April, 2016
Working with Safecity: Jyotsna’s Experience
Read Jyotsna’s account of her experiences on resuming work with Safecity. Jyotsna is working closely with Salini, our Program & Outreach Officer, in Delhi on the campaigns for safer public spaces and are in the creative process of scaling Safecity’s work in the city. Jyotsna [...]Read more
Know Our Team : Decoding Data to Spot Trends
Know Our Team is a series that attempts to bring to you the stories of our team, share our experiences, why we do what we do and special moments that have left an indelible mark in each of our lives. Abhijith Asok holds a Masters in Mathematics from BITS Pilani. Motivated by the [...]Read more
Safe Cycling in Indian Cities
Our brilliant Twitter Curator, Anuja Sawant @anujasaw, held a TweetChat on ‘Safe Cycling in Indian Cities’ #SafecycleSDG11. This month, we discussed SDG – 11 – Sustainable Cities & Communities on Twitter. This TweetChat was an attempt by our Curator to [...]Read more
Street Sexual Harassment: Indian Subcontinent
Our amazing Twitter Curator, Vandita Morarka @vanditamorarka,held a TweetChat during #AntiSHWeek on Street Sexual Harassment with respect to the Indian Subcontinent.What ensued was a passionate exchange of views & solutions.Here is the whole TweetChat!Read more
Safecity Emerging Leader – Saba
Safecity is celebrating the journey of people who have emerged as leaders as our campaigns progressed in their communities through our blog series “Safecity Emerging Leaders“. Read the inspiring stories of these individuals who are passionate about making [...]Read more
International Anti-Street Harassment Week: Take a Stand against Street Harassment
The Digital Empowerment Foundation collaborated with us on an online campaign to spread awareness about 'Preventing Sexual Harassment through Digital Tools.'Read more
Reclaiming Public Spaces through Sports: Bandra Plot
On the 16th of April, the last day of the Anti- Street Harassment week, 13 girls from Bandra Plot occupied a space generally used by boys. During our campaign with the girls of Bandra Plot, it became clear that the girls did not access many public spaces for a variety of reasons- [...]Read more
Reclaiming Public Spaces through Sports: Indira Nagar
On the April 13, 2016, 35 girls from the community of Indira Nagar occupied a space generally used by boys to play a few matches of Kabaddi. During our campaign with Vacha, several girls of Indira Nagar spoke about feeling unsafe in Karkare Garden- an open space located near [...]Read more
Safety in 100 Smart Cities of India
Our amazing Twitter Curator last week, Anuja Sawant, held a TweetChat on Safety in 100 Smart Cities of India as part of our month long discussion on the SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities and its importance for women in particular. Read the interesting exchange of [...]Read more
I’m not Ovary-acting
Our incredible Twitter Curator Aditi @keplerbabe2000 held a TweetChat on #PMS.Many women came forward and shared their views & experiences.Find out why PMS is NOT a Punch Line below.Read more