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In this programme we are asking, why, despite all this economic success, half of women in rural india and a third of women nationwide cant read or write. Weve pulled together a team of women who are ready to face the bbc 100 women challenge. They have been tasked to find out what can be done to increase female literacy. Lets meet our experts. This is the ceo of the Study Hall Education Foundation which teaches children in rural india about gender quality. We teach them that they are equal people, that they have a right to respect and a right to a life of their own choosing. A Health Care Entrepreneur working in the us. She is passionate about using technology to increase access to education. Social class and cultural disparities are the most prominent issues that girls face in india today. I think tackling that within one country with the various languages that we have here, is a real challenge. A writer and journalist who has written extensively about women and gender in india. Its going to be about women and educating them that is truly going to make india into a great nation. A teacher of some of delhis most disadvantaged children whose parents are imprisoned. And finally, the founder of an Educational Technology company. She believes educating women makes sound economic sense. The men are educated and if they are aware of their gender equality and their choices they will do the same to their children, and that is the same to the entire population. It is common sense. Our experts challenge is to come up with an idea that will increase female literacy both in india and worldwide, in just five days. They have been working on the problem individually for weeks. And have come together for the first time to put their ideas into action. So what is the global picture for female literacy . Almost two thirds of the worlds illiterate adults are women. That is a79 million women. A ratio that has not changed for two decades. The problem starts at school, with girls less likely than boys to attend. 15 million primary age girls will never set foot in a classroom. Why is this . Girls miss school for many reasons. Including, poverty, early marriage and menstruation. However, over the last decade, millions more girls have attended school. For every 100 boys, 94 girls completed Primary School in 2014. Compared to just 83 in 2002. And older women are still far behind. Out of every ten women over 65 only seven of them can read. And in india that ratio is even more striking. According to the most recent census figures, only 28 of women over 60 here can read and write. And our experts want to make sure that solutions meet the needs of these older women. To focus their efforts, we have arranged for them to meet mehroonisa. She will tell us why she thinks education is important and what she wants. She was married at 1a and had nine children. Which meant her education was cut short. One of her sons is now known throughout india. He is a bollywood superstar. She can read some urdu, but struggles to read and write hindi. In the run up to the challenge, the tech experts have been developing an interactive electronic book that they hope could help to improve her literacy level. And they are keen to see what she thinks of the idea. Can you explain, what is the solution that we are talking about . We are creating an e book that is image and video enhanced can you explain, what is the solution that we are talking about . We are creating an e book that is image and video enhanced to make it more interactive and also more engaging for readers. And you can use it without the internet . Yes, we dont need continuous connectivity, because it is preloaded and it is already loaded onto the smartphone or tablet. But not everybody is convinced by the tech based solution. We know there is no Internet Penetration in vast acres of the country. And does everyone have smartphones . She has one, but most people dont. And if there is one at home the men gets to use it, that is the issue as well. At the end of the first day there are still lots of questions about the e book. Tech experts work through the night to try and show the others what might be possible. We are here to see which capable. The tech sector in india is growing fast. Internet use here has risen by 90 since 2015. To open up minds. But will that be enough to persuade the others . Its day two and the experts have stepped out of the building. Dont get any ideas. They are still brainstorming, but it is now fuelled by a strong cup of delhi chai. Ladies, delhi chai having heard more about the e book, the team think a powerful way to use this tech would be to tell her own story. But they also need something that could appeal to the next generation. And to find out more about the challenges facing younger women, weve arranged for them to meet priyanka. She moved to delhi recently from west bengal where she lived with her aunt and father after her parents split up. But she is behind in her studies, as when she was younger her family could not see the point of sending her to school. Eventually, priyanka moved to live with her mum in delhi. And she made sure that priyanka got an education. We have got priyanka and her friends from school so we can hear more about girls education. Right . So everybody will tell their stories, when they raise their hand, i throw the ball. Who raises their hand . These kids go to the same school in delhi slums. And they really wanted us to know about friends and family who lost out on education when they got married. The kids stories are typical. But the students also have ideas for how to change things. So the experts have plenty of food for thought. I really loved your idea as well. That we should be using everything that we possibly have, and you spoke about a street play, i think that is wonderful. The experts were already thinking of using drama as a way of raising awareness about female illiteracy. And after hearing the childrens stories, they decided to turn their experiences into a play to be performed at the end of the week. And work continues late into the night. While half of the team continue to work on the play, the others want to know how comfortable she is with modern technology, so they can see how useful and e book would be for her. We have brought her all the way from a village in uttar pradesh, where she helps older women who have never let technology, to use some technology. She is known as an internet sathi, and has trained over 600 women