May, 2018
Safecity Monthly Updates : May 2018
Safecity is growing exponentially and we’re constantly working hard to translate our vision to reality. Because we don’t want you to miss out on our work, we’ve decided to put together a monthly column to tell you about what we’ve been up to. You can sign up for our [...]Read more
Gram Sabha in Biddupur, Bihar
A Gram Sabha was organised by Safecity and its partner organisation Nirman in Biddupur, Vaishali District, Bihar on 26th May, 2018. Priyanka Kumari- the Protection Officer, and Kartik- the Counsellor at Women Helpline Number, Women Development Corporation, Dept. Of Social [...]Read more
Gram Sabha in Mehandiganj, Patna
A Gram Sabha was organised by Safecity and its partner organisation Nirman in Mehandiganj on 27th May, 2018. The Chief Guest at the Gram Sabha was Sita Sahu, the Mayor of Patna. The other dignitaries were Mr. Sunil Yadav, the Chairman of the Rotary Club and a few ward members. [...]Read more
What is the need of the hour to address #SafetyforVulnerable?
On 25th May, 2018 Prerana Anti-Trafficking Centre @PreranaATC conducted a tweetchat on ‘Better Implementation of the Existing Laws, or Introduction of New Laws’ – What is the need of the hour to address #SafetyforVulnerable? The chat began by questioning whether [...]Read more
Sexual Violence: A Global Pandemic/20th to 26th May 2018
Sexual Violence: A Global Pandemic Written by Dimpey Tehlan Blogging Team Sexual violence is a global pandemic. One in three women experiences sexual or physical violence – most likely from their intimate partner, according to a report from the World Health Organization. There [...]Read more
4 Excuses women make for not having an individual health insurance cover
For World Health Day 2018 the theme is ‘Universal health coverage: everyone, everywhere’. Unfortunately, in India, women tend to dawdle over taking financial decisions. They multitask all the time, neglecting their health in the bargain. Here are some of the most common excuses [...]Read more
How long till personal finance becomes gender-neutral?
When Jane – the fairest and eldest of the five Bennet sisters – gets engaged to the rich Mr Bingley, her happy father teases her saying that the young couple would ‘always exceed their income’ as they were so generous. To this remark Jane gives a measured response, “I hope [...]Read more
Gender Equality in Workplaces
On 19th May, Safecity hosted a chat on Gender Equality in the Workplace as part of the Feminist Conference organised by @SheThePeopleTV. Anupama Kapoor @anupamaskapoor and Gopika Kaul from Reboot Network @reboot_network were guests on the chat. The chat began with the basic [...]Read more
Navigating the City- Women in Public Spaces
On 18th May, SheThePeople @SheThePeopleTV conducted a tweetchat on our handle @pinthecreep about women’s access to public spaces as a part of the Feminist Conference organised by them. The chat began by first questioning the women present on the chat whether they [...]Read more
Engaging Men and Boys to Achieve Gender Equality
On 19th May, Safecity hosted a chat on Engaging Men and Boys to Achieve Gender Equality as part of the Feminist Conference organised by @SheThePeopleTV. Ruben Mascarenhas @rubenmasc and Aditya Paul @adityampaul the Co-founders of Zero Tolerance were guests on the chat. The chat [...]Read more