The global digital health market is projected to grow to $456.9 billion by 2026, with a significant portion of this investment aimed at enhancing healthcare efficiency. However, in low-income communities, the most cost-effective health strategies often take place outside of traditional clinical settings.

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A critical area of concern is food security. The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with global disruptions to food supply chains, has exacerbated food insecurity issues. Moreover, climate change is affecting not only the quantity but also the quality of food available to communities that are chronically food insecure. This situation is particularly alarming as it has profound implications for non-communicable disease transitions in low and middle-income countries, signaling a major public health challenge.

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Individual digital storytelling can be a powerful advocacy vehicle. But digital community storytelling enables local community actors to actionably breakdown complex climate dynamics influencing health & food insecurity between and among neighborhoods and different socio-economic dynamics. 

An integrated approach to food security and digital literacy with women, this provides a novel strategy to actively engage women who are not traditional mobile phone owners and who are increasingly being left behind in spite of mainstream digital inclusion efforts targeting women. A critical element of this hybrid approach is removing the need for individual or household mobile phone ownership.

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