# 🎨 Designing for Monolingual Non-Literate Users

**URL:** <https://forum.getodk.org/t/designing-for-monolingual-non-literate-users/56106>\
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**Created:** [September 10, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/designing-for-monolingual-non-literate-users/56106 "2025-09-10T12:00:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![yanokwa](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/yanokwa/32/1695_2.png) [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/designing-for-monolingual-non-literate-users/56106/1 "2025-09-10T12:00:34Z")

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[![](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/d/7/d79c4cb557358dc0d1ee53e895494cfda70fe180.jpeg "Designing for Monolingual Non-Literate Users") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LziLxkBnAc)

At the 2025 ODK Summit, Tyler Depke (@Tyler_Depke) from [International Literacy and Development](https://ilad.ngo/) shared how he co-designs ODK forms with non-literate users to support rural farming families in growing nutritious food year-round. He discussed design strategies for low-literacy environments, how they manage usage in remote areas, and how community feedback on the forum helps them iterate and improve.

[Slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/103o9qRgqq38mXaBDEn2GJOohPor3o2wI/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=114384016502654383763&rtpof=true&sd=true)