STORY OF CHANGE Child Marriage Vs Education - Pooja,17 Years Lali Village My Name is Pooja Sharma (17 Year), I had to drop out my school after completing Class 5, as I was getting married and was asked to learn household…
A mother's joy begins when the new life is stirring inside...when a tiny heartbeat is heard for the very first time, and a very playful kick reminds her that she is never alone. Cute little steps. Lots of baby gibberish. An…
On Friday, Rachel Thompson @RachelintheOC conducted a tweetchat on the Effects of the #MeToo movement on Survivors. The chat began by questioning how and whether the #MeToo movement affected sexual abuse survivors and asked…
On 13th April, Jaswinder Sign @freudontherocks from Protsahan @NGOProtsahan conducted a tweetchat on the battle against Street Harassment as part of Anti-Street Harassment Week. The chat began by questioning whether the…
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 is an urgent need to…
*Leap Girl Africa* is organizing, it's maiden exchange forum on the journey to *scrape-off Gender Based-violence*. The 3day program dubbed S.E.E.D( Sensitize and Educate on ways to scrape GBV , then Empower and help in…
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 is an urgent need to…
On 15th June, 2018, Rashee Mehra @hanuzdilidurast,an urban researcher with an interest in understanding the dynamics between gender and urban spaces, conducted a tweetchat on @Gender, Urban spaces and the right to everyday…
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 is an urgent need to…
Talking about harassment in the digital public space Safecity analysed tweets which were collected for 12 hours twice using twitter’s API, specifically for phrases related to harassment with phrases such as ‘stalked by’, ’…
Aviral Agarwal, a former volunteer at Safecity, continues to spread the message of safety and awareness wherever he goes. Now, working at Jindal Intelecom Ltd, he conducted an informal awareness session with 30 of his…
Deepa, belonging to a historically oppressed community in India, has closely seen, experienced, worked against and overcome various manifestations of misogyny and gender-based violence - whether by the family, community or…
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 is an urgent need to…
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 is an urgent need to…
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 is an urgent need to…
Discussing Body Positivity. Again. Yesterday, I saw three billboards on the Western Express Highway in Mumbai at close intervals, with antithetical themes. The first was a fashion brand displaying the availability of extra…
something only you can perceive. For many years i had a sever mental illness from my past as a child. in many ways i thought nothing was wrong and that i was unaffected. when i turned 24 years old i was first admitted into…
Global Reconciliation is calling for nominations for the 2019 Desmond Tutu Reconciliation Fellowship. The Fellowship is the premier award in the world recognising effective achievements in reconciliation. This year, the…
The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship is open to women journalists worldwide whose work focuses on human rights and social justice issues. Journalists working in print, broadcast and/or Internet-based media, including freelancers…
In the wake of the stories of sexual assault of a young Filipina writer at a national writers workshop, social media was abuzz. Three writers who are colleagues of the alleged perpetrator wrote notes on their Facebook…
9-month residential fellowship by the Wilson Center invites scholars, practitioners, journalists and public intellectuals to conduct research and write in their areas of interest while interacting with policymakers in…
