How to reduce gender inequality in 4 steps
4 steps to crack gender equality through coding in Afghanistan “I really like coding. I always wanted to know how websites were built. This course is very effective for girls, because it is very important for their improvement. It allows us to learn how to build websites, to feel self-confident and connected to the world.” […]
Yann Borgstedt wins Philanthropy Prize for innovative work with women
Yann Borgstedt, wins the Global Philanthropic Philanthropy Prize 2018 Yann Borgstedt, Founder and President of the Womanity Foundation, has been awarded the Global Philanthropic Philanthropy Prize 2018. Chosen for his innovative thinking, for applying an entrepreneurial approach to philanthropy, and for investing in the testing of “new models”, Yann is the third awardee of […]
Womanity Award 2018: Safer urban environments for women – Winners announced
A ground-breaking women’s safety app partnership has won the global Womanity Award 2018 at Tech4Dev UNESCO Conference, Lausanne SafetiPin and Soul City Institute, two women’s rights organisations who will together launch a suite of safety apps for women in South African cities has won the Womanity Award 2018. The SafetiPin apps use live video footage […]
Womanity Award – India’s cities safe for girls and women
Making India’s most dangerous cities safer for girls and women Plan India successful programme ‘Safer Cities for Girls’ has seen them reach the prestigious final of the Womanity Award 2018. Plan India’s programme has already been run widely in communities in Delhi and around the world as part of its Global Girls 2030 Initiatives. Now, […]
Womanity Award – Safer cities and housing for women in Uruguay
Safer cities and housing for women in Uruguay Col.lectiu Punt 6 (Point 6 Collective) from Spain and the Instituto Mujer y Sociedad (IMS) from Uruguay have a powerful vision for safer urban areas of the future. That vision is radically differently to how most cities look today. Their vision has seen them reach the prestigious […]
Womanity Award – Safer streets for South African women
Safetipin Apps – Safe city routes for women in South Africa Womanity Award finalist Safetipin, a social enterprise based in New Delhi. Safetipin makes streets safer for women in cities. So far they have launched their suite of safety apps in 20 cities, mainly in India, but also in countries such as Colombia and Kenya. […]
Womanity Award 2018 finalists: Safer cities for women
Safer cities for women: the finalists Since the emergence of the #MeToo hashtag in 2017, the disturbing reality of the scale of violence against women at home, work, school and outside in their cities has come to light in the mainstream. The finalists of the third edition of the Womanity Award 2018, themed ‘Creating Safer […]
Women’s Empowerment, “B100Ragl” Season Three
“B100Ragl” series three. Women empowerment for millennials 8 April 2018, Dubai, UAE – “B100Ragl”, (“Be Yourself”) returns this week with an all-new season three, launching on 14th April 2018 on Kharabeesh and B100Ragl Facebook page. The fictional series is the creation of The Womanity Foundation and its local partners Lapis Communication and Kharabeesh and aims […]
I’m proud to be an Agent of Change… will you join me?
Empower women, become an Agent of Change by Yann Borgstedt, founder of the Womanity Foundation, included in the prestigious Management Today’s male Agent of Change Power List 2018. Let me ask you a question: if you look at society through the lens of a balance sheet and half of it – namely, women – are […]
Happy International Women’s Day! #IWD2018 #womensday
Womanity Foundation’s commitment to women’s empowerment: 2018 By Rafia Qureshi, Director, Womanity The last 12 months brought about many remarkable movements, from #MeToo and #Timesup through to the global Women’s March. No doubt these were a result of huge negative setbacks in society, but they created inspiration and hope at a mass level. They also […]