’s branding and stakeholder preferences.
🔹 Independent Design Process – Minimal collaboration except for feedback validation.
✅ Workaround: Iterated designs based on feedback from UNICEF stakeholders and development teams.
📊 Final Outcome & Expected Impact
🔹 Currently under development – No user metrics yet.
🔹 Expected Impact:
Streamlined task and opportunity management.
Better visibility for partners and super admins.
Empowered women leaders with digital tools.
📚 Key Learnings & Reflections
✅ Gained insights into working with large-scale NGOs like UNICEF.
✅ Learned to collaborate with multiple stakeholders across organizations.
✅ Improved ability to work independently on UX/UI with limited direct user research.
🔹 Future Improvement: Would have preferred more user involvement during the research phase.
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Posted Feb 19, 2025
YuWaah Sakhi by UNICEF empowers women in tier-3 cities & villages to connect learners with jobs via a digital platform for tracking and managing opportunities.