in the last six months on how to use the internet and find their way around a smartphone. She helps mehroonisa navigate her way to the shops. And soon she feels confident enough to make a video call to her famous son for the first time. It has been a successful trip. But will her new found confidence help inspire our experts with their Tech Solution . Mehroonisa is very curious about the technology, she is very interested and i think she had a lot of fun playing with it and learning it. I am optimistic that the e book will be a very good solution. So if you see happy for example, and you dont understand happy you can see a happy emoji and that will help you understnad and correlate other videos and links that help you to illustrate your point clearer. Inspired by mehroonisas shopping trip, they decide to build chapters into the e book about how to navigate daily life using emojis and pictures to help explain everyday situations like using an atm and increase mehroonisas vocabulary. These sections will be part of the broader story about mehroonisas life. Where she was born, how it is really her right to get an education. Were trying to put that message across. That it is every womans right, no matter what age, to have education, and it is never too late to do that. And the experts are also working on the play. Girls dont have any control over their lives. Tomorrow they need to show the kids what they have done for the plays first rehearsal and the Prestigious National school of drama. It is a nerve racking time for priyanka and her School Friends as they get ready to rehearse. After the rehearsal, veena tells me why theatre could be a great way of getting the teams message across. But while the play is taking shape, there is bad news for the rest of the team working on the e book. Back at base. It is a small malfunction on a emojis not showing up on the overlay. They were working earlier, it is a little worried because it would be nice to have it done right now. We have news, you may not like it. But it is what it is, ok . So, you know this morning, all the emojis were working great. But then we wanted to change the background to white, so that it is kind of like you know. It is not happening . There is a bug, because. When will it be fixed . Later tonight. And the pressure is mounting as they need to reveal the e book and the play to mehroonisa, priyanka and her classmates in just a few hours time. It is the last day of our challenge, and despite yesterdays setbacks, everyone is excited to see what the team have come up with. And im revealing our expert solution to the world on bbc news. Were at the end of the week that was exploring the second of the 100 women challenges about female literacy, and it has been such a week. We spent such a good time with experts. But more importantly, it is time for the kids at priyankas school to see what they think. Across india, 93 girls attend Primary School for every 100 boys. And that number falls as the girls get older. So the play could have an Important Message for the girls here. I will speak to the children and they said we will take it into the homes, to the street corner, which is the purpose of it. There is no internet required, no technology required, it is an oral tradition and that is what has been working here for centuries past. That is what storytelling has been done. But the experts cant take all the credit. The play would not have been possible without the childrens ideas. Thank you very much. And our experts are hoping that mehroonisa liked the e book as much as the kids enjoyed the play. There was a specific point when i had a conversation with her and words hold her back. She talked about her lack of confidence in the small things that she doesnt like, and i was like, that can be fixed. The use of emojis to be able to communicate education content is revolutionary. Im excited to see where we can take this forward in india. And the e book also allows mehroonisa to share her story with the next generation. When the students read it, they were like, 1a you were married . and there were questions about the children, about her nine children and how she had no time for that because her life was work. I think it is important for women to tell a story and other women to read them and ask important questions about them. The best solutions are the most simple. And if we canjust bring those to life, they can change the world. That is it from delhi. Next week, we are in london where we are looking for solutions to Sexual Harassment on public transport for the next 100 women challenge. Some excitement and also problems with the snow earlier on today, but it was very much a short lived feature. Tonight and tomorrow morning, the biggest hazard will be the ice, in some areas quite extensive the ice, in some areas quite exte ns ive a cross the ice, in some areas quite extensive across the southern half of the uk, especially where you have the snow earlier on. That will melt during the day and refreeze the first thing thursday morning. A lot of clear whether around the night, just a few wintry showers in the north. Some freezing fog across parts of Northern Ireland forecast early on thursday. These are the temperatures in towns and cities. In rural spots, where we have some snow lying around, it could be even lower than 10 in scotland. Tomorrow, a beautiful, clear, sunny day, a cold one too, someone true showers, maybe some rain later in the day getting into south western parts of england. And then friday morning we could have some snow in the north. This is bbc news. The headlines at five. The first of a group of critically ill syrian children are allowed to leave a rebel held area of damascus. Motorists are being warned that snow and ice are causing disruption to motorways in england and wales. Stansted airport was closed earlier after snow caused all flights to be suspended for several hours. And thousands of properties are without electricity, mostly in the english midlands. Laura plummer, the britonjailed in egypt for drug smuggling, has been moved to a different egyptian prison. Also in the next hour. Prince harry reveals how he sees his future role as a senior royal. He was the guest editor of the today programme on radio 4. The prince says hell remain above politics, but still seek to shine a light on causes he cares about. I will continue to play my part in society and do myjob to the best of my ability, so i can wake up in the morning and feel energised, and go to bed hopefully knowing that i have done