I want to help!

Be a WEGO Champion today by volunteering to teach senior citizens around you a minimum of 2 new digital literacy skills.
What is WEGO?

Warga Emas Goes Online (WEGO) is a project to increase digital literacy for senior citizens aged 55 years old and above.

Warga Emas in Bahasa Malaysia means senior citizens; and our vision is to empower senior citizens to be self-reliant by utilizing mobile functions and applications. 

When we started this project, it was because one of our “popo” (grandma) struggled a lot with using her smartphone to give us calls during the Covid-19 period. As we helped her, we realized that this was a real gap that needed to be addressed.
Our mission is to narrow the digital divide between generations through structured volunteer-based mobile literacy programs for senior citizens.

Every Champion​ counts

At WEGO, our community of volunteers (we call them Champions!) become the vessel to helping us achieve our goal of seeing more senior citizens achieve a higher degree of digital literacy. 
We develop and provide a comprehensive list of digital literacy skills/ topics ranging from basic skills to cybersecurity skills. Each topic takes approximately 30 minutes to teach and reinforce - and the best thing is that it can be done from the comfort of your home!

Joining us as a WEGO Champion is a simple journey to online volunteering and creating incremental impact every 30 minutes. 

Read more about why we do what we do.

4 steps to being a Champion

It's super easy to sign up and start volunteering! Fill up a form to confirm your desire to be part of our community of Champions. 

Project Commitment:
Aim to teach a senior citizen of your choice a minimum of 2 new skills from our WEGO Kit within 30 days.

This is the project for you if you want to:
  • Help senior citizens be more digital savvy
  • Volunteer from the comfort of your home
  • Build closer relationships with senior citizens
  • Join the movement of empowering senior citizens
  • Reap the benefits of a more connected senior generation
  • Have some deep-seated amazing personal satisfaction

We will do bi-weekly check-ins via WhatsApp/ Telegram to see how you're progressing and if you are facing any issues. 
Reach out to 2 or more senior citizens and teach them a minimum of 2 new skills each within 30 days!

Resources:
​Check out our WEGO Kit for all the relevant skills/ topics and modules! 

Due diligence of senior citizens:
  • Senior citizens should  be 55 years old and above.
  • Senior citizens should be taught 2 new skills they have never learned before. 
  • We encourage having 2 sessions for every topic, averaging 20-30 mins each. 
    • Session 1: Introduction of topic
    • Session 2: Reinforcement of topic
  • Senior citizens should have a smartphone or have one they can borrow.
  • Senior citizens should ideally be of sound mind and health.

Couple of tips:
  • You can start with your grandparents!
  • Then, chat up your neighbours and see if they need help.
  • Next, expand to your community and neighbourhood!
  • Stay calm and patient. Different senior citizens have different learning capabilities.
 Report your impact with us! Please fill up one form for every citizen you impact/ teach. 
Once done, you are officially a WEGO Champion! 

However, we encourage you to don't stop at ONE!

​Continue to impact the lives of senior citizens around you. Truly, during this Covid-19 pandemic, let's try to bridge the digital divide between our senior citizens and us so we can all stay connected. 
HELP US REACH MORE THAN

300

SENIOR CITIZENS BY 2022
SENIOR CITIZENS IMPACTED

28

 
WEGO CHAMPIONS

13

 

WEGO is a 2021 YSEALI Seeds for the Future Grant Recipient.

​This project is in collaboration with
United Nations SDGs we align with
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