August, 2018
The Politics of Female Representation: A Sartorial Exploration
Kartika Puri, an undergraduate student at Ashoka University, explores writerly migrations between the spheres of art, society, and politics. The Politics of Female Representation: A Sartorial Exploration Alexander McQueen’s “Highland Rape”—Part II The prior segment of this [...]Read more
Women Empowering Women
On Friday 10th August, Gurnoor K Bhel @GurnoorKBehl conducted a tweetchat on Women Empowering Women. The chat began by asking the audience members what “Women Empowering Women” means to them and why it is important for women to be key players in empowering other women [...]Read more
Sexual Violence: A Global Pandemic/4th to 11th August 2018
Sexual Violence: A Global Pandemic Written by Blessy Varghese 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
Youth Innovation Challenge- Session 1
The finalists of the Youth Innovation Challenge had their first experiential session at The Magic Bus Centre, Karjat on 4th and 5th August, 2018. The day began with breakfast followed by an ice-breaker session by Nachiket Joshi- the Manager of Centre Programmes at Magic Bus [...]Read more
5 Parenting Tips to Raise Gender-Equal Children
Pulkit Bhasin is currently in 11th grade. He thoroughly enjoys reading, writing, and playing cricket. He has volunteered at other organizations as well where he has taken up a plethora of roles from database management to teaching underprivileged children. He relishes the [...]Read more
Housing Crisis and how it affects children
On Friday 3rd August, Leher @LeherIndia conducted a tweetchat about the housing crisis and the adverse effects it has on children. Mass evictions and migrations world over are leaving children homeless and vulnerable. The chat began by asking participants how they, as a [...]Read more
Sexual Violence: A Global Pandemic/28th July to 4th August 2018
Sexual Violence: A Global Pandemic Written by Khushali Jaiswal 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. [...]Read more
Safecity Monthly Updates : July 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
Safecity Celebrates World Day against Trafficking in Persons
In 2013, the UN member states declared July 30th to be the World Day against Trafficking in Persons to raise more awareness about the victims of human trafficking and for the purpose of promotion and protection of their rights. So, on July 30th this year, Titas Ghosh of Safecity [...]Read more
Teaching little girls about ‘Safe-Unsafe’ touch in Patna
Naina Jha conducted a workshop creating awareness about Child Sexual Abuse for 40 junior class girls of St.Louis School in Patna on 24th July 2018. She began the workshop by talking about touch and the different types of touches. She asked the girls what they understood about [...]Read more